Town and Community Council Byelections

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Ely North turnout 16.17%.

[Khunanup]

Oct 6, 2016 21:36:20 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

Ely North turnout 16.17%.

That's impressively awful, even for a town council by-election.

[Pete Whitehead]

Could be good news for EAL

[Davıd Boothroyd]

EAL got second place.

John Yates (Independent) 429
Edward Bengt Carlsson Browne (Labour Party) 179
Richard Gareth Llewelyn Morgan (no description) 124
Mark Cooney (Spotted in Ely) 118

The total number of rejected ballot papers was 5.

[East Anglian Lefty]

Given that we had a crap candidate who only bothered going doorknocking a couple of times, I think we're quite happy to take that result. We upset people enough to get an anonymous letter attacking us in the local paper, which is after all the main fun to be derived from local politics.

[political2]

Ely North Independent John Yates was supported by the local Conservatives and took over 50% of the votes cast. Richard Morgan is a Lib Dem activist who had previously stood in both District and City elections. There is a persistent tradition in Ely of a non-party City Council but recent contested elections have seen candidates unofficially backed by the parties. There are 8 known Conservatives on the council; 5 Lib Dems and 2 Independents.

[samdwebber]

www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/Elections/Election-Results/Sandwich-Town-Council-Results-6-October-2016.pdf

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Winwick parish council (Warrington district), Winwick ward:

[David Ashforth]

Knowsley Park North ward, Knowsley Town Council

CASHMAN Carl             - Liberal Democrat               289 (Elected)
INGRAM Nathan Stephen    - Labour                          61
SANDRINGHAM Kirk Anthony - Green Party                     53
WOODS Paul Gary          - Save Our Green Spaces Knowsley  27

Result:
www.knowsley.gov.uk/knowsleycouncil/media/Documents/knowsley-park-north-result.pdf

SoPN
www.knowsleytowncouncil.gov.uk/news/election-town-councillor/

I've posted a link to the SoPN as the Result Declaration doesn't have the party labels. The SoPN shows there was another Labour candidate whose nomination was withdrawn.

[listener]

Knowsley (Knowsley Park North) in Knowsley - Lib Dem gain from Lab
Lib Dem 289, Lab 61, Green Party 53, Save our Green Spaces Knowsley 27

Knowsley (Knowsley Park North) - 7 May 2015 -
Save Knowsley Village Green Belt 736 (elected), Lab 720/677/601/587 (3 elected), Lib Dem 333/295/249.205.

New Council: Lab 14, Save Knowsley Village Green Belt 1, Lib Dem 1



Winwick (Winwick) in Warrington - Lab gain from Independent
Lab 234, UKIP 59

Winwick (Winwick) - 5 May 2016
Independent 350/312/271 (3 elected), Lab 194/144/137, UKIP 59/47/44

New Council: Lab 8, Independent 2



Swanley (White Oak) in Sevenoaks - Con hold
Con 319, Lib Dem 318, Lab 304

Swanley (White Oak) - 7 May 2015 -
Con 1199/1068/1000/1000/983/978 (6 elected), Lab 734/726/720/644/616/574, Independent Voice Community Focus 571, Green Party 361/354, No Description 92

New Council: Con 14, Lab 2

Robert Woodbridge, who fought this time as Lib Dem and lost by one vote, was a Green Party candidate in 2015.



Alfreton (West) in Amber Valley (Derbyshire) - Lab hold
Lab 315, Con 269

Alfreton (West) - 7 May 2015 -
Lab 1094/903/861/836/801/780/750/745/701 (8 elected), Con 871 (elected)

New Council: Lab 14, Con 1




Tupton in North East Derbyshire - Lib Dem gain 2 from Lab
Lib Dem 394/345, Lab 245/230

Tupton - 7 May 2015 -
Lab 11 unopposed

New Council: Lab 9, Lib Dem 2

[listener]

Preview for next week:

Blaengwrach in Neath Port Talbot
Bodmin (St. Leonard) in Cornwall
Glynneath (West Central) in Neath Port Talbot
Rothwell (Tresham) in Kettering
Sandhurst (Central Sandhurst) in Bracknell Forest
Witham (North) in Braintree

Non-Political Contest: St. Agnes (St. Agnes) in Cornwall (2 seats)

[marksenior]

A job for the listener .
There are 5 vacancies on Seaford TC being filled on Oct 27th in elections in 3 different wards . Hard for me 2 work out whose seats they are but I believe 2 x Lib Dem 3 x Con but I may be wrong . Lewes DC website does not seem to mention the by elections though Seaford TC does

[listener]

Hi Mark

Yes - there is a bumper crop of town council by-elections on 27 October, including the five in Seaford and another three for Dover Town Council.


The five by-elections in Seaford all arise from resignations as follows:
Seaford Central - Isabelle Murray (Lib Dem) - to take a gap year from her full time studies, which will include travelling abroad for long periods of time
Seaford Central - Debbie Silvey-Adam (Con) - has struggled to fully participate in the council activities, due to illness and family time demands
Seaford North - Carol Campbell (Con) - for health reasons, following a recent illness
Seaford South - Rob Chambers (Con) - to begin a teacher training course
Seaford West - Marion Lambert (Lib Dem) - after a recent bout of ill health, which has significantly restricted her ability to serve as a councillor

The current council composition is Con 7, Lib Dem 5, Lab 1, UKIP 1, Independent 1, Vacant 5


The three by-elections in Dover Town arise from the (?) resignations of:
Castle - Stewart Dimmock (Con)
Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory - Deborah Boulares (Con)
Town and Pier - Ronald Wright (Independent)

The current council composition is Lab 6, Independent 3, Co-opted 3, Con 2, No Description 1, Vacant 3


Other by-elections on 27 October in:
Caerwent (Caerwent) in Monmouthshire
Holme Valley (Brockholes) in Kirklees
Houghton Regis (Houghton Hall) in Central Bedfordshire
Keynsham (Keynsham East) in Bath and North East Somerset
Kirkburton (Lepton) in Kirklees
Newhaven (Newhaven Meeching) in Lewes

There is also a non-political by-election in Madeley (Newcastle-under-Lyme), whilst three vacancies in Cliffsend (Thanet) attracted no nominations at all.

[tim13]

Listener
Your detailed reasons for resignations of Seaford Town Councillors, along with your report that Thanet couldn't find candidates, seems to chime with an awful lot of town and parish councils - people have such busy lives, and so many other pressing issues in their lives, there simply aren't enough people to do what is essentially a voluntary job.

[peterl]

Couldn't resist looking up the candidates

Seaford

Central Ward - Labour x2, Conservative x2, Lib Dem x2, UKIP, Green
North Ward - Con, Lab, Lib Dem, UKIP
South Ward - Con, Lab, Lib Dem, UKIP, Independent
West Ward - Con, Lab, Lib Dem, UKIP

Dover

Castle Ward - Labour, Conservative, Green, Independent
Maxton Elms Vale & Priory Ward - Labour, Conservative, Independent, No Description
Town & Pier Ward - Labour, No Description

[andrew111]

Oct 16, 2016 9:14:32 GMT listener said:

Hi Mark

Yes - there is a bumper crop of town council by-elections on 27 October, including the five in Seaford and another three for Dover Town Council.


The five by-elections in Seaford all arise from resignations as follows:
Seaford Central - Isabelle Murray (Lib Dem) - to take a gap year from her full time studies, which will include travelling abroad for long periods of time
Seaford Central - Debbie Silvey-Adam (Con) - has struggled to fully participate in the council activities, due to illness and family time demands
Seaford North - Carol Campbell (Con) - for health reasons, following a recent illness
Seaford South - Rob Chambers (Con) - to begin a teacher training course
Seaford West - Marion Lambert (Lib Dem) - after a recent bout of ill health, which has significantly restricted her ability to serve as a councillor

The current council composition is Con 7, Lib Dem 5, Lab 1, UKIP 1, Independent 1, Vacant 5


The three by-elections in Dover Town arise from the (?) resignations of:
Castle - Stewart Dimmock (Con)
Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory - Deborah Boulares (Con)
Town and Pier - Ronald Wright (Independent)

The current council composition is Lab 6, Independent 3, Co-opted 3, Con 2, No Description 1, Vacant 3


Other by-elections on 27 October in:
Caerwent (Caerwent) in Monmouthshire
Holme Valley (Brockholes) in Kirklees
Houghton Regis (Houghton Hall) in Central Bedfordshire
Keynsham (Keynsham East) in Bath and North East Somerset
Kirkburton (Lepton) in Kirklees
Newhaven (Newhaven Meeching) in Lewes

There is also a non-political by-election in Madeley (Newcastle-under-Lyme), whilst three vacancies in Cliffsend (Thanet) attracted no nominations at all.

There is also another in Kirklees, in Brockholes Ward of Holme Valley PC. Candidates Labour and UKIP

[andrew111]

Oct 16, 2016 23:31:39 GMT andrew111 said:

Oct 16, 2016 9:14:32 GMT listener said:

Hi Mark

Yes - there is a bumper crop of town council by-elections on 27 October, including the five in Seaford and another three for Dover Town Council.


The five by-elections in Seaford all arise from resignations as follows:
Seaford Central - Isabelle Murray (Lib Dem) - to take a gap year from her full time studies, which will include travelling abroad for long periods of time
Seaford Central - Debbie Silvey-Adam (Con) - has struggled to fully participate in the council activities, due to illness and family time demands
Seaford North - Carol Campbell (Con) - for health reasons, following a recent illness
Seaford South - Rob Chambers (Con) - to begin a teacher training course
Seaford West - Marion Lambert (Lib Dem) - after a recent bout of ill health, which has significantly restricted her ability to serve as a councillor

The current council composition is Con 7, Lib Dem 5, Lab 1, UKIP 1, Independent 1, Vacant 5


The three by-elections in Dover Town arise from the (?) resignations of:
Castle - Stewart Dimmock (Con)
Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory - Deborah Boulares (Con)
Town and Pier - Ronald Wright (Independent)

The current council composition is Lab 6, Independent 3, Co-opted 3, Con 2, No Description 1, Vacant 3


Other by-elections on 27 October in:
Caerwent (Caerwent) in Monmouthshire
Holme Valley (Brockholes) in Kirklees
Houghton Regis (Houghton Hall) in Central Bedfordshire
Keynsham (Keynsham East) in Bath and North East Somerset
Kirkburton (Lepton) in Kirklees
Newhaven (Newhaven Meeching) in Lewes

There is also a non-political by-election in Madeley (Newcastle-under-Lyme), whilst three vacancies in Cliffsend (Thanet) attracted no nominations at all.

There is also another in Kirklees, in Brockholes Ward of Holme Valley PC. Candidates Labour and UKIP

Ah Sorry, it was there already, but now you know who is standing (a giant test of Corbyn's leadership, I would say!)

[Foggy]

Oct 16, 2016 9:14:32 GMT listener said:

The five by-elections in Seaford all arise from resignations as follows:
Seaford Central - Isabelle Murray (Lib Dem) - to take a gap year from her full time studies, which will include travelling abroad for long periods of time
Seaford Central - Debbie Silvey-Adam (Con) - has struggled to fully participate in the council activities, due to illness and family time demands
Seaford North - Carol Campbell (Con) - for health reasons, following a recent illness
Seaford South - Rob Chambers (Con) - to begin a teacher training course
Seaford West - Marion Lambert (Lib Dem) - after a recent bout of ill health, which has significantly restricted her ability to serve as a councillor

The current council composition is Con 7, Lib Dem 5, Lab 1, UKIP 1, Independent 1, Vacant 5

Are you sure this fits the definition of 'gap year'? I think it constitutes either a sabbatical year or, more likely, some kind of Erasmus year abroad arrangement.

[froome]

Oct 16, 2016 9:14:32 GMT listener said:

Other by-elections on 27 October in:

Keynsham (Keynsham East) in Bath and North East Somerset

4 candidates (in order on SoN) - Green, Conservative, Lib Dem and Labour

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Bodmin TC, St Leonard ward

Leigh Frost (L Dem) 362
Joy Bassett (Lab) 162

L Dem gain from C