Local Council by-elections 17th February 2022

[middleenglander]

Allerdale: Stainburn & Clifton - Labour gain from Independent

Party	2022 votes	2022 share	since 2019 "top"	since 2019 "average"
Labour	354	54.6%	+25.1%	+25.2%
Conservative	294	45.4%	+28.2%	+28.9%
Independents			-41.8%	-41.6%
Green			-11.5%	-12.6%
Total votes	648		62%	67%

Swing:  not meaningful

Council now:  16 Conservative, 15 Labour, 13 Allerdale Independent, 2 Moorclose, Westfield & Mossbay Independent, 2 Independent, 1 St Michael Independent

Bristol: Southmead - Labour hold

Party	2022 votes	2022 share	since 2021 "top"	since 2021 "average"	since 2016 "top"	since 2021 "average"
Labour	780	41.2%	-1.9%	-3.8%	-7.5%	-8.3%
Green	728	38.5%	+19.7%	+20.8%	+29.5%	+28.9%
Conservative	279	14.8%	-13.4%	-13.2%	-1.2%	-0.6%
Liberal Democrat	82	4.3%	-5.7%	-4.9%	-6.0%	-6.0%
TUSC	22	1.2%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
UKIP					-16.1%	-15.2%
Total votes	1,891		71%	77%	63%	67%

Swing:  Labour to Green 10¾% / 12¼% since May and 18½% since 2016

Council now:  24 Labour plus Labour Mayor, 24 Green, 14 Conservative, 6 Liberal Democrat, 2 Knowle Community

Mid Suffolk: Thurston - Green hold

Party	2022 votes	2022 share	since 2019 "top"	since 2019 "average"		since 2015 "top" *	since 2015 "average" *
Green	845	64.4%	+25.2%	+28.5%		+46.2%	+44.4%
Conservative	399	30.4%	-3.5%	-4.3%		-15.7%	-10.7%
Liberal Democrat	37	2.8%	-8.2%	-8.3%		-16.3%	-18.1%
Labour	32	2.4%	-4.8%	-5.9%		from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent			-8.7%	-9.9%
UKIP						-16.5%	-18.1%
Total votes	1,313		70%	80%		41%	45%

* boundary changes

Swing:  Conservative to Green 14¼% / 16½% since 2019 and, if meaningful, 31% / 27½% since 2015

Council now:  16 Conservative, 12 Green, 5 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent

Newark & Sherwood: Collingham - Conservative gain from Independent

Party	2022 votes	2022 share	since 2019 "top"	since 2015 "top"	since 2015 "average"
Conservative	982	56.3%	+26.5%	+15.0%	+18.2%
Liberal Democrat	594	34.1%	+18.8%	+23.0%	+22.8%
Labour	168	9.6%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent Dobson			-54.9%	-47.6%	-50.7%
Total votes	1,744		67%	45%	47%

Swing: not meaningful

Council now:  30 Conservative, 6 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent

North East Lincolnshire: Park - Conservative hold

Party	2022 votes	2022 share	since 2021	since 2019	since 2018	since 2016
Conservative	715	38.8%	-14.0%	+1.8%	+4.0%	+19.6%
Labour	578	31.4%	+6.7%	+13.8%	+3.3%	+9.5%
Liberal Democrat	478	26.0%	+9.5%	-2.0%	-1.2%	-6.2%
TUSC	70	3.8%	+1.3%	from nowhere	+2.7%	+2.4%
UKIP			-2.1%	-17.3%	-5.0%	-20.8%
Freedom			-1.4%
Green					-3.7%	-4.4%
Total votes	1,841		67%	66%	63%	65%

Swing:  Conservative to Labour 10¼% since May, 6% since 2019 if meaningful but small swing from Labour to Conservative since 2018

Council now:  32 Conservative, 7 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrat, 1 vacancy

[middleenglander]

North Northamptonshire: Oundle - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Party	2022 votes	2022 share	since 2021 "top"	since 2021 "average"		since 2019 B ^	2017 ^	2013 ^
Liberal Democrat	1,683	47.2%	+22.6%	+23.2%		+12.1%	+36.6%	+40.4%
Conservative	1,423	39.9%	-3.5%	-1.2%		-11.4%	-25.6%	-15.7%
Labour	337	9.4%	-4.9%	-6.5%		-1.6%	-14.5%	-7.8%
Green	124	3.5%	-9.8%	-11.3%		from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent			-4.3%	-4.3%
UKIP						-2.5%		-20.4%
Total votes	3,567		55%	61%		98%	90%	107%

^ Northamptonshire County Council elections on same boundaries

Swing:  Conservative to Liberal Democrat 13% / 12¼% since May, 11¾% since 2019 by-election, 31% since 2017 and 28% since 2013

Council now:  58 Conservative, 14 Labour, 3 Green, 2 Independent, 1 Liberal Democrat

Nottinghamshire: Collingham - Independent hold

Party	2022 votes	2022 share	since 2021	since 2017
Independent Darby	2,009	63.8%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Conservative	898	28.5%	-11.7%	-9.4%
Labour	244	7.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent Dobson			-49.6%	-62.1%
Green			-10.2%
Total votes			84%	89%

Swing: if meaningful Conservative to Independent 13% since May and 5½% since 2017

Council now:  36 Conservative, 15 Labour, 10 Ashfield Independent, 4 Independent,1 Liberal Democrat

Oadby & Wigston: Wigston Meadowcourt - Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Party	2022 votes	2022 share	since 2019 "top"	since 2019 "average"	since 2015 "top"	since 2015 "average"
Conservative	883	63.4%	+29.3%	+31.3%	+32.8%	+30.9%
Liberal Democrat	377	27.1%	-24.6%	-25.8%	-5.6%	-1.2%
Green	133	9.5%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Labour			-14.3%	-15.0%	-10.8%	-11.5%
Independent					-26.0%	-27.7%
Total votes	1,393		81%	85%	31%	33%

Swing:  Liberal Democrat to Conservative 27% / 28½% since 2019 and 19¼% / 16% since 2015

Council now:  23 Liberal Democrat, 3 Conservative

West Devon:  Tavistock North - Conservative gain from Independent

Party	2022 votes	2022 share	since 2019 "top"	since 2019 "average"	since 2015 "top"	since 2015 "average"
Conservative	379	39.3%	+24.4%	+23.6%	+10.5%	+9.2%
Liberal Democrat	337	35.0%	+16.2%	+15.0%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Green	163	16.9%	from nowhere	from nowhere	-4.9%	-7.8%
Labour	85	8.8%	-9.3%	-10.5%	-6.2%	-8.2%
Independents			-48.3%	-45.0%	-34.5%	-28.2%
Total votes	964		53%	57%	27%	31%

Swing: not meaningful

Council now:  17 Conservative, 9 Independent Alliance, 2 Green, 1 Liberal Democrat, 2 Independent

[evergreenadam]

Feb 19, 2022 13:17:01 GMT middleenglander said:

Feb 19, 2022 12:00:54 GMT Rutlander said:

West Devon DC, Tavistock

Con - 379
Lib Dem - 337
Green - 137
Labour - 85

Conservative GAIN from Independent

(acc. ALDC tweet)

Green vote was 163

No progressive alliance in Devon, will keep the Tories in power.

[listener]

According to the formation of political groups in West Devon, the new political make-up is 17 Con, 12 West Devon Alliance, 2 Non-Aligned Independent

[Davıd Boothroyd]

The West Devon Alliance Group includes the two Green Party councillors (Lynn Daniel, Lucy Wood) and the sole Liberal Democrat (Tim Bolton) but it's never been an electoral pact.

[MeirionGwril]

I shall never visit Tavistock again - [sob] ...

[Deleted]

I wonder if we're seeing Labour's advance through Devon stop at areas where the LibDems used to be competitive

[london(ex)tory]

Feb 19, 2022 12:55:20 GMT Chris from Brum said:

Feb 19, 2022 12:00:54 GMT Rutlander said:

West Devon DC, Tavistock

Con - 379
Lib Dem - 337
Green - 137
Labour - 85

Conservative GAIN from Independent

(acc. ALDC tweet)

File under "close but no cigar". Also under "vote Labour/Green, get Tory".

Yes if Southmead can be similarly filed under “vote Lib Dem get Labour”.

[Toylyyev]

Vietnam green orange. Said to be tasty. 

[greenchristian]

Feb 20, 2022 4:02:07 GMT Toylyyev said:

Vietnam green orange. Said to be tasty. 

When did this thread detour to talking about factions in the Green Party?

[Toylyyev]

Feb 20, 2022 13:03:38 GMT greenchristian said:

Feb 20, 2022 4:02:07 GMT Toylyyev said:

Vietnam green orange. Said to be tasty. 

When did this thread detour to talking about factions in the Green Party?

I may have inadvertently created a new one?   

greenpolitics.fandom.com/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales#Groups_within_the_Party

[minionofmidas]

Feb 20, 2022 15:01:22 GMT Toylyyev said:

Feb 20, 2022 13:03:38 GMT greenchristian said:

When did this thread detour to talking about factions in the Green Party?

I may have inadvertently created a new one?   

greenpolitics.fandom.com/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales#Groups_within_the_Party

orangebookers on the inside? Ugh. The very worst sort of Green. You get them in the UK too?

[jamesdoyle]

GWBWI

Con +164
Grn +49
Lab +38
LDm +30

Tavistock was very good for the Tories.