By-elections - 1st August 2013

[greatkingrat]

AMBER VALLEY - Codnor and Waingroves (Labour died)

2012 - Lab 825, Con 339, UKIP 198, BNP 59
2010 - Lab 1159, Con 1127, BNP 391
2008 - Lab 573, Con 572, BNP 228
2006 - Lab 676, Con 424, LD 183

Ron ASHTON (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Keith FALCONBRIDGE (Liberal Democrat)
Isobel HARRY (The Labour Party Candidate)
Garry SMITH (UK Independence Party)

CAERPHILLY - Penyrheol (Plaid Cymru died)

2012 - PC 1361/1196/1110/992, Lab 1074/917/871/851, Ind 398, TUSC 174
2008 - PC 1924/1687/1672/1491, Lab 1021/993/913, Ind 628
Mar 2006 by - PC 788, Lab 686, Con 139, LD 85
2004 - PC 1753/1549/1472/1384, Lab 1055/1048/1024/840, Ind 479

Jaime DAVIES (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts)
Cameron MUIR-JONES (Welsh Conservative Party Candidate / Ymgeisydd Plaid Geidwadol Cymru)
Gareth PRATT (Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru)
Steve SKIVENS (Plaid Cymru / The Party of Wales)

NORFOLK - Thetford West (UKIP resigned)

2013 - UKIP 814, Lab 813, Con 353, CPA 134, LD 122, Grn 64
2009 - LD 934, Con 882, Lab 706
2005 - Lab 2101, Con 1268, LD 1027

Tristan ASHBY (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Danny JEFFREY (Independent)
Terry JERMY (Labour Party Candidate)
John NEWTON (UK Independence Party)
Sandra WALMSLEY (Green Party)

RIBBLE VALLEY - Littlemoor (Conservative resigned)

2011 - LD 361/305, Con 343/321, Lab 226/193
2007 - LD 552/496, Con 318/311, Ind 111
2003 - LD 755/700, Con 326, BNP 292

Jean FORSHAW (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Steve RUSH (Independent)
James SHERVEY (Liberal Democrats)
Liz WEBBE (The Labour Party)

WORCESTERSHIRE - St Mary's (UKIP died)

2013 - UKIP 595, Con 545, Lab 507, KHHC 336, Lib 140, Grn 46
2009 - Con 817, LD 536, KHHC 477, UKIP 431, Lab 270
2005 - Lab 1279, Con 1206, LD 1076, KHHC 732, Lib 235

Mumshad AHMED (The Labour Party Candidate)
Graham BALLINGER (Independent Community and Health Concern)
Nathan DESMOND (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Helen DYKE (Independent)
Peter WILLOUGHBY (UK Independence Party (UKIP))

[David Ashforth]

	Ward map	ONS data
AMBER VALLEY - Codnor and Waingroves	link	link
CAERPHILLY – Penyrheol	link	link
NORFOLK - Thetford West	link	link
RIBBLE VALLEY – Littlemoor	link	link
WORCESTERSHIRE - St Mary’s	link	link

[gwynthegriff]

Also 2 seats (out of 4) in the Crewe West Ward of Crewe Town Council.


Yes, the Council was only formed in April [20 seats, all Labour].

I said at the time that in the absence of opposition the Labour Group would argue with itself.

Which it has.

8 candidates: 2 each Lab, Con, LD, UKIP.

[Sibboleth]

Unless it's as vicious as Ludlow Town Council, I'm not interested.

[marksenior]

Why is Steve Rush standing in Littlemoor as an Independent and not UKIP ?

[froome]

Jul 30, 2013 16:21:49 GMT Sibboleth said:

Unless it's as vicious as Ludlow Town Council, I'm not interested.

Do tell more.

[tricky]

Jul 31, 2013 19:30:23 GMT marksenior said:

Why is Steve Rush standing in Littlemoor as an Independent and not UKIP ?

He left UKIP and is declaring party politics to be evil now. He is also writing 'jokey' conversations between Goering and Hitler in the local freesheet.

[lancastrian]

Jul 31, 2013 20:40:46 GMT tricky said:

Jul 31, 2013 19:30:23 GMT marksenior said:

Why is Steve Rush standing in Littlemoor as an Independent and not UKIP ?

He left UKIP and is declaring party politics to be evil now. He is also writing 'jokey' conversations between Goering and Hitler in the local freesheet.

Probably more importantly in the by-election, he also chairs a residents group campaigning against large scale housing developments, including plans for over 1000 homes on fields in Littlemoor ward.

[East Anglian Lefty]

On a related note, does anybody know why Danny Jeffrey is standing as an independent in the Thetford by-election, when he was the Lib Dem candidate in May?

[Devonian]

A couple of Tweets just came up about Thetford West

Andrew Sinclair ‏@andrewpolitics 8m

The expectation is that Labour will take Thetford West from UKIP. They have put in loads of effort here & Lib dems arn't standing

Andrew Fitchett ‏@edpandrew 3m

Looking like a two horse race between Terry Jermy and John Newton so far. #edp24

[Devonian]

Tweets for St Mary's

Wyre Forest DC ‏@wyreforestdc 10m

The last two boxes are now being verified. The overall turnout is 20.4% and the postal vote within that is 62.7%

Wyre Forest DC ‏@wyreforestdc 6m

Verification is now complete and the count is now starting #wccelections

[greatkingrat]

The St Mary's count is being broadcast live via webcam!

connect.wyreforestdc.public-i.tv/site/player/pl_v7.php?a=106785&t=&m=flash&l=en_GB

[Devonian]

According to various people on twitter

Littlemoor Ward, Ribble Valley BC result. LD 361, Ind 249, Con 109, lab 85. LD gain from Con

[finsobruce]

Aug 1, 2013 21:57:11 GMT greatkingrat said:

The St Mary's count is being broadcast live via webcam!

connect.wyreforestdc.public-i.tv/site/player/pl_v7.php?a=106785&t=&m=flash&l=en_GB

I'd like to say it's compulsive viewing, but......

[Deleted]

Haven't the boxes arrived yet?

[Deleted]

Aaaahhhh!!!! They have messed up the adding up.

[peterl]

Recount in St Marys.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Drama at St Marys as the vote totals don't match the verification totals. Recounts of individual candidates to follow.

[Tony Otim]

Aug 1, 2013 21:59:20 GMT Devonian said:

According to various people on twitter

Littlemoor Ward, Ribble Valley BC result. LD 361, Ind 249, Con 109, lab 85. LD gain from Con

That is a really bad Conservative performance there!

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