By-elections - 18th July 2013

[greatkingrat]

FLINTSHIRE - Connah's Quay Golftyn (Labour died)

2012 - Lab 582/553, Ind 382
2008 - Ind 544, Lab 412/328
2004 - Lab x2 unopposed

David CHAMBERLAIN-JONES (Welsh Conservative Party Candidate)
Andy DUNBOBBIN (Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru)
Eric OWEN (Independent / Annibynnol)

SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE - Sawston (Independent resigned)

2012 - Ind 535, Con 505, Lab 335, LD 66
2011 - Con 1397, Lab 767
2010 - Con 2167, Lab 1304
2008 - Ind 747, Con 709
2007 - Con 995, LD 256, Lab 224
2006 - Con 862, Lab 590, Grn 278

Kevin CUFFLEY (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Michael KILPATRICK (Liberal Democrat)
Mike NETTLETON (Labour Party Candidate)
Elizabeth SMITH (UKIP)

[David Ashforth]

	Ward map	ONS data
FLINTSHIRE - Connah's Quay Golftyn	link	link
SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE - Sawston	link	link

[obsie]

Connah's Quay Golftyn

Lab 386 54.8%
Ind 285 40.4%
Con 34 4.8%

Sawston

Con 477 46.8%
UKIP 233 22.9%
Lab 199 19.5%
Lib Dem 110 10.8%

[middleenglander]

Flintshire, Connah's Quay Golftyn - Labour hold

Party	2013 votes	2013 share	since 2012 "top"	since 2012 "average"	since 2008 "top"	since 2008 "average"
Labour	386	54.8%	-5.6%	-5.0%	+11.7%	+14.3%
Independent	285	40.4%	+0.8%	+0.2%	-16.5%	-19.1%
Conservative	34	4.8%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Total votes	705		-259	-245	-251	-209

Swing around 3% Labour to Independent since 2012 but some 15% Independent to Labour since 2008

South Cambridgeshire, Sawston - Conservative gain from Independent who did not contest the seat

Party	2013 votes	2013 share	since 2012	since 2011	since 2010	since 2008
Conservative	477	46.8%	+11.8%	-17.7%	-15.6%	-1.9%
UKIP	233	22.9%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Labour	199	19.5%	-3.7%	-15.9%	-18.0%	from nowhere
Lib Dems	110	10.8%	+6.2%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent			-37.1%			-51.3%
Total votes	1,019		-422	-1,145	-2,452	-437

Swing 0.9% Conservative to Labour since 2011 but 1.2% Labour to Conservative since 2010

[The Bishop]

A decent result for the Tories in Cambs, actually.

And in Flintshire the former Indy councillor fought an aggressive campaign to win his seat back, so Labour can be satisfied there too.

[marksenior]

A belated TC result
Devizes TC East ward Devizes Guardians 191 Con 186 Lab 127 Devizes Guardians gain from Conservative

Council is now Devizes Guardians 8 Conservatives 6 Independent 1

[Deleted]

Devizes Guardians sounds like an american sports team: I might even have played against them once