Byelections 21 and 22 December 2016

[Deleted]

Waverley BC
Cranleigh West
Death of councillor (“Councillor Ellis was well-respected; a loyal, calm, patient and fair gentleman”)

Richard COLE (Liberal Democrats)
Rosaleen EGAN (United Kingdom Independence Party)
Liz TOWNSEND (The Conservative Party Candidate)



2015: Con 1,269/1,155 (dec), LD 685/515, Lab 321/192
2011: Con 975/929 (dec), LD 402/338, Ind 317
2007: Con 906/879 (dec), LD 551/529
2003: Con 694/655 (dec), LD 571/566, Lab 90

Dover DC
Aylesham
Resignation of councillor

Pauline CATTERALL (Conservative Party Candidate)
Gordon COWAN (Labour Party)



2015: Lab 1,683/1,274, UKIP 779/611
2011: Lab 1,077/975, Con 341/303
2007 byelection: Lab 661, Con 108, Ind 59, No description 1 (and I did check this - www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/Elections/Election-Results/DoverDistrictCouncil(AyleshamWard)-27September2007.pdf )
2007: Lab 831/808, Con 311/287, Ind 75
2003: Lab 816/783, Con 149/123, Green 136

Eastleigh BC
Hedge End Wildern
Resignation of councillor

Ben BURCOMBE-FILER (Conservative Party Candidate)
Ian CORBEN (Liberal Democrat)
Terry CROW (Labour Party)


2015: LD 1,183, Con 779, UKIP 391, Lab 336, Ind 127
2014: LD 821, UKIP 369, Con 246, Lab 112
2011: LD 906, Con 387, Ind 202, Lab 152, UKIP 103
2010: LD 1,663, Con 810, Lab 195, UKIP 151
2007: LD 764, Con 563, UKIP 103, Lab 62
2006: LD 920, Con 550, UKIP 103

[Harry Hayfield]

Could I ask when we have by-elections in multi member wards which operate on the third rule, could you indicate a) the last election when the councillor who has caused the by-election was elected and b) which party is defending the seat?

[Deleted]

I will try to include all suggestions Harry. Good job there's nothing to do until the new year...!

[Pete Whitehead]

You could put that information in place of the probably inaccurate but at the very least totally uninformative platitudes uttered by some unnamed colleague about deceased councillors

[Adam in Stroud]

Dec 14, 2016 19:50:00 GMT Pete Whitehead said:

You could put that information in place of the probably inaccurate but at the very least totally uninformative platitudes uttered by some unnamed colleague about deceased councillors

I dunno, I quite like those.  As you say, no real point to them but they seem, well, respectful and nice break from the usual hostilities.

[Arthur Figgis]

Dec 14, 2016 19:50:00 GMT Pete Whitehead said:

You could put that information in place of the probably inaccurate but at the very least totally uninformative platitudes uttered by some unnamed colleague about deceased councillors

I'd be amused if there were a quote for one along the lines of 'he was a shit councillor and a fucking prick, glad he's no longer wasting oxygen'.

[Deleted]

Those quotes are something of a trial, I wanted to see what works and what doesn't under my "watch"

[Deleted]

Dec 14, 2016 20:46:47 GMT Arthur Figgis said:

Dec 14, 2016 19:50:00 GMT Pete Whitehead said:

You could put that information in place of the probably inaccurate but at the very least totally uninformative platitudes uttered by some unnamed colleague about deceased councillors

I'd be amused if there were a quote for one along the lines of 'he was a shit councillor and a fucking prick, glad he's no longer wasting oxygen'.

There was a lovely eccentric priest in Derby who, when he celebrated the funeral of an particularly abusive man, started his homily by saying :"Let's be honest Eileen, lying in this coffin is the first decent thing he's done for you and the children in over 20 years." I met him in Perth one time, and he was genuinely surprised that I had heard the story; for him, it wasn't notable.

[slicesofjim]

Dec 14, 2016 19:53:20 GMT @jamesdowden said:

Dec 14, 2016 17:53:59 GMT doktorb🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ said:

“Councillor Ellis was well-respected; a loyal, calm, patient and fair gentleman”

Words that sound so much like "the Conservative Party Candidate", that I was expecting him to be TUSC or something.

There are many people in TUSC to whom the descriptors of 'well-respected', 'loyal', 'calm', 'patient', 'fair' and 'gentleman' apply. Not 'councillor' though...

[Pete Whitehead]

I assume the Waverley one is on the Wedenesday with the other two on Thursday?

[jonnymorris]

I love the local paper quotations about the departed councillors: "Quiet and dedicated" (Never spoke in meetings, hard to remember.)

"Independent-minded and outspoken" (A bugger for the whips, never read his papers and was slightly racist.) "Colourful and lively" (often drunk.)

[maxque]

If I reading well, a forum member is a former councillor for Hedge End Wiltern...

EDIT: Being close to Keith House must turn people towards Labour, another former LD councillor for that ward, Keith Day, is the Labour candidate for the town by-election.

[Merseymike]

I was described as 'flamboyant' in one press story some years ago. Which means 'raging poof'

[Sharon]

Dec 21, 2016 10:12:54 GMT maxque said:

If I reading well, a forum member is a former councillor for Hedge End Wiltern...

EDIT: Being close to Keith House must turn people towards Labour, another former LD councillor for that ward, Keith Day, is the Labour candidate for the town by-election.

Yes, I served 1 year as a cllr for Hedge End Wildern.  It was the very worst year of my adult life.

Quite frankly, I wouldn't spit on KH if he were on fire - he is a contemptible low-life, who wouldn't recognise democracy if it slapped him round the face.

[Andrew_S]

Dec 21, 2016 14:51:28 GMT Sharon said:

Dec 21, 2016 10:12:54 GMT maxque said:

If I reading well, a forum member is a former councillor for Hedge End Wiltern...

EDIT: Being close to Keith House must turn people towards Labour, another former LD councillor for that ward, Keith Day, is the Labour candidate for the town by-election.

Yes, I served 1 year as a cllr for Hedge End Wildern.  It was the very worst year of my adult life.

Quite frankly, I wouldn't spit on KH if he were on fire - he is a contemptible low-life, who wouldn't recognise democracy if it slapped him round the face.

I like the precision of this statement on his website:

"ABOUT KEITH HOUSE

Keith House was born in West End, but grew up in Hedge End from the age of 7"

meetings.eastleigh.gov.uk/mgMiniSite.aspx?UID=197

[Sharon]

Dec 21, 2016 22:39:22 GMT middleenglander said:

Waverley, Cranleigh West - result awaited

Party	2016 votes	2016 share	since 2015 "top"	since 2015 "average"	since 2011 "top"	since 2011 "average"
Row 2 column 1	Row 2 column 2	Row 2 column 3	Row 2 column 4	Row 2 column 5	Row 2 column 6	Row 2 column 7
Row 3 column 1	Row 3 column 2	Row 3 column 3	Row 3 column 4	Row 3 column 5	Row 3 column 6	Row 3 column 7
Row 4 column 1	Row 4 column 2	Row 4 column 3	Row 4 column 4	Row 4 column 5	Row 4 column 6	Row 4 column 7
Labour			-14.1%	-12.4%
Independent					-18.7%	-19.3%
Total votes	Row 7 column 2		Row 7 column 4	Row 7 column 5	Row 7 column 6	Row 7 column 7

Swing

Council now 50 Conservative, 5 Residents, 1 Independent, 1 Vacant

Is this counting tonight, or tomorrow?

[philipchandler]

Seeing that there was only one polling station, and about a thousand votes to count, I'd presume that if they were counting tonight we would have already heard about it.

[maxque]

Dec 22, 2016 0:36:41 GMT philipchandler said:

Seeing that there was only one polling station, and about a thousand votes to count, I'd presume that if they were counting tonight we would have already heard about it.

That or, as it happened a few times, just nobody putting results on the internet.

[Deleted]

Apparently Conservatieven 377, Lib Dems 187, Ukip 78

[The Bishop]

Dec 22, 2016 9:51:07 GMT @noorderling said:

Apparently Conservatieven 377, Lib Dems 187, Ukip 78

"Even" what?