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Local By-Election Results : April 10th 2014: Full round up

Local By-Election Results : April 10th 2014: Full round up

Some good UKIP perforances in terms of votes but no seats Belle Vue on Cumbria (Labour Defence) Result: Labour 565 (46% -20%), Conservative 435 (35% +1%), UKIP 234 (19%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 130 (11%) on a swing of 11% from Labour to Conservative Flint, Trelawny on Flintshire (Labour Defence) Result: Labour 350 (39% -33%), UKIP 261 (29%), Independent 242 (27% +8%), Conservative 54 (6%) Labour HOLD woith a majority of 89 (10%) on a swing of 31%…

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Local By-Election Preview: April 10th 2014

Local By-Election Preview: April 10th 2014

Belle Vue on Cumbria (Labour Defence) Result of last election to council (2013): Labour 35, Conservatives 26, Liberal Democrats 16, Independents 7 (No Overall Control, Labour short by 8) Result of last election in ward (2013): Labour 760 (66%), Conservatives 393 (34%) Candidates duly nominated: Christine Bowditch (Lab), Nigel Christian (Con), John Stanyer (UKIP) Trying to get a majority on Cumbria County Council could be compared to trying to get an ice cube to remain frozen in a desert. Since…

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Local By-Election Result : April 3rd 2014

Local By-Election Result : April 3rd 2014

Blacko and Higherford on Pendle (Conservative defence) Neil McEvoy (Conservative) 370 votes (67% -13% on Locals 2011) Mick Waddington (United Kingdom Independence Party) 86 votes (15%, no candidate in 2011) Robert Oliver (Labour) 65 votes (12% -8% on Locals 2011) Darren Reynolds (Liberal Democrats) 34 votes (6%, no candidate in 2011) Conservative HOLD with a majority of 284 votes (51%) on a swing from Con to UKIP of 14% Turnout: 39% Whilst I was writing this, news broke of the…

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Local By-Election Preview: April 3rd 2014

Local By-Election Preview: April 3rd 2014

Blacko and Higherford on Pendle (Conservative defence) Result of last election to council (2011): Conservatives 18, Labour 16, Liberal Democrats 12, British National Party 2, Independents 1 (No Overall Control, Conservatives short by 7) Result of ward at last election (2011): Conservative 583 (80%), Labour 148 (20%). Conservative HOLD with a majority of 435 (60%) Candidates duly nominated: Noel McEvoy (Con), Robert Oliver (Lab), Darren Reynolds (Lib Dem), Mick Waddington (UKIP) Pendle’s electoral history since 2003 reads like “I’m a…

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Local By-Election Results: March 27th 2014

Local By-Election Results: March 27th 2014

Stone on Dartford (Labour Defence) Result: Lab 426 (38%), Con 397 (35%), UKIP 307 (27%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 29 (3%) Kilmarnock North on East Ayrshire (Scottish National Party defence) First Preferences Result: SNP 1,334 (45% -8%), Lab 1,130 (38% +2%), Con 430 (15% +4%), Green 61 (2%) Scottish National Party HOLD (elected on the fourth count) on a swing of 5% from SNP to Labour St. John’s on Fylde (Independent defence) Result: Flyde Ratepayers 804 (66%), Con…

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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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