London Council By-elections - 06 May 2021

[middleenglander]

There are probably 363 by-elections / "double" elections on 06 May; 46 of these are in 22 of the 32 London Boroughs.  Conservatives defend 9 seats, Labour 35, Liberal Democrats 1 and Greens 1.

Conservative	Barnet	Edgware	40.6%	over Labour
	Bexley	Longlands	33.7%	over Labour
	Croydon	Kenley	45.6%	over Labour
	Croydon	Park Hill & Whitgift	22.8%	over Labour
	Ealing	Broadway	10.7%	over Labour
	Ealing	Hanger Hill	13.4%	over Labour
	Hackney	Stamford Hill West	11.8%	over Labour
	Hillingdon	Charville	3.2%	over Labour	Conservative hold
	Waltham Forest	Hatch Lane	11.6%	over Labour
Labour	Barking & Dagenham	Thames	66.0%	over Conservative
	Barnet	East Barnet	1.3%	over Conservative
	Brent	Brondesbury Park	2.9%	over Conservative
	Bromley	Crystal Palace	41.5%	over Green
	Croydon	New Addington	40.0%	over Conservative
	Croydon	South Norwood	50.3%	over Conservative
	Croydon	Woodside	42.9%	over Conservative
	Ealing	Habbayne	31.2%	over Conservative
	Enfield	Chase	5.2%	over Conservative
	Enfield	Jubilee	39.1%	over Conservative
	Enfield	Southbury	33.6%	over Conservative
	Greenwich	Glyndon	45.4%	over Localist
	Greenwich	Greenwich West	35.2%	over Liberal Democrat
	Greenwich	Kidbrook with Horsfair	30.4%	over Conservative
	Greenwich	Shooters Hill	38.0%	over Conservative
	Hackney	Hoxton East & Shoreditch	49.8%	over Green
	Hackney	Kings Park	55.8%	over Green
	Hackney	Woodbury Down	60.4%	over Green
	Hounslow	Cranford	41.3%	over Conservative
	Hounslow	Hounslow Heath	43.6%	over Conservative
	Islington	Bunhill	38.6%	over Conservative
	Islington	Highbury West	35.6%	over Green
	Islington	Holloway	52.5%	over Green
	Islington	Mildway	49.9%	over Green
	Islington	St Peter's	36.6%	over Liberal Democrat
	Lewisham	Bellingham	42.1%	over Conservative
	Lewisham	Catford South	35.6%	over Green
	Lewisham	New Cross	41.5%	over Green
	Lewisham	Sydenham	32.4%	over Green
	Merton	St Helier	46.3%	over Conservative
	Newham	East Ham Central	64.5%	over Conservative
	Redbridge	Loxford	60.3%	over Conservative
	Redbridge	Severn Kings	57.6%	over Conservative
	Wandsworth	Bedford	15.5%	over Conservative
	Westminster	Churchill	2.0%	over Conservative
Liberal Democrat	Kingston upon Thames	Chessington South	21.9%	over Conservative
Green	Richmond upon Thames	Hampton Wick	1.5%	over Conservative

36 of the vacancies arose following the resignation of the former Councillor, including 5 after being elected as an MP, whilst 9 died and 1 was disqualified

Majority is the top winning candidate share less corresponding share of runner up party as calculated by Andrew Teale's LEAP

Conservatives defend 1 seat with a 2018 majority of less than 5% and 4 seats where the majority was between 10% and 15%.
Labour defend 3 seats where the 2018 majority was less than 5%, 1 seat between 5% and 10% and 1 seat where it was between 15% and 20%
The Green 1.5% majority in 2018 over Conservative was not realistic with a Liberal Democrat 15½% majority over Conservative more representative

Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrats each have candidates in all 46 by-elections whilst the Greens have 43.  There are 13 Independent candidates contesting 11 wards, 1 classed as a "localist" together with 49 Other candidates including 13 OMRLP in Chessington South - a total of 244 candidates or an average of 5.3 per seat including Chessington South or 5.0 excluding it.

[listener]

I make it 47 by-elections in London - you seem to have overlooked Stamford Hill West in Hackney.

[middleenglander]

Mar 31, 2021 10:32:07 GMT listener said:

I make it 47 by-elections in London - you seem to have overlooked Stamford Hill West in Hackney.

It is under the Conservative seats being defended.

[listener]

Abject apologies - you are quite right - 46 it is.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Islington byelection SOPNs: www.islington.gov.uk/about-the-council/voting-and-elections/by-elections-2021

All have Labour, Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Green Party candidates.

There are Independent candidates in Bunhill and St Peter's, both sponsored by London Borough of Islington Residents on an anti-LTN platform (https://www.lbiresidents.co.uk/vote-independent/).

[timrollpickering]

And either I have cache problems or Islington have taken them back down.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

They're down the bottom under 'Useful documents'.

[timrollpickering]

Ah that bit wasn't loading too well. Still at least Islington got them up and in PDF format instead of a webpage.

[johnloony]

Croydon Council's website isn't working at all on my iPad, let alone the elections page. Is it accessible to you?
For the 5 Croydon by-elections, I'm expecting 21 candidates (the 4 main parties in each, and 1 Independent) but there could be a few randoms that I don't know about, like WEP or BNP possibly.

Today is Michael Castle's 30th birthday, by the way. He was in the Conservative Party for a while but has now gone Independent again.

New Addington North ward is essentially the same as the old Fieldway. It is the top target ward for the BNP in Croydon, although when there was a by-election in 2005 the BNP didn't even have a candidate because they were too disorganised. I'm expecting they probably won't again this time, for the same reason.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Ealing Broadway www.ealing.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/16238/statement_of_persons_nominated_-_ealing_broadway_ward_by-election_6_may_2021.pdf
Hanger Hill www.ealing.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/16239/statement_of_persons_nominated_-_hanger_hill_ward_by-election_6_may_2021.pdf
Hobbayne www.ealing.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/16240/statement_of_persons_nominated_-_hobbayne_ward_by-election_6_may_2021.pdf

All three have Conservative, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrat and TUSC candidates. Ealing Broadway has an additional Workers Party of Britain candidate.

[Defenestrated Fipplebox]

Apr 8, 2021 16:12:41 GMT johnloony said:

Croydon Council's website isn't working at all on my iPad, let alone the elections page. Is it accessible to you?
For the 5 Croydon by-elections, I'm expecting 21 candidates (the 4 main parties in each, and 1 Independent) but there could be a few randoms that I don't know about, like WEP or BNP possibly.

Today is Michael Castle's 30th birthday, by the way. He was in the Conservative Party for a while but has now gone Independent again.

New Addington North ward is essentially the same as the old Fieldway. It is the top target ward for the BNP in Croydon, although when there was a by-election in 2005 the BNP didn't even have a candidate because they were too disorganised. I'm expecting they probably won't again this time, for the same reason.

Nothing up as yet, as far as I can see.

[iain]

Hampton Wick is Con, Lab, LD, Grn
www.richmond.gov.uk/media/21102/statement_of_persons_nominated_hampton_wick_ward_2021.pdf

[0oh]

Greenwich isn't up on the website yet but they have the following:-

Glyndon - 5 - Green Party, Labour and Co-operative Party, Liberal Democrat, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, Conservative Party Candidate
Greenwich West - 5 - Official Monster Raving Loony Party, Green Party, Conservative Party Candidate, Liberal Democrat, Labour and Co-operative Party
Kidbrooke with Hornfair - 5 - Conservative Party Candidate, Liberal Democrat, Independent, Labour and Co-operative Party, Green Party
Shooters Hill - 4 - Liberal Democrat, Labour and Co-operative Party, Conservative Party Candidate, Green Party

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Hillingdon, Charville: hillingdon.gov.uk/media/5974/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll/pdf/Statement_of_Persons_Nominated_and_Notice_of_Poll_1.pdf?m=1617897207890

BOWMAN, John Paul (Green Party)
CUNLIFFE, Alexander Martin (Liberal Democrats)
DAVIES, Darran Alfred Leonard (Conservative Party Candidate)
GARELICK, Steve (Labour and Co-operative Party)
KENNEDY, Wally (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition) - NOMINATION WITHDRAWN
RYTTER, Tiffany (Independent)

[timrollpickering]

Waltham Forest: Hatch Lane

www.walthamforest.gov.uk/node/9994

Henry Arthur BOYLE Liberal Democrat Focus Team
Catherine Mary BURNS Labour Party
Jusden Riyad Nebil HALABI (commonly known as Justin HALABI) Conservative Party Candidate
Robert Frank TATAM Green Party

[timrollpickering]

Kingston: Chessington South

www.kingston.gov.uk/downloads/file/695/statement-of-persons-nominated

Nineteen (19!) candidates:

ACHENBACH BARON VON The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
AKINTOYE MICHELLE Chessington Matters - Kingston Independent Residents Group
BAMFORD CHARLES ST JOHN Labour Party
BRUNSKILL UNDERTAKING DIRECTOR The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
CHINNERS A.GENT The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
COILY CAPTAIN The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
CORINTHIAN CASUAL COUNT OF The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
CRAMPS COLONEL The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
DODD DUKE DIDDY The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
LUCKY LANDLADY The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
LULHAM ADRIAN THOMAS The Green Party
MACKINLAY ANDREW STUART Liberal Democrats
NEWT KINGSTONIAN The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
PITHER LADY DAVE The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
ROVER LANDLORD The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
SAVASTIO ITALO MARCO Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
SQUATCH SAM JOSHUA The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
THE RADICAL RECYCLIST REV. ROBBIE The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
TOWNER SUE Local Conservatives

[Merseymike]

Apr 8, 2021 20:41:18 GMT timrollpickering said:

Kingston: Chessington South

www.kingston.gov.uk/downloads/file/695/statement-of-persons-nominated

Nineteen (19!) candidates:

ACHENBACH BARON VON The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
AKINTOYE MICHELLE Chessington Matters - Kingston Independent Residents Group
BAMFORD CHARLES ST JOHN Labour Party
BRUNSKILL UNDERTAKING DIRECTOR The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
CHINNERS A.GENT The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
COILY CAPTAIN The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
CORINTHIAN CASUAL COUNT OF The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
CRAMPS COLONEL The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
DODD DUKE DIDDY The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
LUCKY LANDLADY The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
LULHAM ADRIAN THOMAS The Green Party
MACKINLAY ANDREW STUART Liberal Democrats
NEWT KINGSTONIAN The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
PITHER LADY DAVE The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
ROVER LANDLORD The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
SAVASTIO ITALO MARCO Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
SQUATCH SAM JOSHUA The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
THE RADICAL RECYCLIST REV. ROBBIE The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
TOWNER SUE Local Conservatives

This is very Loony!

I assume they all live in the ward and have nominated each other?

They must have kept the registration of name changes busy...

[LDCaerdydd]

Will all those nominations be valid?

I assumed that one party could only nominate one candidate for a single member vacancy?

[andrewp]

Apr 8, 2021 20:41:18 GMT timrollpickering said:

Kingston: Chessington South

www.kingston.gov.uk/downloads/file/695/statement-of-persons-nominated

Nineteen (19!) candidates:

ACHENBACH BARON VON The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
AKINTOYE MICHELLE Chessington Matters - Kingston Independent Residents Group
BAMFORD CHARLES ST JOHN Labour Party
BRUNSKILL UNDERTAKING DIRECTOR The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
CHINNERS A.GENT The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
COILY CAPTAIN The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
CORINTHIAN CASUAL COUNT OF The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
CRAMPS COLONEL The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
DODD DUKE DIDDY The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
LUCKY LANDLADY The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
LULHAM ADRIAN THOMAS The Green Party
MACKINLAY ANDREW STUART Liberal Democrats
NEWT KINGSTONIAN The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
PITHER LADY DAVE The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
ROVER LANDLORD The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
SAVASTIO ITALO MARCO Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
SQUATCH SAM JOSHUA The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
THE RADICAL RECYCLIST REV. ROBBIE The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
TOWNER SUE Local Conservatives

Does anyone know why?

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Apr 8, 2021 21:26:51 GMT LDCaerdydd said:

Will all those nominations be valid?

I assumed that one party could only nominate one candidate for a single member vacancy?

No such law. A single candidate cannot contest multiple electoral areas within the same authority, but there's nothing to stop a single party authorising multiple candidates far exceeding the number of seats to be elected. (After all, why would you stop someone doing something that's so obviously not in their interests?)