By-elections - 1st October

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Andrew Teale's previews:
blog.englishelections.org.uk/2015/09/by-election-preview-1-october-2015.html
blog.scottishelections.org.uk/2015/09/by-election-previews-1-october-2015.html

[maxque]

Late, but

George Street / Harbour - Aberdeen - Andrew May (SNP) resigned due to personal reasons.

2012: SNP 672/224, Lab 456/381, LD 262, Ind 222/26/14, Grn 194, Con 178, NF 29 (winners: SNP, Lab, Lab on 9th count; final count Lab 597, Lab 494, LD 464 for 2 seats)
2007: Lab 960/322, SNP 1272, LD 801, Grn 306, Con 261 (winners: SNP, Lab, LD on 4th count; final count LD 963, Grn 414, Lab 382)

Brian Davidson (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Euan Davidson (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Michael Hutchison (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Alex Jarvis (Scottish Green Party)
Mike Scott (Scottish Labour Party)

Midstocket / Rosemount - Aberdeen - Fraser Forsyth (Independent, elected as Conservative) resigned due to moving to York.

2012: SNP 1233/264, Lab 1247, Con 531, Grn 245, LD 245, Ind 82 (winners: Lab, SNP, Con on 6th count; final count Con 751, SNP 580)
Aug 08 by: SNP 873, Con 821, LD 693, Lab 518, Solidarity 31, Ind 20 (final and 5th count: SNP 1258, Con 1122)
2007: Con 1503, SNP 1431, LD 671/529, Lab 1144, SSP 153 (winners: Con, SNP, Lab on 5th count; final count Lab 1281, LD 1201)

Howard Gemmell (Scottish Labour Party)
Tom Mason (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Ken McLeod (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Alex Nicoll (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Jennifer Phillips (Scottish Green Party)

Banbury Grimsbury and Castle - Cherwell DC - Ann Bonner (Conservative), a former mayor of Banbury, died.
2012-2016 term (all outs due to new boundaries)

2015: Lab 1533, Con 1460, UKIP 623, Grn 330, LD 230
2014: Lab 950, Con 574, UKIP 507, Grn 184, LD 103
2012: Con 821, Lab 713, Grn 186, LD 104
2011: Lab 969, Con 954, Grn 230, LD 214
2010: Con 1694, Lab 1176, LD 1080
2008: Con 1075, Lab 495, LD 163
2007: Con 1015, Lab 631
2006: Con 862, Lab 520, LD 334
2004: Con 1099, Lab 827
2003: Con 704, Lab 684
2002: Lab 810/748/721, Con 619/564/522

Kenneth Ashworth (Liberal Democrats)
Shaida Hussain (Labour Party)
Christopher Manley (The Green Party)
Tony Mepham (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Linda Wren (UK Independence Party (UKIP))

Irvine Valley - East Ayrshire - Resignation of Alan Brown (SNP), the new MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun.

2012: SNP 1252/847, Lab 1423, Con 857, Ind 339 (winners: Lab, SNP, SNP, Con on 2nd count; final count SNP 961, Con 896, Ind 451 for 2 seats, both SNP candidates still having a surplus.)
2007: SNP 1497/1251, Lab 1416/580, Con 1293, Ind 274 (winners: SNP, Lab, Con, SNP on 2nd count; final count SNP 1421, Lab 592, Ind 286, with Lab and Con surpluses to distribute)

Jen Broadhurst (Scottish Green Party)
Susan McFadzean (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Alex Walsh (Scottish Labour Party)
Elena Whitham (Scottish National Party (SNP))

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - Fife - Resignation of Peter Grant (SNP), the new MP for Glenrothes.

Mar 2015 by: SNP 2539, Lab 1643, Con 202, UKIP 146, LD 61
2012: SNP 941/910/349, Lab 1424/708, Ind 192/147, Pensioners 271, Con 155, LD 83 (winners: Lab, Lab, SNP, SNP on 7th count; final count SNP 1018, SNP 972, Pensioners 478, SNP 368 for 2 seats.)
2007: SNP 1824/1278, Lab 1627/585, Con 384, Ind 376, LD 369 (winners: SNP, Lab, SNP, Lab on 6th count; final count Lab 1058, LD 650)

Julie Ford (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Jonathan Gray (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Lorna Ross (Scottish Green Party)
Alan Seath (Scottish Labour Party)

Heldon and Laich - Moray - Eric McGillivray (Independent) resigned due to family reasons.

Mar 2013 by: Ind 1507/496/175, SNP 1005, Con 558, Grn 242 (5th count: Ind 1507, Con 1005)
2012: Ind 735/584/241, SNP 797/678, Con 688, Grn 262 (winners: Ind, SNP, Ind, Con) on 5th count; final count Ind 764, Con 763, SNP 740 for 2 seats)
2007: Ind 813/744/531/354/254/155/114/92, SNP 1646, Con 606 (winners: SNP, Ind, Ind, Con on 8th count; final count Ind 952, Con 730, Ind 688 for 2 seats)

Pete Bloomfield (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
James Mackessack-Leitch (Scottish Green Party)
Joyce Ohara (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Dennis Slater (Independent)

Stirling East - Stirling - Resignation of Steven Paterson (SNP), the new MP for Stirling.

2012: Lab 862/858, SNP 1278, LD 403, Con 302, Grn 163 (winners: SNP, Lab, Lab on 3rd count; final count Lab 961, Lab 929, LD 507, Con 333 for 2 seats.)
2007: Lab 1396/779, SNP 1821, LD 765, Con 764 (winners: SNP, Lab, LD on 4th count; final count LD 1308, Lab 990)

Luke Davison (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Chris Kane (Scottish Labour Party)
Gerry McLaughlan (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Alasdair Tollemache (Scottish Green Party)

Linlithgow - West Lothian - Resignation of Martyn Day (SNP), the new MP for Linlithgow and Falkirk East.

2012: SNP 1827/829, Con 2112, Lab 1292, Action to Save St John’s Hospital 280, NF 25 (winners: Con, SNP, Lab on 5th count; final count Lab 1627, SNP 1186.)
2007: SNP 1792/1340, Con 2120/194, Lab 1328, LD 739, Grn 316, SSP 49 (winners: Con, SNP, Lab on 6th count; final count SNP 2032, Lab 1702, SNP 1554 for 2 seats)

Ian Burgess (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Brenda Galloway
Caron Lindsay (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
David Manion (Scottish Labour Party)
Maire McCormack (Scottish Green Party)
David Tait (Scottish National Party (SNP))

[Deleted]

Does anyone have the number of voters for each ward? and will they all be counting on Thursday night?

[Chris]

Sept 30, 2015 8:53:02 GMT justlooking said:

Does anyone have the number of voters for each ward? and will they all be counting on Thursday night?

The Banbury seat is ~8000 electors and will be counting immediately after close of poll

[markgoodair]

I wonder if the publicity concerning Michelle Thomson will effect the SNP vote tomorrow?

[The Bishop]

Notable that there are no UKIP candidates in any of the Scottish vacancies.

[markgoodair]

Sept 30, 2015 9:43:01 GMT The Bishop said:

Notable that there are no UKIP candidates in any of the Scottish vacancies.

Interesting.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

But not entirely surprising.

[maxque]

Sept 30, 2015 8:53:02 GMT justlooking said:

Does anyone have the number of voters for each ward? and will they all be counting on Thursday night?

Moray counts on Friday.

[The Bishop]

Sept 30, 2015 10:02:18 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

But not entirely surprising.

In a way yes, but they have fought quite a few of the previous post-GE vacancies.

[Tony Otim]

Sept 30, 2015 9:43:01 GMT The Bishop said:

Notable that there are no UKIP candidates in any of the Scottish vacancies.

Also notable that we've got a candidate in every single one, which is really rather pleasing as they're not all in what could be called our strong areas.

[Devil Wincarnate]

Sept 30, 2015 9:43:01 GMT The Bishop said:

Notable that there are no UKIP candidates in any of the Scottish vacancies.

From other threads, I am led to believe that they are in fact "the REAL PARTY OF WALES" (not my capitals).

[Tony Otim]

Pedantry alert - its Heldon and Laich in Moray not Hendon and Laich.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

That's a pity, I was going to get on the Northern line to help the campaign.

[Tony Otim]

Sept 30, 2015 15:35:33 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

That's a pity, I was going to get on the Northern line to help the campaign.

I'm just wondering which candidate you were planning on supporting given the lack of a red team?

[piperdave]

Sept 30, 2015 15:35:33 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

That's a pity, I was going to get on the Northern line to help the campaign.

That'd be one helluvan extension!

[finsobruce]

Sept 30, 2015 16:47:59 GMT piperdave said:

Sept 30, 2015 15:35:33 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

That's a pity, I was going to get on the Northern line to help the campaign.

That'd be one helluvan extension!

Indeed. I'd settle for the planned 1940 extension to Crouch End and Alexandra Palace...

[ColinJ]

Sept 30, 2015 17:09:52 GMT finsobruce said:

Sept 30, 2015 16:47:59 GMT piperdave said:

That'd be one helluvan extension!

Indeed. I'd settle for the planned 1940 extension to Crouch End and Alexandra Palace...

Tony Beard's book By Tube Beyond Edgware (published by Capital Transport in 2002) is required reading. Fascinating and lavishly illustrated. Adolf Hitler put a stop to the planned extension to Elstree.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Sept 30, 2015 16:47:59 GMT piperdave said:

Sept 30, 2015 15:35:33 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

That's a pity, I was going to get on the Northern line to help the campaign.

That'd be one helluvan extension!

Sadly the rather long western extension of the Northern line seen in this documentary from 1994 has also been closed:

[David Ashforth]

	Ward maps	Census map
ABERDEEN - George Street / Harbour	link
ABERDEEN - Midstocket / Rosemount	link
CHERWELL - Banbury Grimsbury and Castle	link	link
EAST AYRSHIRE - Irvine Valley	link
FIFE - Glenrothes West and Kinglassie	link
MORAY - Heldon and Laich	link
STIRLING - Stirling East	link
WEST LOTHIAN - Linlithgow	link