Request: Weston-super-Mare Town Council Results before 2007

[November_Rain]

Hi,

I am wondering does anyone have access to the Weston Town Council Election Results prior to 2007 please. I'm interested to know what previous results were so a statistical picture can be built since it's inception in 2000. I know 2007 is on the internet archive, and 2011 can be accessed via the Weston Mercury's website. 

Would be very grateful for this information. 

[Harry Hayfield]

Jun 14, 2019 16:12:25 GMT November_Rain said:

Hi,

I am wondering does anyone have access to the Weston Town Council Election Results prior to 2007 please. I'm interested to know what previous results were so a statistical picture can be built since it's inception in 2000. I know 2007 is on the internet archive, and 2011 can be accessed via the Weston Mercury's website. 

Would be very grateful for this information. 

I have a friend who was involved with the Lib Dems in Weston from 1997 until 2015 (now involved in Wells) may I forward this request to him and see what he comes back with?

[November_Rain]

Jun 14, 2019 20:19:47 GMT Harry Hayfield said:

Jun 14, 2019 16:12:25 GMT November_Rain said:

Hi,

I am wondering does anyone have access to the Weston Town Council Election Results prior to 2007 please. I'm interested to know what previous results were so a statistical picture can be built since it's inception in 2000. I know 2007 is on the internet archive, and 2011 can be accessed via the Weston Mercury's website. 

Would be very grateful for this information. 

I have a friend who was involved with the Lib Dems in Weston from 1997 until 2015 (now involved in Wells) may I forward this request to him and see what he comes back with?

Harry, that would be most helpful. I appreciate this 100%! Aside from a few scraps of information of a few by-elections that took place on the Town Council in 2003 and 2004 (one quite positive for Labour where we were 53 votes off winning but losing to the Conservatives, and my 2015 result was almost on par to that percentage wise in the same ward) - that's the only information I have. 

[November_Rain]

Just for records and references sake; here are the 2004 Weston Town Council by-elections that I got from the gwydir demon website:

Both of these took place on the 16th of September 2004. Ashcombe Wood is now part of Hillside Ward and Central is the town centre but the upper part of the ward with low quality rented housing:

Weston-Super-Mare TC, Ashcombe Wood
Con 438 (54.6), Lib Dem 202 (25.2), Ind 102 (12.7), Lab 60 (7.5).
Majority 236. Turnout 25.7%. Con gain from Lib Dem.

Weston-Super-Mare TC, Central
Con 218 (32.7), Lab 163 (24.5), Lib Dem 126 (18.9), Ind 1 54 (8.1), Ind Senior Citizen 54 (8.1), Ind 2 51 (7.7).
Majority 55. Turnout 22.5%. Con gain from Lib Dem.


15th of July. Ellenbrough is now part of Central Ward - a more affulent part:

Weston-super-Mare TC, Ellenborough
Con 185 (46.7;+10.7), Lib Dem 20.7;-27.2), Lab 81 (20.5;-3.5), Ind 48 (12.1;+12.1)
Majority 103. Turnout 27.2%. Con gain Lib Dem.

[finsobruce]

Jun 14, 2019 20:46:16 GMT November_Rain said:

Just for records and references sake; here are the 2004 Weston Town Council by-elections that I got from the gwydir demon website:

Both of these took place on the 16th of September 2004. Ashcombe Wood is now part of Hillside Ward and Central is the town centre but the upper part of the ward with low quality rented housing:

Weston-Super-Mare TC, Ashcombe Wood
Con 438 (54.6), Lib Dem 202 (25.2), Ind 102 (12.7), Lab 60 (7.5).
Majority 236. Turnout 25.7%. Con gain from Lib Dem.

Weston-Super-Mare TC, Central
Con 218 (32.7), Lab 163 (24.5), Lib Dem 126 (18.9), Ind 1 54 (8.1), Ind Senior Citizen 54 (8.1), Ind 2 51 (7.7).
Majority 55. Turnout 22.5%. Con gain from Lib Dem.


15th of July. Ellenbrough is now part of Central Ward - a more affulent part:

Weston-super-Mare TC, Ellenborough
Con 185 (46.7;+10.7), Lib Dem 20.7;-27.2), Lab 81 (20.5;-3.5), Ind 48 (12.1;+12.1)
Majority 103. Turnout 27.2%. Con gain Lib Dem.

All I can tell you is that the re-constituted Weston Super Mare Urban District Council first met in 1898.

I suspect that for a lot of town councils quite a few elections down the years have been uncontested.

Have you approached the clerk of the town council?

[November_Rain]

Jun 14, 2019 21:02:03 GMT finsobruce said:

Jun 14, 2019 20:46:16 GMT November_Rain said:

Just for records and references sake; here are the 2004 Weston Town Council by-elections that I got from the gwydir demon website:

Both of these took place on the 16th of September 2004. Ashcombe Wood is now part of Hillside Ward and Central is the town centre but the upper part of the ward with low quality rented housing:

Weston-Super-Mare TC, Ashcombe Wood
Con 438 (54.6), Lib Dem 202 (25.2), Ind 102 (12.7), Lab 60 (7.5).
Majority 236. Turnout 25.7%. Con gain from Lib Dem.

Weston-Super-Mare TC, Central
Con 218 (32.7), Lab 163 (24.5), Lib Dem 126 (18.9), Ind 1 54 (8.1), Ind Senior Citizen 54 (8.1), Ind 2 51 (7.7).
Majority 55. Turnout 22.5%. Con gain from Lib Dem.


15th of July. Ellenbrough is now part of Central Ward - a more affulent part:

Weston-super-Mare TC, Ellenborough
Con 185 (46.7;+10.7), Lib Dem 20.7;-27.2), Lab 81 (20.5;-3.5), Ind 48 (12.1;+12.1)
Majority 103. Turnout 27.2%. Con gain Lib Dem.

All I can tell you is that the re-constituted Weston Super Mare Urban District Council first met in 1898.

I suspect that for a lot of town councils quite a few elections down the years have been uncontested.

Have you approached the clerk of the town council?

I'm fairly new-ish to the town (been here since 2012!), but I am only aware of the existence of the Town Council from 2000 and I've seen some results on Election Centre from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. I might actually approach him for the information, as I am interested in the make-up over the years.