By-Election Results

Con 2825 (62.3; +23.1)
LD John Kemp 1191 (26.3; -4.3)
Lab 518 (11.4; -18.8)
Majority 1634
Turnout 25%
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2005.

Cand: John Kemp.
Contact: Martyn Forster mrforster@hotmail.com 01424 223001 and Jennifer Als 01797 230324 jals@millwood324.fsnet.co.uk
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Con 893 (75.3; +5.2)
LD Christine Purdy 216 (18.2; -11.8)
Lab 78 (6.6; +6.6)
Majority 677
Turnout 31%
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.
 
Cand: Christine Purdy.
Jennifer Als 01797 230324 jals@millwood324.fsnet.co.uk
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

LD Tim Newhouse 480 (63.6; +63.6)
Ind 275 (36.4; -14.8)
[Ind (0.0; -48.8)]
Majority 205
Turnout 38.6%
LD gain from Ind
Percentage change is since May 2004.

Cand: Tim Newhouse.
Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Death of candidate prior to 1st May.

LD Mike Collins 1040 (52.9; +41.0)
Con 751 (38.2; +11.1)
Lab 175 (8.9; -15.9)
[Green (0.0; -5.5)]
[Resident (0.0; -30.6)]
Majority 289
Turnout 31.4%
LD gain from Resident
Percentage change is since May 2005.
 
Cand: Mike Collins.
Contact: Alistair Cameron alistairc@traseweb.co.uk 01242 584081 or 07901 564616
Party defending seat: Resident. Cause: Resignation.

Con 959 (46.6; +3.1)
Lab 628 (30.5; -14.5)
LD James Rideout 419 (20.3; +8.7)
Ind 53 (2.6; +2.6)
Majority 331
Turnout 37.2%
Con gain from Lab
Percentage change is since May 2007.
 

Cand: James Edward Rideout.

Contacts: Chris Millington or Robert Thurston campaigns team contact@harlow.libdems.org 01279 445555.

Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death of a candidate prior to 1st May.

Newhaven TC, Meeching Uttlesford DC, Great Dunmow North Forest Heath DC, Red Lodge Newport UA, Bettws Newport UA, St Julian’s Allerdale BC, All Saints Newark and Sherwood DC, Edwinstone Shropshire CC, Market Drayton Gwynedd UA, Bowydd ad Rhiw
 

LD Maurice Langham 610 (55.1)
Con 497 (44.9)
Majority 113
Turnout 28.6%
LD hold.
 

Cand: Maurice Langham.
Contact: Henry McLaughlin leweslibdems@hotmail.com 01273 488749Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Disqualification.

Con 569 (52.5; +17.4)
LD Julia Hirons 515 (47.5; -2.3)
[Ind (0.0; -15.0)]
Majority 54
Turnout 42%
Con gain from LD
Percentage change from May 2007.
 

 Cand: Julia Hirons.
Contacts: Peter Wilcock 07831 562106 cllrwilcock@uttlesford.gov.uk 
and Paul Westlake 01799 500194 westlakejones@ntlworld.com Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.

LD Pat McCloud 321 (55.9; +55.9)
Con 230 (40.1; -59.9)
UKIP 23 (4.0; +4.0)
Majority 91
Turnout 38%
LD gain from Con
Percentage change from May 2007.

 

Cand: Pat McCloud.
Contacts: Tim Huggan 01638 714996 or 07973 359117 timjhuggan@aol.com Pat McCloud p.mccloud@homecall.co.uk
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Lab 1128/890/789 (52.0; -0.7)
LD Sue Baker 586/Ann Tripp 451/David Gapper Hampson 408 (27.0; +19.7)
Con 331/260 (15.3; +7.1)
PC 75/49 (3.5; -3.6)
Ind 50/40 (2.3; -22.4)
Majorities 542/304/203
Turnout not known
Lab hold
Percentage change from May 2004.
 
Cand: Ann Tripp, Sue Baker and David Gapper Hampson.
Contacts: Veronica Watkins; Phil Hobson. veronicakwatkins@btinternet.com or philhobson@monouthshire.gov.uk 01495 740 358 or 079 6634 3978 or David Gapper-Hampson01633 854 738 or 075 1512 0685 gapperhampson@aol.com
Party  defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.

LD Ed Townsend 1148/Carmel Townsend 1029/Gill Ford 985 (49.2; -3.5)
Con 581/552/542 (24.9; +15.3)
Lab 492/467/432 (21.1; -2.7)
PC 111 (4.8; +0.3)
[Ind (0.0; -9.4)]
Majorities 567/448/404
Turnout not known
LD hold
Percentage change from May 2004.
 
 
Cand: Ed Townsend, Gill Ford, Carmel Townsend.
Contacts: Veronica Watkins; Phil Hobson. veronicakwatkins@btinternet.com philhobson@monouthshire.gov.uk 01495 740 358; 079 6634 3978
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.

Con 587 (45.0; -1.8)
Lab 536 (41.1; -12.2)
BNP 99 (7.6; +7.6)
Green 58 (4.4; +4.4)
Ind 25 (1.9; +1.9)
Majority 51
Turnout 35%
Con hold
Percentage change from May 2007.
  
Cand: None.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Ind 715 (60.9; +6.8)
Lab 459 (39.1; +8.9)
[Con (0.0; -15.7)]
Majority 256
Turnout 28.9%
Ind hold
Percentage change from May 2007.
 

Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Death.

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.

Llais Gwynedd 341 (48.4; +48.4)
PC 247 (35.0; +35.0)
Green 117 (16.6; +16.6)        
[Lab (0.0; -100.0)]
Majority 94
Turnout not known
Llais Gwynedd gain from Lab
Percentage change from May 2004.
 
 

Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.

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.

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.