By-Election Results

Con 615 (52.4)LD Laura Anne Kearney 338 (28.8)
Lab 221 (18.8)
Majority 277
Turnout 29.9%Con hold

Contact: Tony Skottowe 01707 324828 libdems@tonyandvalerie.plus.com
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Green 1191 (53.5; -4.9)Con 442 (19.9; +5.9)
Lab 369 (16.6; +0.2)
LD Rebecca Joan Parris 223 (10.0; +2.2)
[UKIP (0.0; -3.3)]
Majority 749
Turnout not knownGreen hold

Party defending seat: Green. Cause: Resignation.

LD Cate Hopkinson 825 (43.7; -13.3)
Con 659 (34.9; -8.2)
Ind 406 (21.5; +21.5)
Majority 166
Turnout not knownLD hold
Percentage change is since May 2007
Contact: Martin Burfoot 01629 584301  info@derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.
 

LD Christopher Cooper 231 (29.3)Ind 205 (26.0)
UKIP 181 (23.0)
Con 171 (21.7)
Majority 26
Turnout not knownLD gain from UKIP

Candidate: Chris Cooper
Contact: Dylis Cornes 01782 720289 dylis.cornes@newcastlelibdems.org.uk
Party defending seat: UKIP. Cause: Disqualification.

Returning Officer – Newcastle under Lyme 01782 717717

Con 916 / 909 (42.0)LD Freda Earl 780 / Ian Middleton Gent 769 (35.7)
Ind 486 / 339 (22.3)
Majorities 136 / 129
Turnout 47.8%Con hold x 2

Lab 879 (30.7;-13.9)
Con 870 (30.4;+3.1)
BNP 459 (16.0;-2.2)
LD Mike Halsall 429 (15.0;+8.4)
English Democrats 228 (8.0;+8.0)
Majority 9
Turnout 35.2%Lab Hold
Percentage change is since 2008
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.

Con 750 (47.3; +2.4)Lab 316 (19.9; -13.5)
Green 189 (11.9; +11.9)
Ind 183 (11.5; -10.2)
LD Julie White 149 (9.4; +9.4)
Majority 434
Turnout 37.7%Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007

Contact: Chris Nelson 07919 054691 or 01536 511779 chris@chrisnelson.org.uk
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 602 (38.4; -10.2)UKIP 352 (22.5; +5.7)Lab 310 (19.8; -0.2)LD Mavis Christine Brown 302 (19.3; +4.8)Majority 250Turnout not knownCon holdPercentage change is since May 2008

Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

LD Ian Milne 210 (58.5)Con 88 (24.5)
Ind 61 (17.0)
Majority 122
Turnout not knownLD hold

Contact: Martin Burfoot 01629 584301  info@derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.
 

LD Margaret Ann Patrick 996 (33.8; -31.9)Lab 612 (20.8; +4.0)
Con 519 (17.6; +7.3)
BNP 380 (12.9; +12.9)
Ind 299 (10.1; +2.9)
Green 140 (4.8; +4.8)
Majority 384
Turnout not knownLD holdPercentage change is since May 2007

Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.
 

From Brian Spencer

Result of Parish Council by-election in Rainhill, St Helens:-

Julia Doyle Labour 635

Denise Aspinall Lib Dem 508

Stephen Bligh Tory 162

Lab hold

Regards

Brian

Middlesbrough UA, North Ormesby and Brambles Farm
 

Lab 549 (60.0 -7)BNP 175 (19.0 +19)
Con 131 (14.0 -7)
LD John Michael Heath 63 (7.0 +7)
[New Nationalist Party (0.0 –13)]
Majority 374
Turnout 21.1%Lab holdPercentage change is since May 2007
Candidate John Michael Heath
Contact Julian Taylor 01642 – 297659
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Res.
 

Rutland CC, Cottesmore Barton on Humber TC, Bridge North Lincolnshire UA, Barton Salford City, Irwell Riverside City of London, Bishopsgate
 

Con 389 (68.1; +1.1)LD Joanna Mary Burrows 182 (31.9; +31.9)
[UKIP (0.0; -33.0)]
Majority 207
Turnout 26.4%Con holdPercentage change is since May 2007

Prospective Candidate: Joanna Burrows
Contact: Peter Beanland 01572 723786 peterbeanland@hotmail.com  
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Parties standing LD and Con.

Council 01572 722577

Con 746 (62.6)Lab 445 (37.4)
Majority 301
Turnout not knownCon hold

Party defending seat: Con. Cause: death.

Returning Officer North Lincs UA,  01724 296296
 

Con 1576 (64.4; +15.6)Lab 653 (26.7; +6.2)
LD Richard Alan Nixon 220 (9.0; -5.9)
[Others (0.0; -16.0)]
Majority 923
Turnout not knownCon hold Percentage change is since May 2007

Candidate: Richard Alan Nixon
Contact: Neil Poole 07860 799178 n.poole@btinternet.com
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Council 01724 296296

Lab 606 (37.6; -13.3)
LD Steven Ian Middleton 293 (18.2; -1.1)
BNP 276 (17.1; +3.8)
Con 189 (11.7; -4.7)
Green 125 (7.8; +7.8)
UKIP 123 (7.6; +7.6)
Majority 313
Turnout 17.5%Lab holdPercentage change is since May 2008

Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.

Council 0161-794 4711

4 Candidates, all Ind 78 / 66 / 53 / 47 Majority 12
Turnout 21%Ind hold

Cause: due to insufficient nominations in the full council elections on 16th March 2009.

Council 020 7606 3030

Gateshead MBC, Chopwell and Rowlands Gill Anglesey UA, Llanbadrig

Lab 1221 (53.2; -3.9)LD Ray Callender 898 (39.1; +12.5)
Con 177 (7.7; -8.6)
Majority 323
Turnout 32.15%Lab holdPercentage change is since May 2008

Candidate: Ray Callender
Contact: Noel Rippeth 0191 413 3920 nrippeth@yahoo.co.uk
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.

Council 0191 433 3000
 

Ind 255 / 201 (100.0; +0.0)Majority 54
Turnout 44.4%Ind holdInd unopposed in May 2008

Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Resignation.
2 x Ind candidates standing.

Council 01248 750057

Hartlepool UA, Rossmere

Lab 532 (42.3; +5.2)
UKIP 300 (23.9; -4.5)
LD Pamela Turnedge 166 (13.2; -6.4)
BNP 157 (12.5; +12.5)
Con 102 (8.1; -6.9)
Majority 232
Turnout 26.7%
Lab hold
Percentage change is since May 2008

Contact: Arthur Preece 01429 870666
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.

Council 01429 266522
 

Harlow DC, Staple Tye Stirling UA, Bannockburn Sheffield City MBC, East Ecclesfield Reigate and Banstead BC, Tadworth and Walton Gunness PC

LD John Strachan 604 (39.1; +6.0)Con 544 (35.3; -15.3)
Lab 329 (21.3; +5.1)
UKIP 66 (4.3; +4.3)
Majority 60
Turnout 30%LD gain from ConPercentage change is since May 2008

Candidate: John Strachan
Contact: Lorna Spenceley 07930 337596 lorna@spenceley.eu 
Party defending seat: (Elected as a Conservative but subsequently sat as Independent). Cause: Disqualification.
 

First Preference VotesLab 1131 (39.9; -11.1)SNP 1067 (37.6; +4.4)
Ind 229/89/28 (12.2; +7.3)
Con 173 (6.1; -1.2)
LD Ethne Brown 82 (2.9; -0.8)
Green 36 (1.3; +1.3)
Turnout 34.7%Lab hold (Lab elected at sixth stage)
Percentage change is since May 2007

Prospective Candidate: Ethne Brown
Contact: Ian Brown bohunbrown@btinternet.com  0791 3385 094 or 01786 817774
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Disqualification.
 

LD Colin Taylor 2239 (44.3; +1.3)Lab 1420 (28.1; -2.0)
BNP 719 (14.2; +1.6)
Con 564 (11.2; +0.3)
Green 107 (2.1; -1.2)
Majority 819
Turnout 36%LD holdPercentage change is since May 2008

Candidate: Colin Taylor
Contact: Ben Curran 07737 049580 bencurran@paris.com  
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.
 

Con 925 (64.3; -7.1)
UKIP 350 (24.3; +15.3)
Lab 163 (11.3; +5.0)
[LD (0.0; -13.2)]
Majority 575
Turnout 26.9%Con holdPercentage change is since May 2008

Prospective Candidate: tba
Contact: tba
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.
 

Ind 277 (45.3)Lab 176 (28.8)
Ind 119 (19.4)
Ind 40 (6.5)
Majority 101
Turnout 31.9%Ind hold

Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Resignation.

Aberdeenshire UA, Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside Highland UA, Inverness West Redbridge LBC, Wanstead Waverley BC, Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellen’s Green Wycombe DC, Totteridge Erewash BC, Derby Road West Immingham TC, Bluestone

Con 1144 (31.5; -18.3)LD Rosemary Bruce 969 (26.7; +0.6) Ind 842 (23.2; +23.2)
SNP 617 (17.0; -3.1)
BNP 44 (1.2; +1.2)
Ind 19 (0.5; +0.5)
Turnout 43.7%
LD Rosemary Bruce won on the 5th countLD gain from ConPercentage change is since May 2007

Contact: Sheila Thomson sheila_thomson62@hotmail.co.uk  
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.