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Post by Right Leaning on Jul 17, 2014 19:01:57 GMT
Over the years I have collected historic election results for the UK districts covering from 1973 to date. In addition trying to gather results from 1945 to 1973, and have a large amount of that information although for these older years I do not have a complete picture. I am slowly tidying them up into a reasonable format (Excel) and thought that I would share these spreadsheets if people are interested. I will try to upload a couple of districts per week. There are limitations, so for instance I do not have all the by-election information (I go back to 1996 but not before) I would appreciate any comments, additional information or corrections that you may spot. So the first one is Thanet District - Thanet DC.xlsx (491.58 KB) I have no previous historic information for Kent, so if anyone knows of results for Broadstairs & St Peters UD, Margate MB or Ramsgate MB, then I would appreciate that. I hope this interests some of you. |
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Post by myth11 on Jul 17, 2014 19:35:42 GMT
hi very good work any chance of putting Gedling up  ? and welcome to the site i hope you enjoy it. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jul 17, 2014 19:51:34 GMT
I can add a bit to your excellent spreadsheet.
The Dane Park ward result in 1983 was the result of the drawing of lots, which were won by Herbert Arthur Tree (Ind). Other candidates' full names were Mary Elizabeth Euphemia Goullet, Edward David Dyke, Eric Patrick Joseph Fewkes, Simon David James, Jeffrey Frank Porter. After the election Goullet lodged an election petition, alleging that one of the three rejected ballots was a good vote for her and therefore she was the rightful winner. The questioned ballot paper had been rejected for voting for more than two candidates, but it had clear crosses next to Fewkes and Goullet and a faint cross next to Dyke; the election court held that it was a good vote for Fewkes and Goullet, and therefore allowed the petition - Goullet was declared elected instead of Tree (29 July 1983). Details TNA J 104/631.
There were additional byelections in Central Eastcliffe (6 December 1984, SDP gain), Cliftonville (6 December 1984, Independent gain), Southwood (14 March 1985, Independent Conservative gain), Beacon Road (4 July 1985, a Liberal gain), Margate West (5 September 1985, also a Liberal gain), St Lawrence (24 October 1985, Conservative hold).
I have records of two Margate West ward byelections in July 1995. The first was for one seat, on 13 July: Lab 559, C 379, Ind 373, L Dem 83. Labour hold.
There was another byelection for two seats on 27 July 1995: C 448, 376, Lab 425, 409, Ind 159, 117, Reform Lab 86, L Dem 44, 38. Conservative gained 1 from Labour; Labour hold 1.
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Post by hullenedge on Jul 17, 2014 21:50:28 GMT
Gosh Thanet....a very 'interesting' council. Thank you for posting.
I thought that I had some Ramsgate MB but sadly lost in one of my moves. All I can find are the division results for the 1970 county election East Con 1968 Lab 1439, West Ind 2488 Lab 1373 Con 764.
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Jul 17, 2014 22:05:52 GMT
Can't have been terribly usual for Labour to be losing a local by-election in 1995. Were there special circumstances, or was it just about getting a merely good result in a seat that had been gained with an absurdly good result?
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Post by Richard Cromwell on Jul 17, 2014 22:12:43 GMT
I see that, in 2007, three candidates (Jane Burges, Wendy Allen and Charlie Goddard) ran under the 'Grey Party' label. My initial thought was that it might be a joke party or a misspelling (there were Greens running in other wards). A search turns up an article from the BBC (circa 2000) reporting on the launch of senior citizens party (which might make sense given that Wendy's an old-fashioned name). Is this them? The label doesn't reappear but Wendy Allen runs in 2011 as an Independent but, actually, does a little worse.
I know there was a 'Blue Party' running in a fairly recent location election (I think it was a nationalist party). Is it silly of me to be as intrigued as I am?
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Post by maxque on Jul 17, 2014 22:18:22 GMT
I see that, in 2007, three candidates (Jane Burges, Wendy Allen and Charlie Goddard) ran under the 'Grey Party' label. My initial thought was that it might be a joke party or a misspelling (there were Greens running in other wards). A search turns up an article from the BBC (circa 2000) reporting on the launch of senior citizens party (which might make sense given that Wendy's an old-fashioned name). Is this them? The label doesn't reappear but Wendy Allen runs in 2011 as an Independent but, actually, does a little worse. I know there was a 'Blue Party' running in a fairly recent location election (I think it was a nationalist party). Is it silly of me to be as intrigued as I am? Grey/Gray was a popular name around the world in the 00's for senior/retirees/pensioners parties. Most failed very badly, thankfully. Blue Party is an ultra-nationalist party with dubious views (chemtrails, conspiracy theories...) |
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Post by andrewp on Jul 18, 2014 8:22:43 GMT
Over the years I have collected historic election results for the UK districts covering from 1973 to date. In addition trying to gather results from 1945 to 1973, and have a large amount of that information although for these older years I do not have a complete picture. I am slowly tidying them up into a reasonable format (Excel) and thought that I would share these spreadsheets if people are interested. I will try to upload a couple of districts per week. There are limitations, so for instance I do not have all the by-election information (I go back to 1996 but not before) I would appreciate any comments, additional information or corrections that you may spot. So the first one is Thanet District - I have no previous historic information for Kent, so if anyone knows of results for Broadstairs & St Peters UD, Margate MB or Ramsgate MB, then I would appreciate that. I hope this interests some of you. Thank you for sharing. Do you have results for many of the other districts then? |
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Post by Right Leaning on Jul 18, 2014 11:16:54 GMT
Yes I have results for most other districts for the period 1973 to date.
I have information on results for the period 1945 to 1973 for a lot of the districts, but will need to do more work on this, as most of it is taken from newspapers from the respective years. The papers I have cover Scotland, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth and Reading. Clearly there could be lots of gaps in the coverage, so these spreadsheets are going to take a lot longer to pull together, but I will do my best.
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Post by Merseymike on Jul 18, 2014 11:30:01 GMT
Hilda Brooker, who won Pier ward from the Conservatives for Labour in 1991, was a former Bucks County and Wycombe District councillor, who moved to Margate for family reasons in the late 1980's. She was a doughty fighter for pensioners rights and was in her 70's when she moved to Kent. She never stood for a safe ward anywhere and even managed to get herself elected as a parish councillor in her home village of Flackwell Heath, and her County and District seats were all marginals which she won.
Irrespective of party I think they are the sort of people who are a credit to local government.
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Post by andrewp on Jul 18, 2014 12:04:45 GMT
Yes I have results for most other districts for the period 1973 to date. I have information on results for the period 1945 to 1973 for a lot of the districts, but will need to do more work on this, as most of it is taken from newspapers from the respective years. The papers I have cover Scotland, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth and Reading. Clearly there could be lots of gaps in the coverage, so these spreadsheets are going to take a lot longer to pull together, but I will do my best. Oh excellent. Is your post 1973 information from newspapers? I have found a lot of councils don't retain their own results, much to my annoyance! |
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Post by The Bishop on Jul 18, 2014 12:06:54 GMT
Can't have been terribly usual for Labour to be losing a local by-election in 1995. Were there special circumstances, or was it just about getting a merely good result in a seat that had been gained with an absurdly good result? I expect it was simple voter fatigue - having three vacancies in such a short time after the main elections must have tried the patience of some (we saw something similar last year when a safe Labour ward in Manchester had two vacancies in quick succession) This sort of thing actually happened less frequently than many predicted after May 1995, given how many Labour/LibDems got elected then who never expected to. |
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Post by Right Leaning on Jul 18, 2014 12:13:27 GMT
Yes I have results for most other districts for the period 1973 to date. I have information on results for the period 1945 to 1973 for a lot of the districts, but will need to do more work on this, as most of it is taken from newspapers from the respective years. The papers I have cover Scotland, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth and Reading. Clearly there could be lots of gaps in the coverage, so these spreadsheets are going to take a lot longer to pull together, but I will do my best. Oh excellent. Is your post 1973 information from newspapers? I have found a lot of councils don't retain their own results, much to my annoyance! It is in part from newspapers, but also from council websites, or requests from the councils at the time (who then sent me copies of the results). |
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Post by andrewp on Jul 18, 2014 12:43:03 GMT
Oh excellent. Is your post 1973 information from newspapers? I have found a lot of councils don't retain their own results, much to my annoyance! It is in part from newspapers, but also from council websites, or requests from the councils at the time (who then sent me copies of the results). Good stuff! There are several I would be interested in you posting. |
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Post by Right Leaning on Jul 18, 2014 12:52:00 GMT
It is in part from newspapers, but also from council websites, or requests from the councils at the time (who then sent me copies of the results). Good stuff! There are several I would be interested in you posting. Which ones would you be interested in? |
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Post by andrewp on Jul 18, 2014 14:01:34 GMT
Good stuff! There are several I would be interested in you posting. Which ones would you be interested in? I would be interested in Cheltenham, South Somerset, Mendip. Do you have the Met boroughs results too? Coventry would be of interest to me too |
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Post by Right Leaning on Jul 18, 2014 14:28:56 GMT
Which ones would you be interested in? I would be interested in Cheltenham, South Somerset, Mendip. Do you have the Met boroughs results too? Coventry would be of interest to me too Yes I have all the Metropolitan Boroughs, so will look out Coventry for you. |
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Post by J.G.Harston on Jul 18, 2014 14:44:12 GMT
Over the years I have collected historic election results for the UK districts covering from 1973 to date. In addition trying to gather results from 1945 to 1973, and have a large amount of that information although for these older years I do not have a complete picture. Have you got any info on North Yorkshire and North Riding district councils, as I've made a start on them, specifically Scarborough and its predecessor councils. It would be useful to minimise duplicating work. I've also been steadily trekking backwards through Sheffield, as has somebody else on this site (I'll update this when I remember his name!) |
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Post by Right Leaning on Jul 18, 2014 15:06:33 GMT
Over the years I have collected historic election results for the UK districts covering from 1973 to date. In addition trying to gather results from 1945 to 1973, and have a large amount of that information although for these older years I do not have a complete picture. Have you got any info on North Yorkshire and North Riding district councils, as I've made a start on them, specifically Scarborough and its predecessor councils. It would be useful to minimise duplicating work. I've also been steadily trekking backwards through Sheffield, as has somebody else on this site (I'll update this when I remember his name!) Yes I have North Yorkshire including Scarborough. I do not have much on Scarborough predecessors. I will also have Sheffield, so will summarise what I have on that as well. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jul 18, 2014 15:14:36 GMT
I'd be interested in any results from Hertfordshire particularly the five boroughs in the Western half of the county. I have all results going back to about 1990. The format of your spreadsheet is excellent but must be very time consuming so I'd be happy to see the data in whatever raw format would be easier for you
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