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Post by greatkingrat on Nov 17, 2012 18:52:59 GMT
BRENTWOOD - Shenfield (Conservative resigned)
2012 - LD 853, Con 611, Lab 116
2011 - Con 1286, LD 609, UKIP 191, Lab 184
2010 - Con 1937, LD 1175, Lab 216
2008 - Con 1303, LD 269, Lab 104
2007 - Con 1254, LD 281, Lab 79
2006 - Con 1419, LD 323, Lab 101
Liz COHEN (Liberal Democrat)
Steve MAY (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Richard MILLWOOD (The Labour Party Candidate)
David WATT (UKIP)
CORNWALL - Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth (Conservative died)
2009 - Con 612, Ind 547, LD 356, Lab 90
Yvonne BATES (Liberal Democrats)
Derek ELLIOTT (Independent)
Sheila FURNEAUX (Independent)
John GILLINGHAM (Mebyon Kernow - The Party For Cornwall)
Malcolm HURST (The Labour Party Candidate)
Anthony PASCOE (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Michael ROBERTS (Independent)
NEATH PORT TALBOT - Neath South (Labour died)
2012 - Lab 718/665, NPTI 207/190, PC 153/146
2008 - Lab 700/663, NPTRA 469/441
2004 - Lab 557/549, NPTRA 439/433, LD 184, Grn 129
Charlotte CROSS (Welsh Liberal Democrats / Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru)
Andrew JENKINS (Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru)
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE - Wombourne North and Lower Penn (Conservative died)
2011 - Con 1345/1267/1236, UKIP 707
2007 - Con x3 unopposed
2003 - Con 976/971/965, Ind 688
Barry BOND (The Conservative Party Candidate)
John BRINDLE (The Labour Party Candidate)
Lyndon JONES (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
SUTTON - Stonecot (Liberal Democrat resigned)
2010 - LD 3023/2664/2508, Con 1814/1801/1774, Lab 632/490/459, BNP 413
2006 - LD 1590/1446/1425, Con 1413/1370/1350, Lab 237/230/199
Bonnie CRAVEN (Labour)
Nick EMMERSON (Liberal Democrats)
Joan HARTFIELD (Green)
Graham JARVIS (Conservatives)
Jeremy WRAITH (UKIP)
VALE OF WHITE HORSE - Sunningwell and Wooton (2 seats) (Conservative resigned + Conservative disqualified)
2011 - Con 854/814, LD 666/589, UKIP 255, Lab 178
2007 - LD 887/846, Con 487/476
2003 - LD 816/725, Con 376/354, Lab 102
Adam HARDIMAN (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Elizabeth MILES (Liberal Democrat)
Valerie SHAW (Liberal Democrat)
Richard TREFFLER (The Conservative Party Candidate)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2012 19:04:48 GMT
nice to see a Lab candidate in Wombourne.
What happened in that Brentwood ward for a LD to win the seat on what appears a massive swing
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Post by thirdchill on Nov 17, 2012 21:28:54 GMT
The local elections should be of interest to the Lib Dems in Vale of White Horse and Brentwood. We will have a tough fight in those two areas to hold the seats.
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Post by listener on Nov 18, 2012 3:33:23 GMT
Here is some background to the by-election in the Eaton Socon ward of St. Neots Town Council in the District of Huntingdonshire (Cambridgeshire).
Prior to 2011, St. Neots Town Council comprised 18 members, elected from four wards as follows – St. Neots Eaton Ford (4), St. Neots Eaton Socon (4), St. Neots Eynesbury (6) and St. Neots Priory Park (4).
On 5 May 2011, new electoral arrangements were introduced, following significant changes to the town council boundaries, after the neighbouring parishes of Eynesbury Hardwicke and St. Neots Rural were abolished. St. Neots Town Council comprises 21 members, elected from five wards as follows – East (1), Eaton Ford (5), Eaton Socon (4), Eynesbury (7) and Priory Park (4). The changes to Eaton Socon town ward were minimal.
The Eaton Socon town ward is coterminous with the St. Neots Eaton Socon district ward of Huntingdonshire.
The St. Neots town council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lib Dem 13, Con 5
Elections on 5 May 2011: Con 20, Chairman of Love’s Farm Community Association 1
18 November 2012: Con 18, Co-opted 2, Vacant 1
The current town mayor and deputy mayor are Con.
The result in St. Neots Eaton Socon ward on 3 May 2007 was:
Lib Dem 922/886/837/835/823/747, Con 777/760/742/735/727/693
Elected: Lib Dem 5, Con 1
The result in Eaton Socon ward on 5 May 2011 was:
Con 792/729/696/680, Lib Dem 674/586/570.565
Elected: Con 4
On 24 May 2012, the Council co-opted Rob Moores to the vacant seat in Priory Park ward, following the resignation of Mrs Robina Hooper (Con), who had moved away from St. Neots.
On 6 September 2012, the Council co-opted David Wells to the vacant seat in East ward, following the resignation of Carl Jones (Chairman of Love’s Farm Community Association), as he was moving to Portugal.
The two candidates on 6 December are Independent and Con.
The results in the St. Neots Eaton Socon ward of Huntingdonshire District Council were as follows:
3 May 2007 – Lib Dem 671, Con 659, Lab 82
1 May 2008 – Con 911, Lib Dem 620, Lab 52
5 May 2011 – Lib Dem 1549, Con 707
3 May 2012 – Ind 890, Con 288, Lab 85, UKIP 84, Lib Dem 53
Ind gain from Con. The successful Independent candidate was the defeated Lib Dem candidate in 2008.
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Post by listener on Nov 18, 2012 3:35:15 GMT
Here is some background to the by-election in the Bethel ward of St. Austell Town Council in Cornwall.
St. Austell Town Council comprises 20 members, elected from five wards as follows – Bethel (5), Gover (4), Mount Charles (5), Poltair (4) and St. Austell Bay (2).
Until 2009, St. Austell was part of the old Restormel Borough in Cornwall. It was the only part of Cornwall, which was unparished. Following the reorganization of Cornwall as a unitary authority in 2009, four new parishes were created to complete the parishing of Cornwall, Carlyon, Pentewan Valley, St. Austell and St. Austell Bay. St. Austell Bay parish is entirely separate from the St. Austell Bay ward of St. Austell.
The council strength on 4 June 2009 was: Con 8, Lib Dem 8, Ind 3, Lab 1
On 18 November 2012: Con 8, Lib Dem 7, Ind 3, Lab 1, Vacant 1
The result in Bethel ward on 4 June 2009 was:
Lib Dem 560/494/428/418, Con 517/469, Mebyon Kernow 378, Lab 172
Elected: Lib Dem 3, Con 2
The town mayor is Independent and the deputy mayor is Conservative.
Ann Double (Con) gained the by-election in Mount Charles ward on 27 October 2011, following the resignation Denis Bennett (Lib Dem) under a cloud.
The by-election on 6 December is caused by the resignation of Jill Trewhella (Con) under a cloud.
The five candidates are Lib Dem, Con, Lab, Independent and No Description.
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Post by marksenior on Nov 18, 2012 8:43:05 GMT
Do not want to preempt Listener's excellent reports but there is also a byelecetion on Dec 6th in Littlehampton TC River ward a Conservative seat candidates Con/LD/Lab and UKIP .
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Post by andrewteale on Nov 18, 2012 9:29:00 GMT
nice to see a Lab candidate in Wombourne. What happened in that Brentwood ward for a LD to win the seat on what appears a massive swing Having just done Brentwood for LEAP, I was wondering that as well. It's not a ward the Lib Dems had been close in even before 2006. |
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Post by David Ashforth on Nov 18, 2012 13:22:53 GMT
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Post by listener on Nov 18, 2012 13:35:46 GMT
The gremlins got into my note of the St. Neots town council by-election and I mistakenly reproduced the result for St. Neots Eynesbury ward in 2007, instead of the result for St. Neots Eaton Socon ward.
The result for St. Neots Eaton Socon on 3 May 2007 was:
Lib Dem 791/731/719/708, Con 675/605/576/558
Elected: Lib Dem 4
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Post by listener on Nov 18, 2012 13:37:30 GMT
It is very difficult keeping track of town council by-elections, so I am delighted if others can alert me to forthcoming by-elections.
So thank you, Mark, for Littlehampton (River), which I had missed.
There is an interesting by-election on 6 December in Great Aycliffe (County Durham). I am just waiting for the Council to post the candidates.
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Post by listener on Nov 18, 2012 13:38:01 GMT
Here is some background to the by-election in the River ward of Littlehampton Town Council in the District of Arun (West Sussex).
Littlehampton Town Council comprises 15 members, elected from five wards as follows – Beach (3), Brookfield (3), Ham (3), River (3) and Wick with Toddington (3).
The town wards are coterminous with the same wards of Arun District.
The Littlehampton town council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Con 7, Lib Dem 4, Lab 3, No Description 1
Elections on 5 May 2011: Con 11, Lab 2, Lib Dem 1, Independent 1
The current town mayor and deputy mayor are Conservative.
The result in River ward on 3 May 2007 was:
No Description 465, Lib Dem 386/366, Lab 367/290/230, Con 314, UKIP 231, Liberal Party 135
Elected: No Description 1, Lib Dem 1, Lab 1
The result in River ward on 5 May 2011 was:
Independent 538, Con 480/456, Lab 436/351, Lib Dem 412/268, UKIP 281
Elected: Independent 1, Con 2
Roy Scrivener (Con) held the by-election in River ward on 8 December 2011, after John Charles (Con) had moved to Felpham.
The result was: Con 195, Lab 181, Lib Dem 176, UKIP 106, Independent 49.
The by-election in River ward on 6 December is caused by the resignation of Roy Scrivener (Con), who quit because of new regulations forcing councillors to declare their, and their partner’s, interests.
The four candidates on 6 December are Lib Dem, Lab, Con and UKIP.
The results in the River ward of Arun District Council were as follows:
3 May 2007 – Lab 355/286, Lib Dem 326/294, Con 308, UKIP 173, Independent 126/101, Liberal Party 83
Elected: Lab 1, Lib Dem 1
5 May 2011 – Con 444/385, Lab 348/293, Lib Dem 325/197, UKIP 190, Independent 181
Elected: Con 2
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2012 15:22:07 GMT
nice to see a Lab candidate in Wombourne. What happened in that Brentwood ward for a LD to win the seat on what appears a massive swing Having just done Brentwood for LEAP, I was wondering that as well. It's not a ward the Lib Dems had been close in even before 2006. this piece previewing this election seems to indicate down to an excellent LD local branch and internal Tory unrest. The councillor who is stepping down due to his wife's ill health was orignally a LD defector in 1996 neilmonnery.co.uk/2012/11/01/shelfield-by-election-dec-6-legit-shot-lib-dem-gain/ |
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Post by listener on Nov 19, 2012 15:34:28 GMT
Here is some background to the by-election in the Neville ward of Great Aycliffe Town Council in Durham.
Great Aycliffe Town Council comprises 30 members, elected from eight wards as follows – Aycliffe Village (1), Byerley Park, Horndale and Cobblers Hall (6), Neville (3), Shafto St. Mary’s (3), Simpasture (2), West (6), Woodham North (6) and Woodham South (3).
The town council was elected on 3 May 2007 under the old Sedgefield Borough Council. Following the reorganization of County Durham as a unitary authority in 2009, the town and parish council elections due in 2011 were cancelled and the term of office of the existing town and parish councilors was extended to 2013.
The council strength on 1 May 2003: Lab 30
The council strength on 3 May 2007: Lab 15, Independent 15
16 November 2012: Lab 19, Independent 6, Great Aycliffe Independent Party 4, Vacant 1
Ian Gray (Lab) gained the by-election on 8 November 2007 in Byerley Park, Horndale and Cobblers Hall ward, following the resignation of Brian Coglan (Ind).
In May 2008, Helen Hutchinson (West) and Enid Paylor (West) defected from Independent to Lab.
Malcom Iveson (Lab) held the by-election on 24 July 2008 in SImpasture ward, following the resignation of Margaret Atkinson (Lab) citing work commitments.
In 2009, George C. Gray (West) and George R. Gray (Neville) defected from Lab to Independent.
In 2010, Bill Blenkinsopp (Aycliffe Village) and Alison Palmer (Byerley Park, Horndale and Cobblers Hall) defected from Independent to Lib Dem.
Catherine Hopper (Lab) held the by-election in West ward on 28 October 2010 in West ward, following the resignation of Helen Hutchinson (Lab, elected as Ind), just before she was disqualified for non-attendance.
During 2010-11, Raymond Bowman (West) defected from Ind to Lab and Alison Palmer (Byerley Park, Horndale and Cobblers Hall) defected from Lib Dem to Lab.
Wendy Hillary (Lab) gained the by-election on 5 April 2012 in Shafto St. Mary’s ward, following the death of Terry Hogan (Ind).
During 2011-12, Bill Blenkinsopp (Aycliffe Village) defected from Lib Dem to Independent; Steve Bambridge (West), Bill Curtis (West), Paul Ducker (Neville), Brian Haigh (Shafto St. Mary’s) and Alan Warburton (Simpasture) left the Independent Group and formed the Great Aycliffe Independent Party.
The by-election in Neville ward on 6 December is caused by the resignation of Paul Ducker, previously Leader of the Great Aycliffe Independent Party, after he moved to Hartlepool. A hostile correspondent to the local newspaper claimed that he had been evicted from his flat.
The candidates are Lab and Independent.
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Post by cibwr on Nov 19, 2012 22:35:45 GMT
nice to see a Lab candidate in Wombourne. Ah Wombourne, home of the former leader of South Staffs council who said that 90% of gays should be gassed and the rest shot.... and then the Labour leader added his support.... Where the police put out a leaflet asking the population to report on any sightings of black people as there had been some burglaries recently.... Wonderful place... |
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Post by middleenglander on Nov 22, 2012 12:56:03 GMT
Nominations for Sutton LB, Stonecot
Craven (Lab), Emmerson (Lib Dem), Hartfield? (Green), Jarvis (Con) & Wrath? (UKIP)
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Post by listener on Nov 22, 2012 20:07:11 GMT
The Sutton Stonecot candidates are:
Bonnie Elizabeth Craven (Lab)
Nick Emmerson (Lib Dem)
Joan Mary Hartfield (Green Party)
Graham Alexander Jarvis (Con)
Jeremy Gill Wraith (UKIP)
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Post by listener on Nov 30, 2012 3:29:27 GMT
In St. Neots (Eaton Socon) town council by-election, the Independent candidate has withdrawn, leaving the Conservative candidate elected unopposed.
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Post by listener on Nov 30, 2012 4:47:41 GMT
Here is some background to the by-election in the Lightwater West ward of Windlesham Parish Council in the Borough of Surrey Heath.
Windlesham Parish Council comprises 18 members, elected from four wards as follows – Bagshot (6), Lightwater East (4), Lightwater West (2) and Windlesham (6).
The Lightwater East and Lightwater West parish wards combine to form the Lightwater ward of Surrey Heath Borough.
The Windlesham parish council strengths were:
Elections on 4 May 2007: Con 13, Lib Dem 5
Elections on 6 May 2011: Con 16, Lib Dem 2
The current chairman and vice-chairman are Con.
The result in Lightwater West ward on 4 May 2007 was:
Con 343/334, Lib Dem 273/268
Elected: Con 2
The result in Lightwater West ward on 6 May 2011 was:
Con 580/573, Lib Dem 236
Elected: Con 2
The by-election in Lightwater West ward on 6 December is caused by the resignation of Natalie MacLeod (Con), whose husband, a Surrey county councilor, was recently involved in a slight incident with Surrey Police, as he reported in his blog.
The candidates are Con and Lab.
The results in the Lightwater ward of Surrey Heath Borough Council were as follows:
4 May 2007 – Con 1212/1107/1056, Lib Dem 981/912/830
6 May 2011 – Con 1524/1515/1429, Lib Dem 585/398/374, No Description 580, Lab 277
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Post by greatkingrat on Dec 6, 2012 1:25:21 GMT
Am I going blind, or is there no reference whatsoever to the Stonecot by-election on the Sutton Council website?
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Dec 6, 2012 14:37:28 GMT
I could find none and wondered where you got the nomination information. As it happens when I was looking I got one of thoe annoying invitations to give my feedback after my visit so I gave them both barrels
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