Local Council by-election 4th April

[Tony Otim]

NORFOLK CC; Wroxham (Con resigned)
Candidates:
DAVIS, Jan (Green)
HEARD, Stephen Paul (Liberal Democrat)
WHEELER, Julia Carol (Labour)
WHYMARK, Fran (Conservative)

2017: Con 1744; LD 588; Lab 315; Grn 162; UKIP 148
2013: Con 908; Ind 550; UKIP 543; LD 533; Lab 315
2009: Con 1788; Grn 603; LD 485; Lab 291
2005: Con 2096; Ind 1226; Lab 948; LD 863; Grn 224

The Lib Dem candidate was their candidate in 2017 and the indy who stood in 2013.
The Conservative candidate is one of the incumbent councillors for Wroxham ward on Broadland DC (elected some distance ahead of her running mate in 2015).

This division is made up of 3 district wards – Coltishall (1 member) is safely Conservative. Blofield with South Walsham elected 2 indys in 2004, before the Conservatives gained 1 in 2007 and the other in 2011 – now looks fairly safe Conservative. Wroxham ward elected an Indy and a Conservative in 2004 and 2007, before the Lib Dems took both seats in 2011, only for the Tories to win one in a by-election in 2014 and the other in 2015.

Current Council: Con 53 + this vacancy; Lab 16; LD 11; Ind Group 2; Ind (non-aligned 1);

[pw]

one small correction to the above post. Fran (the Conservative candidate) is a man.

[Robert Waller]

britainelects.com/2019/04/01/by-election-previews-4th-april-2019/

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Anyone know if Wroxham is counting tonight? It's a big division with poor roads.

[olympian95]

Norfolk is Con hold

Con 922

LD 395

Green 174

Lab 163

[iain]

Apr 4, 2019 22:40:15 GMT olympian95 said:

Norfolk is Con hold

Con 922

LD 395

Green 174

Lab 163

Con - 55.7%
LD - 23.9%
Grn - 10.5%
Lab - 9.9%

[Robert Waller]

Britain Elects say ..

Wroxham (Norfolk) result:

CON: 55.7% (-3.2)
LDEM: 23.9% (+4.0)
GRN: 10.5% (+5.0)
LAB: 9.9% (-0.8)

Conservative HOLD.

No UKIP (-5.0) as prev.

[peter]

Yet another example of what can best be called "still water." This has been the overall trend for many weeks now.

[middleenglander]

Norfolk, Wroxham - Conservative hold

Party	2019 votes	2019 share	since 2017	since 2013	since 2009
Conservative	922	55.7%	-3.2%	+23.9%	-0.7%
Liberal Democrat	395	23.9%	+4.0%	+5.2%	+8.6%
Green	174	10.5%	+5.0%	from nowhere	-8.5%
Labour	163	9.9%	-0.8%	-1.2%	+0.7%
UKIP			-5.0%	-19.1%
Independent *				-19.3%
Total votes	1,654		56%	58%	52%

* 2013 Independent candidate is Liberal Democrat in 2017 and by-election

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 3½% since 2017 and 4½% since 2009 but, if particularly meaningful, Liberal Democrat to Conservative 9½% since 2013

Council now 54 Conservative, 16 Labour, 11 Liberal Democrat, 2 Independent, 1 Independent non-aligned

[Chris from Brum]

How do the Greens feel about the direct swing of 5% from UKIP?

[Tony Otim]

Apr 5, 2019 8:01:41 GMT Chris from Brum said:

How do the Greens feel about the direct swing of 5% from UKIP?

🤔🤔😁😁😁😁

I was more focussed on the fact that we were the only ones who got more actual votes than last time...

[froome]

Apr 5, 2019 8:01:41 GMT Chris from Brum said:

How do the Greens feel about the direct swing of 5% from UKIP?

Perfectly happy, just as you should be with the direct swing to your party. Of course direct swings don't happen, people's votes move all over the place and the result is how that mix ends up.