By-elections - November 5th

[maxque]

Clifton-with-Maidenway - Torbay UA - Ruth Pentney (Liberal Democrat) died. She was also the organiser of the Torbay Liberal Democrats and was nicknamed the “Yellow Iron Lady”.

2015: LD 1162/1154, Con 1108/740, UKIP 766, Lab 480, Grn 370/232
2011: LD 859/799, Con 740/621, Lab 421/419, Grn 280
2007: LD 942/887, Con 704/653, UKIP 305/265, BNP 113
2003: LD 1281/1255, Con 566/511

Richard Barnby (Conservative Party)
Eddie Harris (Labour Party)
Stephen Pocock (Green Party)
Anthony Rayner (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrats)


Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford - Aberdeenshire - Joanna Strathdee (SNP) died and Alastair Ross (Liberal Democrat) resigned due to health issues. Strathdee was a councillor since 1999 and the SNP group leader since 2007. She also ran (and lost) in two general elections (2005 in Gordon and 2010 in Aberdeen North). Ross was a councillor since 2007.

2012: SNP 830/600, Con 1091, LD 752, Ind 593, Grn 256 (elected: Con, SNP, LD, Ind on 5th count; final count: Ind 760, SNP 683)
2008: SNP 1839, LD 978/812, Con 1635, Lab 375, Grn 251, Ind 91 (elected: SNP, Con, LD, LD on 3rd count; final count: LD 1170, LD 1012, Lab 456, Grn 421 for 2 seats)

Sarah Flavell (Scottish Labour Party)
Daniel Millican (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Gwyneth Petrie (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Derek Scott (Scottish Libertarian Party)
Margo Stewart (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

[maxque]

In Torbay, Adrian Sanders is obviously the former MP which lost his seat in May.

Huntly etc counts on Friday.

[Tony Otim]

Disappointing we don't have a candidate in Aberdeenshire as we've been doing very well at contesting most seats since May and this is one we've contested previously.

With only 1 candidate each, the SNP should easily hold their seat, leaving the tories and Lib Dems to fight it out for the second.

[AdminSTB]

Andrew Teale's previews -

Torbay blog.englishelections.org.uk/2015/11/by-election-preview-5th-november-2015.html

Aberdeenshire blog.scottishelections.org.uk/2015/11/by-election-preview-5-november-2015.html

[Devil Wincarnate]

Paignton is bloody weird.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

They should base an advertising campaign on that slogan.

[Devil Wincarnate]

Nov 4, 2015 22:49:46 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

They should base an advertising campaign on that slogan.

The current one appears to be "Paignton- because you are from the West Midlands".

[iainbhx]

Nov 4, 2015 23:32:36 GMT Devil Wincarnate said:

Nov 4, 2015 22:49:46 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

They should base an advertising campaign on that slogan.

The current one appears to be "Paignton- because you are from the West Midlands".

See also Borth, Rhyl and Weston-super-Mudflat.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Are either of these counting tonight? Torbay council says result will be announced tomorrow morning.

[Deleted]

Britain elects reports Torbay is a LD hold

[timmullen1]

Nov 5, 2015 23:27:18 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

Are either of these counting tonight? Torbay council says result will be announced tomorrow morning.

Perhaps that just means they've got nobody to operate their website or Twitter (sounding very much like Stoke!). Unusual for Torbay given their history of top-five declarers at GEs.

[Robert Waller]

Britain Elects ‏@britainelects 4m minutes ago
Liberal Democrat HOLD Clifton-with-Maidenway (Torbay).

[David Ashforth]

[carlton43]

A post-May sympathy and apology vote.

[mboy]

Keep the apologies coming!

[carlton43]

Nov 6, 2015 0:37:37 GMT mboy said:

Keep the apologies coming!

Yes. I think they will where the candidate is well known, liked or previous MP.

[Pete Whitehead]

jollyroger93 will not be pleased

[jollyroger93]

Nov 6, 2015 9:55:39 GMT Pete Whitehead said:

jollyroger93 will not be pleased

nah im not so fussed about this issue now haha

[markf]

I have a feeling   some of the Tories parliamentary gains in May in the south & southwest the results would be reversed if there was a byelection in those seats now

[Davıd Boothroyd]

The turnout in Huntly etc. is 34.5%.

Quota is 1,366.