By-Election Results

LD Dave Hodgson elected Mayor

1st Preference votes:

LD Dave Hodgson 9428 (26.8)Con 9105 (25.9)
Ind 7631  (21.7)
Ind 4316  (12.3)
Lab 3482 (9.9)
Green 1183  (3.4)

2nd Preference votes

LD Dave Hodgson 4127   Total 13555 (54.0)Con 2438                          Total 11543 (46.0)
 

Majority 2,012

Turnout 30.91%LD gain from Ind

Contacts for helpers: Dave Hodgson daveshodgson@yahoo.co.uk  07976 205116 and Christine McHugh 01234 266815 or 07968 027560 cmchugh00@ntlworld.com
Party defending: Ind. Cause: Death.

Council http://www.bedford.gov.uk/  01234 267422

Con 597 (38.7; +13.2)
BNP 581 (37.7; +17.1)
Lab 204 (13.2; +1.9)
LD Mike Sheridan-Shinn 160 (10.4; +3.2)
[Others (0.0; -35.5)]
Majority 16
Turnout 21.3%Con hold
Percentage change is since June 2009.
Contact: Mike Sheridan-Shinn shinn.mike@yahoo.com  01205 356835
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Disqualification.

Returning Officer Boston  http://www.boston.gov.uk/index.php  01205 314200

Con 898 (63.0; +19.1)
LD Liam Anthony Elvish 249 (17.5; +7.7)
Ind 163 / 18 (12.7; -28.2)
Lab 98 (6.9; +1.4)
Majority 649
Turnout not knownCon hold
Percentage change is since May 2008.
Contact: Gavin James gjames71@hotmail.com
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Council  http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk  01256 844844

Con 640 (42.4; -14.2)
Lab 377 (25.0; -1.9)
LD Larraine de Laune 206 (13.7; +13.7)
UKIP 139 (9.2; +9.2)
Green 77 (5.1; -11.3)
BNP 70 (4.6; +4.6)
Majority 263
Turnout 23.4%Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.
Contact: Larraine de Laune info@bracknelllibdems.org.uk 01344 640048
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Council  http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk  01344 352000

Liberal 392 (42.8; +42.8)
LD Fred Downes 274 (29.9; -70.1)
Ind 213 (23.3; +23.3)
Ind 37 (4.0; +4.0)
Majority 118
Turnout 34.25%Liberal gain from LD
Percentage change is since May 2007 when LD was elected unopposed.
Contacts: Howard Keal, 01653 694546 howard.keal@btinternet.com and Fred Downes, 01751 474 211
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.

Council http://www.ryedale.gov.uk/  01653 600666

LD Elissa Robinson 387 (51.7; +51.7)
Con 157 (21.0; -17.6)
BNP 102 (13.6; +13.6)
Ind 58 (7.8; -37.5)
Lab 26 (3.5; -12.7)
Green 18 (2.4; +2.4)
Majority 230
Turnout 31%LD gain from Ind

Percentage change is since May 2007
Contacts for helpers: Paul Trollope or Andrew Bell
Agent or LP Chair
Email: paul@timfarron.co.uk  or bellsparkenhoe@tiscali.co.uk  
Phone Number: 01539723403 or 01768867826
Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Resignation.

Council  http://www.eden.gov.uk  01768 817817

Con 453 (52.4; -31.1)
LD Gavin Chambers 411 (47.6; +31.1)
Majority 42
Turnout 17.17%Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2008.
Contact: Jon Whitehouse jon@jonwhitehouse.org.uk
01992 561875
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Council  http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/default.asp  01992 564000

Con 526 (60.8; +10.3)
Lab 169 (19.5; +0.6)
LD Christopher Gonzalez 108 (12.5; -1.2)
Green 62 (7.2; -6.4)
[UKIP (0.0; -3.3)]
Majority 357
Turnout 12.53%Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2006
Contact for Helpers:  Benjamin Mathis, Organiser
Email: message4binny@googlemail.com 
Phone Number: 077937 50932
Party defending seat: Con.  Cause: Death

Council  http://www.westminster.gov.uk  0207 641 6000

Con 830 (53.9; -5.2)
Lab 460 (29.9; +29.9)
LD Ann Elliott 250 (16.2; -24.7)
Majority 370
Turnout not knownCon hold
Percentage change is since May 2007
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Council  http://www.fenland.gov.uk   01354 654321

Con 888 (60.0)
LD Stephen Court 591 (40.0)
Majority 297
Turnout not known

LD Ben McGilvray 960 (62.5; +57.9)
Con 346 (22.5; -9.5)
UKIP 134 (8.7; +8.7)
Green 50 (3.3; -2.8)
Lab 46 (3.0; 0.0)
[Others (0.0; -54.3)]
Majority 614
Turnout 38%LD gain from Ind
Percentage change is since May 2007.

Contacts: Pat Moore, Agent wpmwellsrd@tiscali.co.uk  
01328 853139 or 07717 066608
and Ben McGilvray, Candidate 07929 672451 
Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Death.

Council  http://www.broadland.gov.uk   01603 431133
 

LD Hugh Lanham 389 (58.1; +32.5)
Con 237 (35.4; +35.4)
Lab 43 (6.4; +6.4)
[Others (0.0; -74.4)]
Majority 152
Turnout 36.56%LD gain from Ind
Percentage change is since May 2007.

Contacts: Pat Moore, Agent  wpmwellsrd@tiscali.co.uk 
01328 853139 
and Michael Kitching, 01692407293 mwkitching@googlemail.com 
Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Death.
Council  http://www.northnorfolk.org  01263 513811

Lab 1528 (47.4; -2.6)
Con 935 (29.0; +1.0)
Ind 377 (11.7; +11.7)
LD Anne Warren 284 (8.8; -13.2)
Green 99 (3.1; +3.1)
Majority 593
Turnout 31%Lab hold
Percentage change is since May 2008.

Contact: Roger Hayes
Role: Agent
Email: roger.hayes@bolton.gov.uk  
Phone Number: 01204 841008
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.

Council  http://www.bolton.gov.uk/home/Pages/default.aspx  01204 333333

Lab 656 (55.7; +7.6)
Con 283 (24.0; +24.0)
LD Luke Bosman 239 (20.3; -23.2)
[Others (0.0; -8.5)]
Majority 373
Turnout 30.97%Lab hold
Percentage change is since May 2008.

Contact: John Potter, Agent
Email: johnpotter1983@yahoo.co.uk  
Phone Number: 07854 221145
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.

Council  http://www.preston.gov.uk  01772 906 900

Lab 1006 (45.1; +6.7)
Con 946 (42.4; +1.6)
LD Dorothy Hilda Brayshaw 168 (7.5; +7.5)
Green 109 (4.9; -0.2)
[BNP (0.0; -15.7)]
Majority 60
Turnout 23.49%Lab hold
Percentage change is since May 2008.

Contact: Joyce Underhill, Agent.
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.

Council http://www.laws.sandwell.gov.uk/ccm/portal  0845 358 2200

Lab 1221 (50.5; +1.5)
SNP 891 (36.9; +10.9)
Con 176 (7.3; -1.1)
Ind 84 (3.5; -13.1)
Ind 44 (1.8; -14.8)
Turnout 26.78%
Lab gain from Ind
Percentage change is since May 2007
Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Death.

Council  http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk  01563 576000

LD Stephanie Vale 521 (47.4; +6.1)
Con 416 (37.8; -4.3)
Lab 163 (14.8; +14.8)
[Green (0.0; -16.6)]
Majority 105
Turnout 27.6%LD gain from Con
Percentage change is since May 2007.

Contact: Margaret Rowley
Role: Group Leader
Email: mrowley@worcs.com  
Phone Number: 01905 345307
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Council 01386 565000 http://wychavon.whub.org.uk/home/wdcindex.htm

Con 1988 (52.3; -10.2)
LD Deena Smith 1037 (27.3; +15.1)
Lab 532 (14.0; -0.3)
BNP 242 (6.4; -4.5)
Majority 951
Turnout 35%Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2008.
Contacts: Sally McIntosh, 01773 830027, 07840 105646, sallymcintosh70@yahoo.co.uk and Phil Smith / Michael Mullaney, 01332 298934
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.
 

Council http://www.derby.gov.uk/  01332 293111

Lab 265 (37.9; -17.7)
Con 258 (36.9; -7.6)
LD Cindy McGrath 80 (11.4; +11.4)
BNP 58 (8.3; +8.3)
English Democrats 39 (5.6; +5.6)
Majority 7
Turnout 35.12%Lab hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.

Contact: Chris Nelson
Role: Agent
Email: chris@chrisnelson.org.uk  
Phone Numbers: 01536 511779, 07919 054691
Party defending seat: Labour. Cause: Death.

Council http://www.kettering.gov.uk/site/index.php  01536 410333

Con 814 (42.2; -16.2)
LD Richard Dunn 742 (38.5; +13.4)
UKIP 154 (8.0; +8.0)
Ind 142 (7.4; +7.4)
Lab 77 (4.0; -12.6)
Majority 72
Turnout 33%Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.

Spelthorne 2005 to 2009 County elections
swing Tory to Lib Dem 7.3%

LD Fran Smith 702 (46.4; +18.8)
Con 393 (26.0; -7.4)
Green 317 (20.9; +4.9)
Lab 102 (6.7; -16.3)
Majority 309
Turnout 23.6%LD hold
Percentage change is since May 2008.

Contact: Season Prater
Role: Campaign Manager
Email: season@southeastlibdems.org.uk  
Phone Number: 07956 135845 http://www.maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.

Council  http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/   01622 602 000
 

Con 1141 (55.8; -14.2)Lab 503 (24.6; -5.3)
Public Services not Private Profit 174 (8.5; +8.5)
LD John Christopher Appleby 152 (7.4; +7.4)
Green 73 (3.6; +3.6)
Majority 638
Turnout not knownCon hold
Percentage change is since May 2008

Contact Michael Huscroft 0191 2620634northtynesidelibdems@yahoo.co.uk or
John Appleby, 0191 262 7518 (eve, wkend),
email johncappleby@gmail.com  
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Council http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/  0845 2000 101
 

Con 455 (55.2; -10.5)LD Joyce Edith O’Brien 227 (27.5; +15.7)
Lab 90 (10.9; +1.1)
Green 52 (6.3; +6.3)
[Others (0.0; -12.6)]
Majority 228
Turnout 46%Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.

Contacts for helpers: John Candler, Agent, 07867 540526
Cllr Harry Shearing, Group Leader, 01255 671969,
Cllr Gary Scott, 01206 820769, garyscott1822@hotmail.com 
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Council http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/TendringDC/  01255 686868 

Ind 233 / 132 / 28 (60.4; -24.2)Con 201 (30.9; +30.9)
Lab 40 (6.1; -9.3)
LD Keith Macfadyen 17 (2.6; +2.6)
Majority 32
Turnout 29.24%Ind hold
Percentage change is since May 2006
Contact: Arthur Preece, agent, arthur.preece@hartlepool.gov.uk
01429 870666
Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Death.

Council  http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/site/index.php  01429 266522

Con 1081 (56.6; +8.3)LD Robert Pembleton 474 (24.8; -0.3)
Lab 296 (15.5; +1.3)
BNP 58 (3.0; -4.1)
[UKIP (0.0; -5.2)]
Majority 607
Turnout not knownCon hold
Percentage change is since May 2007

Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Council  http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1 
0115 917 7777

Lab 487 (53.9; +21.7)
Con 190 (21.0; -4.6)
BNP 170 (18.8; -11.5)
LD Dennis John Rogers 56 (6.2; -1.4)
[UKIP (0.0; -4.1)]
Majority 297
Turnout 34.96%Lab hold
Percentage change is since May 2008
Contact: Sara Bedford, 01923 270469 or 07747 605562 sara@abbotslangley.com
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.

Council  http://www.threerivers.gov.uk  01923 776611

Respect 2495 (39.6; -7.0)
Labour 2228 (35.4; -1.3)
Conservative 799 (12.7; +7.5)
Lib Dem Maeem Quarefhi 506 (8.0; +1.5)
Green 213 (3.4 +3.4)
Independent 55 (0.9 +0.9)
BNP 0 (0; -1.5)
Turnout 32.3
Majority 267Respect HOLD
Percentage change is since May 2008

Party defending seat: RESPECT – The Unity Coalition. Cause: Resignation.

Council http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/  0121 303 1111

Labour 442 (43.6; -6.9)

Lib Dem Steven Abbot 354 (34.9; +25.1)

Ind 102 (10.1; -5.0)

UKIP 69 (6.8; +6.8)

Conservative 47 (4.6; -5.7)

[BNP  (0.0; -14.4)]

Majority 88

Turnout 21.2Labour HOLD

Percentage change is since May 2007

Contact for helpers: Chris Abbott
Role: Agent
Email: chris_abbott@ntlworld.com  
Phone Number: 01642 487557
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.

Council  http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/    01642 774 774

Liberal Democrat Esmond Jenkins 894 (71.7; +31.5)

Con 353 (28.3; -31.5)

Majority 541

Turnout 28.3
Lib Dem HOLD

Percentage change is since May 2007

Contact: Paul Hodgkinson, 07785 263759, paul.hodgkinson1@virgin.net
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.

Council  http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1&tt=cotswold  01285 623 000
 

Labour 585 (52.4; +23.7)

Conservative 531 (47.6; -1.7)

Majority 54

Turnout 24.1

Labour HOLD

Percentage change is since May 2008

Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.

Council  http://www.ambervalley.gov.uk  01773 570222

Details courtesy of Peter Jones, Chairman, Chiltern Liberal Democrats

Con 255 (51.0)
LD Sue Jordan 166 (33.2)
Labour 41 (8.2)
Green 38 (7.6)
Majority 89
Turnout not known

Conservative 1840 (46.6; -3.7)

Lib Dem Davida Allen 1768 (44.8; 0.0)

UKIP 140 (3.5; +3.5)

Labour 106 (2.7, -2.2)

Green 95 (2.4; +2.4)

Majority 72

Turnout 30.6

Conservative HOLDPercentage change is since June 2009

Contact: Vera Head,Organiser, vera.head@tiscali.co.uk 01494 727254
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Returning Officer – Chiltern DC 01494 729000  http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/site/index.php