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.

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.

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.

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 485 (35.9; +0.2), Lab 393 (29.1; -0.1), LD Anne Becket 364 (26.9; -2.3), UKIP 109 (8.1; +2.1).
Majority 92. Turnout not known. Con gain from Lab. Percentage change is since May 2007.

Cand: Anne Becket.
Contact: David Becket 01270 820474 david.becket@newcastlelibdems.org.uk
or Pippa Cooley 01782 560591 pippa.cooley@newcastle-libdems.org.ukParty defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.

 Con 590 (35.6 -14.9)

LD Anson Westbrook 411 (24.8 – 3.5)

Lab 244 (14.7 + 3.1)

Ind 132 (8.0 – 1.7)

Green 126 (7.6 + 7.6)

BNP 104 (6.3 + 6.3)

UKIP 51 (3.1 +3.1)

Majority 179

Turnout 24.6%

CON HOLD

Percentage change since May 2007

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.