Town and Community Council Byelections

[The Bishop]

Mar 7, 2024 10:28:37 GMT phil156 said:

CARMARTHENSHIRE - Elli
Williams - Ind 303
Lab 135
PC 62
Burdess - Ind 57
UKIP 40
LD 22
Turnout 36.43%

Are the boundaries the same as the principal council ward?

It does suggest a fair amount of interchangeability between the Tory vote there and the same winning Independent here.

[carolus]

Bracknell Forest, Sandhurst, Central Sandhurst:
Current council: 15 Con, 7 LD, 1 Lab, 1 Vacancy
Candidates: Con, LD
2023 result: LD 670*/645*, Con 557*/505*/502*/496*/477/398, Lab 438
Vacancy is the third Con elected in 2023.

Broadland, Hellesdon, South East:
Current council: 10 Con, 2 LD, 2 Lab, 1 Unknown, 1 Vacancy
Candidates: Con, Lab, LD
2023 result: LD 715*/712*/617*, Con 664*/554*/550*/547*/514*/447/419/403, Lab 490/488
Vacancy is either the second LD or second Con from 2023, and the other seems to have been replaced by co-option at some point.

Buckinghamshire, Iver, Village & Richings Park
Current council: Non-party
Candidates: Lab, Ind, []
2021 result: Non-party contest

Northumberland, Ashington, Central:
Current council: ?
Candidates: Lab, LD, Ind
2021 result: 3x Lab*

Rother, Bexhill, Kewhurst:
Current council: Non-party
Candidates: LD, Bexhill Independent, Ind, []
2023 result: Ind*

West Lindsey, Gainsborough, Hill:
Current council: 4 LD, 4 Ind, 1 Green, 1 Lincolnshire Independent, 1 Reform UK, 6 Non-party, 1 Vacancy
Candidates: Lab, LD, Lincolnshire Independent
2023 result: 3x Ind*, 2x LD*

[redvers]

Sandhurst Town Council by-election result (Central Sandhurst ward):

LD: 552 (64.0%)
Con: 310 (36.0%)

LD gain from Con.

Compared to top-ranked candidate in May 2023:

LD +23.8%
Con + 2.5%
Lab -26.3% (did not stand)

The Tory decline in the former Conservative bastion of Sandhurst continues.  Second Sandhurst by-election on the trot they have lost.

[carolus]

Buckinghamshire, Iver, Village & Richings Park. [] 341, Lab 126, Ind 100

[carolus]

Broadland, Hellesdon, South East: Con 388, LD 292, Lab 182. Think this is a Con hold.

West Lindsey, Gainsborough, Hill: Lincolnshire First 233, L 198, Lab 73

[carolus]

Rother, Bexhill, Kewhurst: Bexhill Independent 433, Ind 216, LD 153, [] 59

[listener]

According to this Notice of Election on Birstall Parish Council website, Charnwood are holding parish council by-elections on 21 March for 16 seats in 12 parish wards of 6 different parishes, but I cannot find any information on the Charnwood website.

www.birstallparishcouncil.org.uk/news

[carolus]

Mar 11, 2024 20:26:34 GMT listener said:

According to this Notice of Election on Birstall Parish Council website, Charnwood are holding parish council by-elections on 21 March for 16 seats in 12 parish wards of 6 different parishes, but I cannot find any information on the Charnwood website.

www.birstallparishcouncil.org.uk/news

Yes, I think the candidate in Birstall, Goscote was the only nomination across all of the vacancies. I'm pretty sure there was a notice of uncontested election on Charnwood website, I'll try and find it.

EDIT: can't find it on the webpage anymore, but I still had the urls:

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_birstall_netherhall/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20Birstall%20Netherhall.pdf

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_birstall_riverside1/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20Birstall%20Riverside.pdf

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_east_goscote1/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20East%20Goscote.pdf

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_hoton1/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20Hoton.pdf

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_sileby_st_marys1/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20Sileby%20St%20Mary%27s.pdf

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_syston_merton1/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20Syston%20Merton.pdf

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_syston_new_barkby1/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20Syston%20New%20Barkby.pdf

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_syston_st_peters_east/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20Syston%20St%20Peter%27s%20East.pdf

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_thurmaston_north/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20Thurmaston%20North.pdf

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_thurmaston_east1/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20Thurmaston%20East.pdf

www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_uncontested_election_thurmaston_central/Notice%20of%20Uncontested%20Election%20-%20Thurmaston%20Central.pdf

edit2: actually, they're linked from the results page www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/election_results_2024

[carolus]

14 March:
East Riding of Yorkshire, Hessle, Westfield. Con, Lab, LD, Ind
Fenland, Chatteris, Slade Lode. Lab, British Democrat, Ind
Wealden, Polegate, South. Con, Lab, LD, Polegate RA
West Berkshire, Newbury, Wash Common. Con, Green, LD, Ind
West Berkshire, Thatcham, North East. Con, LD, UKIP

Guildford, Shere, South West. []* (I presume, but they haven't published the description)

21 March:
Central Bedfordshire, Houghton Regis, Parkside. Lab, LD, Houghton Independent
Knowsley, Prescot, Prescot North. Lab, LD
Somerset, Yeovil, Westlands. Lab, LD, Yeovil Independent
Wiltshire, Marlborough, West. Con, LD

Rhondda Cynon Taf, Hirwaun & Penderyn, Hirwaun. PC*

Doncaster, Thorne-Moorends, Thorne Town. Ind, []

Charnwood, Birstall, Goscote. Ind*
Forest of Dean, Longhope (2). 2x []*
Kirklees, Denby Dale, Emley. Ind*
South Staffordshire, Swindon. []*
Test Valley, Stockbridge. []*
Wiltshire, Poulshot. []*

28 March:
Durham, Cornforth. Ind*

East Lindsey, North Thoresby (4). 4x []*

4 April:

Kirklees, Kirkburton, Shelley. Con, Green

Torfaen, Blaenavon, East. Con, PC

Vale of Glamorgan, Dinas Powys, Twyn. Con*

Northumberland, Branxton. ?

[lackeroftalent]

2 May
Belper, East Ward

Following death of Labour councillor Margaret Hinchcliffe.

[carolus]

East Riding of Yorkshire, Hessle, Westfield
Current council: 11 LD, 3 Lab, 1 Vacancy
Candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Ind
2023 result: LD 662*/613*/589*/553*, Lab 436/422/392/385, Con 189
Vacancy is the third LD.

Fenland, Chatteris, Slade Lode South
Current council: 7 Con, 3 [], 1 Unknown, 1 Vacancy
Candidates: Lab, British Democrat, Ind
2023 result: Con*

Wealden, Polegate, South
Current council: 6 Con, 6 PRA, 2 [], 1 LD
Candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Polegate RA
2023 result: [] 460*, PRA 402*/279*, Con 300*/187*/170
Vacancy caused by the second Con.

West Berkshire, Newbury, Wash Common
Current council: 20 LD, 2 Green, 1 Vacancy
Candidates: Con, Green, LD, Ind
2023 result: LD 1833*/1725*/1454*/1396*/1298*/1143, Green 1619*/1249/1093/866, Con 823, Ind 660
Vacancy caused by the third LD.

West Berkshire, Thatcham, North East
Current council: 17 LD, 1 Vacancy
Candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
2023 result: LD 1199*/1158*/1100*/977*, Con 551/536/454
Vacancy caused by the fourth LD.

[listener]

Branxton (Northumberland) is []*

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[listener]

Correction

Torfaen, Blaenavon, East. Con*
Vale of Glamorgan, Dinas Powys, Twyn. Con, PC

Blaenavon, the home of the Big Pit mining museum, returns a Conservative unopposed? What is the world coming to?

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Extremist alert - This lot appear to have won a seat.

Chatteris TC, Slade Lode South ward

Ken PERRIN (British Democrats) 67
Richard HIRSON (The Labour Party Candidate) 39
Jo FULLER-GRAY (Independent) 35

Spoilt votes 3; turnout 21.2%

[carolus]

Mar 14, 2024 22:55:01 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

Extremist alert - This lot appear to have won a seat.

Chatteris TC, Slade Lode South ward

Ken PERRIN (British Democrats) 67
Richard HIRSON (The Labour Party Candidate) 39
Jo FULLER-GRAY (Independent) 35

Spoilt votes 3; turnout 21.2%

I have a feeling they won one somewhere else (Basildon?) a few months ago, as well.

[cogload]

[johnloony]

Mar 14, 2024 23:34:41 GMT cogload said:

Merrily that is not just a three-way marginal, but also a third of the votes for the winner

[johnloony]

Mar 14, 2024 22:55:01 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

Extremist alert - This lot appear to have won a seat.

Chatteris TC, Slade Lode South ward

Ken PERRIN (British Democrats) 67
Richard HIRSON (The Labour Party Candidate) 39
Jo FULLER-GRAY (Independent) 35

Spoilt votes 3; turnout 21.2%

That’s not a lot, it’s a little. With such few votes as that, it is very likely that the bulk of the voting choices were determined by the personal knowledge that the voters had of the candidates as individuals, regardless of their party labels.

[carolus]

East Riding of Yorkshire, Hessle, Westfield. LD 343, Lab 146, Ind 91, Con 55

West Berkshire, Newbury, Wash Common. Green 923, LD 486, Con 367, Ind 315

West Berkshire, Thatcham, North East. LD 692, Con 373, UKIP 95

[carolus]

21 March:
Central Bedfordshire, Houghton Regis, Parkside. Lab, LD, Houghton Independent
Knowsley, Prescot, Prescot North. Lab, LD
Somerset, Yeovil, Westlands. Lab, LD, Yeovil Independent
Wiltshire, Marlborough, West. Con, LD

Rhondda Cynon Taf, Hirwaun & Penderyn, Hirwaun. PC*

Doncaster, Thorne-Moorends, Thorne Town. Ind, []

Charnwood, Birstall, Goscote. Ind*
Forest of Dean, Longhope (2). 2x []*
Kirklees, Denby Dale, Emley. Ind*
South Staffordshire, Swindon. []*
Test Valley, Stockbridge. []*
Wiltshire, Poulshot. []*

28 March:
Durham, Cornforth. Ind*
East Lindsey, North Thoresby (4). 4x []*

4 April:

Kirklees, Kirkburton, Shelley. Con, Green

Vale of Glamorgan, Dinas Powys, Twyn. Con, PC

Torfaen, Blaenavon, East. Con*

Northumberland, Branxton. []*

11 April:

Conwy, Bay of Colwyn, Eirias. Con, LD

East Devon, Honiton, St Michael's. 2x []

Newport, Langstone (2). 2x [], Ind

East Devon, Honiton, St Paul's (2). 2x []*

Wiltshire, Warminster, Broadway. Ind*