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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2018 13:52:27 GMT
Trawling through old Dorset County Council elections (http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dorset-County.pdf) one result was particularly surprising:
Poole No. 6, 1977
Bisgood J. Con 2,511 96.3
Kara F. Lib 96 3.7
I found it unusual that less than 5% of voters chose the only opposition candidate, despite them being from a major party (albeit in a not-so-great year for said party).
Excluding the many uncontested elections over the years, does anyone know of other extraordinarily high win margins?
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Feb 23, 2018 13:55:45 GMT
Rhiwbina, Cardiff 2012 (Three members elected) The lowest placed winner was 2,809 votes ahead of the highest placed non-winner.
Independent - Jayne Cowan - 3,808
Independent- Adrian Robson - 3,680
Independent - Eleanor Sanders - 3,420
Conservative - Adam Johns - 643
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2018 14:12:34 GMT
Rhiwbina, Cardiff 2012 (Three members elected) The lowest placed winner was 2,809 votes ahead of the highest placed non-winner. Independent - Jayne Cowan - 3,808 Independent- Adrian Robson - 3,680 Independent - Eleanor Sanders - 3,420 Conservative - Adam Johns - 643 Interesting - do you know about the circumstances here at all? Looking at it, three independents beat the Conservatives in 2008, then it happened again in 2012 with a much higher margin, and in 2017 two of them were elected as Conservatives whilst the other (Sanders) narrowly missed out on re-election as an independent. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 23, 2018 14:27:02 GMT
Westminster City Council 1964, Berkeley ward:
J.C. Wells (C) 603
G.L. McDermott (Lab) 22
Mrs. B.J. Capel (L) 21
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Feb 23, 2018 14:30:41 GMT
Interesting - do you know about the circumstances here at all? Looking at it, three independents beat the Conservatives in 2008, then it happened again in 2012 with a much higher margin, and in 2017 two of them were elected as Conservatives whilst the other (Sanders) narrowly missed out on re-election as an independent. Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson (who are married) were originally Conservatives had a rather large falling out with them and went independent and won re-election in 2008 and 2012 with another independent candidate each time. They rejoined the Conservatives just after the GE in 2015. Jayne went on to contest the 2016 Assembly Election for the Conservatives in Cardiff North. Jayne and Adrian held their seat under their new colours last year along with a third Conservative (they left their former independent collegue high and dry). Adrian is now the leader of the Conservative Group (and official opposition) in Cardiff as of last summer. They are both phenomenal campaigners and apart from a short stint where Adrian worked for Criag Williams MP as a caseworker I think they're both effectively full time Councillors. twitter.com/JayneCowantwitter.com/Adrian1Robson |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Feb 23, 2018 15:21:52 GMT
Birmingham, Washwood Heath 2011
Ansar Khan Labour 8268
Lorraine Jones Liberal Democrats 423
Douglas Pullen Conservative 259
John Bentley Green 204
Maurice Eden UKIP 131
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Feb 23, 2018 15:26:45 GMT
Sutton - 1971
Carshalton St. Helier North
Goodall S. Ms. Lab 1,829 92.3%
Smith P. Lab 1,798 -
Haunch D. Con 153 7.7%
Carshalton St. Helier South
Bassett P. Lab 2,216 93.3%
Vernon B. Ms. Lab 2,079 -
Baggott P. Con 158 6.7%
Carshalton St. Helier West
Goodall E. Lab 1,781 88.8%
Dyson A. Lab 1,750 -
Frye C. Con 144 7.2%
Kane P. Comm 80 4.0%
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Feb 23, 2018 15:29:05 GMT
Wakefield - 1995
Castleford Ferry Fryston
Kennedy N.* Lab 2,542 95.4%
Richards M. Ms. Con 122 4.6%
Castleford Glasshoughton
Thompson D.* Lab 2,543 94.2%
Alexander J. Con 157 5.8%
Castleford Whitwood
Box P.* Lab 2,788 95.4%
Drysdale J. Ms. Con 135 4.6%
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Post by swanarcadian on Feb 23, 2018 21:17:00 GMT
Not a record breaker, but this one sticks in the memory: Kintbury Parish Council by-election Jon Hemphill (non-desc) 341 (91.67%) Andrew Stott (BPP) 31 ( 8.33%) |
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Post by AdminSTB on Feb 23, 2018 21:32:44 GMT
Birmingham, Washwood Heath 2011 Ansar Khan Labour 8268 Lorraine Jones Liberal Democrats 423 Douglas Pullen Conservative 259 John Bentley Green 204 Maurice Eden UKIP 131 Ansar, of course, was not selected for the ward of his choice for 2018. |
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Post by hullenedge on Feb 23, 2018 22:10:10 GMT
Pretty decisive 4-cornered contest in Ashford 1991:-  |
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Post by johnloony on Feb 24, 2018 2:28:28 GMT
Without having the figures immediately to hand, I think there were a few wards in places like Barking & Dagenham or Newham in the 1960s and 70s where the result was something like
Labour 2,000
Labour 2,000
Labour 2,000
Conservative 100
or occasionally where the losing candidate was a Communist rather than a Conservative.
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Post by warofdreams on Feb 24, 2018 2:46:53 GMT
For general elections, the record is East Kerry in 1885:
Jeremiah Sheehan (Nat) 3,169
Charles Robertson (Con) 30
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Post by warofdreams on Feb 24, 2018 3:12:47 GMT
Without having the figures immediately to hand, I think there were a few wards in places like Barking & Dagenham or Newham in the 1960s and 70s where the result was something like Labour 2,000 Labour 2,000 Labour 2,000 Conservative 100 or occasionally where the losing candidate was a Communist rather than a Conservative. in 1964 is a good example: four Labour candidates with 1,963 to 2,007 votes, and one Conservative with 169. |
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Post by ColinJ on Feb 24, 2018 8:03:45 GMT
Not a record breaker, but this one sticks in the memory: Kintbury Parish Council by-election Jon Hemphill (non-desc) 341 (91.67%) Andrew Stott (BPP) 31 ( 8.33%) If you're going down that route, this one sticks in my memory for obvious reasons: ABBOTS LANGLEY PARISH – Leavesden Ward Date: 27 March 2008 Electorate: 4,025 Turnout: 24% GILES-MEDHURST Stephen Liberal Democrat 865 (91.6%) Elected GRAY Colin Labour 79 ( 8.4%) |
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Post by swanarcadian on Feb 24, 2018 8:09:23 GMT
Not a record breaker, but this one sticks in the memory: If you're going down that route, this one sticks in my memory for obvious reasons: ABBOTS LANGLEY PARISH – Leavesden Ward Date: 27 March 2008 Electorate: 4,025 Turnout: 24% GILES-MEDHURST Stephen Liberal Democrat 865 (91.6%) Elected GRAY Colin Labour 79 ( 8.4%) [inserts red-faced smiley] Well, at least you did a bit better than Stotty. |
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Post by ColinJ on Feb 24, 2018 8:09:35 GMT
A London by-election result that has always amused me is:
Tower Hamlets, Poplar East, 24 Sept 1970
Electors 6,918 Turnout 19.2%
P. Beasley Lab 1,223 (92.3%)
R.W. Hartley C 69 ( 5.2%)
S.S. Bailey UM 33 ( 2.5%)
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Post by ColinJ on Feb 24, 2018 8:24:57 GMT
If you're going down that route, this one sticks in my memory for obvious reasons: ABBOTS LANGLEY PARISH – Leavesden Ward Date: 27 March 2008 Electorate: 4,025 Turnout: 24% GILES-MEDHURST Stephen Liberal Democrat 865 (91.6%) Elected GRAY Colin Labour 79 ( 8.4%) [inserts red-faced smiley] Well, at least you did a bit better than Stotty. We'd only moved into the area the previous autumn, and I hadn't had time to 'network' much with people in Watford CLP, who very sensibly weren't very interested in the enterprise. I knew it was going to be a bad day when the pensioner I took in the car to the polling station had already voted by post.... |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 24, 2018 8:55:59 GMT
A London by-election result that has always amused me is: Tower Hamlets, Poplar East, 24 Sept 1970 Electors 6,918 Turnout 19.2% P. Beasley Lab 1,223 (92.3%) R.W. Hartley C 69 ( 5.2%) S.S. Bailey UM 33 ( 2.5%) Paul Beasley went on to be Leader of the Council for a decade, and to support the early development of Docklands (he was once referred to as 'Mrs Thatcher's favourite Labour council leader'). |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Feb 24, 2018 10:35:19 GMT
[inserts red-faced smiley] Well, at least you did a bit better than Stotty. We'd only moved into the area the previous autumn, and I hadn't had time to 'network' much with people in Watford CLP, who very sensibly weren't very interested in the enterprise. I knew it was going to be a bad day when the pensioner I took in the car to the polling station had already voted by post.... Funny that Giles-Medhurst had also originated in Harrow - presumably you knew him from then? (was that your wife who stood against him in Headstone South in 1990?) |
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