Local Council By-elections on 2nd May 2013

[listener]

Colchester has now posted a notice of election for West Mersea on 2 May.

[middleenglander]

Barking & Dagenham have published a Notice of Election for the Longbridge Ward. However, it must be covered by the Official Secrets Act (as amended) as I am not allowed to download it.

[stepney]

Apr 2, 2013 21:48:17 GMT middleenglander said:

Barking & Dagenham have published a Notice of Election for the Longbridge Ward. However, it must be covered by the Official Secrets Act (as amended) as I am not allowed to download it.

I can. Inter alia, it reads "If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 9th May 2013."

[paulypaul]

Apr 2, 2013 21:48:17 GMT middleenglander said:

Barking & Dagenham have published a Notice of Election for the Longbridge Ward. However, it must be covered by the Official Secrets Act (as amended) as I am not allowed to download it.

You might have pop-ups blocked on your browser.

Barking

[greatkingrat]

Apr 1, 2013 14:36:53 GMT listener said:

Notices of Election have been published for two Conservative seats in East Hampshire - Alton Wooleys (David Orme) and Liss (Gina Logan).

It looks like the Alton Wooteys election is actually for Alton town council due to the resignation of Jacqueline Saunders, not for the district council seat held by David Orme. The Liss election is a district seat.

[listener]

A notice of election has been published for the Chase ward of Malvern Hills District Council, for the seat of Steve Brown (Lib Dem). Chase is a three-member town ward in Great Malvern and the other two seats are held by the Conservatives. Steve Brown is also the retiring member for Malvern Chase on Worcestershire County Council.

[listener]

I think the final tally of by-elections on 2 May is 117 - which is the equivalent of some three full councils.

There are 104 vacancies in shire districts, taking place alongside the county elections, 68 in districts with whole elections and 36 in districts with elections by thirds.

There are 13 further vacancies in areas, which otherwise do not have elections on 2 May - 1 in London, 4 in Metropolitan Districts, 4 in Unitary Authorities, 2 in Wales and 2 in Scotland.

Last week Middle Englander listed 119 potential by-elections. 6 vacancies on his list have not been called for 2 May - Barking and Dagenham, Leicester, Rotherham, St. Helens, Salford and Lichfield (Fazeley). 4 further contests have been identified since Middle Englander compiled his list - in Taunton Deane, Runnymede, East Hampshire (Liss) and Malvern Hills.

[Deleted]

South Ribble SOPN

Leyland St Ambrose

Gareth ARMSTRONG [Lib Dem]
Ken JONES [Labour]
Paul WHARTON [Conservative]

Leyland St Mary's

Louise ASHWORTH [Lib Dem]
Alan OGILIVE [Conservative]
Carole TITHERINGTON [Labour]

Howick and Priory

David DUXBURY [UKIP]
David HOWARTH [Lib Dem]
Robert TAYLOR [Labour]
Angela TURNER [Conservative]

[middleenglander]

There are 119 known vacancies which will be contested on 2nd May. This post identifies the vacancies, split by party which initially won the seat although some former councillors have subsequently been sitting under another description.

Conservatives - 64 seats

- Conservative deaths - 8 seats
Ashford BC, Saxon Shore - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Basildon BC, Wickford Castledon - 7 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, BNP, Nat Front, Ind
Boston BC, Staniland South - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk BC, Snettisham - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP
Reigate & Banstead BC, South Park & Woodhatch - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Tamworth BC, Wilnecote - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
West Dorset DC, Cam Vale - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Wyre BC, Staina - 2 candidates: Con, Lab

- Conservative resignations - 56 seats
Adur DC, Southlands - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Allerdale DC, Derwent Valley - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Allerdale DC, Wampool - 5 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP, Green, Ind
Babergh DC, Bures St Mary - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Broadlands DC, Blofield with South Walsham - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, 2 x Ind
Canterbury BC, Seasalter - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, TUSAC
Cherwell DC, Hook Norton - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Colchester BC, West Mersea - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Dacorum BC, Watling - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Daventry DC, Brixworth - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Daventry DC, Welford - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
East Devon DC, Feniton & Buckerell - 2 candidates: Con, Ind
East Hant DC,Liss - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
East Herts DC, Bishops Stortford Meads - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
East Herts DC, Buntingford - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Ind
East Herts DC, Hertford Castle - 2 candidates: Con, Ind
East Herts DC, Watton-at-Stone - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
East Yorkshire UA, Howdenshire - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
East Yorkshire UA, Mid Holderness - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP
Epping Forest DC, Waltham Abbey Honey Lane - 2 candidates: Con, UKIP
Forest of Dean DC, Bromsberrow & Dymock - 2 candidates: Con, UKIP
Guildford BC, Ash South & Tongham - Conservative returned unopposed
Guildford BC, Ash Wharf - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Hambleton DC, Whitestonecliffe - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Havant BC, Bedhampton - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Havant BC, Emsworth - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Hertsmere BC, Boreham Wood Hillside - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Horsham DC, Chantry - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Horsham DC, Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead - 2 candidates: Con, LD
Kettering BC, Welland - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Eng Dem
Mendip DC, Ashwick, Chilcompton & Stratton - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Mendip DC, Rode & Noton St Phillip - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Mid Sussex DC, Cuckfield - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Newark & Sherwood DC, Collingham & Meering - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Rochford DC, Hawkwell - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Rochford DC, Whitewell 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP
Rugby BC, Bilton - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, TUSAC
Runnymede BC, Chertsey South & Row Town - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Rushcliffe BC, Leake - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Ryedale DC, Pickering East - 3 candidates: Con, Liberal, Ind
Ryedale DC, Ryedale South West - 2 candidates: Con, Ind
St Edmundsbury BC, Abbeygate - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Scarborough BC, Esk Valley - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Ind
Scarborough BC, Streonshalh - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
South Cambridgeshire DC, Orwell & Barrington - 2 candidates: Con, LD
South Ribble BC, Howick & Priory - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
South Ribble BC, Leyland St Mary's -3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Stroud DC, Cam East - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Tandridge DC, Burstow, Horne & Outwood - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Vale of White Horse DC, Abingdon Peachcroft - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Waverley BC, Farnham Wrecclesham & Rowledge - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Wellingborough BC, Redwell West - 4 Candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Eng Dem
West Oxfordshire DC, Carterton South - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
West Oxfordshire DC, Witney East - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Westminster MB., Marylebone High Street - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, Fighting for Space for People
Worthing BC, Goring - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

Labour - 30 seats

- Labour deaths -8 seats
Bridgend CBC, Llangewydd & Brynhyfryd - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Plaid, Ind
Caerphilly CBC, Risca East - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, Plaid, 2 x Ind
Dover DC, Maxton, Elms Vale & Priory - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Leeds MB, Crossgate & Whinmoor - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
St Helens MB, Windle - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Stafford BC, Coton - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Sunderland MB, Houghton
Wellingborough BC, Earls Barton - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP

- Labour resignations - 22 seats
Ashfield DC, Sutton Central - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Ind
Chesterfield BC, St Helens - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Chesterfield BC, St Leonards - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Copeland BC, Hensingham - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Gedling BC, Kingswell - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Gravesham BC, Painters Ash - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP
Ipswich BC, Whitehouse - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Kettering BC, Avondale Grange - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Eng Dem
Middlesbrough UA, Pallister - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
North Somerset UA, Weston-Super-Mare South - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Oxford BC, Churchill - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Oxford BC, Rosehill & Iffley - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Rotherham MB, Rawmarsh
South Ribble BC, Leyland St Ambrose - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Staffordshire Moorlands DC, Leek North - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Moorland Ind
Waveney DC, Harbour - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Welwyn Hatfield BC, Haldens - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
West Lancashire BC, Digmoor - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Wolverhampton MB, Blakenhall - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Wycombe BC, Disraeli - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Wyre BC, Park - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Wyre BC, Pharos m- 2 candidates: Con, Lab

Liberal Democrats - 20 seats

- Liberal Democrats deaths - 3 seats
East Lindsey DC, Coningsby & Tattersall - 2 candidates: Con, UKIP with no LD
Harborough DC, Thurnby & Houghton - 2 candidates: Con, LD
Sheffield MB, Fulwood - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

- Liberal Democrats resignations - 17 seats
Cheltenham BC, Warden Hill - 2 candidates: Con, LD
Elmbridge BC, Claygate - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Guildford BC, Stoughton - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Huntingdonshire DC, Brampton - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Ipswich BC, Alexandra - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Malvern Hills DC, Chase - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Mendip DC, Shepton West - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Pendle BC, Coates - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
South Cambridgeshire DC, Balsham - 2 candidates: Con, LD
South Cambridgeshire DC, Meldreth - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
South Norfolk DC, New Costessey - 3 candidates: Lab, LD, Green
Spelthorne BC, Sunbury East - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Taunton Deane DC, Taunton Halcon - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Uttlesford DC, Newport - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Ind
Vale of White Horse DC, Greendown - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Vale of White Horse DC, Marcham & Shippon - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Watford BC, Woodside - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

Others - 5

Highland UA, Landward Caithness - Independent resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, SNP, No Description
Scottish Borders UA, Leaderdale & Melrose - Borders Party resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, UKIP, Borders Party

Cambridge BC, Abbey - Green sitting as Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Lancaster BC, Bulk - Green resigned - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Norwich BC, Mancroft - Green resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green


It should be noted that there are by-elections in Rotherham MB, Rawmarsh and St Helens MB, Windle.

[David Ashforth]

Conservative deaths

	Ward map	ONS data
ASHFORD – Saxon Shore	link	link
BASILDON - Wickford Castledon	link	link
BOSTON - Staniland South	link	link
KINGS LYNN & WEST NORFOLK - Snettisham	link	link
REIGATE & BANSTEAD - South Park & Woodhatch	link	link
TAMWORTH - Wilnecote	link	link
WEST DORSET - Cam Vale	link	link
WYRE – Staina	link	link

Labour deaths

	Ward maps	ONS data
BRIDGEND - Llangewydd & Brynhyfryd	link	link
CAERPHILLY - Risca East	link	link
DOVER - Maxton, Elms Vale & Priory	link	link
LEEDS – Cross gates & Whinmoor	link	link
ST HELENS – Windle	link	link
STAFFORD – Coton	link	link
SUNDERLAND – Houghton	link	link
WELLINGBOROUGH - Earls Barton	link	link

Liberal Democrat deaths

	Ward maps	ONS data
EAST LINDSEY - Coningsby & Tattershall	link	link
HARBOROUGH - Thurnby & Houghton	link	link
SHEFFIELD – Fulwood	link	link

[Deleted]

Bloody hell David.

[AdminSTB]

Fortunately I'm leaving my job next Saturday, so I might just be able to get all these up on the websites before the 2nd of May... maybe.

[Pete Whitehead]

It would be good if David could do something like this for the seats being fought by Vote UK members (Which Kris hasn't yet updated to include me )

[name2remember]

Apr 5, 2013 16:42:37 GMT middleenglander said:

Ryedale DC, Pickering East - 3 candidates: Con, LD, Ind

There is no LibDem standing in Pickering East. Joy Andrews is a Liberal Party Candidate. The ward is two-member (1 Liberal, 1 Tory when last contested).

[Davıd Boothroyd]

The candidates I know are fighting in Marylebone High Street are:

Iain James BOTT (Conservative)
Nik SLINGSBY (Labour)
Hugh SMALL (Green Party)

Probably get the SOPN tomorrow.

[Deleted]

Candidates for Lancaster City Council by-election, Bulk ward

Bob CLARK (Labour)
Caroline JACKSON (Green)
Kevan WALTON (Conservative)

[middleenglander]

With the nominations now in for all the 119 known by-elections to be held on 2nd May 2013 with the exception of Rotherham Rawmarsh, if there is indeed one, there are 427 candidates:

* Conservatives are contesting 117 of the 118 seats, the exception being the LD defended seat in South Norfolk, New Costessy
- they have been returned unopposed in Guildford, Ash South & Tongham
* Labour are contesting 97 of the 118 or 82%
* Lib Dems have 77 candidates (65%) but have no candidate in East Lindsey, Coningsby & Tattersall caused by the death of a Lib Dem councillor
* UKIP have 62 candidates, contesting 53% of the seats
* Greens have 34 candidates
* there are 24 Independents with 2 in both Broadland & Caerphilly
* 2 SNP and 2 PC
* along with 12 others
- 3 Eng Dems, 2 TUSAC, 1 each Liberal, BNP, National Front, Borders Party, Moorlands Independent, Fighting for Space for People & 1 No Description.

[middleenglander]

There are 118 known vacancies which will be contested on 2nd May with Rotherham MB, Rawmarsh now confirmed for 16th May. This post identifies the vacancies, split by party which initially won the seat although some former councillors have subsequently been sitting under another description.

Conservatives - 64 seats

- Conservative deaths - 8 seats
Ashford BC, Saxon Shore - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Basildon BC, Wickford Castledon - 7 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, BNP, Nat Front, Ind
Boston BC, Staniland South - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk BC, Snettisham - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP
Reigate & Banstead BC, South Park & Woodhatch - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Tamworth BC, Wilnecote - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
West Dorset DC, Cam Vale - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Wyre BC, Staina - 2 candidates: Con, Lab

- Conservative resignations - 56 seats
Adur DC, Southlands - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Allerdale DC, Derwent Valley - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Allerdale DC, Wampool - 5 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP, Green, Ind
Babergh DC, Bures St Mary - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Broadlands DC, Blofield with South Walsham - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, 2 x Ind
Canterbury BC, Seasalter - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, TUSAC
Cherwell DC, Hook Norton - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Colchester BC, West Mersea - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Dacorum BC, Watling - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Daventry DC, Brixworth - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Daventry DC, Welford - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
East Devon DC, Feniton & Buckerell - 2 candidates: Con, Ind
East Hant DC,Liss - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
East Herts DC, Bishops Stortford Meads - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
East Herts DC, Buntingford - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Ind
East Herts DC, Hertford Castle - 2 candidates: Con, Ind
East Herts DC, Watton-at-Stone - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
East Yorkshire UA, Howdenshire - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
East Yorkshire UA, Mid Holderness - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP
Epping Forest DC, Waltham Abbey Honey Lane - 2 candidates: Con, UKIP
Forest of Dean DC, Bromsberrow & Dymock - 2 candidates: Con, UKIP
Guildford BC, Ash South & Tongham - Conservative returned unopposed
Guildford BC, Ash Wharf - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Hambleton DC, Whitestonecliffe - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Havant BC, Bedhampton - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Havant BC, Emsworth - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Hertsmere BC, Boreham Wood Hillside - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Horsham DC, Chantry - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Horsham DC, Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead - 2 candidates: Con, LD
Kettering BC, Welland - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Eng Dem
Mendip DC, Ashwick, Chilcompton & Stratton - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Mendip DC, Rode & Noton St Phillip - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Mid Sussex DC, Cuckfield - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Newark & Sherwood DC, Collingham & Meering - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Rochford DC, Hawkwell - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Rochford DC, Whitewell 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP
Rugby BC, Bilton - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, TUSAC
Runnymede BC, Chertsey South & Row Town - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Rushcliffe BC, Leake - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Ryedale DC, Pickering East - 3 candidates: Con, Liberal, Ind
Ryedale DC, Ryedale South West - 2 candidates: Con, Ind
St Edmundsbury BC, Abbeygate - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Scarborough BC, Esk Valley - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Ind
Scarborough BC, Streonshalh - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
South Cambridgeshire DC, Orwell & Barrington - 2 candidates: Con, LD
South Ribble BC, Howick & Priory - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
South Ribble BC, Leyland St Mary's -3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Stroud DC, Cam East - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Tandridge DC, Burstow, Horne & Outwood - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Vale of White Horse DC, Abingdon Peachcroft - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Waverley BC, Farnham Wrecclesham & Rowledge - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Wellingborough BC, Redwell West - 4 Candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Eng Dem
West Oxfordshire DC, Carterton South - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
West Oxfordshire DC, Witney East - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Westminster MB., Marylebone High Street - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, Fighting for Space for People
Worthing BC, Goring - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

The Conservatives are contesting all 64 of these seats, Labour 51 (80%), Lib Dems 35 (55%), UKIP 33 (52%), Green 17 (27%). Independent 16 (25%) along with 2 English Democrats, 2 TUSAC and 1 each BNP, Liberal, Fighting for Space for People and National Front, a total 224 candidates or 3.5 candidates per seat.

Labour - 29 seats

- Labour deaths -8 seats
Bridgend CBC, Llangewydd & Brynhyfryd - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Plaid, Ind
Caerphilly CBC, Risca East - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, Plaid, 2 x Ind
Dover DC, Maxton, Elms Vale & Priory - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Leeds MB, Crossgate & Whinmoor - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
St Helens MB, Windle - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Stafford BC, Coton - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Sunderland MB, Houghton - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Wellingborough BC, Earls Barton - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP

- Labour resignations - 21 seats
Ashfield DC, Sutton Central - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Ind
Chesterfield BC, St Helens - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Chesterfield BC, St Leonards - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Copeland BC, Hensingham - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Gedling BC, Kingswell - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Gravesham BC, Painters Ash - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP
Ipswich BC, Whitehouse - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Kettering BC, Avondale Grange - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Eng Dem
Middlesbrough UA, Pallister - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
North Somerset UA, Weston-Super-Mare South - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Oxford BC, Churchill - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Oxford BC, Rosehill & Iffley - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
South Ribble BC, Leyland St Ambrose - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Staffordshire Moorlands DC, Leek North - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Moorland Ind
Waveney DC, Harbour - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Welwyn Hatfield BC, Haldens - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
West Lancashire BC, Digmoor - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Wolverhampton MB, Blakenhall - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Wycombe BC, Disraeli - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Wyre BC, Park - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Wyre BC, Pharos - 2 candidates: Con, Lab

Both Conservatives and Labour are contesting all 29 seats, Lib Dems 20 (69%), UKIP 16 (55%), Green 8 (28%), Independents 7 (24%) together with 2 Plaid and 1 each English Democrat and Moorlands Independent, a total of 113 candidates or 3.90 candidates per seat.

Liberal Democrats - 20 seats

- Liberal Democrats deaths - 3 seats
East Lindsey DC, Coningsby & Tattersall - 2 candidates: Con, UKIP with no LD
Harborough DC, Thurnby & Houghton - 2 candidates: Con, LD
Sheffield MB, Fulwood - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

- Liberal Democrats resignations - 17 seats
Cheltenham BC, Warden Hill - 2 candidates: Con, LD
Elmbridge BC, Claygate - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Guildford BC, Stoughton - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Huntingdonshire DC, Brampton - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Ipswich BC, Alexandra - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Malvern Hills DC, Chase - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Mendip DC, Shepton West - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Pendle BC, Coates - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
South Cambridgeshire DC, Balsham - 2 candidates: Con, LD
South Cambridgeshire DC, Meldreth - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
South Norfolk DC, New Costessey - 3 candidates: Lab, LD, Green
Spelthorne BC, Sunbury East - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Taunton Deane DC, Taunton Halcon - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Uttlesford DC, Newport - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Ind
Vale of White Horse DC, Greendown - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Vale of White Horse DC, Marcham & Shippon - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Watford BC, Woodside - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

Both Conservatives and Lib Dems are contesting 19 out of 20 seats, Labour 12 (60%), UKIP 12 (60%), Green 6 (30%) and 1 Independent (5%), a total of 69 candidates or 3.45 candidates per seat.

Others - 5

Highland UA, Landward Caithness - Independent resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, SNP, No Description
Scottish Borders UA, Leaderdale & Melrose - Borders Party resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, UKIP, Borders Party

Cambridge BC, Abbey - Green sitting as Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Lancaster BC, Bulk - Green resigned - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Norwich BC, Mancroft - Green resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green

Both Conservatives and Labour are contesting the 5 seats, Lib Dems 3 (60%), UKIP 1 (20%), Greens 3 (60%) along with 2 SNP along with 1 each Borders Party and No Description, a total of 21 candidates or 4.2 candidates per seat.

Overall the Conservatives are contesting 117 of the 118 seats, the exception being South Norfolk, New Costessey, with the candidate in Guildford, Ash South & Tongham being returned unopposed. Labour are contesting 97 (82%) of the seats, Lib Dems 77 (65%), UKIP 62 (53%), Greens 34 (29%), Independents 24 (20%) with 2 SNP and 2 Plaid as well as 12 others, 3 English Democrats and 2 TUSAC with 1 each for BNP, Borders Party, Liberal, Fighting for Space for People, Moorlands Independent, National Front and No Description.
The total number of candidates is 427 with and average of 3.62 per seat.

[marksenior]

It appears that the Conservative candidate for Scarborough Esk Valley has withdrawn so that will be a Conservative loss and as even if the Conservatives win the other byelection on May 2nd they will have lost overall control of the council has they would have only 25 out of 50 councillors .
The Real Whitby blog website has interesting comments on the remarkable pro Conservative campaign the local paper is conducting attributing it to the fact that the editor is a beneficiary of the local Potash mine , the scandal about which contributed to the resignation of the previous Conservative councillor .

[middleenglander]

Does anyone know how many of todays local council by-elections will be counted tonight?

Will any of the 103 contests where there are also County Council elections?

There are 14 contests where there are no County Council elections
- 5 in Metropolitan boroughs
- 4 in Unitary Authorities
- 1 in London
- 2 in Wales
- 2 in Scotland

I assume the 2 in Scotland will count tomorrow.

Can we expect the other 12 tonight?