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Post by middleenglander on Oct 1, 2015 22:06:00 GMT
October by-elections in Scotland
Aberdeen, George Street / Harbour - SNP holds based on first preferences | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2012 | since 2007 | | SNP | 961 | 51.2% | +17.5% | +18.7% | | Labour | 490 | 26.1% | -5.4% | -6.6% | | Conservative | 195 | 10.4% | +3.7% | +3.7% | | Green | 136 | 7.2% | -0.1% | -0.6% | | Liberal Deomctat | 96 | 5.1% | -4.7% | -15.3% | | Independents |
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| | Total votes | 1,878 |
| 71% | 48% |
Swing Labour to SNP 11.4% since 2012 and 12.6% since 2007 Council now 17 Labour, 16 SNP, 5 Liberal Democrat, 3 Independent, 2 Conservative Aberdeen, Midstocket / Rosemount - SNP from Conservative sitting as Independent
based on first preferences | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2012 | since 2008 B | since 2007 | | SNP | 1,168 | 40.9% | +2.0% | +11.4% | +14.6% | | Conservative | 672 | 23.6% | +9.8% | -4.2% | -4.1% | | Labour | 605 | 21.2% | -11.2% | +3.7% | +0.1% | | Liberal Democrat | 238 | 8.3% | +2.0% | -15.1% | -13.8% | | Green | 170 | 6.0% | -0.4% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Independent |
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| -2.8% | | Total votes | 2,853 |
| 74% | 97% | 55% |
Swing Labour to SNP ~6½% since 2012, 3.8% since 2008 by-election and 7¼% since 2007 Council now 17 Labour, 16 SNP, 5 Liberal ,Democrat, 3 Independent, 2 Conservative East Ayrshire, Irvine Valley - SNP hold based on first preferences | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2012 | since 2007 | | SNP | 1,797 | 49.8% | +5.3% | +6.2% | | Conservative | 865 | 24.0% | +5.8% | +3.5% | | Labour | 860 | 23.8% | -6.3% | -7.8% | | Green | 88 | 2.4% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Independent |
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| -7.2% | -4.3% | | Total votes | 3,610 |
| 77% | 57% |
Swing Labour to SNP 5.8% since 2012 and 7% since 2007 Council now 15 SNP, 14 Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 Independent Fife, Glenrothers West & Kinglassie - SNP hold based on first preferences | Party | 2015 B2 votes | 2015 B2 share | since 2015 B1 | since 2012 | since 2007 | | SNP | 2,235 | 59.0% | +3.7% | +16.5% | +10.8% | | Labour | 1,207 | 31.9% | -3.9% | -9.3% | -2.5% | | Conservative | 234 | 6.2% | +1.8% | +3.2% | +0.2% | | Green | 113 | 3.0% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | | UKIP |
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| | Row 10 column 1 | 1,207 |
| 83% | 73% | 59% |
Swing Labour to SNP 2.8% since March 2015, 12.9% since 2012 and 6.7% since 2007 Council now 33 Labour, 27 SNP, 10 Liberal Democrat, 4 Independent, 3 Conservative, 1 Vacant Moray, Heldon & Laitch - Independent hold based on first preferences | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2013 B | since 2012 | since 2007 | | Independent | 1,323 | 41.1% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | | SNP | 1,003 | 31.1% | +5.9% | -5.9% | +0.1% | | Conservative | 703 | 21.8% | +7.8% | +4.6% | +10.4% | | Green | 192 | 6.0% | -0.1% | -0.6% | from nowhere | | Previous Independents |
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| -54.7% | -39.1% | -57.6% | | Total votes | 3,221 |
| 81% | 81% | |
Swing not meaningful Council now 11 SNP, 10 Independent, 3 Conservative, 2 Labour Stirling, Stirling East - SNP hold based on first preferences | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2012 | since 2007 | | SNP | 1,311 | 45.2% | +12.1% | +12.2% | | Labour | 1,094 | 37.7% | -6.8% | -1.6% | | Conservative | 343 | 11.8% | +4.0% | -2.0% | | Green | 152 | 5.2% | +1.0% | from nowhere | | Liberal Democrat |
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| -10.4% | -13.8% | | Total votes | 2,900 |
| 75% | 52% |
Swing Labour to SNP 9.4% since 2012 and 6.9% since 2007 Council now 9 SNP, 8 Labour, 4 Conservative, 1 Green West Lothian, Linlithgow - SNP hold based on first preferences | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2012 | since 2007 | | SNP | 2,059 | 43.1% | +1.4% | +3.3% | | Labour | 1,088 | 22.9% | +2.6% | +6.0% | | Conservative | 973 | 20.5% | -12.7% | -8.9% | | Green | 282 | 5.9% | from nowhere | +1.9% | | No Description | 230 | 4.8% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Liberal Democrat | 133 | 2.8% | from nowhere | -6.6% | | St JohnHospital |
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| -0.6% | | Total votes | 4,755 |
| 75% | 60% |
Swing if meaningful SNP to Labour 0.6% since 2012 and 1.3% since 2007 Council now 16 Labour, 15 SNP, 1 Conservative, 1 Independent Western Isles, West Side & Ness - No Description gain from Independentbased on first preferences | Party | 2015 B2 votes | 2015 B2 share | 2015 B1 result | since 2012 | since 2007 | | No Description | 886 | 86.9% |
| from nowhere | from nowhere | | Independent | 75 | 7.4% |
| from nowhere | from nowhere | | Green | 59 | 5.8% |
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| unopposed | -79.6% | -100% | | SNP |
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| 70% | 57% |
Swing not meaningful Council now 22 Independent, 6 SNP, 3 Labour, 1 No Description Highland, Aird & Loch Ness - Liberal Democrat gain from SNPbased on first preferences | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2012 | since 2007 | | Liberal Democrat | 1,029 | 33.5% | +21.1% | +22.3% | | SNP | 1,000 | 32.5% | +4.6% | +14.5% | | Conservative | 467 | 15.2% | +8.3% | +8.0% | | Independent | 293 | 9.5% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Green | 287 | 9.3% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Previous Independents |
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| -45.8% | -57.7% | | Labour |
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| -5.5% | -5.9% | | UKIP |
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| | Total votes | 3,076 |
| 76% | 62% |
Swing not meaningful Council now 32 Independent, 20 SNP, 12 Liberal Democrat, 8 Labour, 5 Highland Alliance, 3 Non-Aligned
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Post by middleenglander on Oct 15, 2015 21:53:58 GMT
Cherwell - Banbury Grimsbury & Castle - Labour gain from Conservative| Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | since 2015 | since 2014 | since 2012 | since 2011 | | Labour | 781 | 45.0% | +8.3% | +4.0% | +5.9% | +4.0% | | Conservative | 661 | 38.1% | +3.1% | -13.3% | -7.0% | -2.3% | | UKIP | 150 | 8.6% | -6.3% | -13.2% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Liberal Democrat | 73 | 4.2% | -1.3% | -0.2% | -1.5% | -4.8% | | Green | 72 | 4.1% | -3.8% | -3.8% | -6.1% | -5.6% | | Total votes | 1,737 |
| 42% | 75% | 95% | 73% |
Swing Conservative to Labour 2.6% since May, 6.4% since 2012 and 3.1% since 2011 but Labour to Conservative 8.6% since 2014 Council now 40 Conservatives, 8 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent Cardiff, Riverside - Labour hold | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2013 B | since 2012 "top" | since 2012 "average" | since 2011 B | | Labour | 1,071 | 45.9% | -4.4% | -0.8% | -1.1% | -0.9% | | Plaid Cymru | 780 | 33.5% | -1.3% | +2.3% | +3.2% | +3.2% | | Conservative | 155 | 6.6% | +1.8% | -1.1% | -1.6% | -3.5% | | UKIP | 110 | 4.7% | +0.4% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Green | 109 | 4.7% | from nowhere | -3.3% | -2.9% | -3.0% | | Liberal Democrat | 85 | 3.6% | +1.0% | -0.2% | -0.3% | -1.5% | | TUSC | 21 | 0.9% | -2.2% | -1.8% | -2.1% | from nowhere | | Total votes | 2,331 |
| +105% | 63% | 70% | 64% |
Swing Labour to Plaid Cymru 1½% since 2013 by-election, ~2% since both 2012 and 2011 by-election Council now 46 Labour, 15 Liberal Democrat, 9 Conservative, 3 Plaid Cymru, 2 Independent Bolsover, Bolsover South - Labour hold | Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | 2015 result | since 2011 "top" | since 2011 "average" | | Labour | 232 | 42.5% | unopposed | -26.7% | -24.1% | | UKIP | 127 | 23.3% |
| from nowhere | since nowhere | | Conservative | 109 | 20.0% |
| -10.9% | -13.5% | | TUSC | 78 | 14.3% |
| from nowhere | since nowhere | | Total votes | 546 |
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Swing not meaningful Council now 32 Labour, 4 Independent, 1 Non-Aligned South Hams, Totnes - Green hold | Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | since 2015 "top" | since 2015 "average" | | Green | 570 | 30.1% | -2.4% | -2.4% | | Liberal Democrat | 558 | 29.5% | +12.4% | +11.0% | | Labour | 432 | 22.8% | +4.3% | +5.1% | | Conservative | 268 | 14.2% | -2.5% | -0.3% | | Independent | 63 | 3.3% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | UKIP |
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| -10.2% | -11.1% | | TUSAC |
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| -5.1% | -5.6% | | Total votes | 1,891 |
| 28% | 30% |
Swing Green to Liberal Democrat ~7% since May Council now 25 Conservative, 3 Green, 2 Liberal Democrat, 1 Labour South Oxfordshire, Sandford & The Wittenhams - Conservative hold | Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | since 2015 | | Conservative | 290 | 42.8% | -4.4% | | Liberal Democrat | 249 | 36.7% | +16.4% | | Labour | 89 | 13.1% | -3.7% | | Green | 50 | 7.4% | -8.3% | | Total votes | 678 |
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Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 10.4% since May Council now 32 Conservative, 1 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Resident, 1 Vacant Woking , Goldsworth East - Liberal Democrat hold | Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | since 2015 | since 2014 | since 2012 | since 2011 "top" | since 2011 "average" | | Liberal Democrat | 594 | 37.8% | +13.9% | +7.7% | -1.7% | +2.7% | +2.0% | | Conservative | 562 | 35.8% | -8.5% | -0.9% | +1.4% | -4.7% | -3.5% | | Labour | 262 | 16.7% | -4.6% | +0.2% | -1.0% | +0.1% | +0.5% | | UKIP | 154 | 9.8% | -0.7% | -6.9% | +1.3% | +1.8% | +1.1% | | Total votes | 1,572 |
| 44% | 69% | 79% | 58% | 64% |
Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 11.2% since May, 3.4% since 2014, 3.7% / 2.8% since 2011 but Liberal Democrat to Conservative 1.5% since 2012 Council now 25 Conservative, 8 Liberal Democrat, 2 Labour, 1 Independent Woking, Goldsworth West - Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat| Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2014 | since 2012 | since 2010 | | Conservative | 367 | 40.0% | +7.0% | +11.4% | +5.5% | | Liberal Democrat | 349 | 38.0% | +0.4% | -16.5% | -13.6% | | Labour | 105 | 11.4% | +1.3% | -5.5% | +2.5% | | UKIP | 97 | 10.6% | -8.6% | from nowhere | +5.7% | | Total votes | 918 |
| 74% | 97% | 37% |
Swing Liberal Democrat to Conservative 3.3% since 2014, 14% since 2012 and 9½% since 2010 Council now 25 Conservative, 8 Liberal Democrat, 2 Labour, 1 Independent Cambridgeshire, Chatteris - UKIP hold | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2013 | since 2009 | since 2005 | | UKIP | 600 | 41.0% | +6.2% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Conservative | 590 | 40.3% | +5.8% | -9.9% | -5.7% | | Liberal Democrat | 274 | 18.7% | -2.6% | -24.2% | -8.7% | | Labour |
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| -9.5% | -6.9% | -26.5% | | Total votes | 1,464
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Swing Conservative to UKIP 0.2% Council now 32 Conservative, 13 Liberal Democrat, 11 UKIP, 8 Labour, 5 Independent Cumbria, Howgate - Labour hold | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2013 | | Labour | 436 | 47.6% | -12.9% | | Conservative | 304 | 33.2% | +2.2% | | UKIP | 176 | 19.2% | from nowhere | | Green |
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| -8.6% | | Total votes | 916 |
| 80% |
Swing Labour to Conservative 7½% since 2013 Council now 36 Labour, 26 Conservative, 15 Liberal Democrat, 7 Independent Southwark, South Camberwell - | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2014 "top" | since 2014 "average" | since 2010 "top" | since 2010 "average" | | Labour | 1,243
| 57.9% | +7.2% | +3.6% | +15.3% | +9.7% | | Green | 441 | 20.5% | -2.1% | +1.3% | +0.2% | +3.1% | | Liberal Democrat | 223 | 10.4% | +2.1% | +2.3% | -13.5% | -10.4% | | Conservative | 200 | 9.3% | -1.8% | -1.7% | -3.9% | -4.3% | | All People | 39 | 1.8% | -2.8% | -3.3% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | No Description |
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| | Total votes | 2,146 |
| 57% | 62% | 34% | 40% |
Swing Green to Labour 4.6% / 2.5% since 2014 and 7.5% / 3.3% since 2010 Council now 48 Labour, 13 Liberal Democrat, 2 Conservative
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Post by middleenglander on Oct 30, 2015 10:04:20 GMT
Bury, Tottington - Conservative gain from Labour| Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | since 2015 | since 2014 | since 2012 | since 2011 | | Conservative | 1,046 | 52.2% | +3.4% | +10.6% | +14.6% | +1.6% | | Labour | 619 | 30.9% | +1.9% | -1.8% | -11.4% | -9.8% | | UKIP | 198 | 9.9% | -4.4% | -9.5% | -4.9% | from nowhere | | Liberal Democrat | 87 | 4.3% | +0.8% | +1.5% | -0.9% | -4.4% | | Green | 54 | 2.7% | -1.8% | -0.8% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Total votes | 2,004 |
| 36% | 64% | 78% | 62% |
Swing Labour to Conservative ¾% since May, 6¼% since 2014, 13% since 2012 and 5¾% since 2011 Council now 34 Labour, 13 Conservative, 2 Liberal Democrat, 1 Green, 1 Independent Colchester, Dedham & Langham - Conservative hold | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2012 | since 2008 | | Conservative | 545 | 77.9% | +6.6% | -4.9% | | UKIP | 60 | 8.6% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Liberal Democrat | 57 | 8.1% | -1.5% | -1.3% | | Labour | 38 | 5.4% | -4.3% | +1.2% | | Green |
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| -9.3% | -3.5% | | Total votes | 700 |
| 84% | 65% |
Swing not meaningful Council now 27 Conservative, 20 Liberal Democrat, 9 Labour, 4 Independent Hampshire, Chandler's Ford - Conservative hold | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2013 | since 2009 | since 2005 | | Conservative | 2,074 | 49.3% | +10.2% | -2.0% | +3.9% | | Liberal Democrat | 1,493 | 35.5% | +3.8% | +0.9% | -5.7% | | UKIP | 358 | 8.5% | -13.3% | -1.8% | -1.2% | | Labour | 285 | 6.8% | +1.9% | +2.9% | +3.0% | | Green |
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| 86% | 76% | 48% |
Swing Liberal Democrat to Conservative 3.2% since 2013 and 4.8% since 2005 but Conservative to Liberal Democrat 1.5% since 2009 Council now 46 Conservative, 16 Liberal Democrat, 9 UKIP, 4 Labour, 3 Independent Oxford, Northfield Brook - Labour hold | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2014 B | since 2014 | since 2012 | since 2010 | | Labour | 509 | 77.9% | +7.3% | +6.4% | +4.3% | +23.6% | | UKIP | 60 | 9.2% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Conservative | 47 | 7.2% | -4.2% | -4.3% | -0.8% | -10.8% | | Green | 28 | 4.3% | -4.5% | -7.1% | -5.2% | -1.7% | TUSC
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| -3.2% | -5.6% | -8.9% | -21.6% | | Total votes | 653 |
| 115% | 67% | 85% | 28% |
Swing not meaningful Council now 33 Labour, 8 Liberal Democrat, 6 Green, 1 Independent South Oxfordshire, Sonning Common - Conservative hold | Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | since 2015 "top" | since 2015 "average" | | Conservative | 635 | 66.0% | +5.6% | +4.5% | | Labour | 200 | 20.8% | +4.7% | +6.1% | | Liberal Democrat | 127 | 13.2% | +2.5% | +2.4% | | Green |
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| -12.8% | -13.1% | | Total votes | 962 |
| 24% | 24% |
Swing negligible Council now 33 Conservative, 1 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Resident Westminster, Bryanston & Dorset Square - Conservative hold | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2014 "top" | since 2014 "average" | since 2010 "top" | since 2010 "average" | | Conservative | 582 | 49.7% | -1.8% | -2.0% | +0.2% | -1.5% | | Baker Street: No2W | 218 | 18.6% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Labour | 167 | 14.3% | -5.7% | -4.9% | -4.3% | -3.3% | | Green | 116 | 9.9% | -6.4% | -7.3% | -1.9% | -2.4% | | Liberal Democrat | 46 | 3.9% | -8.3% | -8.0% | -16.2% | -15.1% | | UKIP | 42 | 3.6% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Total votes | 1,171 |
| 50% | 53% | 29% | 30% |
Swing not meaningful Council now 44 Conservative, 16 Labour Barrow-in-Furness, Risedale - Labour hold | Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | since 2015 "top" | since 2015 "average" | since 2011 "top" | since 2011 "average" | | Labour | 428 | 53.0% | -24.1% | -24.9% | -10.1% | -11.8% | | UKIP | 193 | 23.9% | +1.0% | +1.7% | +11.8% | +11.3% | | Conservative | 187 | 23.1% | from nowhere | from nowhere | -1.7% | +0.5% | | Total votes | 808 |
| 42% | 46% | 62% | 64% |
Swing Labour to UKIP ~13% since May and (if meaningful) ~11% since 2011 Council now 27 Labour, 9 Conservative Brentwood, Shenstone - Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat| Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | since 2015 | since 2014 | since 2012 B | since 2012 | since 2011 | | Conservative | 852 | 57.4% | -0.3% | +19.0% | +18.6% | +18.7% | +0.7% | | Liberal Democrat | 483 | 32.5% | +5.1% | -11.2% | -18.2% | -21.5% | +5.7% | | UKIP | 85 | 5.7% | -2.6% | -8.1% | -2.6% | from nowhere | -2.7% | | Labour | 49 | 3.3% | -3.2% | -0.7% | +1.1% | -4.0% | -4.8% | | Green | 16 | 1.1% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Total votes | 1,485 |
| 44% | 73% | 103% | 94% | 65% |
Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 2.7% since May and 2.5% since 2011 - but Liberal Democrat to Conservative 15.1% since 2014, 18.4% since 2012 by-election and 20.1% since May 2012 Council now 24 Conservative, 9 Liberal Democrat, 2 Labour, 2 Independent Cheshire East, Congleton East - Conservative hold | Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | since 2015 "top" | since 2015 "average" | since 2011 "top" | since 2011 "average" | | Conservative | 700 | 36.5% | -2.7% | -1.3% | -6.3% | -5.3% | | Liberal Democrat | 542 | 28.3% | +18.5% | +18.5% | +15.6% | +15.0% | | Labour | 409 | 21.3% | +1.4% | +0.9% | -4.0% | -3.5% | | UKIP | 266 | 13.9% | -3.2% | -2.9% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Independent |
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Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat ~10% since both May and 2011 Council now 53 Conservative, 16 Labour, 10 Resident, 2 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent Chorley, Euxton North - Labour hold | Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2014 | since 2012 | since 2010 | since 2008 | | Labour | 697 | 57.3% | +12.7% | +3.5% | +10.6% | +12.2% | | Conservative | 443 | 36.4% | -0.3% | +1.6% | -16.9% | -18.5% | | UKIP | 76 | 6.2% | -12.4% | -5.1% | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Total votes | 1,296 |
| 78% | 77% | 47% | 74% |
Swing Conservative to Labour 6½% since 2014, 1% since 2012, ~14% since 2010 and ~15% since 2008 Council now 31 Labour, 14 Conservative, 2 Independent Peterborough, West - Conservative hold | Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 B share | since 2015 | since 2014 "top" | since 2014 "average" | since 2012 | since 2011 | | Conservative | 1,174 | 46.4% | +1.1% | +5.4% | +7.7% | +4.7% | -11.0% | | Labour | 742 | 29.4% | -2.4% | -2.1% | -2.8% | +8.2% | +4.2% | | UKIP | 415 | 16.4% | +1.6% | -3.0% | -4.2% | -2.9% | +6.2% | | Liberal Democrat | 103 | 4.1% | from nowhere | -4.0% | -4.4% | -2.0% | -3.1% | | Green | 94 | 3.7% | -4.5% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Independent |
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| 50% | 70% | 74% | 98% | 75% |
Swing Labour to Conservative 1¾% since May, ~4% / 5% since 2014 but Conservative to Labour 1¾% since 2012 and 7½% since 2011 Council now 27 Conservative, 12 Labour, 7 Independent, 4 Liberal Democrat, 4 UKIP, 3 Liberal Wealdon, Hellingly - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative| Party | 2015 B votes | 2015 share | since 2015 "top" | since 2015 "average" | since 2011 "top" | since 2011 "average" | | Liberal Democrat | 875 | 69.9% | +35.0% | +35.4% | +21.1% | +20.0% | | Conservative | 222 | 17.7% | -30.3% | -30.1% | -19.8% | -18.4% | | Independent | 154 | 12.3% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | | Previous Independent |
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| -13.6% | -14.0% | | Total votes | 1,251 |
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By-election Independent candidate had won as a Conservative in May defeating the new Councillor who had been elected in 2003, 2007 and 2011 Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat ~32½% since May and ~20% since 2011 Council now 49 Conservative, 4 Independent Democrat, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent
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Post by middleenglander on Oct 30, 2015 21:47:39 GMT
There were 31 by-elections during October 2015 with 8(26%) changing hands, the results being summarised by: | Party | Candidates | Defended | Retained | Gained | Lost | Won | retention rate | | Conservative | 30 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 70% | | Labour | 26 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 88% | | Liberal Democrat | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33% | | SNP | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 83% | | Plaid Cymru | 1 |
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The Conservatives gained 1 seat from Labour and 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats: - Brentwood, Shenstone from a Liberal Democrat on a 2.7% swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat since May during this century the Liberal Democrats has won this ward only in 2012, December 2012 by-election and 2014 - Bury, Tottington from Labour on a ¾% swing Labour to Conservative since May. during this century Labour has won this ward only in 2012 with the former Councillor now forced to resign over child porn. - Woking, Goldstone West from a Liberal Democrat on a swing Liberal Democrat to Conservative of 3.3% since 2014 Liberal Democrats had won this seat in every election this century although they did retain Goldstone East which a Conservative won in 2011, 2014 and 2015 The Conservatives lost 1 seat each to Labour, a Liberal Democrat and SNP - Aberdeen, Midstocket / Rosemount to SNP on a 3.9% swing SNP to Conservatives since 2012 in a ward then won with less than 14% first preference share - Cherwell, Banbury Grimbury & Castle to Labour on a 2.6% swing Conservative to Labour since May Labour won this seat in 2002, 2011, 2014 and 2015 with the Conservatives winning in the other years - Wealden, Hellingly where a Liberal Democrat, elected in 2003, 2007 and 2011, regained the seat on 32% swing unexpectedly lost in May one of the two Conservatives elected in May resigned and fought the by-election as an Independent coming bottom of three with 12.3% share A Liberal Democrat gained Highland, Aird and Loch Ness from SNP where 2 Independents, 1 SNP and 1 Liberal Democrat were elected in 2012 No Description gained Western Isles, West Side & Ness from an Independent Elsewhere Conservatives easily retained Colchester: Dedham & Langham (69% majority), South Oxfordshire: Sonning Common (45%) and Westminster: Bryanston & Dorset Square (31%), comfortably retained Peterborough: West (17%) and Hampshire: Chandler's Ford (14%) but both South Oxfordshire: Stanford & The Wittenhams (6%) and Cheshire East: Congleton East (8%) became Conservative / Liberal Democrat marginals. Labour had solid wins in Oxford: Northfield Brook (69% majority), Southwark: South Camberwell ( 37%) and Barrow-in-Furness: Risedale (29%) whilst Chorley: Euxton North saw a comfortable win (21%) in a seat the Conservatives won in 2008 and 2010. Bolsover: Bolsover South (19%), Cumbria: Howgate (14%) and Cardiff: Riverside were somewhat closer than possibly expected. Two close results were a Liberal Democrat hold in Woking: Goldstone East ( 2%) and a UKIP hold in Cambridgeshire: Chatteris where the majority over a Conservative increased from 5 in 2013 to 10 (0.7% in the by-election. |
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Post by middleenglander on Oct 30, 2015 23:20:57 GMT
There have been 97 by-elections for 98 seats during the June to October period with 22 seats (22½%) changing hands. The results can be summarised by: | Party | Candidates | Defended | Retained | Gained | Lost | Won | retention rate | | Conservative | 93 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 79% | | Labour | 85 | 30
| 27 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 90% | | Liberal Democrat | 68 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 57% | | SNP | 21 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 94% | | Plaid Cymru | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 100% | | UKIP * | 71 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 40% | | Green | 62 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 33% | | Independent ** | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 50% | | Libertarian | 2 |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | | Orkney Manifesto | 1 |
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| | Total | 463 | 98 | 76 | 22 | 22 | 98 | 78% |
* one candidate was disowned by party but remained UKIP on ballot paper ** 22 Independents stood in 21 by-elections *** Hykeham Ind, Kidderminster Health Concern, Lincolnshire Ind, Llais Gwynedd, North East, Richmondshire Ind, Yorkshire First x 2 - Lincolnshire Ind did not defend one seat whilst Tower Hamlets First is no longer registered and defended seat as an Independent **** All People (1), Baker Street: No 2 Way (1), Christian (3), Pirate (10 & Something New (1) The Conservatives gained 3 seats from UKIP, 2 from Labour, 2 from Liberal Democrats and one from Lincolnshire Independent - Cambridgeshire: Wisbech South, Cornwall: Pendarves and Norfolk Gorleston St Andrew from UKIP - Bury: Tottington and Exeter: Pinhoe from Labour - Brentwood: Shenstone and Woking: Goldstone West from Liberal Democrat - North Kesteven: North Hykeham Mill from Lincolnshire Independent who did not contest the seat but lost 4 seats to the Liberal Democrats, 1 to Labour and 1 to SNP - Powys: Glasbury, Richmond-on-Thames: Hampton Wick, Rother: Battle Town and Wealden: Hellingly to Liberal Democrats - Cherwell: Banbury Grinmbury & Castle to Labour - Aberdeen: Midstocket / Rosemount to SNP Labour gained Cambridgeshire: Romsey from Liberal Democrats, Edinburgh: Leith Walk from Green and Tower Hamlets: Stepney Green from Tower Hamlets First, who did not contest the seat, as well as Cherwell: Banbury Grimbury & Castle to Conservatives - losing Wrexham: Llay to Liberal Democrats along with Bury: Torrington and Exeter: Pinhoe to Conservatives Liberal Democrats gained Highland: Aird & Loch Ness from SNP together with the 4 seats from Conservatives and Wrexham: Llay from Labour SNP gained Glasgow: Langside from Green as well as Aberdeen: Midstocket / Rosemount from Conservatives No Description gained Western Isles: West Side & Ness from Independent Orkney Manifesto gained Orkney: West Mainside from No Description who had founded and was sitting as Orkney Manifesto. |
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