By-elections - 31st January 2013

[greatkingrat]

BRIDGEND - Bryncoch (Labour died)

2012 - Lab 313, LD 109
2008 - Lab 258, Ind 151, Ind 123
2004 - Ind 278, Lab 177, LD 78

Shawn CULLEN (Independent)
Anita DAVIES (Welsh Liberal Democrat)
Janice LEWIS (Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru)
Michael QUICK (Independent)
Tim THOMAS (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales)

DUDLEY - Woolaston and Stourbridge Town (Conservative died)[/u]

2012 - Lab 1397/1317, Con 1213/1025, LD 478/435, UKIP 365/353, Grn 229/164
2011 - Con 1772, Lab 1500, LD 656, UKIP 394, Grn 264
2010 - Con 2545, LD 2138, Lab 1778, UKIP 412, Grn 223
2008 - Con 1505, LD 1268, Lab 775, UKIP 326
2007 - Con 1406, LD 1199, Lab 850, UKIP 581
2006 - Con 1642, LD 1392, Lab 1014

Christopher BRAMALL (Liberal Democrat)
Barbara DEELEY (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Russell EDEN (Independent)
Ken GRIFFITHS (British National Party)
Matt ROGERS (Conservative Party Candidate)
Ben SWEENEY (Green Party Candidate)
Barbara SYKES (The Labour and Co-operative Party Candidate)

[David Ashforth]

Ward maps

BRIDGEND - Bryncoch

DUDLEY – Woolaston & Stourbridge Town

[AdminSTB]

Christopher Bramall was also the Lib Dem candidate in last year's Norton ward by-election in Dudley. I see the Greens are standing the same candidate too, but you'd expect the Lib Dems to have a slightly wider talent pool.

[Pete Whitehead]

No I wouldn't, not in Dudley

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Isn't Chris Bramall the son of Ashley Bramall?

Or a meringue?

[andrewteale]

The official English/Welsh Elections previews are out:

blog.englishelections.org.uk/2013/01/by-election-preview-31-january-2013.html

blog.welshelections.org.uk/2013/01/by-election-preview-31-january-2013.html

[Andrew_S]

Neighbourhood Statistics pages for ethnicity for the Dudley ward (2001 and 2011):

www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507529&c=Wollaston&d=14&e=16&g=6365631&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359646638435&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87

www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507529&c=Wollaston&d=14&e=61&g=6365631&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359646633966&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2575

[greatkingrat]

@davehagendyk - Congratulations to Janice Lewis, newest @welshlabour cllr, on her great win in Bryncoch for Bridgend CBC.

[marksenior]

One result for Listener

Winsford TC Over ward LD gain from Conservative
LD 339 Lab 215 Con 114

[greatkingrat]

23% turnout in Dudley

Labour got 62% in Bridgend

[middleenglander]

Turnout in Dudley 23.23%. Total ballot papers to count 2,376.

[timmullen1]

Labour's Barbara Sykes takes Wollaston & Stourbridge Town.

(H/T @captainreggie)

[greatkingrat]

Dudley Result

Lab 847
Con 787
UKIP 249
Ind 211
LD 169
BNP 96
Grn 7 (??)

[AdminSTB]

I know the Greens are stereotypically bad at by-elections, but that's surely a typo...

[andrea]

The Council confirms that Dudley Greens are that bad in by-elections
It's a tie between them and spoilt ballots.

www.dudley.gov.uk/about/elections/democracy-elections/wollaston-stourbridge-town-by-election/

[middleenglander]

Jan 31, 2013 23:42:04 GMT andrea said:

The Council confirms that Dudley Greens are that bad in by-elections

www.dudley.gov.uk/about/elections/democracy-elections/wollaston-stourbridge-town-by-election/

And the figures just about add up to the expected total.

[Deleted]

nice result in Dudley there on low turnout

[greatkingrat]

Green Party candidate Ben Sweeney is aiming to build on his party's success in the 2012 Dudley Council elections, when Cllr Will Duckworth became the only non Labour or Tory member of the authority.

Norton resident Ben, aged 22, said: "We are definitely a growing force in the borough, if we take another seat we will be considered as a group on the council, that will make a quite a difference."

www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/local/10177415.Final_countdown_on_for_Wollaston_by_election/

[Pete Whitehead]

What was the Independent's angle? Clearly Gkr picked up more than the rest of us that he was going to get an ok vote

[greatkingrat]

His website is at russelleden.wordpress.com/