CON, the LDs and SNP net gain of one each while LAB finish all square. This week’s local elections

CON, the LDs and SNP net gain of one each while LAB finish all square. This week’s local elections

Penicuik on Midlothian (Lab defence)
First Preference Votes: SNP 1,663 (35% unchanged on last time), Con 1,433 (30% +4% on last time), Lab 1,310 (28% +2% on last time), Green 344 (7% +1% on last time) (No Lib Dem candidate this time -7%)
SNP lead on the first count of 230 on a swing of 2% from SNP to Con
Estimated Lib Dem split: 57% to Con, 29% to Lab, 14% to Green
No candidate elected on first count, Green candidate eliminated
Second count: Green Transfers Con 1,496 +36, Lab 1,414 +104, SNP 1,803 +140
No candidate elected on second count, Lab candidate eleminated
Third count: Lab transfers Con 1,788 +319, SNP 2,237 +434
SNP GAIN from Labour on the third count

Bunbury on Cheshire East (Con defence)
Result: Con 663 (53% -17% on last time), Lib Dem 342 (28% no candidate last time), Lab 178 (14% -4% on last time), Green 60 (5% -7% on last time)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 321 (25%) on a notional swing of 22.5% from Con to Lib Dem (6.5% from Con to Lab)

Leek West on Staffordshire, Moorlands (Con defence)
Result: Lab 487 (43% +23% on last time), Con 370 (33% -1% on last time), Lib Dem 218 (19% +8% on last time), Ind 61 (5% -4% on last time) (No Green candidate this time -12%, No local Independent candidate this time -15%)
Labour GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 117 (10%) on a swing of 11% from Con to Lab

Worksop South East on Bassetlaw (Lab defence)
Result: Lab 1,004 (77% +10% on last time), Con 197 (15% +9% on last time), Lib Dem 98 (8% +5% on last time) (No UKIP candidate this time -24%)
Labour HOLD with a majority of 807 (62%) on a swing of 0.5% from Con to Lab (17% from UKIP to Lab)
Estimated UKIP split: 42% to Lab, 38% to Con, 21% to Lib Dem

Central and Walton on Aylesbury Vale (Con defence)
Result: Lib Dem 551 (41% +18% on last time), Con 425 (32% -1% on last time), Lab 267 (20% +1% on last time), Green 61 (5% -3% on last time), Ind 44 (3% no candidate last time) (No UKIP candidate this time -17%)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 126 (9%) on a swing of 9.5% from Con to Lib Dem

Ridgeway on Chiltern (Ind defence)
Result: Con 268 (38% +17% on last time), Lab 230 (33% no candidate last time), Lib Dem 203 (29% +12% on last time) (No Independent candidate this time -61%)
Conservative GAIN from Independent with a majority of 38 (5%) on a notional swing of 8% from Con to Lab

Ockendon on Thurrock (UKIP defence)
Result: Con 696 (36% +7% on last time), Lab 696 (36% +9% on last time), Local Independent 531 (28% no candidate last time) (No UKIP candidate this time -44%)
Tied election between Con and Lab on a swing of 1% from Con to Lab (25.5% swing from UKIP to Con)
After the drawing of lots, the Conservative candidate was deemed elected
Conservative GAIN from UKIP

Harry Hayfield

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