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Local By-Elections : February 18th 2016

Local By-Elections : February 18th 2016

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Emboldened indicates the by-election was caused by a death Emboldened italics indicates the by-election was caused by a resignation Oban North and Lorn (Argyll First defence, was Independent) on Argyll and Bute Result of council at last election (2012): Independents 15, Scottish National Party 13, Conservatives 4, Liberal Democrats 4 (No Overall Control, Independents short by 4) Result of ward at last election (2012): Emboldened denotes elected Independents 421, 807, 125, 361, 222, 58 (55%) Scottish National Party 410, 707…

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UKIP vote down sharply in all this week’s local by-elections

UKIP vote down sharply in all this week’s local by-elections

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Crompton (Lab defence) on Bolton Result: Labour 1,961 (73% +13%), UKIP 320 (12% -9%), Conservative 302 (11% -1%), Liberal Democrat 117 (4% unchanged) Labour HOLD with a majority of 1,641 (61%) on a swing of 11% from UKIP to Labour Lower Stoke (Lab defence) on Coventry Result: Labour 1,235 (57% +10%), Conservative 344 (16% +1%), UKIP 290 (13% -11%), Green Party 165 (8% +1%), Liberal Democrat 124 (6%, no candidate in 2014) Labour HOLD with a majority of 891 (41%)…

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Tonight’s local by-election line-up has 3 LAB defences and an LD one

Tonight’s local by-election line-up has 3 LAB defences and an LD one

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Crompton (Lab defence) on Bolton Result of council at last election (2015): Labour 39, Conservatives 15, Liberal Democrats 3, UKIP 3 (Labour majority of 18) Result of ward at last election (2014): Labour 2,363 (60%), UKIP 826 (21%), Conservative 456 (12%), Liberal Democrat 148 (4%), Independent 121 (3%) Candidates duly nominated: Bilkis Bashir-Ismali (Lab), Laura Diggle (Green), Paul Eccles (UKIP), Ryan Haslam (Con), Garry Veevers (Lib Dem) In the 2004 local elections something quite remarkable happened in Bolton, the Liberal…

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For their own good, it can be argued, young people should be compelled to vote

For their own good, it can be argued, young people should be compelled to vote

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Donald Brind on cumpulsory voting Eddie Izzard writes his own jokes. He made that very clear when I offered him what I thought was a good line he could use in pressing young people to get out and vote. “Vote and you get stuff, don’t vote and you get stuffed.” I was touring North London marginals with the Labour-supporting comedian and Eddie was a bit sniffy about my offering. It cut no ice when I pointed out that the author…

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CON loses 2 of the 3 local by-elections it was defending overnight

CON loses 2 of the 3 local by-elections it was defending overnight

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Bottisham (Con defence) on East Cambridgeshire Result: Conservative 421 (44% -8%), Liberal Democrat 403 (42% +10%), Labour 99 (10% -6%), UKIP 43 (4%, no candidate in 2015) Conservative HOLD with a majority of 18 (2%) on a swing of 9% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat Measham South (Lab defence) on North West Leicestershire Result: Labour 257 (43% -12%), Conservative 202 (34% -11%), UKIP 141 (24%, no candidate in 2015) Labour HOLD with a majority of 55 (9%) on a swing…

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Tonight’s local by-election line-up: 3 CON defences and a LAB one

Tonight’s local by-election line-up: 3 CON defences and a LAB one

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Bottisham (Con defence) on East Cambridgeshire Result of council at last election (2015): Conservatives 36, Liberal Democrats 2, Independent 1 (Conservative majority of 33) Result of ward at last election (2015) : Emboldened denotes elected Conservatives 1,100, 1,002 (52%) Liberal Democrats 678, 634 (32%) Labour 347, 339 (16%) Candidates duly nominated: Steven Aronson (Lib Dem), Daniel Divine (UKIP), Steven O’Dell (Lab), Alan Sharp (Con) East Cambridgeshire is the essence of what has been happening to the Liberal Democrats since 2003…

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Local By-Election Review : January 2016

Local By-Election Review : January 2016

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Local By-Election Review : January 2016 Botchery on Carlisle: Ind GAIN from Lab on a swing of 10.5% from Lab to Ind Launceston Central on Cornwall: Lib Dem HOLD on a swing of 9% from Lib Dem to Con Bushney North on Hertfordshire: Con HOLD on a swing of 1.5% from Lib Dem to Con Thatto Heath on St. Helens: Lab HOLD on a swing of 8.5% from Lab to UKIP Hamilton North and East on South Lanarkshire: SNP HOLD…

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Local By-Election Preview : January 28th 2016

Local By-Election Preview : January 28th 2016

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Parkfield and Oxbridge (Lab defence) on Stockton-on Tees Result of council at last election (2015): Labour 32, Conservatives 13, Independents 10, Liberal Democrat 1 (Labour majority of 8) Result of ward at last election : Emboldened denotes elected Labour 1,608, 1,501 (46%) Conservative 950, 887 (27%) Independent 419 (12%) Green Party 285 (8%) Liberal Democrats 192, 179 (6%) Libertarian 58 (2%) Candidates duly nominated: Peter Braney (UKIP), Drew Durning (Lib Dem), Allan Mitchell (Lab), Stephen Richardson (Con) Stockton on Tees…

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