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Post by middleenglander on Mar 21, 2018 18:10:55 GMT
At the May elections in 2014 and 2010, the same stage of the local council electoral cycle as now, there were 70 by-elections in 2014 (30 single and 40 multi) and 83 in 2010 (38 single and 45 multi). At the present time there are 40 known vacancies with the potential for the by-election to be held on the 3 May.
Part of the reason for the current lower number in 2018 may be that there are likely to be 77 by-elections in the January to April period compared to 46 in 2014 and 41 in 2010.
The current known vacancies which may be held on 3 May are:
- * indicates "double" election and ^ arising from the death of the previous councillor
Conservative defending - 18
^ Aylesbury Vale DC, Quainton
Braintree DC, Bocking North
Braintree DC, Hatfield Peveral & Terling
Epping Forest DC, Moreton & Fyfield
* Epping Forest DC, Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
^ Leicestershire CC, Stoney Stanton & Croft
* Preston BC, Greyfriars
* Runnymede BC, Chertsey South & Row Town
* Runnymede BC, Foxhills
St Edmunsbury BC, Haverhill East
St Edmunsbury BC, Haverhill North
Swale BC, Sheppey East
* Walsall MB, Paddock
*^ Welwyn & Hatfield BC, Hatfield Villages
* Welwyn & Hatfield BC, Northaw & Cuffley
Weymouth & Portland BC, Weymouth West
* Wirral MB, Hoylake & Meols
Wyre BC, Breck
Labour defending - 14
* Burnley BC, Queensgate
^ Cheshire West & Chester, Ellesmere Port Town
* Gateshead MB, Ryton, Crookhill & Stella
^ Lancaster BC, Skerton West
Lancaster BC, University & Scotforth Rural
* Liverpool MB, Knotty Ash
*^ North East Lincolnshire UA, Immingham
*^ Oldham MB, Chadderton Central
*^ Oldham MB, Hollinwood
* Sandwell MB, Greets Green & Lyng
* Sandwell MB, St Pauls
* Sefton MB, Ford
*^ Wolverhampton MB, Graiseley
* Worcester MB, Warndon
Liberal Democrat defending - 2
Hertfordshire CC, St Albans North
* Welwyn & Hatfield BC, Welwyn Green & Hatfield South
UKIP defending - 2
* Rushmoor BC, West Heath
^ Torridge DC, Bideford East
Other - 4
* Cheltenham BC, Leckhampton (Independent)
* Epping Forest DC, Loughton Broadway (Loughton Residents Association)
Lancaster MB, University & Scotforth Rural (Green sitting as Labour)
* Rochford DC, Hockley (Resident)
To be periodically updated
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Mar 21, 2018 20:08:30 GMT
Hatfield Villages should have a * as well as a ^
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Post by andrewteale on Mar 21, 2018 23:21:33 GMT
Crawley, Ifield: the late councillor is John Stanley whose term would have ended this year, so he will be replaced in the ordinary election rather than in a by-election.
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Post by AdminSTB on Mar 22, 2018 9:38:33 GMT
I will temporarily sticky this thread.
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Post by listener on Mar 25, 2018 11:02:28 GMT
Two Labour councillors missing from the Sandwell website - ? double vacancies
Gurcharan Singh Sidhu (Greets Green and Lyng)
Preet Gill (St. Paul's) - she was elected MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, in succession to Gisela Stuart
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Post by Harry Hayfield on Mar 25, 2018 11:12:14 GMT
I wonder if there will be an Independent Diddyman candidate in Knotty Ash to mark the passing of Ken Dodd?
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Post by listener on Mar 25, 2018 11:28:13 GMT
Two more West Midlands councillors missing from websites - double vacancies?
Peter Washbrook (Con) (Paddock) - Walsall
Elias Mattu (Lab) (Graiseley) - Wolverhampton
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Mar 25, 2018 12:47:43 GMT
Elias Mattu died a month ago; his death was reported at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 12:49:09 GMT
Isn't Ellesmere Port Town in Ellesmere Port & Neston local authority rather than Cheshire West & Chester?
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Mar 25, 2018 12:51:53 GMT
Isn't Ellesmere Port Town in Ellesmere Port & Neston local authority rather than Cheshire West & Chester? Since that authority was abolished in 2009 and merged into Cheshire West & Chester, obviously not.. |
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Post by The Bishop on Mar 25, 2018 13:07:22 GMT
The thread title suggests there is just a single vacancy on May 3   |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 13:11:42 GMT
Isn't Ellesmere Port Town in Ellesmere Port & Neston local authority rather than Cheshire West & Chester? Since that authority was abolished in 2009 and merged into Cheshire West & Chester, obviously not.. There should be a Cheshire County Council imo. |
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Post by andrewteale on Mar 25, 2018 16:30:36 GMT
The Sandwell and Walsall vacancies highlighted upthread are confirmed as double vacancy elections on 3rd May.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 20:34:37 GMT
This infographic for Greyfriars ward appears on Preston City Council's website. I offer no comment about whether it's any good.  |
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Post by timmullen1 on Mar 25, 2018 21:16:32 GMT
Since that authority was abolished in 2009 and merged into Cheshire West & Chester, obviously not.. There should be a Cheshire County Council imo. That very argument was Gwyneth Dunwoody’s last speech and vote in the Commons, defying the Whip to vote against the creation of Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester councils. |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Mar 25, 2018 21:38:47 GMT
There should be a Cheshire County Council imo. That very argument was Gwyneth Dunwoody’s last speech and vote in the Commons, defying the Whip to vote against the creation of Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester councils. There should have been four unitaries (or perhaps three with expanded Warrington and Halton). But that's just me. |
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Post by andrewteale on Mar 27, 2018 17:14:26 GMT
Double vacancies previously flagged are confirmed in
Cheltenham, Leckhampton
NE Lincs, Immingham
Rochford, Hockley
Runnymede, Chertsey South and Row Town
Runnymede, Foxhills
Welwyn Hatfield, Hatfield Villages
There are two further double vacancies in Welwyn Hatfield, for Northaw and Cuffley, and Welham Green and Hatfield South wards.
The Burnley, Queensgate vacancy will not be a double vacancy on 3rd May. I am still trying to confirm what is happening with the vacancies in Wolverhampton.
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Post by lancastrian on Mar 27, 2018 19:18:34 GMT
The Burnley, Queensgate vacancy will not be a double vacancy on 3rd May The councillor has reappeared on the list of councillors. He was previously removed with a note saying he was no longer on the council. His page is here, stating his term of office as 07/05/2015 - 21/02/2018. burnley.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=143 |
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Post by sjorford on Mar 27, 2018 20:23:24 GMT
Other by-elections scraped off various NOEs:
Cambridge - East Chesterton
Cherwell - Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton
Daventry - Walgrave
Gosport - Leesland
Halton - Halton View
Havant - Hayling West
Kirklees - Birstall and Birkenshaw
Milton Keynes - Newport Pagnell South
North Hertfordshire - Letchworth Grange
Reading - Church
Reading - Katesgrove
Reading - Kentwood
Reigate and Banstead - Horley West
Trafford - Altrincham
West Oxfordshire - Freeland and Hanborough
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Post by middleenglander on Mar 28, 2018 0:08:28 GMT
There are now 48 by-elections on 3 May 2018 (13 single seat contests and 35 "double" elections) confirmed by the Notice of Election with a further 7 known vacancies where up to 5 may have already been called but not yet on the website; the vacancies in Burnley BC, Queensgate and Oldham MB, Hollinwood are not planned to be filled on 3 May according to the Notices of Election.
The current status of all the known vacancies is:
- ^ indicates arising from the death of the previous councillor
Conservative defending - 26
- 10 single seat by-elections
^ Aylesbury Vale DC, Quainton
Braintree DC, Bocking North
Braintree DC, Hatfield Peveral & Terling
Daventry DC, Walgrave
Epping Forest DC, Moreton & Fyfield
^ Leicestershire CC, Stoney Stanton & Croft
St Edmunsbury BC, Haverhill East
St Edmunsbury BC, Haverhill North
Swale BC, Sheppey East
Weymouth & Portland BC, Weymouth West
- 15 "double" elections
Cherwell DC, Cropedy, Sibfords & Wroxton
Epping Forest DC, Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
Havant BC, Hayling West
Kirklees MB, Birstall & Birkinshaw
Preston BC, Greyfriars
Reading BC, Kentwood
Reigate & Banstead BC, Horley West
Runnymede BC, Chertsey South & Row Town
Runnymede BC, Foxhills
Trafford MB, Altrincham
Walsall MB, Paddock
^ Welwyn & Hatfield BC, Hatfield Villages
Welwyn & Hatfield BC, Northaw & Cuffley
West Oxfordshire DC, Freeland & Handborough
Wirral MB, Hoylake & Meols
- 1 other known vacancy
Wyre BC, Breck - sitting as Independent resigned around 8 January
Labour defending - 19
- 1 single seat by-election
^ Cheshire West & Chester, Ellesmere Port Town
- 13 "double" elections
Cambridge BC, East Chesterton
Gateshead MB, Ryton, Crookhill & Stella
Halton BC, Halton View
Liverpool MB, Knotty Ash
^ North East Lincolnshire UA, Immingham
North Hertfordshire DC, Letchworth Grange
^ Oldham MB, Chadderton Central
Reading BC, Church
Reading BC, Katesgrove
Sandwell MB, Greets Green & Lyng
Sandwell MB, St Pauls
Sefton MB, Ford
Worcester MB, Warndon
- 5 other known vacancies
Burnley BC, Queensgate - resigned 21 February
^ Lancaster BC, Skerton West - died 8 November
Lancaster BC, University & Scotforth Rural - resigned around 20 March
^ Oldham MB, Hollinwood - died around 18 March
^ Wolverhampton MB, Graisley - died around 22 February
Liberal Democrat defending - 4
- 1 single seat by-election
Hertfordshire CC, St Albans North
- 3 "double" election
Gosport BC, Leeslands
Milton Keynes BC, Newport Pagnell South
Welwyn & Hatfield BC, Welwyn Green & Hatfield South
UKIP defending - 2
- 1 single seat by-election
^ Torridge DC, Bideford East
- 1 "double" election
* Rushmoor BC, West Heath
Other Parties - 4
- 3 "double" elections
Cheltenham BC, Leckhampton (Independent)
Epping Forest DC, Loughton Broadway (Loughton Residents Association)
Rochford DC, Hockley (Resident)
-1 other known vacancy
Lancaster MB, University & Scotforth Rural - Green sitting as Labour resigned around 20 March
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