Local Council by-elections 14th July 2022

[Tony Otim]

BRECKLAND DC; Thetford Boudica (Con resigned)
Candidates:
LAND, Terry (Labour)
MacDONALD, Mac (Conservative)

2019: Con 419, 335; Lab 360
2015: UKIP 750; Con 738, 717; Lab 500, 412; LD 219

Current Council: Con 36; Lab 6; Ind Grp 4; Grn 2; 1 vacancy



COVENTRY MBC; Binley &Willenhall (Lab died)
Candidates:
AGBOOLA, Seyi (Labour)
COWLEY, Paul (Coventry Citizens)
FITZGERALD, Marianne Angela (Alliance for Democracy & Freedom)
KHANGURA, Amarjit Singh (Conservative)
MORGAN, Michael James (TUSC)

2022: Lab 1355; Con 949; Cov Citizens 635; Grn 232; AfDF 113
2021: Lab 1430; Con 1167; Cov Citizens 817; Grn 213; LD158; TUSC 37
2019: Lab 1417; UKIP 847; Con 553; Grn 267
2018: Lab 1574; Con 911; UKIP 293; LD 146; Grn 123
2016: Lab 1558; UKIP 694; Con 584; Grn 163; TUSC 45
2015: Lab 3176; Con 1595; UKIP 1530; Grn 299; TUSC 128
2014: Lab 1619; UKIP 1134; Con 519; Grn 163; BNP 108; TUSC 54
2012: Lab 1898; Con 570; UKIP 503; BNP 100; Grn 95; Soc Alt 67
2011: Lab 2436; Con 970; UKIP 329; BNP 207; Grn 123; Soc Alt 79
2010: Lab 3246; Con 1641; LD 1019; UKIP 442; BNP 391; Grn 126; Soc Alt 94
2008: Lab 1467; Con 1021; BNP 437; LD 389; Grn 144
2007: Lab 1733; Con 1010; BNP 561; LD 306; Grn 126
2006: Lab 1553; Con 1211; BNP 727; LD 428
2004: Lab 1722, 1647, 1639; Con 1399, 1332, 1159; ind 845; LD 784; Soc Alt 423

Vacancy is for the 2022-2026 term. Amarjit Sngh has been the Conservative candidate here in the last 2 elections. Paul Cowley has contested the last 2 elections for Coventry Citizens and the 2 before that for UKIP. Marianne Fitzgerald stood for her party here in May, and Michael Morgan stood here for TUSC last year.

Current Council: Lab 38; Con 14; Grn 1; 1 vacancy



HYNDBURN DC; Overton (Lab Resigned after being cautioned by Police for an assault during a council meeting)
Candidates:
McGINLEY, Liz (Conservative)
McKENZIE, Colin John (Labour)
MILLER, Michael (Independent)
OAKLEY, Richard John (Reform UK)

2022: Lab 803; Con 559; RefUK 178
2021: Lab 787; Con 698; RefUK 215
2019: Con 804; Lab 708
2018: Lab 839; Con 819; Grn 140
2016: Lab 771; Con 702; UKIP 403; Grn 71
2015: Lab 1132; Con 1093; UKIP 900; Grn 164
2014: Lab 722; UKIP 713; Con 435; Grn 99
2012: Lab 868; Con 387; Ind 317; UKIP 224; Great Harwood Ind 99
2011: Lab 988; Con 740; Independents in Hyndburn 500
2010: Ind 1614; Con 1503
2008: Con 1022; Lab 821
2007: Con 978; Lab 719
2006: Con 956; Lab 822
Jun 05by: Lab 774; Con 593; BNP 191; LD 72
2004: Con 1189; Lab 969
2003: Con 1344; Lab 1246
2002: Con 963, 936, 880; Lab 698, 684, 638

Vacancy is for the 2021-2024 term. The incumbent elected as Conservative for the ward is Patrick McGinley, and has the same address as Liz, except Patrick is now an Independent and contested the county division as such last year.

Current Council: Con 14; Lab 13; Ind 7; 1 vacancy



NORTH TYNESIDE MBC; Camperdown (Lab disqualified)
Candidates
BEYER, Jay (Liberal Democrat)
EARLEY, Peter Gerard (Labour)
JOSENDALE, Haylee Elizabeth (Conservative)
NEWTON, Michael Andrew (Green)
THOMSON, Jack James (UKIP)

2022: Lab 1427; Con 508; Grn 152
Sep 21by: Lab 957; Con 352; Grn 78; LD 48
2021: Lab 1575; Con 746
2019: Lab 1281; UKIP 485; Con 388
2018: Lab 1565; Con 547
2016: Lab 1457; Ind 790; Con 240
2015: Lab 2915; UKIP 842; Con 790
2014: Lab 1391; UKIP 696; Con 268
2012: Lab 1747; Con 353
2011: Lab 1946; Con 621
2010: Lab 2675; Con 814; LD 746; BNP 313
2008: Lab 1312; Con 562; BNP 363; LD 231
2007: Lab 1330; Con 460; LD 328; BNP 308
2006: Lab 1327; Con 612; BNP 405
2004: Lab 1551, 1399, 1131; LD 610; Ind 574; Con 463, 462, 383; BNP 309

Vacancy is for the 2021-2024 term.

Current Council: Lab 50; Con 8; Ind 1; 1 vacancy



SOUTH SOMERSET DC; Brympton (Lib Dem died)
Candidates:
APPLEBY, Barbara Joyce (Liberal Democrat)
FLINT, Alan John (Green)
LEDLIE, Terry (Labour)
POWER, Tony (Conservative)
RICHARDS, Ashley Wayne (Independent)

2019: LD 1095, 1022, 875; Con 740, 623, 504; Lab 189

Tony Power stood for the Conservatives in Brympton for the Somerset council elections in May. (Alan Flint stood for the Greens in Yeovil Central and Terry Ledlie for Labour in Yeovil South).

Current Council: LD 39; Con 13; Ind 6; Grn 1; 1 vacancy



WANDSWORTH LBC; Tooting Broadway (Lab died)
Candidates:
ILIFF, Jonathan Neil Dessain (Conservative)
OSBORN, Rex Albert (Labour)
OSBORNE, Lisa Patricia (Green)
THILLAINATHAN, Haren (Liberal Democrat)

2022: Lab 2773, 2762, 2339; Con 849, 768, 754; Grn 680; LD 277, 272, 195

None of these candidates have stood here before – in May, Jonathan Iliff (Con) stood in Furzedown, Lisa Osborne (Grn) stood in Tooting Bec and Haren Thillainathan (LD) stood in Wandsworth Common.

Current Council: Lab 34; Con 22; Ind 1; 1 vacancy



WARWICKSHIRE CC; Arden (Con died)
Candidates:
HOLMES, Thom (Liberal Democrat)
SHENTON, Ian John (Conservative)
TURNER, Bryn Rhys (Labour)

2021: Con 2588; Lab 350; Grn 311; LD 250
2017: Con 2451; LD 365; Grn 187

Bryn Turner was the Labour candidate here last year. Ian Shenton is sitting district councillor for Wootton Wawen (Stratford upon Avon DC, half within this division) since 2019.

Current Council: Con 41; Lab 6; LD 5; Grn 3; Ind 1; 1 vacancy



WIRRAL MBC; Liscard (Lab resigned)
Candidates:
HOUGHTON, Charlie (Liberal Democrat)
LAING, James Stewart (Labour)
OWENS, Jane Helen (Conservative)
PARSONS, Nadia (Green)

2022: Lab 2101; Con 643; Grn 334; LD 164
Jul 21by: Lab 1137; Con 582; LD 201; Grn 109; Ind 68; For Britain 26
2021: Lab 1898; Con 875; Grn 271; LD 221; Reform 71
2019: Lab 1733; Con 609; UKIP 374; Grn 360; LD 319
2018: Lab 2241; Con 756; LD 337; Grn 190
2016: Lab 2240, 1672; Con 690, 427; UKIP 504; Grn 338; LD 280
2015: Lab 4397; UKIP 1352; LD 578; Grn 542; TUSC 118
2014: Lab 1619; UKIP 815; Con 649; Grn 273; LD 94
2012: Lab 1882; Con 1261; UKIP 400; Grn 230
2011: Lab 2523; Con 1673; UKIP 203; Grn 146; LD 121
2010: Lab 3220; Con 2474; LD 718; UKIP 238; Grn 231
2008: Con 2122; Lab 1369; UKIP 304; LD 195; Grn 159
2007: Con 2116; Lab 1609; LD 244; UKIP 149; Grn 143
2006: Con 2047; Lab 1396; LD 286; Grn 209; UKIP 166
2004: Lab 1908, 1789, 1776; Con 1760, 1516, 1450; LD 653, 630, 590

Jane Owens has contested the last 3 elections (including the by-election) here for the Conservatives. Vacancy is for the 2021-2024 term.

Current Council: Lab 25; Con 24; Grn 9; LD 6; Ind 1; 1 vacancy


Also to note:

RUTLAND UA; Oakham South (Ind elected as Con resigned)

PAYNE, Raymond James (Liberal Democrat) elected unopposed

Council Now: IGG (Independent & Green Group) 7 (6 Ind + 1 Grn); Con 6; LD 6; Ind (Together4Rutland) 4; Ind (Non-aligned) 3;

[La Fontaine]

Jim Allan in Camperdown, North Tyneside, was disqualified. He is ill and has other problems. He is a lovely man and would probably have been excused had his length of absence been noticed by the Labour group earlier.

[Tony Otim]

Jun 20, 2022 17:13:23 GMT La Fontaine said:

Jim Allan in Camperdown, North Tyneside, was disqualified. He is ill and has other problems. He is a lovely man and would probably have been excused had his length of absence been noticed by the Labour group earlier.

Thanks - I'd found an article referring to him being forced to give up his seat due to illness, but that was slightly ambiguous and I couldn't find out anything confirming one way or another...

[wysall]

TUSC are complaining (and alleging conspiracy) in Camperdown after the wrong person was contacted and they didn’t hear about the by-election in time.

[Tony Otim]

Jun 22, 2022 18:42:34 GMT wysall said:

TUSC are complaining (and alleging conspiracy) in Camperdown after the wrong person was contacted and they didn’t hear about the by-election in time.

Because they have such a long history of contesting the ward...? Sounds like a good excuse for blaming somebody else for not having a candidate.

[liverpoolliberal]

An absolute whopper of a bar chart from the Tories in Arden, Warwickshire, responding to the Lib Dems putting out a couple of leaflets. For reference, last year Arden was

Con 74%
Lab 10%
Grn 8.9%
LD 7.1%

[carolus]

The Conservative in Breckland is also standing in the relevant parish byelection on the same day.

[pl]

Jun 27, 2022 19:21:01 GMT liverpoolliberal said:

An absolute whopper of a bar chart from the Tories in Arden, Warwickshire, responding to the Lib Dems putting out a couple of leaflets. For reference, last year Arden was

Con 74%
Lab 10%
Grn 8.9%
LD 7.1%

The alignment in that two colour Riso over-printing is pretty poor!

[finsobruce]

Jun 27, 2022 21:24:47 GMT pl said:

Jun 27, 2022 19:21:01 GMT liverpoolliberal said:

An absolute whopper of a bar chart from the Tories in Arden, Warwickshire, responding to the Lib Dems putting out a couple of leaflets. For reference, last year Arden was

Con 74%
Lab 10%
Grn 8.9%
LD 7.1%

The alignment in that two colour Riso over-printing is pretty poor!

Looks like something from the 1970s.

[maxque]

Jun 27, 2022 22:48:08 GMT finsobruce said:

Jun 27, 2022 21:24:47 GMT pl said:

The alignment in that two colour Riso over-printing is pretty poor!

Looks like something from the 1970s.

We just need to get someone to replace Greens and LDs on the leaflet by Ecology and Liberals.

[pl]

Jun 27, 2022 22:48:08 GMT finsobruce said:

Jun 27, 2022 21:24:47 GMT pl said:

The alignment in that two colour Riso over-printing is pretty poor!

Looks like something from the 1970s.

I’m surprised these days anyone goes to the hassle of changing the drum on a Riso to print multi colour. If you want cheap and quick, use a one colour Riso. Commercial full colour print is now much cheaper and quicker than it was.

[greenchristian]

Jun 28, 2022 7:15:59 GMT pl said:

Jun 27, 2022 22:48:08 GMT finsobruce said:

Looks like something from the 1970s.

I’m surprised these days anyone goes to the hassle of changing the drum on a Riso to print multi colour. If you want cheap and quick, use a one colour Riso. Commercial full colour print is now much cheaper and quicker than it was.

Given the massive price increases in commercial printing since around March multi-colour Riso printing might well have become substantially cheaper than commercial again.

[timrollpickering]

Jun 27, 2022 19:21:01 GMT liverpoolliberal said:

An absolute whopper of a bar chart from the Tories in Arden, Warwickshire, responding to the Lib Dems putting out a couple of leaflets. For reference, last year Arden was

Con 74%
Lab 10%
Grn 8.9%
LD 7.1%

Lib Dems complaining about bar charts on leaflets?!?!?!

[finsobruce]

Jun 28, 2022 15:39:11 GMT timrollpickering said:

Jun 27, 2022 19:21:01 GMT liverpoolliberal said:

An absolute whopper of a bar chart from the Tories in Arden, Warwickshire, responding to the Lib Dems putting out a couple of leaflets. For reference, last year Arden was

Con 74%
Lab 10%
Grn 8.9%
LD 7.1%

Lib Dems complaining about bar charts on leaflets?!?!?!

Intellectual property theft, tim

[liverpoolliberal]

Jun 28, 2022 15:39:11 GMT timrollpickering said:

Jun 27, 2022 19:21:01 GMT liverpoolliberal said:

An absolute whopper of a bar chart from the Tories in Arden, Warwickshire, responding to the Lib Dems putting out a couple of leaflets. For reference, last year Arden was

Con 74%
Lab 10%
Grn 8.9%
LD 7.1%

Lib Dems complaining about bar charts on leaflets?!?!?!

Not complaining Tim, merely pointing that every party does them, sometimes well and often badly 

[froome]

Jun 28, 2022 15:49:56 GMT liverpoolliberal said:

Jun 28, 2022 15:39:11 GMT timrollpickering said:

Lib Dems complaining about bar charts on leaflets?!?!?!

Not complaining Tim, merely pointing that every party does them, sometimes well always badly and often badly atrociously  

FTFY

[tonyhill]

I am told by my paper merchants that there are growing shortages of copier papers, so a return to Risos might be problematic. Most copier grades are increasing in price by another 10% or so next Monday - Xerox Ecoprint is going up by 30%!

[carolus]

Tony Otim I've just spotted that Hyndburn, Overton is on 14 July as well. Candidates are Con, Lab, Reform UK and Ind. SOPN here www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/download-package/overton-election/?wpdmdl=43453&refresh=62bea5b50475b1656661429&ind=1655478534212&filename=Overton%20Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated.pdf

[Tony Otim]

Jul 1, 2022 7:48:33 GMT carolus said:

Tony Otim I've just spotted that Hyndburn, Overton is on 14 July as well. Candidates are Con, Lab, Reform UK and Ind. SOPN here www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/download-package/overton-election/?wpdmdl=43453&refresh=62bea5b50475b1656661429&ind=1655478534212&filename=Overton%20Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated.pdf

Thanks - will update OP later or over weekend.

[Tony Otim]

Hyndburn Overton now added to the OP