By-elections - November 19th

[maxque]

Aylesford Green - Ashford BC - Kate Hooker (Labour) resigned due to personal commitments.

2015: Lab 725, Con 592
2011: Lab 241, Ashford Independent 240, Con 183
2007: LD 209, Ashford Independent 199, Con 110
2003: Ashford Independent 168, Lab 133, LD 98, Con 52, NF 51

Adrian Gee-Turner (Liberal Democrats)
Alex Howard (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Christine Kathawick-Smith (Ashford Independent)
Gordon Miller (Labour Party)
Thom Pizzey (The Green Party)
Harriet Yeo (UK Independence Party (UKIP))

Kidwelly - Carmarthenshire - Keith Davies (Labour) died. Before being a councillor, he was a Co-op supermarket manager.

2012: Lab 571, People First 300, Ind 238/177
2008: Lab 429, Ind 330/163/26/21, PC 217, Carmarthenshire Ratepayers Association 79
2004: Ind 664/440, Lab 144

Stephen Bowen (People First- Truly Independent/ Gwerin Gyntaf- Wirioneddol Annibynnol)
Fran Burke-Lloyd (Independent)
Stephen Davies (Ceidwadwyr Cymreig Welsh Conservatives)
Dilwyn Jones (Plaid Cymru- The Party of Wales)
Vivian Summers (Independent)
Ryan Thomas (Llafur Cymru/Welsh Labour)

Dewi - Gwynedd - Eddie Dogan (PC) resigned due to ill health. He was a city councillor for 43 years and a district/county one for 37 years, being in Labour Party until 2005.

2012: PC 254, Lab 154, LD 35
2008: PC 332, Lab 124
2004: Lab 364, PC 135, LD 38

Andrew Joyce (Liberal Democrats - Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol)
Eirian Roberts (Welsh Labour/Llafur Cymru)
Gareth Roberts (Plaid Cymru- The Party of Wales)

Llanaelhaearn - Gwynedd - Llywarch Jones (Llais Gwynedd) resigned.

2012: LG 353, Ind 238/32, PC 85
2008: Ind 248, PC 242, LG 179
2004: PC unopposed

Eric Cullen (Independent)
Wynne Isaac (Llais Gwynedd-The Voice of Gwynedd)
Aled Jones (Plaid Cymru- The Party of Wales)

South Smallburgh - Norfolk CC - David Thomas (Liberal Democrat) resigned due to work commitments.

2013: LD 879, Con 844, UKIP 768, Lab 274, Grn 107
2009: LD 1283, Con 1144, UKIP 693, Lab 198
2005: Con 2414, LD 2019, Lab 738

Alison Bradnock (Liberal Democrat)
Anne Filgate (The Green Party)
Paul Rice (The Conservative Party Candidate)
David Spencer (Labour & Co-operative Party)
Barry Whitehouse (UK Independence Party (UKIP))

Paul Rice, the LD winner of 2009 defected to Conservatives in 2011 (over immigration), but lost in 2013.

Watton - Norfolk CC - Stan Hebborn (UKIP) resigned due to his disillusion with politics because officers “wield too much power” in Norfolk County Council.

2013: UKIP 808, Con 662, Ind 569, Lab 270, Grn 102
2009: Con 1843, Lab 562
2005: Con 1975, Lab 1127, LD 964

Timothy Birt (The Green Party)
Claire Bowes (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Keith Gilbert (Independent)
Joe Sisto (Labour Party)

Epsom West - Surrey CC - Stella Lallement (Liberal Democrat) resigned due to “her inability to fit in with Epsom and Ewell LDs”. She said she was “too liberal and too independent to fit in”, while praising the LD group leader (which is from Dorking).

2013: LD 854, Resident Associations of Epson and Ewell 693, Lab 616, UKIP 494, Con 389

Kate Chinn (Labour Party Candidate)
Chris Crook (Green Party)
Neil Dallen (Resident Associations of Epsom and Ewell)
Robert Leach (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Julie Morris (Liberal Democrat)
Karan Persand (Local Conservatives)

[independentukip]

I understand the Independent Candidate in Watton has been endorsed by both the Liberal Democrats and UKIP. However I don't know if he will support the existing ruling group should he be successful.

[maxque]

Nov 17, 2015 20:05:37 GMT independentukip said:

I understand the Independent Candidate in Watton has been endorsed by both the Liberal Democrats and UKIP. However I don't know if he will support the existing ruling group should he be successful.

Given his very tense relationship with the ruling Conservatives on Breckland District Council, I doubt he would help Conservatives in any way.

[Tony Otim]

This indicates that one of the indys has withdrawn in Kidwelly, but no official confirmation on council website:

www.llanellistar.co.uk/Kidwelly-county-councillor-candidates-explain/story-28099559-detail/story.html

[BossMan]

Mr Teale Esq.'s patented perfect by-election previews, guaranteed to please every time:
blog.englishelections.org.uk/2015/11/by-election-previews-19-november-2015.html
blog.welshelections.org.uk/2015/11/by-elections-preview-19-november-2015.html

[ColinJ]

Nov 18, 2015 10:13:57 GMT Tony Otim said:

This indicates that one of the indys has withdrawn in Kidwelly, but no official confirmation on council website:

www.llanellistar.co.uk/Kidwelly-county-councillor-candidates-explain/story-28099559-detail/story.html

It is far too late in the day for Ms. Summers to withdraw her candidacy. Her name will appear on the ballot papers, so there will be no official notice on the Carmarthenshire web site of her decision to withdraw from the contest.

[Tony Otim]

Nov 19, 2015 9:16:39 GMT ColinJ said:

Nov 18, 2015 10:13:57 GMT Tony Otim said:

This indicates that one of the indys has withdrawn in Kidwelly, but no official confirmation on council website:

www.llanellistar.co.uk/Kidwelly-county-councillor-candidates-explain/story-28099559-detail/story.html

It is far too late in the day for Ms. Summers to withdraw her candidacy. Her name will appear on the ballot papers, so there will be no official notice on the Carmarthenshire web site of her decision to withdraw from the contest.

What would the deadline for withdrawal be? That story is from over 2 weeks ago, so presumably Mr Summers (I think it's a he not a she) announced intention not to stand prior to that?

[maxque]

Nov 19, 2015 9:37:00 GMT Tony Otim said:

Nov 19, 2015 9:16:39 GMT ColinJ said:

It is far too late in the day for Ms. Summers to withdraw her candidacy. Her name will appear on the ballot papers, so there will be no official notice on the Carmarthenshire web site of her decision to withdraw from the contest.

What would the deadline for withdrawal be? That story is from over 2 weeks ago, so presumably Mr Summers (I think it's a he not a she) announced intention not to stand prior to that?

It would be the day of the close of nominations.

[middleenglander]

Nov 19, 2015 10:24:13 GMT maxque said:

Nov 19, 2015 9:37:00 GMT Tony Otim said:

What would the deadline for withdrawal be? That story is from over 2 weeks ago, so presumably Mr Summers (I think it's a he not a she) announced intention not to stand prior to that?

It would be the day of the close of nominations.

The Notice of Poll dated 11th November 2015 still has Vivian Summers as a candidate.

[maxque]

Nov 19, 2015 10:36:41 GMT middleenglander said:

Nov 19, 2015 10:24:13 GMT maxque said:

It would be the day of the close of nominations.

The Notice of Poll dated 11th November 2015 still has Vivian Summers as a candidate.

I know, I was answering his question about the deadline from withdrawing. You can't withdraw once nominations are closed.

[middleenglander]

Nov 19, 2015 11:23:05 GMT maxque said:

Nov 19, 2015 10:36:41 GMT middleenglander said:

The Notice of Poll dated 11th November 2015 still has Vivian Summers as a candidate.

I know, I was answering his question about the deadline from withdrawing. You can't withdraw once nominations are closed.

Just stating fact.

[David Ashforth]

[Robert Waller]

Plaid Cymru HOLD Dewi (Gwynedd).

[Robert Waller]

Dewi (Gwynedd) vote result:
PC: 189
LAB: 110
LDEM: 19

[maxque]

Dewi:

PC 189 votes (59.4%; +2.1)
Lab 110 votes (34.6%; -0.2)
LD 19 votes (6.0%; +6.0)

[maxque]

Nov 19, 2015 22:44:56 GMT David Ashforth said:

That councillor now seems to think we are in recount territory.

[maxque]

Labour hold in Aylesford Green (Ashford).

[Robert Waller]

Labour hold Aylesford Green (Ashford)

[maxque]

Nov 19, 2015 22:53:41 GMT maxque said:

Nov 19, 2015 22:44:56 GMT David Ashforth said:

That councillor now seems to think we are in recount territory.

Result expected in 15 minutes.

[David Ashforth]