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Local By-Election Preview : October 23rd 2014

Local By-Election Preview : October 23rd 2014

Oban North and Lorn on Argyll and Bute (Ind Defence) Result of last election to council (2012): Independents 15, Scottish National Party 13, Conservatives 4, Liberal Democrats 4 (No Overall Control, Independents short by 3) Result of last election to ward (2014): Scottish National Party 595 (25%), Independent 548 (23%), Labour 526 (22%), Conservatives 445 (18%), Independent 301 (12%). Candidates duly nominated: Kieron Green (Lab), Stephanie Irvine (Ind), Iain Maclean (SNP), Andrew Vennard (Con) The SNP will be hoping that…

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Local By-Election Results : October 16th 2014

Local By-Election Results : October 16th 2014

Harper Green on Bolton (Lab Defence) Result: Labour 1,176 (51% -1%), UKIP 777 (33% +15%), Conservative 282 (12% -11%), Greens 38 (2% -2%), Liberal Democrats 28 (1% -3%), Independent 19 (1%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 399 (18%) on a swing of 8% from Labour to UKIP Towyn on Conwy (Con Defence) Result: Conservative 143 (25%), Independent (Smith) 116 (20%), Independent (Johnson) 104 (18%), Labour 98 (17%), Independent (Griffiths) 69 (12%), Independent (Corry) 43 (8%) Conservative HOLD with a…

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Tonight’s Local By-Election Preview by Harry Hayfield

Tonight’s Local By-Election Preview by Harry Hayfield

Harper Green on Bolton (Lab Defence) Result of last election to council (2014): Labour 40, Conservatives 15, Liberal Democrats 3, United Kingdom Independence Party 2 (Labour majority of 20) Result of ward at last election (2013): Labour 744 (52%), Conservative 325 (23%), UKIP 252 (18%), Greens 60 (4%), Liberal Democrats 53 (4%) Candidates duly nominated: Jeff Armstrong (UKIP), Rebekah Fairhurst (Lib Dem), Susan Haworth (Lab), Joseph Holt (Ind), James Tomkinson (Green), Robert Tyler (Con) If a week is a long…

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By-Election Results: October 9th 2014

By-Election Results: October 9th 2014

Waterloo on Blackpool (Conservative defence) Result: Conservatives 406 (34%), UKIP 372 (32%), Labour 347 (30%), Liberal Democrats 34 (3%), British National Party 17 (1%) Conservative HOLD with a majority of 34 (2%) Bicknacre with East and West Hanningfield on Chelmsford (Conservative defence) Result: Conservatives 649 (56%), UKIP 359 (31%), Labour 80 (7%), Greens 35 (3%), Liberal Democrats 34 (3%) Conservative HOLD with a majority of 290 (25%) Southgate on Crawley (UKIP defence from Con defection) Result: Labour 733 (44% +3%),…

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By-Election Preview : October 9th 2014

By-Election Preview : October 9th 2014

Waterloo on Blackpool (Conservative defence) Result of council at last election (2011): Labour 27, Conservatives 14, Liberal Democrats 1 (Labour majority of 12) Result of ward at last election (2011) : Emboldened denotes elected Labour 937, 659 Conservatives 793, 728 Liberal Democrats 263 Candidates duly nominated: John Braithwaite (UKIP), Kathy Ellis (Lab), Mike Hodkinson (Lib Dem), Jack Renshaw (BNP), Derek Robertson (Con) Bicknacre with East and West Hanningfield on Chelmsford (Conservative defence) Result of council at last election (2011): Conservatives…

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Two holds for LAB, CON and LD and one UKIP gain in latest local by elections

Two holds for LAB, CON and LD and one UKIP gain in latest local by elections

Llandaff North on Cardiff (Labour Defence) Result: Labour 898 (50% -2%), Llandaff North Independents 419 (23% -1%), UKIP 204 (11%), Conservatives 136 (8% +5%), Liberal Democrats 134 (7% -9%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 479 (27%) on a swing of 0.5% from Labour to Llandaff North Independents Windermere on Cumbria (Liberal Democrat Defence) Result: Liberal Democrats 1,061 (52% -10%), Conservatives 810 (39% +20%), Independent 123 (6%), Green 61 (3%) Liberal Democrat HOLD with a majority of 251 (12%) on…

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Local By-Election Preview : October 2nd 2014

Local By-Election Preview : October 2nd 2014

Llandaff North on Cardiff (Labour Defence) Result of last election to council (2012): Labour 46, Liberal Democrats 16, Conservatives 7, Indepdendents 4, Plaid Cymru 2 (Labour overall majority of 17) Result of ward at last election (2012): Emboldened denotes elected Labour 1,244, 1,156 (52%) Llandaff North Independents 607, 507 (24%) Liberal Democrats 375, 356 (16%) Conservatives 154 (3%) Plaid Cymru 141 (3%) Greens 101 (2%) Candidates duly nominated: David Cogan (Llandaff North Independents), Pueter Hudson (Con), Ann Rowland-Jones (Lib Dem),…

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Local By-Election Results : September 25th 2014 – UPDATE and a Marf cartoon

Local By-Election Results : September 25th 2014 – UPDATE and a Marf cartoon

Epping, Hemnal on Epping Forest (Conservative Defence) Result: Liberal Democrats 607 (43% +7%), Conservatives 386 (28% -14%), UKIP 339 (24% +16%), Green 69 (5% +1%) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 221 (15%) on a swing of 10.5% from Con to Lib Dem Lovelace on Guildford (Conservative Defence) Result: Liberal Democrats 555 (61% +47%), Conservatives 255 (28% -43%), UKIP 63 (7%), Labour 32 (4% -11%) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 300 (33%) on…

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