District Council By-elections - 06 May 2021

[Davıd Boothroyd]

[middleenglander]

Update noon Monday

Results for 161 of the 164 byelections are available so far; the one in Tandridge: Felbridge was countermanded following the death of a candidate.

Counting is continuing.

The results so far (errors and omissions excepted) are:

Party	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won		To declare
Conservative	72	68	48	4	116		1
Labour	32	12	5	20	17		1
Liberal Democrat	22	12	2	10	14		1
Green	3	3	1		4
UKIP	1			1
Localist	14	4		10	4
Independent	17	3	3	14	6
Total	161	102	59	59	161		3

The definition of Localist / Independent is subjective.

[Tony Otim]

NORTH KESTEVEN:

Bassingham & Brant Broughton: Con 721; Lincs Ind 616; Lab 254 (Con GAIN from Lincs Ind)


NORTH NORFOLK:

Coastal: Con 585; LD 303; Lab 108 (Con GAIN from LD)
Holt: Con 837; INd 738; Lab 112; Ind 63 (Con hold)

[Tony Otim]

BRAINTREE:

Hatfield Peverel & Terling: Con 1009; Grn 315; Lab 195; Ind 124 (Con hold)
Witham South: Con 623; Lab 339; Grn 157; LD 91


EAST STAFFS:
Eton Park: Lab 660, 656; Con 330, 247; LD 53, 43 (Lab hold & Lab GAIN from INd)

[Tony Otim]

NORTH WARWICKSHIRE

Atherstone Central: Con 367; Lab 268; Grn 45 (Con GAIN from Lab)
Curdworth: Con 875; Lab 198 (Con Hold)
Polesworth East: Con 477; Lab 396 (Con GAIN from Lab)

[Tony Otim]

RIBBLE VALLEY:

Billington & Langho: Con 638; Lab 254; Grn 81
Mellor: Con 712; LD 200; Lab 109; Grn 50
West Bradford & Grindleton: Con 416; Lab 90; LD 77
3 x Con Hold

ROTHER:
Eastern Rother: Con 999; Lab 300; LD 273 (Con Hold)

[Tony Otim]

SEVENOAKS:

Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge: Con 1051; LD 704; Lab 182 (Con hold)


SOUTH CAMBS:

Girton: LD 967; Con 621; Lab 344; Grn 246 (LD GAIN from Ind)
Harston & Camberton: LD 1785; Con 1459; Lab 519; Grn 335 (LD hold)
Melbourn: LD 1510; Con 992; Grn 256 (LD hold)
Milton & Waterbeach: LD 1255; Con 1069; Lab 915; Grn 424 (LD hold)

[Defenestrated Fipplebox]

Thank you Tony Otim for all these results, it is appreciated!

[middleenglander]

All results for the 164 by-elections are now in; the one in Tandridge: Felbridge was countermanded following the death of a candidate.

The final ones were Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat each hold

The results (errors and omissions excepted) can be summarised:

Party	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won
Conservative	73	69	48	4	117
Labour	33	13	5	20	18
Liberal Democrat	23	13	2	10	15
Green	3	3	1		4
UKIP	1			1
Localist	14	4		10	4
Independent	17	3	3	14	6
Total	164	105	59	59	164

The definition of Localist / Independent is subjective.

More detailed assessment later.

Just awaited recount of the "double" election for Winchester: St Michael.

[Tony Otim]

SOUTH DERBYSHIRE:

Church Gresley: Con 994; Lab 625 (Con Hold)
Hilton: Con 1364, 1097; LD 467; Lab 457, 428; Reform 105 (2x Con hold)
Seales: Con 1070; Lab 527 (Con Hold)


SOUTH KESTEVEN:
Glen: Con 585; Lab 167 (Con hold)

[Tony Otim]

SOUTH OXON:

Didcot NE: Con 1113; LD 953; Lab 670 (Con GAIN from Ind)
Forest Hill & Holton: LD 907; Con 503 (LD hold)

[Tony Otim]

SOUTH RIBBLE:

Longton & Hutton West: Con 1301; Lab 353; LD 151; Reform 70; Grn 61
St Ambrose: Lab 519; Con 398; LD 249
Both holds

STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS:
Cheadle NE: Con 308, Ind 163, Lab 117, Ind 33, Grn 31 (Con GAIN from Ind)
Cheadle SE: Con 359; Lab 206; Ind 153, 87, 24; Grn 18 (Con GAIN from Ind)


SURREY HEATH:
Bagshot: Con 1225, LD 1038 (Con GAIN from LD)


SWALE:

Sheerness: Con 648; Lab 504; Grn 209; Swale Ind 201 (Con GAIN from Lab)

[hempie]

Dacorum: www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/council-democracy/elections-and-voting/elections-2021
Leverstock Green - Con Hold
Con 1459
Lab 470
LD 298
Green 185

Tring Central - LD Hold
LD 925
Con 438
Green 172
Lab 137

[Tony Otim]

TENDRING:

Eastcliff: Ind 414; Con 294; Holland on Sea & Eastcliff Matters 118; Lab 44; LD 13; Ind 18 (Ind GAIN from Holland on Sea & eastcliff Matters)
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands: Con 500; Ind 395; Tendring First 140; Lab 110; Ind 32; LD 21 (Con GAIN from UKIP)

TEWKESBURY:
Cleeve Hill: Con 910; LD 842; Grn 114; Lab 107 (Con hold)

[Tony Otim]

VALE OF WHITE HORSE:

Grove North: Con 704; LD 575; Lab 191; Grn 98 (Con GAIN from Ind elected as LD)

WARWICK:

Leamington Clarendon: Lab 1370; Con 761; LD 539; Grn 431; Ind 103; SDP LIberal Alliance (?) 16 (Lab hold)

WEST LINDSEY:
Kelsey Wold: Con Hold (Can't find actual figures at the moment)

[Tony Otim]

WEST SUFFOLK

Abbeygate: Grn 751; Con 606; Lab 279 (Grn hold)
Clare Hundon & Kedington: Con 1814; Lab 697 (Con GAIN from Ind)
Lakenheath: Con 573; Ind 434; Lab 119; Ind 64 (Con GAIN from INd)
MOreton Hall: Con 1098; Ind 496; Lab 495 (Con hold from Con elected as Ind)
Southgate: Con 814; Lab 251; Grn 186; LD 148 (Con hold)
Whepstead & wickhambrook: Con 645; Lab 142; Grn 137 (Con Hold)

[Tony Otim]

WYCHAVON

Elmley Castle & Somerville: Con 632; Grn 316 (Con hold)

[Harry Hayfield]

May 10, 2021 13:46:11 GMT Tony Otim said:

WEST SUFFOLK

Abbeygate: Grn 751; Con 606; Lab 279 (Grn hold)
Clare Hundon & Kedington: Con 1814; Lab 697 (Con GAIN from Ind)
Lakenheath: Con 573; Ind 434; Lab 119; Ind 64 (Con GAIN from INd)
MOreton Hall: Con 1098; Ind 496; Lab 495 (Con hold from Con elected as Ind)
Southgate: Con 814; Lab 251; Grn 186; LD 148 (Con hold)
Whepstead & wickhambrook: Con 645; Lab 142; Grn 137 (Con Hold)

The Independent in Moreton Hall is my friend from Bury who when I noted that the councillor had resigned from the council stated that he would vote for anyone who was committed to picking up the rubbish in his area (a subject that he feels very strongly about) I said that if he wanted to he could stand himself. He hummed and hawed about it, but when I mentioned that I was standing for the Senedd he took a "in for a penny" approached and filed his nomination and clearly it paid off.

[middleenglander]

There were 164 District Council seats contested in by-elections within 161 wards with East Staffordshire: Eaton Park, South Derbyshire: Hilton and Test Valley: Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams each having 2 vacancies.  The contest in Tandridge: Felbridge was countermanded following the death of one of the candidates.

The Conservative won 117 seats (up net 44), Labour 18 (down net 15), Liberal Democrats 15 (down net 8), Greens 4 (up 1), Localists 4 (down 10), Independents 6 (down net 11) whilst UKIP lost it inly seat.  The interpretation of Localist and Independent is at times subjective.

The net gains and losses by county is summarised by:

County	Seats	Con	Lab	LD	Green	UKIP	Loc	Ind		Con	Lab	LD	Green	UKIP	Loc	Ind
Cambridgeshire	9	4	1	3				1		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cumbria	17	6	7	2			1	1		+3	-3	+1	-	-	-1	-
Derbyshire	13	6	6				1			+4	-3	-	-	-	-1	-
Devon	5	2		1			1	1		+3	-	-1	-	-	-1	-1
East Sussex	9	8		1						-1	-	+1	-	-	-	-
Essex	12	7		1		1	3			+2	-	-1	-	-1	-2	+2
Gloucestershire	4	2	1					1		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hampshire	6	4					2			+2	-	-	-	-	-2	-
Hertfordshire	7	4		3						-1	+1	-	-	-	-	-
Kent	13	5	7				1			+6	-6	-	+1	-	-1	-
Lancashire	8	4	1	1	1			1		+1	+1	-1	-	-	-	-1
Leicestershire	4	3	1							+1	-1	-	-	-	-	-
Lincolnshire	5	3					1	1		+2	-	-	-	-	-1	-1
Norfolk	4	1	1	1				1		+3	-1	-1	-	-	-	-1
North Yorkshire	3	1					1	1		+1	-	-	-	-	-1	-
Nottinghamshire	10	4	3				2	1		+2	-1	-	-	-	-	-1
Oxfordshire	4	1		2				1		+2	-	-1	-	-	-	-1
Somerset	2			2						+1	-	-1	-	-	-	-
Staffordshire	5		2					3		+3	-	-	-	-	-	-3
Suffolk	9	4			2			3		+3	-	-	-	-	-	-3
Surrey	6	2		3			1			+2	-	-2	-	-	-	-
Warwickshire	4	1	3							+2	-2	-	-	-	-	-
West Sussex	4			3				1		+3	-	-2	-	-	-	-1
Worcestershire	1	1								-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	164	73	33	23	3	1	14	17		+44	-15	-8	+1	-1	-10	-11

Conservatives gained 48 seats and lost 4.  The seats lost were:
* South Lakeland: Broughton & Coniston (Cumbria) to Liberal Democrat
* Wealdon: Hailsham North (East Sussex) to Liberal Democrat
* Maldon: Tollesbury (Essex) to Independent
* Hertsmere: Borehamwood Kenilworth (Hertsfordshire) to Labour.

Labour gained 5 seats and lost 20.  The seats gained in addition to Hertsmere: Borehamwood were:
* Allerdale: St John's (Cumbria) from Independent
* Bolsover: Pinxton (Derbyshire) from Localist Independent
* Rossendale: Stackstead (Lancashire) from Independent
* East Staffordshire: Eaton Park (Staffordshire) from Independent.

Liberal Democrats gained the 2 seats from Conservatives but lost 10 seats, all to the Conservatives.

Greens gained a seat in Thanet: Central Harbour (Kent) from Labour.

UKIP lost its only seat in Tendring: West Clacton & Jaywick Sands (Essex) to Conservative.

Localist lost 10 seats and made no gains.

Independents gained 3 seats but lost 14.  In addition to gaining Maldon: Tollesbury from the Conservatives, the other gains were:
*Allerdale: Aspatria (Cumbria) from a Localist (Putting Cumbria First)
*Tendring: Eastcliffe (Essex) from a Localist (Holland-on-Sea and Eastcliffe Matters)

These contests saw 59 seats out of 164 changing hands, a rate of 36%.

[Pete Whitehead]

Again Borehamwood standing out as a blackspot here