By-elections 17th January 2013

[greatkingrat]

FENLAND - Hill (Conservative died)

2011 - Con 797/677, Lab 366, LD 202
2007 - Con x2 unopposed
2003 - Con 621/574, Lab 258

Samantha HOY (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Dean REEVES (The Labour Party Candidate)
John WHITE (Independent)

LAMBETH - Brixton Hill (Labour resigned)

2010 - Lab 2805/2699/2648, LD 2100/1873/1560, Grn 1108/1023/850, Con 873/768/688
2006 - Lab 1354/1213/1206, Grn 714/596/559, LD 534/469/406, Con 389/351/329
2002 - Lab 1067/1017/1015, Grn 459/393, LD 377/312/312, SocAll 292, Con 272/251/249

Timothy BRIGGS (Conservative Party Candidate)
Andrew CHILD (Green Party)
Elizabeth JONES (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Daniel LAMBERT (The Socialist Party (GB))
Liz MAFFEI (Liberal Democrats)
Steve NALLY (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Martin TIEDEMANN (Labour and Co-operative Party Candidate)

WIRRAL - Heswall (Conservative died)

2012 - Con 2766, Lab 785, UKIP 413, Grn 261, LD 186
2011 - Con 3745, Lab 1065, LD 392, UKIP 290, Grn 281
2010 - Con 5000, LD 1534, Lab 1465, Grn 251, UKIP 213
2008 - Con 3599, LD 513, Lab 453, Grn 219, UKIP 101
2007 - Con 3385, LD 618, Lab 589, Grn 292
2006 - Con 3412, LD 600, Lab 544, Grn 348

Barbara BURTON (The Green Party)
Kathryn HODSON (Conservative Party)
Michael HOLLIDAY (Labour Party Candidate)
Gregory NORTH (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts)
David SCOTT (UK Independence Party)

WIRRAL - Leasowe and Moreton East (Labour died)

2012 - Lab 2094, Con 1776, UKIP 144, Grn 89
2011 - Lab 2442, Con 1564, UKIP 149, Grn 143, LD 111
2010 - Lab 3404, Con 1948, LD 866, UKIP 216, Grn 129
2008 - Con 2025, Lab 1373, LD 222, Grn 171, Ind 147
2007 - Lab 1682, Con 1664, LD 244, Grn 204
2006 - Lab 1426, Con 1050, LD 406, Grn 243

Daniel CLEIN (Liberal Democrats - For A Fairer Britain)
Pauline DANIELS (Labour Party Candidate)
Mark HALLIGAN (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts)
Ian LEWIS (Local Conservatives)
James MCGINLEY (The Green Party)
Susan WHITHAM (UK Independence Party)

The LD candidate sounds familar - is it someone who has posted here?

[The Bishop]

Not here, I think - but is it the person at the old place known as Mr S Dog??

[Pete Whitehead]

It is him

[David Ashforth]

Ward maps

FENLAND – Hill

LAMBETH - Brixton Hill

WIRRAL – Heswall

WIRRAL - Leasowe and Moreton East

[Philip Davies]

Daniel Clein is second in our fantasy football league at the moment. His team is called "From Woy to Wodgers".

[thirdchill]

I really can't see any of these wards changing hands, although am not sure how strong the independent candidate is in fenland.

[East Anglian Lefty]

Jan 3, 2013 12:09:32 GMT thirdchill said:

I really can't see any of these wards changing hands, although am not sure how strong the independent candidate is in fenland.

I notice he shares a name with one of the Labour candidates for the town council elections in 2011. John White is hardly an uncommon name, but if they're the same person then that may make an upset even less likely.

[thirdchill]

Labour seem to be worried about losing the Leasowe and Moreton East by-election.

blogs.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/dalestreetblues/2013/01/labour-fears-pauline-daniels-w.html

Personally I don't think they will, even though we have a very good candidate. All will depend on turnout and how other parties such as UKIP fare.

[greatkingrat]

Sounds like fairly standard scaremongering to try and persuade their activists to come out and campaign.

[listener]

East Anglian Lefty is quite right. John White, the Independent candidate for the Hill ward by-elections in Fenland District and Wisbech Town must be the same as the unsuccessful Labour candidate in Kirkgate ward for the Wisbech Town Council elections on 5 May 2011. They both live at 15 Windsor Drive, Wisbech.

[andrea]

I probably need a rest: I was waiting for results of these by-elections and wondering why no-one was mentioning them on twitter right now. Then I realized it's next Thursday!

[listener]

Here is some background to the by-election in the Hill ward of Wisbech Town Council in the District of Fenland, Cambridgeshire.

Wisbech Town Council comprises 18 members, elected from seven wards as follows – Clarkson (2), Hill (4), Kirkgate (2), Medworth (2), Peckover (2), Staithe (2) and Waterlees (4).

All the Wisbech town wards are coterminous with the Fenland district wards of the same name.

The council strengths were as follows:

Elections on 3 May 2007: Con 18
12 Conservatives in 5 wards were returned unopposed.

Elections on 5 May 2011: Con 13, Lib Dem 2, Independent 2, Lab 1
All wards were contested.

On 22 September 2011 Garry Tibbs (Con) held the by-election in Staithe ward, caused by the sad death of Roger Green (Con) in a road traffic accident.

On 25 June 2012, the Council co-opted Steve Tierney (Con) in Peckover ward, following the resignation of Nick Meekins (Con).

The current town mayor and the deputy mayor (and the council leader) are Con.

The result in Hill ward on 3 May 2007 was:
Elected – Con 4 unopposed

The result in Hill ward on 5 May 2011 was:
Con 735/721/715/699, Lab 417
Elected – Con 4

The by-election on 17 January is caused by the death of Bruce Wegg (Con), who was also a district councilor for Hill ward.

The candidates are Lab, Con and Independent. The Lab and Independent candidates are the same as for the district council by-election.

The result in the Hill ward of Fenland District Council on 3 May 2007 was
Elected – Con 2 unopposed

The result in the Hill ward of Fenland District Council on 5 May 2011 was
Con 797/677, Lab 366, Lib Dem 202
Elected – Con 2

[listener]

Here is some background to the by-election in the Abbeygate ward of Bury St. Edmunds Town Council in the Borough of St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk.

Bury St. Edmunds Town Council comprises 17 members, elected from nine wards as follows – Abbeygate (2), Eastgate (1), Minden (2), Moreton Hall (3), Northgate (1), Risbygate (2), St. Olaves (2), Southgate (2) and Westgate (2).

Abbeygate town ward is coterminous with the St. Edmundsbury borough ward of the same name.

The council strengths were as follows:

Elections on 1 May 2007: Abolish Bury Town Council 10, Con 5, Lab 2

Elections on 5 May 2011: Lab 9, Con 7, Ind 1
7 Labour candidates in 4 wards were elected unopposed

13 January 2013: Lab 9, Con 7, Vacant 1

On 20 September 2012, Pete Thompson (Con) was elected unopposed in Eastgate ward, following the resignation of David Nettleton (Independent).

The current town mayor and the deputy mayor are Labour.

The result in Abbeygate ward on 3 May 2007 was:
Abolish Bury Town Council 724/640, Con 641
Elected – Abolish Bury Town Council 1, Con 1

The result in Abbeygate ward on 5 May 2011 was:
Con 1182/700, Lab 391/389, Green Party 327
Elected – Con 2

The by-election on 17 January is caused by the resignation of Richard Rout (Con). He continues to represent Abbeygate ward on St. Edmundsbury Borough Council.

The candidates are Con and Lab.

The result in the Abbeygate ward of St. Edmundsbury Borough Council on 3 May 2007 was
Con 819/582, Independent 519, Lib Dem 348, Green Party 309
Elected – Con 2

The result in the Abbeygate ward of St. Edmundsbury Borough Council on 5 May 2011 was
Con 1007/744, Green Party 448, Lib Dem 317, Lab 282/259
Elected – Con 2

[Pete Whitehead]

I sort of know David Nettleton from another place. Do you know anything about the reasons for his resignation?

[listener]

David Nettleton remains an Independent councillor on St. Edmundsbury Borough Council for the Risbygate ward. The Risbygate by-election back on PCSO polling day was caused by the resignation of the other ward member, a Conservative.

David Nettleton resigned from the Town Council back on 20 July 2012. He told the Bury Free Press:
"I was planning to resign from the Town Council next February so that any by-election would coincide with the county council elections. Recent events make it important to me that I go now."

The Bury Free Press reported on 20 July that he was expected to undergo surgery next week, but plans to return to his duties as a councillor on St. Edmundsbury Borough Council early next month.

[froome]

Jan 10, 2013 10:59:49 GMT thirdchill said:

Labour seem to be worried about losing the Leasowe and Moreton East by-election.

blogs.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/dalestreetblues/2013/01/labour-fears-pauline-daniels-w.html

Personally I don't think they will, even though we have a very good candidate. All will depend on turnout and how other parties such as UKIP fare.

Am I correct in thinking that Ian Lewis, the Conservative candsidate, was an occasional poster on the old site?

I lived in this ward about 40 years ago so keep an eye on its results, and have always been surprised to see how well the Conservatives fare here. When I lived in Leasowe it was the sort of place that you either voted Labour or not at all, and the only Tories lived in the big houses along Leasowe Road. Given how the Wirral is generally trending away from the Conservatives (as has been noted on other threads), it will be interesting to see if they can challenge Labour here again this week.

I note that TUSC are also standing in the Heswall by-election. I can't imagine there can be many other wards that can be less promising for them!

[The Bishop]

Both the Tory and LibDem candidates in Leasowe were known to the old place. Is this a first??

[Pete Whitehead]

Possibly. I'm not sure if any of our many Swalians may have contested the same election at some point, as most were anonymnous. Also didn't Old War Horse defeat Tricky in Kensington & Fairfield?

[The Bishop]

If she did, that's another one. Can't be many, though.

[Pete Whitehead]

Jan 15, 2013 11:21:10 GMT The Bishop said:

If she did,..

She didn't. She won in 2006 and Tricky lost his seat in 2007, so they were ward colleagues for a year but did not contest the same eletcion