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Local By-Election Preview : March 27th 2014

Local By-Election Preview : March 27th 2014

Stone on Dartford (Labour Defence) Result of last election to council (2011): Conservatives 31, Labour 9, Independents 4 (Conservative majority of 18) Result of ward at last election (2011): Emboldened denotes elected Conservatives 713, 588, 544 Labour 642, 609, 560 English Democrats 192 Candidates duly nominated: Jim Moore (UKIP), Catherine Stafford (Lab), Stephanie Thredgle (Con) Kilmarnock North on East Ayrshire (Scottish National Party defence) Result of last election to council (2012): Scottish National Party 15, Labour 14, Conservatives 2, Independent…

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Local By-Election Results: March 20th 2014

Local By-Election Results: March 20th 2014

Wroxham on Broadland (Liberal Democrat defence) Result: Lib Dem 482 (48%), Con 341 (34%), UKIP 112 (11%), Lab 63 (6%) Liberal Democrat HOLD with a majority of 141 (14%) Gamston on Rushcliffe (Conservative defence) Result: Con 444 (44%), Lab 218 (22%), UKIP 173 (17%), Lib Dem 170 (17%) Conservative HOLD with a majority of 226 (22%) Turnout: 26% Cellarhead on Staffordshire, Moorlands (Staffordshire Independent defence) Result: Con 175 (32%), Lab 132 (24%), Staffs Ind 119 (22%), UKIP 105 (19%), Lib…

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Local By-Election Preview: March 20th 2014

Local By-Election Preview: March 20th 2014

Wroxham on Broadland (Liberal Democrat defence) Result of last election (2011): Conservatives 34, Liberal Democrats 12, Labour 1 (Conservative majority of 21) Result of ward at last election (2011): Emboldened denotes elected Liberal Democrats 985, 829 Conservatives 741, 537 Labour 227 Greens 197 Candidates duly nominated: Alex Cassam (Lib Dem), Malcolm Kemp (Lab), David Moreland (UKIP), Fran Whymark (Con) Gamston on Rushcliffe (Conservative defence) Result of last election (2011): Conservatives 34, Liberal Democrats 6, Labour 5, Independents 3, Green 2…

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Farage : “I want to fight a marginal” : The possible choices

Farage : “I want to fight a marginal” : The possible choices

During today’s interview with Andrew Neil on the Sunday Politics, the issue of where Nigel Farage wants to stand at the next election cropped up again and for the first time he gave an answer “I want to fight a marginal” he declared. Now, there has been a lot of discussion in the past about what constitutes a marginal (with experts ranging in opinions from a 5% lead to a 20% lead), but my own personal thoughts are that a…

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This week’s local By-Election: The detailed results

This week’s local By-Election: The detailed results

Petersfield, Bell Hill on East Hampshire (Conservative Defence) Result: Conservative 190 (42% -15%), UKIP 110 (24%), Labour 75 (17% -2%), Liberal Democrats 74 (16% -8%) Conservative HOLD with a majority of 80 (18%) on a swing of 20% from Conservative to United Kingdom Independence Party Petersfield, Butser on Hampshire (Conservative Defence) Result: Conservative 1,156 (37% -2%), UKIP 720 (23% +1%), Liberal Democrats 685 (22% +1%), Labour 322 (10% +1%), Green 220 (7% -2%). Conservative HOLD with a majority of 436…

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Local By-Election Preview: March 13th 2014

Local By-Election Preview: March 13th 2014

Heanor West on Amber Valley (Labour Defence) Result of last election (2012): Conservative 24, Labour 21 (Conservative majority of 3) Result of ward at last election (2012): Labour 838 (56%), Conservative 381 (26%), British National Party 272 (18%). Labour GAIN from British National Party with a majority of 457 (30%). Candidates duly nominated: Mark Burrell (Con), Celia Cox (Lab), Philip Rose (UKIP), Kate Smith (Liberal Democrats) Barham Downs on Canterbury (Conservative Defence) Result of last election (2011): Conservative 36, Liberal…

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Local By-Election Results : March 6th 2014

Local By-Election Results : March 6th 2014

Wye on Ashford (Conservative Defence) Result: Ashford Independent 323 (43% +11%), Conservative 240 (32% -7%), UKIP 97 (13% +3%), Green 55 (7%), Labour 22 (3% -8%), Liberal Democrat 13 (2% -7%) Ashford Independent GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 83 (11%) on a swing of 9% from Conservative to Ashford Independent Ramsbottom on Bury (Labour Defence) Result: Conservative 1,398 (47% unchanged on 2011), Labour 1,033 (35% -12% on 2011), UKIP 351 (12%), Green 157 (5%), Liberal Democrat 38 (1%…

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Local By-Election Preview: March 6th 2014

Local By-Election Preview: March 6th 2014

Wye on Ashford (Conservative Defence) Last election to council (2011): Conservatives 30, Independents 6, Labour 5, Liberal Democrats 2 (Conservative majority of 17) Last election in ward (2011): Conservative 392 (39%), Ashford Independent 318 (32%), Labour 112 (11%), United Kingdom Independence Party 97 (10%), Liberal Democrats 89 (9%). Conservative GAIN from Ashford Independent with a majority of 74 (7%) Candidates duly nominated: Ken Blanshard (Lib Dem), Ian Cooling (Con), Elaine Evans (UKIP), Dylan Jones (Lab), Geoff Meaden (Green), Noel Ovenden…

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