By-elections - 3rd October 2013

[greatkingrat]

AYLESBURY VALE - Oakfield (Liberal Democrat died)

2011 - LD 475/437, Con 431/419, Lab 336/246, Ind 288, UKIP 205/164
2007 - LD 626/581, Con 418/412, Ind 301, UKIP 122
2003 - LD 711/675, Con 229/222

Phil GOMM (UK Independence Party)
Allison HARRISON (Liberal Democrats)
Patrick MARTIN (Independent)
Roy MCNICKLE (The Labour Party Candidate)
Edward SIMS (The Conservative Party Candidate)

EAST LINDSEY - Chapel St Leonards (Independent resigned)

2011 - Ind 801/557, Con 501/457, ED 266
2007 - ELIG 541/289, Con 494/423, Ind 456/252/222
2003 - Ind 993/776/283, Lab 302/225

Fiona BROWN (Labour Party Candidate)
Giles CRUST (UK Independence Party)
Richard ENDERBY (Independent)
Kevin SHARPE (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Mel TURTON-LEIVERS (Independent)

ST EDMUNDSBURY - Abbeygate (Conservative died)

May 2013 by - Con 562, Grn 399, Lab 154, LD 149
2011 - Con 1007/744, Grn 448, LD 317, Lab 282/259
2007 - Con 819/582, Ind 519, LD 348, Grn 309
2003 - Con 982, Ind 666/386

Quentin CORNISH (The Labour Party Candidate)
Mark EREIRA-GUYER (The Green Party)
Chris LALE (Liberal Democrats)
Joanna RAYNER (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Clive REASON (UK Independence Party (UKIP))

TAUNTON DEANE - Taunton Halcon (Liberal Democrat resigned)

May 2013 by - LD 457, UKIP 295, Con 179, Lab 159
2011 - LD 694/539/529, Con 475, Lab 420
2007 - LD 804/709/679, Con 372/354/326, Lab 154
2003 - LD 534/514/487, Con 350/341/336, Lab 310/293/291, BNP 157

Dorothy BAKER (United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP))
Anna LYNCH (The Labour Party Candidate)
Marcus PALMER (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Federica SMITH (Liberal Democrat)

[David Ashforth]

	Ward map	ONS data
AYLESBURY VALE - Oakfield	link	link
EAST LINDSEY - Chapel St Leonards	link	link
ST EDMUNDSBURY - Abbeygate	link	link
TAUNTON DEANE - Taunton Halcon	link	link

[Philip Davies]

The above result for Chapel St Leonards is not correct. It is the result for Alford.

[listener]

Here is some background to the by-election in the Oakfield ward of Aylesbury Town Council in Aylesbury Vale District (Buckinghamshire).

Aylesbury parish was created from part of the unparished area of Aylesbury Vale in 2001. It is the third largest parish in England by population, after Weston-super-Mare and Shrewsbury.

Aylesbury Town Council comprises 25 members elected from ten wards – Bedgrove (4), Central (2), Elmhurst (3), Gatehouse (3), Mandeville (3), Oakfield (2), Oxford Road (2), Quarrendon (2), Southcourt (2) and Walton Court (2).

For the town council elections in 2007, the town council comprised 24 members, with Central ward electing only 1 member.

Six of the town wards (including Oakfield) are coterminous with the district wards of the same name, whilst the remaining four town wards are combined with a neighbouring parish or parish ward to form the district ward.

The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lib Dem 20, Con 4
Elections on 5 May 2011: Lib Dem 15, Con 7, UKIP 2, Lab 1

The by-election is caused by the death of the town mayor, who was a Lib Dem. The deputy town mayor (a Conservative) has become the town mayor. The leader of the town council is Lib Dem.

The result of the election in Oakfield on 3 May 2007 (2 seats) was:
Lib Dem 642/504, Con 404/389, Independent 334, UKIP 118
Elected: Lib Dem 2

The result of the election in Oakfield on 5 May 2011 (2 seats) was:
Lib Dem 722/618, Independent 518, Lab 375/276
Elected: Lib Dem 2

It is instructive to compare the Oakfield town council result for 2011 with the district council result. There were no Conservative or UKIP candidates for the town council.

The present by-election was caused by the death of Steve Patrick (Lib Dem), the Mayor of Aylesbury, who died suddenly at the age of 59. He had served as leader of the town council from 2006 to 2013.

He was also a district councillor and the district by-election is being held on the same day. Allison Harrison, who holds the other town council seat in Oakfield, is the Lib Dem candidate for the district seat.

The five candidates are UKIP, Independent, Lab, Con and Lib Dem.


The result in the Oakfield ward of Aylesbury Vale District Council on 3 May 2007 (2 seats) was:
Lib Dem 626/581, Con 418/412, Independent 301, UKIP 122
Elected: Lib Dem 2

The result in the Oakfield ward of Aylesbury Vale District Council on 5 May 2011 (2 seats) was
Lib Dem 475/437, Con 431/419, Lab 336/246, Independent 288, UKIP 205/164
Elected: Lib Dem 2

[listener]

Here is some background to the by-election in the Charlton ward of Wantage Town Council in the Vale of White Horse District (Oxfordshire).

Wantage Town Council comprises 16 members elected from two wards – Charlton (10) and Segsbury (6).

The town wards are coterminous with the district wards of the same name.

The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lib Dem 12, Con 4
Elections on 5 May 2011: Con 11, Lib Dem 4, Lab 1
Current make-up: Con 10, Lib Dem 3, Lab 1, Independent 1, Vacant 1

The town mayor and deputy town mayor are Conservative.

The result of the election in Charlton on 3 May 2007 (10 seats) was:
Lib Dem 1201/1119/1040/985/955/941/909/906, Con 910/905/880/878/871/832/813/798/791/790, Lab 377
Elected: Lib Dem 8, Con 2

The result of the election in Charlton on 5 May 2011 (10 seats) was:
Con 1188/1117/1109/1103/1092/1077/1028/1025, Lib Dem 1082/944/875/847/834/831/806/768/759, No Description 589
Elected: Con 8, Lib Dem 2

On 14 February 2013, Julia Reynolds (Independent) gained a seat in Segsbury ward, following the death of John Humphries (Con).

On 4 March 2013, the town council co-opted Stephen Trinder (Con) to fill the vacancy in Charlton ward, following the disqualification of Jane Hanna (Lib Dem) for non-attendance. Stephen Trinder had been the unsuccessful Conservative candidate in the Segsbury by-election on 14 February 2913.

The present by-election is caused by the resignation of Mrs Pat Brundle (Con), who has moved to America.

The three candidates are Lib Dem, Con and Lab.


The result in the Wantage Charlton ward of Vale of White Horse District Council on 3 May 2007 (3 seats) was
Lib Dem 1089/1018/831, Con 961/892/873, Lab 273/225/220
Elected: Lib Dem 2, Con 1

The result in the Wantage Charlton ward of Vale of White Horse District Council on 5 May 2011 (3 seats) was
Con 1235/1178/1171, Lib Dem 940/754/714, Lab 442/428
Elected: Con 3

[listener]

Here is some background to the by-election in the St. Giles ward of Desborough Town Council in Kettering Borough (Northamptonshire).

Desborough Town Council comprises 12 members elected from two wards – Loatland (6) and St. Giles (6).

The town wards are coterminous with the district wards of the same name.

The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Con 11, Lab 1
Elections on 5 May 2011: Con 8, Lab 4
Current make-up: Con 6, Lab 5, Vacant 1

The chairman of the town council is Labour and the vice-chairman is Conservative.

The result of the election in St. Giles on 3 May 2007 (6 seats) was:
Con 1136/981/911/906/865/859, Lab 914/732/712/584/552/547
Elected: Con 5, Lab 1

The result of the election in St. Giles on 5 May 2011 (6 seats) was:
Con 984/867/815/809/745, Lab 847/747/699/665/629/581, Lib Dem 248/240, English Democrats 242
Elected: Con 4, Lab 2

On 19 July 2012, Benjamin King (Lab) gained a seat in Loatland ward, following the resignation of Stuart Clayton (Con).

The present by-election is caused by the death of Phil Malin (Con), at the age of 80.

The five candidates are UKIP, Lab, Con, BNP and Lib Dem.


The result in the Desborough St. Giles ward of Kettering Borough Council on 3 May 2007 (2 seats) was
Con 1152/903, Lab 881/705
Elected: Con 2

The result in the Desborough St. Giles ward of Kettering Borough Council on 5 May 2011 (2 seats) was
Con 1022/849, Lab 714/679, Lib Dem 201/161
Elected: Con 2

[listener]

Here is the background to the by-election in the Holdingham ward of Sleaford Town Council in North Kesteven District (Lincolnshire).

Sleaford Town Council comprises 18 members elected from six wards – Castle (3), Holdingham (3), Mareham (3), Navigation (2), Quarrington (4) and Westholme (3).

The town wards are coterminous with the district wards of the same name, except that Mareham and Quarrington town wards are combined to form a single district ward.

The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lib Dem 7, Independent 5, No Description 2, Con 3, Lab 1
Elections on 5 May 2011: Independent 9, No Description 2, Lincolnshire Independent 2, Con 5
Current make-up: Independent 7, No Description 3, Lincolnshire Independent 2, Con 4, Co-opted 1, Vacant 1

In 2011, there was only 1 Lib Dem candidate, who was unsuccessful, and no Labour candidates. 6 of the 7 Lib Dems elected in 2007 did not stand in 2011 and the seventh was elected as No Description. The retiring Labour town councillor did not stand in 2011.

The current town mayor and deputy town mayor of the council are Independent.

The result of the election in Holdingham on 3 May 2007 (3 seats) was:
Independent 1, Lib Dem 2 - unopposed

The result of the election in Holdingham on 5 May 2011 (3 seats) was:
Lincolnshire Independent 491, No Description 378/153, Con 310
Elected: Lincolnshire Independent 1, No Description 1, Con 1

On 16 November 2011, the council co-opted Derek Andrews, to fill the vacancy in Westholme ward, caused by the resignation of Carl Blackman (Independent), due to health issues.

On 2 November 2012, Grenville Jackson (Independent) was returned unopposed in Mareham ward, following the resignation of Geoff Hazelwood (Con), who had felt frustrated at council meetings regarding the decisions made by the council on the regeneration of Sleaford and citing “negativity and lack of vision for Sleaford”.

On 17 October 2012, the council co-opted Heather Lorimer, to fill the vacancy in Westholme ward, caused by the resignation of Dave Croker (Independent), shortly before his sad death.

Claire Darch (No Description) was returned unopposed in Westholme ward on 15 August 2013, following the resignation of Derek Andrews (Co-opted), who stepped down for personal reasons.

The present by-election in Holdingham ward was caused by the resignation of John Charlesworth (No Description), a former town mayor of Sleaford.

The two candidates are Independent and Lincolnshire Independent.


The result in the Sleaford Holdingham ward of North Kesteven District Council on 3 May 2007 was:
Independent 373, Con 148, UKIP 64

The result in the Sleaford Holdingham ward of North Kesteven District Council on 5 May 2011 (3 seats) was
Independent 470, Con 254

The result in the Sleaford Holdingham ward of North Kesteven District Council in the by-election on 11 July 2013 was
No Description 140, Independent 57, UKIP 48, Con 48, Lab 29

[Pimpernal]

any details yet then?

[AdminSTB]

Taunton Deane, Taunton Halcon - LD Hold

LD 282
UKIP 172
Con 165
Lab 146

www.englishelections.org.uk/england/lby/southwest/tauntonhalcon2.php

[AdminSTB]

The Conservatives have held Abbeygate with a majority of 96, but I've not got the full result...

[marksenior]

Conservatives hold Desborough St Giles , no figures but order is Con/Lab/UKIP/LD/BNP

[The Bishop]

Why is it so hard for people to give actual figures, FFS??

[independentukip]

www.kettering.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/5716/desborough_town_council_election_results_2013

Desborough Town Council St. Giles Ward

FARRANT, Kelly Ann UK Independence Party 198
GARVIE, Richard Francis The Labour Party Candidate 385
HOWES, Daniel Thomas The Conservative Party Candidate 473 elected
SKINNER, Clive Richard BNP 19
WINDOW, Alan James Liberal Democrat 47

[independentukip]

Chris Adams @_Chris_Adams

#Aylesbury Oakfield By-Election result Lib Dem 406, UKIP 325, CON 173, LAB 145, IND 118 @ukip come 2nd with 27.7% of the vote

[AdminSTB]

Aylesbury, Oakfield

LD 406
UKIP 325
Con 173
Lab 145
Ind 118

www.englishelections.org.uk/england/lby/southeast/oakfield.php

[AdminSTB]

With thanks to the UKIP candidate for sending me these:

St. Ednundsbury, Abbeygate

Con 359
Grn 236
UKIP 85
LD 83
Lab 76

www.englishelections.org.uk/england/lby/east/abbeygate2.php

[Devonian]

Chapel St Leonards.

Apparently Labour won Conservative last

[Devonian]

Chapel St Leonards.

Apparently UKIP second

[Pete Whitehead]

disappointing result in Aylesbury. I guess the LDs still have enough of an activist base to bring to bear when they can concentrate on a single ward

[AdminSTB]

East Lindsey, Chapel St Leonards:

Lab 382
UKIP 228
Ind E 206
Ind T-L 175
Con 149

www.englishelections.org.uk/england/lby/eastmidlands/chapelstleonards.php