By-elections - 12th June 2014

[greatkingrat]

NORTH KESTEVEN - Sleaford Quarrington & Mareham (Independent resigned)

2011 - Con 1014/863/813, Ind 941/698, Lincs Ind 611
2007 - Con 910/820/795, LD 624, Ind 623/169

Nigel GRESHAM (Independent)
Mark SUFFIELD (Lincolnshire Independent - Sleaford)
Garry TITMUS (The Conservative Party Candidate)

NORTH KESTEVEN - Sleaford Westholme (Independent resigned)

2011 - Ind 581, Con 150
2007 - Ind 413, Con 164, Ind 76

Steve FIELDS (Lincolnshire Independents - Sleaford)
Robert GREETHAM (Labour)
Andrew RAYNER (Conservative and Unionist Party)

ROTHER - Collington (Independent resigned)

2011 - Ind 1096/1034, Con 871/819, Lab 239
Jun 2008 by - Con 893, LD 216, Lab 78
2007 - Con 1159/1158, LD 497
2003 - Con 1071/974, LD 575

Alan BEARNE (Labour Party Candidate)
Philip MOORE (UKIP)
Douglas OLIVER (Independent)
Gillian WHEELER (The Conservative Party Candidate)

[David Ashforth]

	Ward maps	Census maps
NORTH KESTEVEN - Sleaford Quarrington & Mareham	link	link
NORTH KESTEVEN - Sleaford Westholme	link	link
ROTHER - Collington	link	link

[Tony Otim]

Is there an understanding between the Lincs independants and UKIP? I'm just slightly surprised there's not a UKIP candidate in either seat in one of their stronger counties.

[Deleted]

Where are the LibDems?

[Davıd Boothroyd]

"And frankly, who cares?" (c) Barry Davies 1988

[Ben Walker]

Lincolnshire Independents taken Westholme.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

NORTH KESTEVEN Sleaford Westholme

Steve FIELDS (Lincolnshire Independents - Sleaford) 342 (68.5%)
Andrew RAYNER (Conservative and Unionist Party) 119 (23.8%)
Robert GREETHAM (Labour) 38 (7.6%)

[Davıd Boothroyd]

NORTH KESTEVEN Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham

Mark SUFFIELD (Lincolnshire Independent - Sleaford) 527 (44.6%)
Garry TITMUS (The Conservative Party Candidate) 477 (40.4%)
Nigel GRESHAM (Independent) 178 (15.1%)

[Ben Walker]

Collington (Rother)
IND - 570 - 41.9% (+41.9)
CON - 378 - 27.8% (+0.9)
UKIP - 311 - 22.9% (+22.9)
LAB - 102 - 7.5% (+0.1)

[middleenglander]

North Kesteven, Sleaford Quarrington & Mareham - Lincolnshire Independents gain from an Independent

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2011 "top"	since 2011 "average"	since 2007 "top"	since 2007 "average"
Lincolnshire Independents	527	44.6%	+20.8%	+18.3%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Conservative	477	40.4%	+0.9%	+1.9%	-1.8%	-4.8%
Independent	178	15.1%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent group			-36.7%	-35.2%	-28.9%	-21.3%
Liberal Democrat					-28.9%	-33.5%
Total votes	1,182		46%	51%	55%	63%

Swing not particularly meaningful

North Kesteven, Sleaford Westholme - Lincolnshire Independents gain from an Independent

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2011	since 2007	since 2003
Lincolnshire Independents	342	68.5%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Conservative	119	23.8%	+3.3%	-1.3%	-7.3%
Labour	38	7.6%	from nowhere	from nowhere	-40.4%
Independent Wilson			-79.5%	-63.2%	stood as Labour
Independent Fernandes				-11.6%
Liberal Democrat					-13.8%
Against Hospital Closures					-7.1%
Total votes	499		68%	76%	83%

Swing not meaningful
Note the former councillor stood as Labour in 2003 but as an Independent in 2007 and 2011
Also the Labour candidate appears as a Liberal Democrat when his name is searched on Google. 

Rother, Collington - Independent hold

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2011 "top"	since 2011 "average"	since 2008 B	since 2007 "top"
Independent	570	41.9%	-7.8%	-7.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Conservative	378	27.8%	-11.7%	-11.5%	-47.5%	-42.2%
UKIP	311	22.9%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Labour	102	7.5%	-3.3%	-3.6%	+0.9%	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat					-18.2%	-30.0%
Total votes	1,361		62%	63%	115%	82%

Swing 2.0% Conservative to Independent since 2011, otherwise not meaningful
- 2007 "average" same as 2007 "top"

[The Bishop]

Labour's candidate in Westholme apparently did stand as a LibDem for another N Kesteven ward in 2011.