After an extraordinary political week tonight sees a bumper crop of local by elections

After an extraordinary political week tonight sees a bumper crop of local by elections

Wibsey (Lab defence) on Bradford
Result of council at last election (2016): Labour 49, Conservatives 21, Liberal Democrats 10, Independents 6, Green Party 3, United Kingdom Independence Party 1 (Labour majority of 8)
Result of ward at last election (2014): Labour 1,467 (42%), United Kingdom Independence Party 1,355 (39%), Conservative 499 (14%), Liberal Democrat 191 (5%)
Referendum Result: REMAIN 104,575 (46%) LEAVE 123,913 (54%) on a turnout of 67%
Candidates duly nominated: Angharad Griffiths (Lib Dem), Joanne Sharp (Lab), Richard Sheard (Con), Jason Smith (UKIP)

Newquay, Treviglas (UKIP defence) and St. Teath and St. Breward (Ind defence) on Cornwall
Result of council at last election (2013): Independents 37, Liberal Democrats 36, Conservatives 31, Labour 8, United Kingdom Independence Party 6, Mebyon Kernow 4, Green Party 1 (No Overall Control, Independents short by 25)
Referendum Result: REMAIN 140,540 (43%) LEAVE 182,665 (57%) on a turnout of 77%
Result of wards at last election (2013)

Newuay, Treviglas
United Kingdom Independence Party 266 (30%), Conservative 237 (27%), Liberal Democrat 218 (25%), Labour 156 (18%)
Candidates duly nominated: George Edwards (Ind), Julian Grover (Lab), Carl Leadbetter (Con), Paul Summers (Lib Dem)

St. Teath and St. Breward
Independent 628 (51%), Liberal Democrat 388 (32%), Conservative 204 (17%)
Candidates duly nominated: Dominic Fairman (Lib Dem), David Garrigan (Lab), Eddie Jones (Ind), William Kitto (Ind), Jeremy Stanford-Davis (Con), Susan Theobald (Ind),

Marchog (Ind defence) and Y Felinheli (Plaid defence) on Gwynedd
Result of council at last election (2012): Plaid Cymru 37, Independents 19, Llais Gwynedd 13, Labour 4, Liberal Democrats 2 (No Overall Control, Plaid short by 1)
Referendum Result: REMAIN 35,517 (58%) LEAVE 25,665 (42%) on a turnout of 72%
Result of wards at last election (2012)

Marchog: Emboldened denotes elected
Independents 365, 247 (58%)
Labour 218, 43 (34%)
Non Party Independent 76 (7%)
Candidates duly nominated: Dylan Fernley (Ind), Luke Tugwell (Lab)

Y Felinheli: Plaid Cymru elected unopposed
Candidates duly nominated: Gareth Griffith (Plaid), Andrew Kinsman (Con)

Barnsbury (Lab defence) on Islington
Result of council at last election (2014): Labour 47, Green Party 1 (Labour majority of 46)
Result of ward at last election (2014): Emboldened denotes elected
Labour 2,110, 1,948, 1,910 (56%)
Conservatives 710, 604, 594 (19%)
Green Party 467, 447, 327 (12%)
Liberal Democrats 400, 309, 286 (11%)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 100 (3%)
Referendum Result: REMAIN 76,420 (75%) LEAVE 25,080 (25%) on a turnout of 70%)
Candidates duly nominated: Robert Capper (Ind), Rowena Champion (Lab), Bradley Hillier-Smith (Lib Dem), Ernestas Jegorovas (Green), Edward Waldegrave (Con)

Forest Gate North (Lab defence) R on Newham
Result of council at last election: Labour 60 (Labour majority of 60)
Result of ward at last election (2014): Emboldened denotes elected
Labour 2,324, 2,126, 2,120 (58%)
Green Party 562, 559 (14%)
Conservatives 548, 490, 480 (14%)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 222 (6%)
Liberal Democrats 206 (5%)
Christian People’s Alliance 174, 146 (4%)
Referendum Result: REMAIN 55,328 (53%) LEAVE 49,371 (47%) on a turnout of 59%
Candidates duly nominated: Anamul Islam (Lab), John Oxley (Con), James Rumsby (Lib Dem), Elisabeth Whitebread (Green)

Astley (Con defence) on North Norfolk
Result of council at last election (2015): Conservatives 33, Liberal Democrats 15 (Conservative majority of 18)
Result of ward at last election (2015): Conservative 734 (56%), Green Party 344 (26%), Labour 233 (18%)
Referendum Result: REMAIN 26,214 (41%) LEAVE 37,576 (59%) on a turnout of 77%
Candidates duly nominated: Pierre Butofoker (Lib Dem), Jo Copplestone (Con), Mandy Huntridge (Green), David Ramsbottom (UKIP), Callum Ringer (Lab)

Bryam and Brotherton (Lab defence) on Selby
Result of council at last election (2015): Conservatives 22, Labour 8, Independent 1 (Conservative majority of 13)
Result of ward at last election (2015): Labour 648 (44%), Conservative 480 (33%), United Kingdom Independence Party 345 (23%)
Referendum Result: REMAIN 21,071 (41%) LEAVE 30,532 (59%) on a turnout of 79%
Candidates duly nominated: Bryan Sage (Con), Steven Shaw-Wright (Lab), Chris Whitwood (Yorkshire First)

Trowbridge, Grove (Ind defence) on Wiltshire
Result of council at last election (2013): Conservatives 59, Liberal Democrats 26, Independents 8, Labour 4, United Kingdom Independence Party 1 (Conservative majority of 20)
Result of ward at last election (2013): Independent 842 (86%), Liberal Democrat 142 (14%)
Referendum Result: REMAIN 137,258 (48%) LEAVE 151,637 (52%) on a turnout of 79%
Candidates duly nominated: Chris Auckland (Lib Dem), David Halik (Con), Shaun Henley (Lab), Phillip Randle (Green), Simon Selby (UKIP), Robert Wall (Ind)

Compiled by Harry Hayfield

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