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Local By-Election Results : November 21st 2013

Local By-Election Results : November 21st 2013

Pontrilas on Herefordshire (Con Defence) Result: It’s Our County 429 (47% +26%), Indepdenent 261 (28% -5%), Conservative 229 (25% -21%) It’s Our County GAIN from Conservative on a swing of 16% from Ind to IOC (24% from Con to IOC) Conservatives LOSE overall control of Herefordshire County Council Golcar on Kirklees (Lab Defence) Result: Liberal Democrat 1,591 (48% +12% on 2012), Labour 901 (27% -13% on 2012), United Kingdom Independence Party 450 (13%), Green 210 (6% -5% on 2012), Conservative 189…

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Local By-Election Preview : November 21st 2013

Local By-Election Preview : November 21st 2013

Pontrilas on Herefordshire (Con Defence) Result of last election (2011): Con 30, Ind 23, Lib Dem 3, Lab 1, Green 1 (Conservative overall majority of 2) Result of ward at last election (2011): Con 728 (46%), Ind 515 (33%), IOC 337 (21%) Candidates duly nominated: Elaine Godding (Ind), Jon Norris (It’s Our County), Elissa Swinglehurst (Con) For a profile of this county’s past elections, please see my posting for November 7th 2013 Golcar on Kirklees (Lab Defence) Result of last…

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November 14th 2013 Local By-Election Results

November 14th 2013 Local By-Election Results

Seaton on Allerdale Labour 464 (40%), United Kingdom Independence Party 426 (37%), Conservative 133 (11%), Green 108 (9%), Liberal Democrat 30 (3%) Labour GAIN from Independent Labour GAIN overall control of Allerdale with an overall majority of 2 Winton East on Bournemouth Conservative 503 (42%), Labour 215 (18%), United Kingdom Independence Party 212 (18%), Liberal Democrat 191 (16%), Green 48 (4%), Independent 34 (3%) Conservative HOLD Seaton on Cumbria Labour 628 (47% +15%), United Kingdom Independence Party 483 (36% +11%),…

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Local By-Election Preview : November 14th 2013

Local By-Election Preview : November 14th 2013

Seaton on Allderdale (Ind Defence) Result of last election (2011): Lab 28, Ind 16, Con 12 (No Overall Control, Lab and Opposition tied) Result of ward at last election (2011): Emboldened denotes elected Independent 1,055, 641 Labour 779, 586 Green 304 Candidates duly nominated: Mike Davidson (Con), Alistair Grey (Green), Mark Jenkinson (UKIP), Andrew Lawson (Lab), Chris Snowden (Lib Dem) Allerdale is one of those councils where the normal rules of local elections do not seem to apply. In the…

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Local By-Election Preview: November 7th 2013

Local By-Election Preview: November 7th 2013

Kingswood on Corby (Lab Defence) Result of last election (2011): Lab 22, Con 4, Lib Dem 3 (Lab overall majority of 15) Result of ward at last election (2011): Emboldened denotes elected Labour 1,052, 1,027, 1,015 Conservatives 413, 332 Candidates duly nominated: Elise Elliston (Lab), Phil Ewers (Con), Julie Grant (Lib Dem), Peter McGowan (UKIP) The electors of Corby district and the electors of Corby constituency may be forgiven for being seen as out of step with each other. Labour…

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Local By-Election Preview: All Hallow’s Eve 2013

Local By-Election Preview: All Hallow’s Eve 2013

Pillgwenlly on Newport (Lab Defence) Result of last council election (2012): Lab 37, Con 10, Ind 2, Lib Dem 1 (Labour overall majority of 24) Result of ward at last election (2012): Emboldened denotes elected Labour 756, 703 (64%) Conservative 306 (14%) Plaid Cymru 277 (12%) Liberal Democrats 150, 71 (10%) Candidates duly nominated: Omar Ali (Lab), Paul Haliday (Lib Dem), Tony Ismail (Con), Khalilur Rahman (Plaid) Newpoort came into existence as a unitary authority in 1995, following the abolition…

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All yesterday’s by-election results

All yesterday’s by-election results

Loughborough, Hastings on Charnwood Result: Labour 554 (61%), Conservative 127 (14%), UKIP 111 (12%), British Democrats 85 (9%), Liberal Democrats 26 (3%) Labour HOLD Shepshed West on Charnwood Result: Labour 683 (48%), Conservative 560 (39%), Liberal Democrat 178 (13%) Labour GAIN from Conservative Waterloo on Havant (% Change on 2012 election) Result: Conservative 693 (44% -16%), Liberal Democrat 446 (29% +13%), UKIP 296 (19%), Labour 129 (8% -16%) Conservative HOLD Swing: 15% from Con to Lib Dem Bovey on Teignbridge…

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Dunfermline By-Election (Scottish Parliament) : October 24th 2013

Dunfermline By-Election (Scottish Parliament) : October 24th 2013

Result of the Scottish Parliament in 2011: SNP 69, Lab 37, Con 15, Lib Dem 5, Green 2, Ind 1 (SNP overall majority of 9) Result of constituency at last election: SNP 11,010 (38%), Lab 10,420 (36%), Lib Dem 5,776 (20%), Con 2,093 (7%) SNP GAIN from Lib Dem Candidates duly nominated: Peter Adams (UKIP), John Black (Scottish Jacobite Party), Cara Hilton (Lab), Zara Kitson (Green), Susan Leslie (Lib Dem), James Reekie (Con), Shirley-Anne Somerville (SNP) Dunfermline (and Dunfermline West)…

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