By-Election Results

LD Stephen Richard Walls 423 (56.0)Con 333 (44.0)
Majority 90
Turnout 22%LD gain from Con
Part defending seat: Con. Cause: Disqualification.

Ind 385 (37.2; +37.2)LD Gordon King 315 (30.5; -8.8)
Con 273 (26.4; -34.3)
UKIP 61 (5.9; +5.9)
Majority 70
Turnout 30.66%Ind gain from ConPercentage change is since June 2009
Contact for Helpers: Carole King
Role: Campaign organiser
Email: caroleking@blueyonder.co.uk
Phone Number: 01373 822650
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Ind 243 (42.4)
Con 135 (23.6)
LD Raymond Donald Lee 115 (20.1)
No Description 80 (14.0)
Majority 108
Turnout 17.7%Ind hold

Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Death.

Lab 1243 (44.0; +2.7)Con 676 (23.9; -15.7)
UKIP 442 (15.6; +15.6)
BNP 82 (2.9; +2.9)
Ind 204 (7.2; +7.2)
LD Rebecca Trimnell 181 (6.4; -6.8)
[Green (0.0; -5.9)]
Majority 567
Turnout 29%Lab holdPercentage change is since May 2008
Contacts for Helpers: Rebecca Trimnell
Role: Candidate
Email: rtrimnelluk@Hotmail.com  
Phone Number: (01752) 220352 and Jan Mortier, 07947 220803 jan.rees.mortier@gmail.com
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.

Con 214 (61.3)
LD Brain L Willis 135 (38.7)
Majority 79
Turnout 15.46%Con holdContact: Romer Hoseason
Role: organiser
Email: romer.hoseason@btinternet.com  
Phone Number: 01691 656581
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

LD Dean Clarke 504 (61.6; +16.5)Con 314 (38.4; -16.5)
Majority 190
Turnout not knownLD gain from ConPercentage change is since May 2007
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 299 (53.9)LD Sally Ann Chandler 256 (46.1)
Majority 43
Turnout 29.8%Con hold

Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 469 (47.8)
LD Roger Bonney 358 (36.5)
MK 84 (8.6)
Lab 71 (7.2)
Majority 111
Turnout 22.44%Con gain from Ind

Party defending seat: Ind.  Cause: Resignation

LD Janet Law 886 (63.4; -8.8)Con 252 (18.0; +5.0)
Ind 178 (12.7; +12.7)
Lab 82 (5.9; +0.8)
[BNP (0.0; -9.7)]
Majority 634
Turnout 31.81%LD holdPercentage change is since May 2007
 
Contact: Cllr Michael Newby 01423 885084 or 07767 761749
Email: michael.newby@hotmail.co.uk
Party defending seat: LD.  Cause: Death

Council 01423 500 600http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/main.asp?page=0

Gavin Chambers (LD) – 614 (62.5)
Marshall Vance (Con) – 312 (31.8%)
Tom Richardson (BNP) – 56 (5.7%)
Majority 302
Turnout 28.1%Lib Dem hold.
 

Contact for helpers: Peter Spencer peterjspencer@hotmail.com
020 8504 9808
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.

Returning Officer – Epping Forest DC http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/default.asp 01992 564000

Forest of Dean DC, Mitcheldean and Drybrook Blackpool UA, Stanley West Lindsey DC, Saxilby Ashfield DC, Hucknall Central
 

LD Sue Henchley 638 (55.1; +36.2)Ind 239 (20.6; -18.2)
Con 195 (16.8; -5.8)
Lab 86 (7.4; -12.1)
Majority 399
Turnout 32.4%LD gain from IndPercentage change is since May 2007
Contacts: Chris Coleman, PPC, chriscoleman@email.com  07801 949 415 or Sue Henchley, Constituency Chair, sue990@btinternet.com  
01594 544680
Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Death.

Council 01594 810000
 

Con 648 (32.8; -28.2)Lab 602 (30.5; +4.6)
LD Michael Hodkinson 332 (16.8; +3.6)
UKIP 203 (10.3; +10.3)
BNP 192 (9.7; +9.7)
Majority 46
Turnout 36.4%Con holdPercentage change is since May 2007
Contact: Cllr Douglas Green, Agent, Leader Lib Dem Group 01253-347022 douglas_h_green_@hotmail.com
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Council 01253 477477 http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/
 

Con 722 (60.6; +22.4)LD Dean John Woolley 407 (34.2; -27.6)
UKIP 62 (5.2; +5.2)
Majority 315
Turnout 28.3%Con gain from LD
Percentage change is since May 2008 

Contact: Peter Turner, 01522 751688
Party defending seat: Lib Dem. Cause: Resignation.
(Elected LD but was Ind when resigned).

Council 01427 676676 http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/index.asp?catId=3

LD Kevin Moore 463 (32.3; +18.8)Lab 392 (27.3; +6.8)
Con 320 (22.3; -7.7)
UKIP 181 (12.6; +12.6)
Ind 79 (5.5; -30.5)
Majority 71
Turnout 26.16%LD gain from Ind
Percentage change is since May 2007

Contact: Austin Rathe 07740 354448
Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Death
Council http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk/ccm/portal/  01623 457284

LD HAYLEY IRIS GWENDOLINE WALLER 298 Con 236
MK 216
Lab 93
Majority 62
Turnout 19.9%
 

Con 374
LD Steve Leverton 305
MK 227
Lab 109
Majority 69
Turnout 19.3%
 

Torridge DC, Holsworthy Kings Lynn and West Norfolk BC, Gaywood Chase Scarborough BC, Hertford Scarborough BC, Streonshalh Bridgend TC, Morfa
 

Ind 537 (53.3; +18.7)
LD Vicky Shearman 471 (46.7; +2.8)
[Con (0.0; -21.5)]
Majority 66
Turnout 31.8%Ind gain from LDPercentage change is since May 2007
Contact: Theresa Seligman
Email: organiser@twdld.org.uk
Phone Number:01237 422032
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.

Con 202 (28.7; -17.4)Lab 194 (27.5; -10.2)
LD Ian Swinton 167 (23.7; +23.7)
BNP 90 (12.8; +12.8)
Green 52 (7.4; +7.4)
Majority 8
Turnout 18%Con holdPercentage change is since May 2007

Contact: Ian Mack, Lib Dem Council Group Leader
Email: docianmack@aol.com  
Phone Number: 01366 500942
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Green 894 (66.5; +41.7)Con 356 (26.5; -9.3)
Ind 94 (7.0; +7.0)
[BNP (0.0; -10.4)]
[LD (0.0; -28.9)]
Majority 538
Turnout 32.7%Green gain from ConPercentage change is since May 2007

Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Ind 246 / 48 (54.1; +20.9)LD Graham Mark Peirson 95 (17.5; -29.6)
Con 80 (14.7; -4.9)
Lab 74 13.6; +13.6)
Majority 151
Turnout 14.8%Ind gain from LDPercentage change is since May 2007

Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.

The following details have been supplied by Peter Black (Assembly Member): –
Labour 187
Ann-Marie Vaughan Liberal Democrat 179
Tories 150
Independent 121
Majority 8
Turnout 19.1%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat
Cause- resignation

Didcot TC, Northbourne Little Gaddesden PC
 

Neil Fawcett has kindly supplied the following information: –David Rouane (Lib Dem) 152 (42.1%)
Labour 124 (34.3%)
Conservative 85 (23.5%)
Lib Dem majority 28
Turnout 12%Lib Dem gain from Conservative
Conservative councillor resigned.
Top candidate for each party in this ward in 2007 got:
Con 451 (39.8%)
Lab 444 (39.2%)
Ind 237 (20.9%)
Giving changes of:
Lib Dem +42.1%
Con -16.3%
Lab -4.9%
(Ind -20.9%)
This gives us our first Lib Dem councillor in Didcot EVER!

Lloyd Harris has kindly supplied the following information: –LD Rob Irving 102
Philip Melville 97

Turnout 23%
(postal votes turnout was in the 40%s)
 

Congratulations to Rob Irving for winning the Little Gaddesden by-election. He is now the third parish level councillor who is a member of Hemel Lib Dems. The other two are Mike Morton and Lloyd Harris.
Well done Rob

Cheltenham BC, All Saints Broxtowe BC, Brinsley Tameside MBC, Denton North East
 

LD Charlie Stewart 680 (58.2; -0.9)Con 395 (33.8; +0.2)
Green 57 (4.9; +0.4)
Lab 37 (3.2; +0.3)
Majority 285
Turnout 27.1%LD hold
Percentage change is since May 2008
Contact: David Fidgeon, Organiser davidfidgeon@yahoo.co.uk
01242 224889
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.

Council 01242 262626

Con 416 (40.9; +40.9)
BNP 288 (28.3; -15.7)
LD Stuart William Hosker 224 (22.0; +22.0)
Lab 68 (6.7; -22.9)
UKIP 21 (2.1; +2.1)
[Others (0.0; -26.5)]
Majority 128
Turnout not knownCon gain from BNPPercentage change is since May 2007
 
Contact: Peter Harris, Agent  peterh@aldmail.co.uk  
01623 441020
Party defending seat: BNP. Cause: Disqualification.
(Elected as BNP, was Ind when disqualified).

Council 0115 917 7777
 

Lab 1258 (47.8; +2.3)Con 660 (25.1; -11.3)
BNP 358 (13.6; +13.6)
UKIP 193 (7.3; +7.3)
Green 164 (6.2; +6.2)
[LD (0.0; -18.2)]
Majority 598
Turnout 31.5%Lab holdPercentage change is since May 2008

Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.

Council 0161 342 8355

The Early Bird catches the Seat
 
In the three principle by-elections held on Thursday 30th July 2009 the Conservatives took a seat of the BNP, Labour and the Lib Dems held a seat each.
The Lib Dems held a seat on Cheltenham BC ‘All Saints’ ward after the sad death of long-serving Liberal Democrat Councillor Tina Franklin in May. After a hard fought camapaign in which they delivered a constant flow of leaflets and letters, they canvassed over 50% of the ward with the valuable help from outside the constituency. The Conservatives as expected ran a hard campaign, but seemed to get the message wrong by talking about the internal workings of the Council. The result was a good majority of 285 over the Conservatives.
 
In the Tameside MBC, ‘Denton North East’ ward, Labour held the seat with a slight increase of vote share. The two disappointing points of this result are that we did not stand a candidate even though last time we achieved 18.2% of the votes, and the second was the 13.6% (358 votes) that the BNP achieved.
 
In the Broxtowe BC, ‘Brinsley’ ward, the Conservatives took the seat with 40.9% of the votes and the BNP came second with 28.3% a drop of 15.7% from when they won the seat last time. The Lib Dems did a full-blown campaign of leaflets, target mailings and a 60% canvass. This ward was targeted by the Tories and even though the Lib Dems did a very good campaign, the Tories had a local candidate who has been a Parish Councillor for 30 years, they out leafleted, out canvassed and did the Postal Vote better than we did, by starting earlier than we did. and using all the messages that we would, but against us. Resulting in the Conservatives winning the Postal Vote and the seat, with Lib Dems coming third behind the BNP.
 
The messages from this week elections start early, target the Postal Vote, talk to as many people as possible and make sure that you set the messages and keep control of the campaign.  
 
Cllr Mark Alcock
mark.alcock@aldc.org 

Wednesday 22nd July 2009

Kensington and Chelsea LBC, Colville

Thursday 23rd July 2009

Redcar and Cleveland BC, Dormanstown Brighton and Hove City Council, Goldsmid Stockport MBC, Reddish North Wellingborough BC, Swanspool Brent LBC, Wembley Central Huntingdonshire DC, Ramsey Cambridgeshire CC, Ramsey Huntingdon TC, North Derbyshire Dales DC, Winster & South Darley Hyndburn DC, Immanuel

North Kesteven DC, Ruskington