By Elections - 15th August

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reports from Aldridge is that turnout is about 90 at one station as at approx 15:00 so predicted turnout is low ...

guess that would favour the Tories as a protest vote from either Labour or UKIP would produce a larger vote ?

[piperdave]

How many electors are alloted to that station? If it was say 200 people, then that would be quite a good turnout!

[Deleted]

last election the count was over 500 !

[The Bishop]

That would include postal votes presumably?

[Deleted]

nah just an hour before the close at the station, indications sub 20% turnout and no idea from any side who that benefits given the weak recent Tory by-election performances.

[Deleted]

Walsall Council @walsallcouncil
Evening. We'll be tweeting the result of the Aldridge Central & South by-election tonight when we have it.

normally they are good

[marksenior]

Whilst we wait , Didcot Town Council Northbourne ward Lib Dem gain from Conservative ( the other 4 ward councillors are Labour ) No figures as yet .

[Chris]

Shebbear and Langtree, TORRIDGE DC

Conservative 240
UKIP 217
Green 41
No Desc (Lib Dem) 10
32.25% Turnout
Maj 23 CONSERVATIVE HOLD

Congratulations to David Hurley. He'll make a fine Councillor

[Pete Whitehead]

Aug 15, 2013 22:01:15 GMT Chris said:

Shebbear and Langtree, TORRIDGE DC

No Desc (Lib Dem) 10

lol

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ErdingtonTories @erdingtontories
Busy day helping out Tim Wilson in the Aldridge by-election today and doing some casework and leaflets in Erdington

[Deleted]

not quite Mike

Mike Smithson @msmithsonpb
First result of the night. LAB hold Hartlepool UA, Manor House

[andrea]

Manor House
Lab 639 UKIP 226 PHF 194 Con 74

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Mike Smithson @msmithsonpb
I'm hearing that CON hold Hungerford by-election in tight fight

[ColinJ]

Aug 15, 2013 22:15:40 GMT andrea said:

Manor House
Lab 639 UKIP 226 PHF 194 Con 74

Lab 56.4%, UKIP 19.9%, PHF 17.1%, C 6.5%.

[marksenior]

Didcot figures were LD 245 Lab 240 Con 98

[ColinJ]

Aug 15, 2013 22:01:15 GMT Chris said:

Shebbear and Langtree, TORRIDGE DC

Conservative 240
UKIP 217
Green 41
No Desc (Lib Dem) 10
32.25% Turnout
Maj 23 CONSERVATIVE HOLD

C 47.2%, UKIP 42.7%, Green 8.1%, No Desc 2.0%.

[Deleted]

still awaiting Aldridge, nothing from there at all.

Not even a whisper

[Chris]

Aug 15, 2013 22:05:27 GMT Pete Whitehead said:

Aug 15, 2013 22:01:15 GMT Chris said:

Shebbear and Langtree, TORRIDGE DC

No Desc (Lib Dem) 10

lol

I had a quick chat with the Bob Wootton prior to the commencement of the count. It was a paperwork mix up that led to his lack of description on the ballot paper and as a consequence he decided not to campaign.

Apologies for the lack of percentages in my result post - I was being dragged in the direction of the nearest pub at time of posting!

Tough fight, especially with wind farms playing such a dominant role in the Shebbear part of the ward, but at the end of the day a win is a win!

[independentukip]

Aug 15, 2013 22:55:52 GMT Chris said:

Aug 15, 2013 22:05:27 GMT Pete Whitehead said:

lol

Tough fight, especially with wind farms playing such a dominant role in the Shebbear part of the ward, but at the end of the day a win is a win!

Would you be able to outline the respective positions of the candidates with regard to the wind farms you mentioned?

[andrea]

The Tories held Aldbridge Central