By-Election Results both local and Westminster: December 1st 2016
It wasn’t just in Richmond Park where the yellows had success
Richmond Park (Ind defence, elected as Conservative) to Westminster Parliament
Result: Liberal Democrat 20,510 (50% +31%), Independent 18,638 (45% -13% on Conservative), Labour 1,515 (4% -8%), Loony Party 184 (0%, no candidate in 2015), Independent Conservative 173 (0%, no candidate in 2015), Christian People’s Alliance 164 (0%, no candidate in 2015), One Love Party 67 (0%, no candidate in 2015), Non Party Independent 32 (0%, no candidate in 2015)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Independent with a majority of 1,872 (5%) on a swing of 22% from Ind to Lib Dem
Southbourne (Con defence) on Chichester
Result: Liberal Democrat 646 (58% +16%), Conservative 289 (26% -22%), United Kingdom Independence Party 132 (12%, no candidate in 2015), Labour 53 (5%, no candidate in 2015)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 357 (32%) on a swing of 19% from Con to Lib Dem
Ferndown (UKIP defence) on Dorset
Result: Conservative 2,046 (57% +12%), United Kingdom Independence Party 1,092 (30% -14%), Liberal Democrats 260 (7%. no candidate in 2013), Labour 190 (5% -6%)
Conservative GAIN from United Kingdom Independence Party with a majority of 954 (27%) on a swing of 13% from UKIP to Con
Grange Park (Con defence) on South Northamptonshire
Result: Conservative 244 (58% -13%), Labour 105 (25% -4%), United Kingdom Independence Party 49 (12%, no candidate in 2015), Green Party 20 (5%, no candidate in 2015)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 139 (33%) on a swing of 4.5% from Con to Lab
Whitechapel (Ind defence, elected as Tower Hamlets First) on Tower Hamlets
Result: Independent 1,147 (45% +5% on Tower Hamlets First), Labour 823 (32% +6%) , Conservative 217 (8% unchanged), Liberal Democrat 173 (7% unchanged), Green Party 170 (7% -6%), United Kingdom Independence Party 34 (1% -3%)
Independent HOLD with a majority of 324 (13%) on a swing of 0.5% from Ind to Lab
Myton and Heathcote (Con defence) on Warwick
Result: Conservative 488 (54% +10%), Liberal Democrat 228 (25% +10%), Labour 194 (21%, no candidate in 2015)
Conservative HOLD with a majoruty of 260 (29%) on no swing between Con and Lib Dem