Local Council By-elections June 2014 to April 2015

[markgoodair]

Jun 21, 2014 7:56:22 GMT marksenior said:

Alec Kellaway , Labour councillor for Beckton ward on Newham LBC has sadly died .

A chance for an opposition on the council?

[thirdchill]

Jun 21, 2014 8:44:16 GMT markgoodair said:

Jun 21, 2014 7:56:22 GMT marksenior said:

Alec Kellaway , Labour councillor for Beckton ward on Newham LBC has sadly died .

A chance for an opposition on the council?

A very slim chance.

[Deleted]

A one person opposition won't make for an opposition.

[Pete Whitehead]

Jun 21, 2014 8:52:30 GMT doktorb🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ said:

A one person opposition won't make for an opposition.

... As Alec Kellaway himself discovered

[psephos]

Ought I regret to say I smirked at this? Not nice, but there you are. Alec Kellaway always was a bit mad (and I'd have said this when he was alive, had I cared enough about him).

Anyway, it allows Labour to win another by-election by pretending "If anyone but Labour wins this one councillor out of 60, the local hospital will be shut down! Vote Labour to Save Our NHS!". In the absence of national leadership, that seems to be what Labour fight London elections on now.

[Deleted]

David Potter, LibDem councillor for Castle ward, Worthing, has been disqualified for non-attendance.

link

[marksenior]

Bob White , Conservative councillor for Darwell ward on Rother DC has resigned

[CHILTERNS]

By-Election Dates...

31st July - 1
Rother DC, Darwell - Conservative resigned

7th August - 1
Worthing BC, Castle - Lib Dem disqualified for non-attendance

[marksenior]

Kenneth Avey , Conservative councillor for Epping Hemnall ward on Epping Forest DC has sadly died .

[marksenior]

Margaret Moher , Labour councillor for Old Dean ward on Surrey Heath DC has sadly died

[middleenglander]

There are 34 by-elections identified in July along with the remaining 3 contests deferred from 22nd May. There is already 1 by-election called for August together with a further 14 known vacancies where the election has as yet no date.

2nd July - 2
Craven DC, Skipton West - Liberal Democrat died - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, Ind
North Yorkshire CC, Skipton West - Liberal Democrat died - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, Ind

3rd July - 6
Colchester BC, Wivenhoe Quay - Labour died - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, Patriotic Socialist
Northampton BC, St James - Labour died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Northamptonshire CC, Braunston & Crick - Conservative resigned - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP
Northamptonshire CC, Brixworth - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Pendle BC, Old Laund Booth - Liberal Democrat resigned - 4 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP, "Blue"
Tendring DC, Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley & Tendring - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP

10th July - 5
Barnsley MB, Penistone West - Labour died - 4 candidates: Conservative, Labour, UKIP, Independent
Cheshire West & Cheshire UA, Chester Boughton - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Cheshire West & Chester UA, Winnington & Castle - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Cornwall UA, Illogan - Conservative resigned - 7 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, Liberal, Mebyon Kernow
Torridge DC, Kenwith - Conservative sitting as Independent resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green, 2 x Ind

17th July - 9
Argyll & Bute, Oban North & Lorn - SNP resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, SNP, 2 x Ind
Cornwall UA, Mabe, Perranarworthal & St Gluvias - UKIP resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Mebyon Kernow
East Dorset DC, Colehill East - Liberal Democrat died - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Harrogate BC, Hookstone - Liberal Democrat died - 4 candidates Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Herefordshire UA, Ledbury - Conservative died - 3 candidates: Con, UKIP, Its Our County
Herefordshire UA, Leominster South - Conservative died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green, Ind
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk BC, Airfield - Green resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Oxford BC, Cowley - Labour resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, No Description
Redditch BC, Church Hill - UKIP resigned - 7 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, 2 x Ind

24th July - 8
Blackpool BC, Clifton - Labour died - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, TUSAC
Doncaster MB, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Maidstone BC, Staplehurst - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Northumberland UA, Longhoughton - Independent died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Reading UA, Southcote - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Rhondda Cynon Taff UA, Aberaman North - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, Plaid Cymru, TUSAC, Ind
Walsall MB, Birchills & Leamore - Labour died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, English Democrat
Windsor & Maidenhead UA, Clewer North - Independent died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Ind

31st July - 4
Charnwood BC, Thurmaston - Conservative resigned
Flintshire UA, Mostyn - Independent disqualified
Merthyr Tydfil UA, Penydarren - UKIP died
Rother DC, Darwell - Conservative resigned

7th August - 1
Worthing BC, Castle - Liberal Democrat disqualified

Current known vacancies where by-election not yet called - 14
Carlisle BC, Castle - Labour died 8th June
Castle Point BC, Canvey Island East - Canvey Island Independent disqualified for non-attendance around 20th May
Cumbria CC, Castle - Labour died 8th June
Durham UA, Crook, Crook - Independent died 9th May
Epping Forest DC, Broadley Common, Epping Upland & Nazeing - Conservative died 12th June
Epping Forest DC, Hemnall - Conservative died around 25th June
Huntingdonshire DC, Warboys & Bury - Conservative died 26th April
Malvern Hills, DC, Wells - Conservative died 2nd June
Mansfield DC, NetherField - Mansfield Independent Forum died 27th May
Neath Port Talbot UA, Sandfields East - Labour died 12th March
Newark & Sherwood DC, Ollerton - Labour died 8th June
Newham LB, Becton - Labour died around 20th June
Stroud DC, Valley - Green resigning following election as MEP although still appears to be a councillor
Surrey Heath BC, Old Dean - Labour died 25th June

There are also another 3 deferred elections following the death of a candidate:
3rd July
Cheltenham BC, Charlton Park - Conservative defending - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Tower Hamlets LB, Blackwell & Cubitt Town - new ward, previously Conservative defending - 21 Candidates: 3 Con, 3 Lab, 3 LD, 3 UKIP, 3 Green, 3 Tower Hamlet 1st, 2 TUSAC, 1 Ind
10th July
North Hertfordshire DC, Hitchwood, Offa & Hoo - Conservative defending: 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

[Deleted]

Worthing (Castle) is 7th, not 1st August.

[middleenglander]

Jun 27, 2014 19:00:13 GMT jamesdoyle said:

Worthing (Castle) is 7th, not 1st August.

Mea culpa. Thinking first week of August.

[Deleted]

Candidates for 24th July:

Northumberland - Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind link
Blackpool - Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, TUSC link
Maidstone - Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green link
Reading - Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green link
Windsor & Maidenhead - Con, Lab, Ind link
Rhondda Cynon Taff - Con, Lab, PC, TUSC, Ind link
Walsall - not yet published, very poor elections page
Doncaster - Con, Lab, UKIP, Green link

[Deleted]

For TC fans the vacant seat on Wilton TC after Cllr John Holt resigned was filled at the full council meeting on Tuesday 1st July by co-option as not suprisingly 10 electors did not write in. We are all non aligned anyway.

[middleenglander]

There are 26 by-elections remaining in July along with the final contest deferred from 22nd May. There are already 5 by-elections called for August together with a further 11 known vacancies where the election has as yet no date.

10th July - 5
Barnsley MB, Penistone West - Labour died - 4 candidates: Conservative, Labour, UKIP, Independent
Cheshire West & Cheshire UA, Chester Boughton - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Cheshire West & Chester UA, Winnington & Castle - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Cornwall UA, Illogan - Conservative resigned - 7 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, Liberal, Mebyon Kernow
Torridge DC, Kenwith - Conservative sitting as Independent resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green, 2 x Ind

17th July - 9
Argyll & Bute, Oban North & Lorn - SNP resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, SNP, 2 x Ind
Cornwall UA, Mabe, Perranarworthal & St Gluvias - UKIP resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Mebyon Kernow
East Dorset DC, Colehill East - Liberal Democrat died - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Harrogate BC, Hookstone - Liberal Democrat died - 4 candidates Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Herefordshire UA, Ledbury - Conservative died - 3 candidates: Con, UKIP, Its Our County
Herefordshire UA, Leominster South - Conservative died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green, Ind
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk BC, Airfield - Green resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Oxford BC, Cowley - Labour resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, No Description
Redditch BC, Church Hill - UKIP resigned - 7 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, 2 x Ind

24th July - 8
Blackpool BC, Clifton - Labour died - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, TUSAC
Doncaster MB, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Maidstone BC, Staplehurst - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Northumberland UA, Longhoughton - Independent died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Reading UA, Southcote - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Rhondda Cynon Taff UA, Aberaman North - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, Plaid Cymru, TUSAC, Ind
Walsall MB, Birchills & Leamore - Labour died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, English Democrat
Windsor & Maidenhead UA, Clewer North - Independent died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Ind

31st July - 4
Charnwood BC, Thurmaston - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, BNP, British Democrats
Flintshire UA, Mostyn - Independent disqualified - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Merthyr Tydfil UA, Penydarren - UKIP died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, 2 x Ind
Rother DC, Darwell - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

7th August - 5
Epping Forest DC, Broadley Common. Epping Upland & Nazing - Conservative died
Huntingdonshire DC, Warboys & Bury - Conservative died
Malvern Hills DC, Wells - Conservative died
Stroud DC, Valley - Green resigned following election as MEP
Worthing BC, Castle - Liberal Democrat disqualified

Current known vacancies where by-election not yet called - 11
Broadland DC, Wroxham - Liberal Democrat resigned around the beginning of July
Carlisle BC, Castle - Labour died 8th June
Castle Point BC, Canvey Island East - Canvey Island Independent disqualified for non-attendance around 20th May
Cumbria CC, Castle - Labour died 8th June
Durham UA, Crook, Crook - Independent died 9th May
Epping Forest DC, Hemnall - Conservative died around 25th June
Mansfield DC, NetherField - Mansfield Independent Forum died 27th May
Neath Port Talbot UA, Sandfields East - Labour died 12th March
Newark & Sherwood DC, Ollerton - Labour died 8th June
Newham LB, Becton - Labour died around 20th June
Surrey Heath BC, Old Dean - Labour died 25th June

There is also the final deferred election following the death of a candidate ahead of the May elections:

10th July
North Hertfordshire DC, Hitchwood, Offa & Hoo - Conservative defending: 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Byelection in Knight's Hill ward, Lambeth - disqualification of Sonia Winifred (Labour).

www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/07/by-election-following-silly-mistake-of-councillor/

As I understand it she has resigned her employment and will be standing for re-election.

[J.G.Harston]

Jul 10, 2014 14:55:40 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

Byelection in Knight's Hill ward, Lambeth - disqualification of Sonia Winifred (Labour).

www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/07/by-election-following-silly-mistake-of-councillor/

As I understand it she has resigned her employment and will be standing for re-election.

I thought a change to the law went through some years ago that stated that if you *won* an election your were deemed to have resigned your council employment.

"Council rules state that no council employee can stand for election."

Councils can't make those sorts of rules, councils have *NO* power to determine who can and cannot stand for election. It's the *law* that has disqualified her, not the council's rules. Typical jurnos.

But, also, if Ms Winifred was so open about being a council employee, even going as far as putting it on her leaflets, why didn't her agent, her party, or the ERO pick this up earlier?

[Tony Otim]

The last point being the most important.

She'll comfortably win the by-election though.

[middleenglander]

There are 21 by-elections remaining in July with all deferred elections from 22nd May now held. There are already 6 by-elections called for August and 1 scheduled for September together with a further 10 known vacancies where the election has as yet no date.

17th July - 9
Argyll & Bute, Oban North & Lorn - SNP resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, SNP, 2 x Ind
Cornwall UA, Mabe, Perranarworthal & St Gluvias - UKIP resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Mebyon Kernow
East Dorset DC, Colehill East - Liberal Democrat died - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Harrogate BC, Hookstone - Liberal Democrat died - 4 candidates Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Herefordshire UA, Ledbury - Conservative died - 3 candidates: Con, UKIP, Its Our County
Herefordshire UA, Leominster South - Conservative died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green, Ind
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk BC, Airfield - Green resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Oxford BC, Cowley - Labour resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, No Description
Redditch BC, Church Hill - UKIP resigned - 7 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, 2 x Ind

24th July - 8
Blackpool BC, Clifton - Labour died - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, TUSAC
Doncaster MB, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Maidstone BC, Staplehurst - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Northumberland UA, Longhoughton - Independent died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Reading UA, Southcote - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Rhondda Cynon Taff UA, Aberaman North - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, Plaid Cymru, TUSAC, Ind
Walsall MB, Birchills & Leamore - Labour died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, English Democrat
Windsor & Maidenhead UA, Clewer North - Independent died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Ind

31st July - 4
Charnwood BC, Thurmaston - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, BNP, British Democrats
Flintshire UA, Mostyn - Independent disqualified - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Merthyr Tydfil UA, Penydarren - UKIP died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, 2 x Ind
Rother DC, Darwell - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

7th August - 5
Epping Forest DC, Broadley Common. Epping Upland & Nazing - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP, Green
Huntingdonshire DC, Warboys & Bury - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Malvern Hills DC, Wells - Conservative died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Stroud DC, Valley - Green resigned following election as MEP - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green, TUSAC
Worthing BC, Castle - Liberal Democrat disqualified - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green

14th August - 1
Lambeth LB, Knight's Hill - Labour disqualified

23rd September - 1
Mansfield DC, Netherfield - Mansfield Independent Forum died

Current known vacancies where by-election not yet called - 10
Broadland DC, Wroxham - Liberal Democrat resigned around the beginning of July
Carlisle BC, Castle - Labour died 8th June
Castle Point BC, Canvey Island East - Canvey Island Independent disqualified for non-attendance around 20th May
Cumbria CC, Castle - Labour died 8th June
Durham UA, Crook, Crook - Independent died 9th May
Epping Forest DC, Hemnall - Conservative died around 25th June
Neath Port Talbot UA, Sandfields East - Labour died 12th March
Newark & Sherwood DC, Ollerton - Labour died 8th June
Newham LB, Becton - Labour died around 20th June
Surrey Heath BC, Old Dean - Labour died 25th June