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Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview : October 1st 2015

Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview : October 1st 2015

George Street and Harbour (SNP defence) and Midstocket and Rosemount (Con defence) on City of Aberdeen Result of council at last election (2012): Labour 17, Scottish National Party 15, Liberal Democrats 5, Conservatives 3, Independents 3 (No Overall Control, Labour short by 5) Result of wards at last election (2012) : Emboldened denotes elected George Street and Harbour Scottish National Party 672, 224 (34%) Labour 456, 381 (31%) Liberal Democrats 262 (10%) Independents 26, 222 (9%) Conservatives 178 (7%) Greens…

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Local By-Election Results : September 24th 2015

Local By-Election Results : September 24th 2015

Loddon on Norfolk (Con defence) Result of council at last election (2013): Conservatives 40, United Kingdom Independence Party 15, Labour 14, Liberal Democrats 10, Green 4, Independent 1 (No Overall Control, Conservatives short by 3) Result of ward at last election (2013): Conservatives 2,001 (64%), UKIP 594 (19%), Labour 383 (12%), Liberal Democrats 163 (5%) Result: Conserrvatives 1,094 (57% -7%), Labour 357 (19% +7%), Liberal Democrats 235 (12% +7%), UKIP 233 (12% -7%) Conservative HOLD with a majority of 737…

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Local By-Election Results : September 17th 2015 and ORB Poll makes for grim reading for Corbyn

Local By-Election Results : September 17th 2015 and ORB Poll makes for grim reading for Corbyn

Noel Park (Lab defence) and Woodside (Lab defence) on Haringey Noel Park Result: Labour 1,005 (61% +6%), Liberal Democrats 247 (15% +1%), Conservatives 178 (11% +5%), Green Party 124 (8% -7%), United Kingdom Independence Party 48 (3% -3%), Trade Unionist and Socialist 38 (2%, no candidate in 2014) Labour HOLD with a majority of 758 (46%) on a swing of 2.5% from Liberal Democrat to Labour Woodside Result: Labour 1,279 (62% +5%), Liberal Democrats 435 (21% +9%), Conservatives 141 (7%…

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The first local election night of the Corbyn era with two LAB defences in London

The first local election night of the Corbyn era with two LAB defences in London

Harry Hayfield’s weekly preview Noel Park (Lab defence) and Woodside (Lab defence) on Haringey Result of council at last election (2014): Labour 48, Liberal Democrats 9 (Labour majority of 39) Result of ward at last election (2014) : Emboldened denotes elected Noel Park Labour 1,897, 1,807, 1,782 (55%) Green Party 503, 332, 309 (15%) Liberal Democrats 492, 491, 437 (14%) United Kingdom Independence Party 220 (6%) Conservatives 213, 210, 163 (6%) Independent 128 (4%) Candidates duly nominated: Derin Adebiyi (Lib…

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Just one local by-election tonight – what looks like an interesting LAB defence in Barnsley against UKIP

Just one local by-election tonight – what looks like an interesting LAB defence in Barnsley against UKIP

Dearne North on Barnsley (Lab defence) Result of council at last election (2015): Labour 55, Conservatives 4, Independents 4 (Labour majority of 47) Result of ward at last election (2014): Labour 1,179 (58%), United Kingdom Independence Party 752 (37%), Conservatives 103 (5%) Candidates duly nominated: Tony Devoy (Yorkshire First), Karen Fletcher (Trade Unionist and Socialist), Annette Gollick (Labour), Jim Johnson (UKIP), Lee Ogden (Con) Whilst it is true to say that Labour have Barnsley sewn up, it is not fair…

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UKIP continues its run of losses in the latest round of council by-elections

UKIP continues its run of losses in the latest round of council by-elections

Farage’s party has lost all but one defence since May 7th Witney North on West Oxfordshire (Independent, elected as Conservative, defence) Result: Conservatives 264 (34% -9%), Liberal Democrats 201 (26% +14%), Green Party 136 (17% -11%), Labour 114 (15% -2%), United Kingdom Independence Party 64 (8%, no candidate in 2012) Conservative HOLD with a majority of 63 (8%) on a swing of 11.5% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat Camborne, Pandarves on Cornwall (UKIP defence) Result: Conservatives 325 (30% unchanged), Liberal…

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Three local by-elections tonight – won last time by UKIP, LAB & CON

Three local by-elections tonight – won last time by UKIP, LAB & CON

Harry Hayfield’s preview Camborne, Pendarves on Cornwall (UKIP defence) Result of council at last election (2013): Independents 37, Liberal Democrats 36, Conservatives 31, Labour 8, United Kingdom Independence Party 6, Mebyon Kernow 4, Green Party 1 (No Overall Control, Independents short by 25) Result of ward at last election (2013): UKIP 340 (32%), Conservative 319 (30%), Mebyon Kernow 211 (20%), Labour 200 (19%) Candidates duly nominated: Nathan Billings (Lib Dem), Peter Channon (Ind), Val Dalley (Lab), Deborah Fox (Mebynon Kernow),…

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Unusually for a Tusday we have a local by-election

Unusually for a Tusday we have a local by-election

August 18th 2015 West Mainland on Orkney (Non Party Independent defence) Result of council at last election (2012): Independents 11, Non Party Independents 10 (Independent majority of 22) Result of ward at last election (2012): Emboldened denotes elected Non Party Independents 322, 33, 238, 427, 287 (71%) Independents 74, 73, 249, 132 (29%) Candidates duly nominated: Barbara Foulkes (Ind), Fiona Grahame (Green), Rachel King (Orkney Manifesto) Elections to Orkney Island council can be, well how can I put it politely,…

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