By-elections - 13th June 2013

[greatkingrat]

KING'S LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK - Watlington (Liberal Democrat resigned)

2011 - LD 635, Lab 135
2007 - LD 515, Con 293
2003 - Con 501, LD 193

Ashley COLLINS (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
John DOBSON (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Emilia RUST (Labour Party Candidate)

Conservatives not standing in 2011, Lib Dems not standing in the by-election, is there something in the water in Watlington?

KIRKLEES - Liversedge and Gomersal (Conservative resigned)

2012 - Con 2021, Lab 1577, Grn 365, LD 155
2011 - Con 2467, Lab 2189, Grn 334, LD 290
2010 - Con 3667, Lab 2284, LD 1548, BNP 990, Grn 232
2008 - Con 2592, BNP 936, Lab 797, LD 382, Grn 202
2007 - Con 2157, BNP 1436, Lab 1006, LD 387, Grn 208
2006 - Con 1791, BNP 1643, Lab 1017, LD 393, Grn 226

Simon ALVY (Labour Party Candidate)
Richard FARNHILL (Liberal Democrats)
Sharon LIGHT (The Conservative Party Candidate)

SOUTHAMPTON - Woolston (Labour resigned)

2012 - Lab 1607, Con 931, LD 243, TUSC 138
2011 - Lab 1768, Con 1071, LD 354, TUSC 163
2010 - Lab 2447, Con 1755, LD 1281, Grn 270
2008 - Lab 1250, Con 1143, LD 373, Grn 255
2007 - Lab 1346, Con 840, LD 666
2006 - Lab 1525, Con 792, LD 693

Sue ATKINS (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts)
Christopher BLUEMEL (Green Party)
Adrian FORD (Liberal Democrats)
Christopher HAMMOND (Labour Party Candidate)
Alex HOUGHTON (The Conservative Party Candidate)
John SHARP (UKIP)

[David Ashforth]

	Ward map	ONS data
KING'S LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK – Watlington	link	link
KIRKLEES - Liversedge and Gomersal	link	link
SOUTHAMPTON – Woolston	link	link

[lancastrian]

Does anyone know anything about Watlington? Very strange candidate lists there.

[marksenior]

Jun 10, 2013 23:39:05 GMT lancastrian said:

Does anyone know anything about Watlington? Very strange candidate lists there.

I do know the Lib Dems had selected a candidate and ALDC lists a contact name/phone number but do not know why nominations were not submitted .

[lancastrian]

Oh dear. The council website says Watlington will be counted at 9:30 tomorrow. Kirklees says ' results will be available on 14th June, so hopefully they are counting tonight. Can't find anything about Woolston so I would assume they're counting tonight, as still seems usual for by-elections.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

There's a 26.48% turnout in Woolston.

"More than expected" according to political reporter of the Southern Daily Echo.

[andrea]

26.48% turnout in Southampton.

Kirklees count appears to be tomorrow

[Khunanup]

Jun 13, 2013 22:13:53 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

There's a 26.48% turnout in Woolston.

"More than expected" according to political reporter of the Southern Daily Echo.

That's probably a turnout they'd be happy enough with in a normal election there with turnouts being as they are at the moment.

[marksenior]

Jun 13, 2013 22:20:44 GMT Khunanup said:

Jun 13, 2013 22:13:53 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

There's a 26.48% turnout in Woolston.

"More than expected" according to political reporter of the Southern Daily Echo.

That's probably a turnout they'd be happy enough with in a normal election there with turnouts being as they are at the moment.

29.4% in 2012
33.8% in 2011

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Labour has won Woolston, with UKIP second.

[lancastrian]

David beat me to it. Not good for the Tories(again), though we haven't got the numbers yet

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Here's the full Woolston result and it becomes clear it was a narrow escape for Labour, not a massive victory:

Christopher Hammond (Labour) 864
John Sharp (UK Independence Party) 741
Alex Houghton (Conservative) 704
Sue Atkins (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts) 136
Adrian Ford (Liberal Democrats) 120
Christopher Bluemel (Green Party) 107

[Pete Whitehead]

Interesting. So not actually too bad for the Tories at all - looks like UKIP's advance is more at Labour expense and this is one of only 2 wards Labour held in 2008

[andydm]

Indeed a narrow escape although I'm very surprised that the Tories did so well in their weakest ward in Southampton.

[Pete Whitehead]

Lab    864  32.3%
UKIP  741  27.7%
Con   704  26.3%
TUSC 136    5.1%
LD     120    4.5%
Grn    107    4.0%

[lancastrian]

I was thinking before that until now the Tories had held up reasonably in Woolston, compared to similar wards in other areas, and had done better in 2011 and 2012 in Itchen than Test. Perhaps they have now decided that Itchen(which I believe includes Woolston) is the better area for them to put the work in to.

[Philip Davies]

Remembering which Southampton seat is which is easy. Test is the west one.

[markgoodair]

Jun 13, 2013 23:44:07 GMT lancastrian said:

I was thinking before that until now the Tories had held up reasonably in Woolston, compared to similar wards in other areas, and had done better in 2011 and 2012 in Itchen than Test. Perhaps they have now decided that Itchen(which I believe includes Woolston) is the better area for them to put the work in to.

If anyone should be worried it is Labour their vote was down substantially.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

For Labour in particular the circumstances were uniquely difficult. It may not be a sign of general problems so much as a comment on the Richard Williams situation.

[hempie]

BERKHAMSTED EAST TOWN COUNCIL BY-ELECTION
Ashbourne Tories 315 27.9%
Bonnett Lib Dem 456 40.4% ELECTED
Charles UKIP 184 16.3%
De Hoest Green 75 6.6%
Scott Labour 92 8.2%

Total 1128
Turnout 24.70%