By-Election Results

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

Carol Caruana LD 634 (46.9; +16.8)Con 330 (24.4; +3.2)
Lab 300 (22.2; -19.2)
Green 77 (5.7; -1.5)
Ind 10 (0.7; +0.7)
Majority 304
Turnout: 24.0%Lib Dem gain from LabPercentage change is from 2006

Party defending seat: Lab.  Cause: Resignation

You can read the story of this election in our Campaign Stories section.

UKIP 753 (39.2; +17.4)
Con 569 (29.6; -16.6)
Ind 303 (15.8; +15.8)
Melanie Jane Allgood LD 295 (15.4; -11.8)
[Lab (0.0; -4.8)]
Majority 184
Turnout 30.14UKIP gain from LDPercentage change from 2008

Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.
Council 01480 388388

UKIP 865 (45.3; +45.3)
Con 682 (35.7; -10.6)
Anthony Bell Hulme LD 308 (16.1; -21.5)
Lab 53 (2.8; -13.3)
Majority 183
Turnout 30.14%UKIP gain from Con
Percentage change is since 2005

This is a Postponed election from the 4th of June.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death of a Candidate for 4th June election.
Returning Officer – Huntingdonshire DC 01480 388388

Patricia Ellen Shrapnel LD 242 (41.2)
Con 207 (35.3)
Lab 138 (23.5)
Majority 35
Turnout 14.8%LD gain from Con

Returning Officer – Huntingdonshire DC 01480 388388

Lab 426 (62.6; +32.9)
Con 255 (37.3; -6.7)
[LD (0.0; -26.2)
Majority 171
Turnout 48.4%Lab gain from ConPercentage change is from 2007

Party Defending Seat: Con.  Cause: Resignation
Council: 01629 761100

Con 639 (55.8; +3.6)
Lab 506 (44.2; -3.6)
Majority 133
Turnout 26%Con holdPercentage change is since 2007

Party defending seat: Con.  Cause: Death

North Kesteven DC, Ruskington
Con 534 (57.1; -42.9)
Ind 402 (42.9; +42.9)
Majority 132
Turnout 21%Con hold
Percentage change is from 2007 (previous councillor returned unopposed)

Eric Howden LD 805 (52.3; +27.2)
Lab 515 (33.5; -18.6)
BNP 145 (9.4; +9.4)
Con 73 (4.7; -18.0)
Majority 290
Turnout 29.88%LD gain from LabPercentage change from 2007

Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.
Council 01642 774 774

Green 1,456 (38.5; +17.2)Con 1,104 (29.2; +1.1)
Lab 816 (21.6; -4.4)
Howard Spencer LD 280 (7.4; -7.8)
UKIP 129 (3.4; +3.4)
[Ind (0.0; -9.5)
Majority 352
Turnout 32.85%Green gain from ConPercentage change is since 2007

Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Council 01273 290000

Lab 1,218 (49.5; +1.0)Con 403 (16.4; -8.9)
UKIP 342 (13.9; +13.9)
Norman Beverley LD 303 (12.3; +0.7)
BNP 195 (7.9; -6.6)
Majority 815
Turnout 23.5%Lab holdPercentage change since 2008

Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.
Council 0161 480 4949

Con 548 (46.0; -9.6)
Lab 361 (30.3; -14.0)
Daniel Jones LD 162 (13.6; +13.6)
BNP 120 (10.1; +10.1)
Majority 187
Turnout 27.4%Con holdPercentage change since 2007

Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Council 01933 229777

Afifa Pervez LD 1,195 (41.3; -5.2)Lab 934 (32.3; -9.0)
Con 423 (14.6; +2.4)
Ind 240 (8.3; +8.3)
Green 100 (3.5; +3.5)
Majority 261
Turnout 29.28%Lib Dem holdPercentage change is since 2006

Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Disqualification.
The councillor was elected as a Liberal Democrat but was sitting as an Independent when he was Disqualified.

Council 020 8937 1200

Erewash BC, Abbotsford Warwickshire CC, Arbury and Stockingford Derbyshire CC, Kirk Hallam division Wychavon DC, Droitwich Central Christchurch DC, Portfield St Helens BC, Moss Bank Cirencester TC, Watermoor
 

Lab 1331 (41.7; +13.5)

Con 1079 (33.8;+2.6)

BNP 449 (14.1;-10.4)

Green 170 (5.3;-10.8)

Rachel Field LD 118 (3.7;+3.7)

Socialist Alternative 43 (1.3;1.3)

Maj 252

Turnout 21.4%

Lab gain from Con

Percentage change is since June 2009
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 471 (53.4;+2.1)

Lab 306 (34.7;-14.0)

Peter Aanonson LD 105 (11.9;+11.9)

Majority 165

Turnout 23.0%

Con hold

Percentage changes are since 2007
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.
 

Lab 1261 (49.9;-15.9)

Con 783 (31.0;-3.3)

BNP 327 (12.9;12.9)

Richard Pyle LD 158 (6.2;+6.2)

Majority 478

Turnout 29.2%

Lab Hold

Percentage changes are since 2005
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: This is not a by-election but is a County Council election postponed from 4th June because of the death of one of the Candidates.
 

Ann Gopsill LD 233 (51.1;+9.6)

Con 223 (48.9;+17.9)

[Lab (0.0;-27.5)]

Majority 10

Turnout 22.8%

LD hold

Percentages calculated since 2007

Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.

Christine Payne LD 279 (34.4;-1.1)  

Con 278 (34.3;+4.0)

Ind 156 (19.2;-9.9) 

UKIP 98 (12.1;+12.1)

[Lab (0.0;-5.1)]     

Majority 1   

Turnout 25.4%

LD hold    

Percentage change is since May 2007
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.
 

David Kent LD 1480 (53.9;-8.6)

Lab 1011 (36.8;+8.6)

Con 111 (4.0;-5.3)

Green 73 (2.7;+2.7)

Ind 71 (2.6,+2.6)

Majority 469

Turnout 31.8%

LD hold

Percentage changes since 2008

Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.
 

Gary Martyn Selwyn LD 334 (59.3)

Con 180 (32.0)

Ind 49 (8.7)

Majority 154

LD hold
Turnout 16.8%

DIAL PARK WARD RESULTS
Bannister J.A. (Ind) 88
Booth L. (Lab) 42
Hay L.J. (Ind) 82
Jones E. (Ind) 88
Kibbler C.J. (Ind) 91
% Poll 10.2%
* The four candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.

Details Courtesy of Andrew Stunell MP.

OFFERTON HALL WARD RESULTS
Duerdoth M.E. (Lab) 48
Lamb J. (Ind) 107
Owen P.E. (Ind) 115
Scanlon C. (Ind) 87
% Poll 12.3%
* The three candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.

Details Courtesy of Andrew Stunell MP.

Gosport BC, Brockhurst Lichfield DC, Whittington Suffolk Coastal DC, Walberswick and Wenhaston
 

LD Rob Hylands 562 Siobhan Mitchell-Smith 523 (50.3; +2.8)Con 364 / 339 (32.6; -7.0)
Green 131 (11.7; +5.6)
Lab 60 / 56 (5.4; -1.4)
Majorities 198 / 159
Turnout 28.16%LD hold x 2 Percentage change is since May 2008
Contact: Councillor Peter Chegwyn, Agent chegwyn@talk21.com  
023 9252 8017 / 07931 177940
Party defending seats: LD. Cause: Resignation x 2. 

Con 345 (65.1; -5.1)LD Penny Bennion 185 (34.9; +5.1)
Majority 160
Turnout not knownCon holdPercentage change is since May 2007

Contacts: Phil Bennion, Campaign Manager 07831 136512 phil.bennion@btconnect.com or Agent, Ian Jackson 0777-1818-530
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation. 

Con 316 (66.0; -6.1)Green 163 (34.0; +34.0)
[Lab (0.0; -27.9)]
Majority 153
Turnout 30.5%Con holdPercentage change is since May 2007

Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.