By-Election Results

Con 1178 (53.1; +0.6)
Lab 510 (23.0; -24.5)
Ind 362 (16.3; +16.3)
Ind 170 (7.7; +7.7)
Majority 668
Turnout 25%
Con hold
Percentage change from May 2005.
 

Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Not yet known.

Somerset CC, Shepton Mallet Mendip DC, Shepton East Mendip DC, Street North South Somerset DC, Chard Crimchard Offerton Park PC, Stockport
 

Two separate wards in Offerton Park PC held by-elections:. The independent candidates were endorsed by all three main parties.

Ind 100
BNP 72

Ind 125
BNP 73

No comparable figures for previous elections.

Con 950 (47.4 +10.0)LD Rachel Witcombe 783 (39.1 +5.5)
Lab 271 (13.5 -15.5)Con HOLDPercentage changes are from May 2005.  

Cand: Rachel Witcombe.
Contact: Alvin Horsfall pitcombe@aol.com 07765 579879.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Con 435 (50.3 +4.1)
LD Bob Champion 307 (35.5 – 3.0)
Lab 122 (14.1 -1.1)Con HOLD
Percentage changes are from May 2007. 

Cand: Bob Champion.
Contact: Alvin Horsfall pitcombe@aol.com 07765 579879.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

LD Bryan Beha 347 (47.9 -19.8)Con 297 (41.0 +8.6)
Ind 81 (11.2 +11.2)LD HOLDPercentage Changes are from May 2007. 

Cand: Bryan Beha.
Contact: Jim Mochnacz 01458 442229.
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.

LD Jenny Kenton 423 (47.2 – 5.0)Con 320 (35.7 -0.7)
BNP 154 (17.2 +17.2)
[Lab (0.0 -11.4)]LD HOLDPercentage changes are from May 2007. 

Cand Jenny Kenton
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.

ALDC has not been informed of any local authority by-elections on Thursday 22 May 2008.  

Poole UA, Branksome East
 

Con 923 (55.2 +4.7)
LD (Matthew Gillett) 750 (44.8 +26.0)
[Ind 0.0 (-30.7)]
Majority 173, Turnout 35%
Con Hold
Percentage change is since May 2007

Cand: Matthew Gillett.
Contacts: Marion LePoidevin marion.lepoidevin@tesco.net 
and Victoria Brown 01202 658629 victoria.brown@virgin.net Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Medway UA, Rochester South and Horsted
 

Con 1847 (48.7 + 7.2)

Lab 819 (21.6 -5.0)

LD Viv Parker 767 (20.2 + 3.6)

BNP 257 (6.8 + 6.8)

Green 104 (2.7 + 2.7)

[Medway Ind (0.0 – 6.2)]

[UKIP (0.0 – 9.2)]

Majority 1028, Turnout 41%

CON HOLD

% change is since May 2007

Cand: Viv Parker.
Contact: Andy Stamp 07736 327002 andrew_stamp@hotmail.comParty defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 263 (59.4; +21.0), Ind 103 (23.3; -38.3), Lab 42 (9.5; +9.5), LD Tony Bowden 35 (7.9; +7.9).

Majority 160. Turnout 41.1%. Con hold. Percentage change is since May 2007.

Cand: Tony Bowden.
Contact: 01984 631988 theo@buttphilip.com 07811 871274.Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 2798 (50.1; +4.0), Lab 1882 (33.7; -2.5), LD Geoffrey Jacobs 487 (8.7; -1.8), BNP 213 (3.8; +3.8), Green 206 (3.7; -3.4).
Majority 916. Turnout not available. Con hold. Percentage change is since May 2006.

LD Kilian Bourke 781 (37.0; -8.0), Lab 597 (28.3; -5.0), Con 289 (13.7; +4.0), Green 237 (11.2; +0.4), Left List 207 (9.8; +9.8), [UKIP (0.0; -1.2)].
Majority 184. Turnout not known. LD hold. (Percentage change since May 2005).

Con 2213 (63.2; +16.6), LD Arthur Wood 857 (24.5; -1.9), Lab 432 (12.3; -9.1), [Green (0.0; -5.6).
Majority 1356. Turnout 35.5%. Con hold. (Percentage change since May 2005).

SNP                                                             1721 (62.5%; +14.8%)
Conservative                                                      515 (18.6%; -5.7%)
Liberal Democrat (Edward Acton)                      503 (18.3%; +10.7%)
Turnout 36%.

SNP hold – elected at 1st stage 

Percentage change is since May 2007.                                         

Cand: Edward Acton.
Contact: Sandy Leslie 01346 571719.Party defending seat: SNP. Cause: Death.

Con 1790 (43.8; +0.6), Lab 1770 (43.3; -0.5), LD John Bernard Maycock 529 (12.9; -1.0).
Majority 20. Turnout 38.2%. Con gain from Lab. (Percentage change since May 2006).

Lab 427 50.9 +12.9, LD Baber Ali Sikander 412 49.1 +21.5, [Fresh 0.0 -34.3].
Majority 15. Lab gain from Fresh. Percentage change is since May 2007.

Cand: Baber Sikander.
Contact: Simon Reed wansbecklibdems@aol.com
01670 810119Party defending seat: Fresh. Cause: Disqualification.

Con 1748 (76.4; -0.9), LD Stephen Kingsley 326 (14.3; +2.3), Lab 213 (9.3; -1.3).
Majority 1422. Turnout 39.8%. Con hold. Percentage change is since May 2006.

Conservative 1568 (51.2 + 6.9)

Liberal Democrat Ian Hasell 1497 (48.8 +9.7)

[Labour (0.0 – 16.5%)

Majority 71

Turnout 43.8%

CON HOLD

Percentage change is from May 2005
Contact: Dan Shortland 01373 471798 or 07805 208402 campaign@davidheath.co.ukParty defending seat: Con. Cause: Disqualification.

LD Les Thompson 682 (43.6; -14.6), Con 668 (42.7; +0.9), Ind 119 (7.6; +7.6), Green 95 (6.1; +6.1).
Majority 14. Turnout 36.1%. LD hold. Percentage change since May 2007.

Con 910 (48.6 – 7.3) Lib Dem Mark Carlile 466 (24.4 – 10.6) UKIP 175 (9.1 + 9.1) Lab 149 (7.8 – 2.3) Ind 146 (7.6 +7.6) Liberal 67 (3.5 + 3.5) Majority 444 Turnout 26.3 CON HOLD  

Percentage Change since May 2007

Cand: Mike Carlile.

Contact: Lisa Northover lisa.northover@bournemouth-libdems.orgParty defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 684 (54.9; -14.8), LD Clive Humphries 562 (45.1; +14.8).
Majority 122. Turnout 40.4%. Con hold. (Percentage change since May 2007).

LD Tim Nuttall 1006/James Pilling 733 (61.4; +24.7), Lab 433 (26.4; -11.3), BNP 200 (12.2; +12.2), [Con (0.0; -25.7)].
Majorities 573/300. Turnout 34.1%. LD gain from Lab.
Percentage change is since May 2007.

Cand: James Pilling.
Contact: Catherine Pilling catherine.long13@btopenworld.com
07817 317481Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.

Con 2921 (52.2; +13.7), LD Suzanne Wilson-Higgins 1681 (30.0; -1.4), Lab 675 (12.1; -11.0), Green 321 (5.7; -1.3).
Majority 1240. Turnout 39.5%. Con hold. Percentage change is since May 2005.

Cand: Mollie Floyd.
Contacts: Alan Paul 01823 278794 apaul@somerset.gov.uk
or Oliver Newham 01823 337874 office@tauntonlibdems.org.uk Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.

LD Mollie Floyd 1362 (60.1; +4.0), Con 778 (34.3; -1.3), UKIP 127 (5.6; +5.6), [Lab (0.0; -8.3)].
Majority 584. Turnout 50.1%. LD hold. Percentage change is since May 2007.

Con 1189/1006 (59.9; +23.0), LD Alan Davies 663/David Robertson 618 (33.4; -3.1), Lab 133/69 (6.7; -0.2), [Green (0.0; -4.2)], [BNP (0.0; -15.5)].
Majorities 526/343. Turnout 48.35%. Con gain from LD. Percentage change since May 2007.

Green 1482 (33.1; -0.5), Lab 1185 (26.5; +1.0), Con 1180 (26.3; -4.4), LD Dr Henry Potts 633 (14.1; +3.9).
Majority 297. Turnout 56.5%. Green gain from Con. (Percentage change since May 2006).

Cand: Dr Henry Potts.
Contacts: Phil Stanier 07962081913 holborn.organiser@googlemail.com
or David Simmons 0207 405 7057 david.nsimmons@btopenworld.comParty defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 2133 (48.5; +4.7), Lab 1421 32.3 +0.6, LD Mohammed Nasir Uddin 370 8.4 -0.7, BNP 219 5.0 +5.0, Respect 170 3.9 -11.5, Left List 83 1.9 +1.9.
Majority 712. Turnout 38.6% Con hold Percentage change is since May 2006.

Conservative                                                    1713 (40.8%; +7.0%)
Labour                                                             1393 (33.2%; +5.1%)
SNP                                                                   755 (18.0%; +0.2%)
Independent                                                       173 (4.1%; -11.3%)
Liberal Democrat (Keith Mycock)                      164 (3.9%; -1.0%)
Turnout 45%. Conservative hold – elected at 4th stage.

Cand: Keith Mycock.
Contact: Gerry Douglas 01387 780240.Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Lab 1421 37.4 +18.3, LD John Griffiths 930 24.5 -16.2, Respect 637 16.8 -1.8, Con 435 11.5 +5.8, BNP 154 4.1+4.1, Ind 143 3.8 -3.9, Ind 77 2.0 +2.0. Majority 491. Turnout 47.7%. Lab gain from LD. Percentage change is since May 2006.