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Full round up of this week’s local by-elections with news of 2 LAB gains

Full round up of this week’s local by-elections with news of 2 LAB gains

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Thurmaston on Charnwood (Con Defence) Result: Labour 783 (43%), UKIP 496 (27%), Conservatives 404 (22%), BNP 95 (5%), British Democrats 58 (3%) Labour GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 287 (16%) Mostyn on Flintshire (Ind Defence) Result: Independent 205 (40%), Labour 191 (37% +4%), UKIP 90 (18%), Conservatives 27 (5%) Independent HOLD with a majority of 14 (3%), no swing calculable Penydarren on Merthyr Tydfil (UKIP defence) Result: Labour 257 (31% -7%), Independent (Thomas) 235 (29%), Independent (Barsi) 228…

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Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview: July 31st 2014

Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview: July 31st 2014

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Thurmaston on Charnwood (Con Defence) Result of last election to council (2011): Conservatives 33, Labour 16, British National Party 1, Liberal Democrats 1, Independent 1 (Conservative majority of 14) Result of last election in ward (2011): Emboldened denotes elected Conservative 1,473, 1,399, 1,309 Labour 1,306, 1,153, 1,058 Candidates duly nominated: Hanif Asmal (Con), Chris Canham (British Democrats), Stepgen Denhan (BNP), Tom Prior (UKIP), Ralph Raven (Lab) On the face of it Charnwood appears to be a Conservative area, however appearances…

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Local By-Election Results: July 24th 2014

Local By-Election Results: July 24th 2014

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Clifton on Blackpool (Lab Defence) Result: Labour 501 (41%), UKIP 362 (30%), Conservatives 283 (23%), Liberal Democrats 33 (3%), Greens 25 (2%), TUSC 10 (1%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 139 (11%) Turnout: 23% (Grateful thanks to Blackpool Council for their publication of the result and vote shares) Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun on Doncaster (Lab Defence) Result: UKIP 1,203 (41%), Labour 1,109 (38% unchanged), Conservatives 479 (16% +2%), Greens 160 (5%) UKIP GAIN from Labour with a…

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Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview: July 24th 2014

Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview: July 24th 2014

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Clifton on Blackpool (Lab Defence) Last election to council (2011): Labour 27, Conservatives 14, Liberal Democrats 1 (Labour majority of 12) Last election in ward (2011): Emboldened denotes elected Labour 1,090, 911 Conservatives 567, 475 Independent 221 Candidates duly nominated: Bruce Allen (Con), Gita Gordon (Lib Dem), Tina Rothery (Green), Spencer Shackleton (UKIP), Luke Taylor (Lab), Phillip Watt (TUSC) It has been said that to holiday in Blackpool, you should count on nothing being the same. It may be hot…

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Local By-Election Results : July 17th 2014

Local By-Election Results : July 17th 2014

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Oban North and Lorn on Argyll and Bute (SNP defence) Result: Scottish Nationalists 595 (25% -6%), Independent (MacGregor) 548 (23%), Labour 526 (22%), Conservatives 445 (18% +9%), Independent (Malloy) 301 (12%) Independent (MacGregor) GAIN from Scottish Nationalist on the fifth count on a swing of 7% from Ind to SNP Mabe, Perranarworthal and St Gluvias on Cornwall (UKIP defence) Result: Conservatives 406 (33% +5%), Liberal Democrats 405 (32% +9%), UKIP 271 (22% -7%), Labour 107 (9% unchanged), Mebynon Kernow 58…

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Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview: July 17th 2014

Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview: July 17th 2014

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Oban North and Lorn on Argyll and Bute (SNP defence) Result of last election to council (2012): Independents 15, Scottish Nationalists 13, Conservatives 4, Liberal Democrats 4 (No Overall Control, Independents short by 4) Result of last election in ward (2012): Emboldened denotes elected Scottish Nationalists 410, 707 (31%) Independents 421, 807, 125, 361, 222, 58 (55%) Liberal Democrats 188 (5%) Conservatives 332 (9%) Candidates duly nominated: Gerry Fisher (SNP), Kieron Green (Lab), John MacGregor (Ind), Marri Malloy (Ind), Andrew…

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Local By-Election Results with news of a Lib Dem gain from CON in a seat where they were 4th

Local By-Election Results with news of a Lib Dem gain from CON in a seat where they were 4th

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Penistone West on Barnsley (Lab Defence) Result: Labour 772 (31% -17%), Conservatives 719 (29% -17%), UKIP 622 (25%), Independent 348 (14%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 53 (2%) on no swing from Lab to Con since 2012 Boughton (Lab Defence) and Winnington and Castle (Lab Defence) on Cheshire West and Chester Boughton Result: Labour 614 (45% -7%), Conservatives 469 (34% -6%), UKIP 131 (10%), Green 86 (6%), Liberal Democrats 70 (5% -3%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 145…

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Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Elections Preview : July 10th 2014

Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Elections Preview : July 10th 2014

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Penistone West on Barnsley (Lab Defence) Result of council at last election (2014): Labour 53, Independents 5, Conservatives 4 (Labour overall majority of 44) Result of ward in last electoral cycle 2011: Conservative 1,836 (47%), Labour 1,298 (33%), Independent 558 (14%), British National Party 195 (5%) (Con HOLD) 2012: Labour 1,389 (48%), Conservative 1,337 (46%), Liberal Democrats 190 (7%) (Lab GAIN) 2014: Labour 1,015 (29%), Conservative 973 (28%), UKIP 891 (25%), Independent 635 (18%) (Lab GAIN) Candidates duly nominated: David…

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