Local By-Election Preview : April 7th 2016
Ynysddu (Lab defence) on Caerphilly
Result of council at last election (2012): Labour 50, Plaid Cymru 20, Independents 3 (Labour majority of 27)
Result of ward at last election : Emboldened denotes elected
Labour 719, 559 (64%)
Plaid Cymru 382, 224 (30%)
Conservatives 70, 57 (6%)
Candidates duly nomninated: John Kidner (Lib Dem), Phillipa Marsden (Lab), Marina Pritchard (Plaid), Joe Smyth (UKIP)
Pocklington, Provincial (Con defence) on the East Riding of Yorkshire
Result of council at last election (2015): Conservatives 51, Labour 6, Independents 5, United Kingdom Independence Party 3, Liberal Democrats 2 (Conservative majority of 35)
Result of ward at last election (2015) : Emboldened denotes elected
Conservatives 4,542, 4,426, 4,118 (44%)
Labour 2,054, 2,040, 1,997 (20%)
United Kingdom Independence Party 2,001 (20%)
Liberal Democrat 1,684 (16%)
Candidates duly nominated: Lucie Spadone (Lab), Andy Strangeway (Ind), Neil Tate (UKIP), Paul West (Con)
Almond and Earn (Ind defence) on Perth and Kinross
Result of council at last election (2012): Scottish National Party 18, Conservatives 10, Liberal Democrats 5, Labour 4, Independents 3, Perth Independents 1 (No Overall Control, SNP short by 3)
Result of ward at last election (2012) : Emboldened denotes elected
Scottish National Party 892, 628 (41%)
Conservatives 1,112 (30%)
Indpeendent 444 (12%)
Labour 369 (10%)
Liberal Democrat 244 (7%)
Candidates duly nominated: Kathleen Baird (Con), Denise Baykal (UKIP), George Hayton (Lib Dem), Wilma Lumsden (SNP), Dave MacKensie (Lab)
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