By-elections - August 11th

[maxque]

Irvine West – North Ayrshire – (SNP) Ruth Maguire resigned, due to being the new MSP for Cunninghame South. She is the daughter of the Green MSP John Finnie. She was a councillor since 2012.

2012: Lab 1374/691, SNP 1624/265, Con 614, LD 246, Ind 187, Socialist Labour 81, TUSC 51 (elected: SNP, Lab, Lab, SNP on 8th count; final count SNP 840, Con 773)
2007: Lab 1710/776/508, SNP 2247, Con 799, Solidarity 517, LD 453, Socialist Labour 103 (elected: SNP, Lab, Con, Lab on 6th count; final count Con 1159 , Lab 1077, Lab 999 for 2 seats)

Bobby Cochrane (Socialist Labour Party)
Josh McCormick (Scottish Green Party)
Louise McPhater (Scottish Labour Party)
Nick Smith (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Angela Stephen (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Robin Sturgeon (Scottish National Party (SNP))

Renfrew South and Gallowhill – Renfrewshire – Eddie Grady (Labour) died. He was a councillor since 2007. He was the Depute Finance Convenor on the Council and the convenor of the local area committee.

2012: Lab 1229/869, SNP 1258/629, Con 197, SSP 90, LD 86 (elected: SNP, Lab, Lab on 5th count; final count Lab 1054, SNP 805, Con 235 for one seat)
2007: Lab 1452/896, SNP 1339/748, Ind 294, Con 291, LD 246, Solidarity 127, SSP 90 (elected: Lab, SNP, Lab on 8th count; final count Lab 1162, SNP 962)

Mark Dougan (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Edward Grady (Scottish Labour Party)
Jim Paterson (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Ross Stalker (Scottish Liberal Democrats)

Ombersley – Worcestershire CC – Maurice Broomfield (Conservative) died. He was a county councillor since the Worcestershire council was recreated in 1997 (for Droitwich Rural before 2005). He was also a district councillor in Bromsgrove from 1973 to his defeat in 1995 (Bromsgrove South East 1973-1979, Norton 1979-1995), being Chairman in 1977-1978.

2013: Con 1292, UKIP 894, Lab 231, LD 139, Grn 137
2009: Con 2296, LD 561, Grn 327, Lab 201
2005: Con 3344, Lab 945, LD 916

Peter Evans (Liberal Democrats)
Doug Ingram (Independent)
Richard Keel (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Peter Tomlinson (Conservative Party)

The Independent is the 2013 UKIP candidate.

[finsobruce]

Aug 10, 2016 1:55:44 GMT maxque said:

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Renfrew South and Gallowhill – Renfrewshire – Eddie Grady (Labour) died.

He was a councillor since 2007. He was the Depute Finance Convenor on the Council and the convenor of the local area committee.

2012: Lab 1229/869, SNP 1258/629, Con 197, SSP 90, LD 86 (elected: SNP, Lab, Lab on 5th count; final count Lab 1054, SNP 805, Con 235 for one seat)
2007: Lab 1452/896, SNP 1339/748, Ind 294, Con 291, LD 246, Solidarity 127, SSP 90 (elected: Lab, SNP, Lab on 8th count; final count Lab 1162, SNP 962)

Mark Dougan (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Edward Grady (Scottish Labour Party)
Jim Paterson (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Ross Stalker (Scottish Liberal Democrats)

does the new Labour candidate have the same name?

[ColinJ]

Aug 10, 2016 1:55:44 GMT maxque said:

Ombersley – Worcestershire CC – Maurice Broomfield (Conservative) died. He was a county councillor since the Worcestershire council was recreated in 1997 (for Droitwich Rural before 2005). He was also a district councillor in Bromsgrove from 1973 to his defeat in 1995 (Bromsgrove South East 1973-1979, Norton 1979-1995), being Chairman in 1977-1978.

2013: Con 1292, UKIP 894, Lab 231, LD 139, Grn 137
2009: Con 2296, LD 561, Grn 327, Lab 201
2005: Con 3344, Lab 945, LD 916

I drove through the village of Ombersley, after which this division is named, on Friday last week and yesterday. On the former occasion I stopped for an ice cream and had time to enjoy looking at the attractive "black and white" buildings. The parish church with its imposing steeple, supported by flying buttresses, dominates the village centre. The area certainly looked very prosperous and anything other than a safe Conservative hold is unlikely. I saw no window bills or stakeboards.

[maxque]

Aug 10, 2016 8:33:00 GMT finsobruce said:

Aug 10, 2016 1:55:44 GMT maxque said:

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Renfrew South and Gallowhill – Renfrewshire – Eddie Grady (Labour) died.

He was a councillor since 2007. He was the Depute Finance Convenor on the Council and the convenor of the local area committee.

2012: Lab 1229/869, SNP 1258/629, Con 197, SSP 90, LD 86 (elected: SNP, Lab, Lab on 5th count; final count Lab 1054, SNP 805, Con 235 for one seat)
2007: Lab 1452/896, SNP 1339/748, Ind 294, Con 291, LD 246, Solidarity 127, SSP 90 (elected: Lab, SNP, Lab on 8th count; final count Lab 1162, SNP 962)

Mark Dougan (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Edward Grady (Scottish Labour Party)
Jim Paterson (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Ross Stalker (Scottish Liberal Democrats)

does the new Labour candidate have the same name?

Son of the late councillor.

[Robert Waller]

And Robin Sturgeon in Irvine West is Nicola's father.

[krollo]

The Scottish political gene pool seems more of a gene puddle.

[David Ashforth]

Ward maps

NORTH AYRSHIRE - Irvine West

RENFREWSHIRE - Renfrew South and Gallowhill

WORCESTERSHIRE - Ombersley

[maxque]

Aug 10, 2016 18:07:25 GMT Robert Waller said:

And Robin Sturgeon in Irvine West is Nicola's father.

And Angela Stephen is engaged to Annie Wells MSP (Conservative list, Glasgow).

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Turnout for the Renfrew South and Gallowhill by-election was 26.18%.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Irvine West By-Election turnout 20.91%.

[timmullen1]

SNP GAIN Renfrew South & Gallowhill (Renfrewshire) from Labour.

[maxque]

SNP GAIN in Renfrew South and Gallowhill
LABOUR GAIN (!) in Irvine West.

[timmullen1]

Renfrew South & Gallowhill (Renfrewshire) first preferences:
SNP: 47.8% (+6.9)
LAB: 36.9% (-8.5)
CON: 13.4% (+9.1)
LDEM: 1.9% (+0.1)

[finsobruce]

Aug 11, 2016 22:24:04 GMT maxque said:

SNP GAIN in Renfrew South and Gallowhill
LABOUR GAIN (!) in Irvine West.

says who? where?

[No Offence Alan]

Aug 11, 2016 22:38:15 GMT finsobruce said:

Aug 11, 2016 22:24:04 GMT maxque said:

SNP GAIN in Renfrew South and Gallowhill
LABOUR GAIN (!) in Irvine West.

says who? where?

Britain Elects
twitter.com/britainelects

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Is Ombersley counting tonight?

[maxque]

Aug 11, 2016 22:38:15 GMT finsobruce said:

Aug 11, 2016 22:24:04 GMT maxque said:

SNP GAIN in Renfrew South and Gallowhill
LABOUR GAIN (!) in Irvine West.

says who? where?

The North Ayrshire Council twitter account, among others.

[finsobruce]

Aug 11, 2016 22:45:23 GMT maxque said:

Aug 11, 2016 22:38:15 GMT finsobruce said:

says who? where?

The North Ayrshire Council twitter account, among others.

www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/Ward1IrvineWestBy-ElectionResult.aspx

[maxque]

Irvine West

SNP 1164 (37.5%; +0.7)
Lab 1029 (33.1%; -6.9)
Con 639 (20.6%; +8.6)
SocLab 131 (4.2%; +2.6)
Grn 94 (3.0%)
LD 48 (1.5%; -3.3)

Lab elected on count 6

[Deleted]

Aug 11, 2016 22:45:23 GMT maxque said:

Aug 11, 2016 22:38:15 GMT finsobruce said:

says who? where?

The North Ayrshire Council twitter account, among others.

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