By-elections - August 18th

[maxque]

Pelham – Gravesham BC – Jane Cribbon (Labour) died. She was both a county councillor (Gravesham North 1997-2005, Gravesham East 2005-2009 and since 2013) and a borough councillor (Central 1999-2003 and Pelham since 2003). She was the Chair of the Planning committee in Gravesham and a former board member of NW Kent Age UK.

2015: Lab 1792/1708/1625, Con 1246/1131/1038, Grn 525
2011: Lab 1327/1300/1270, Con 766/739/706, UKIP 235
2007: Lab 967/956/943, Con 759/694/658, LD 203/148
2003: Lab 844/826/805, Con 562/512/506

Conrad Broadley (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Emma Foreman (English Democrats - “Putting England First”)
Marna Gilligan (The Green Party)
Gary Harding (UKIP)
Sharan Virk (Liberal Democrat)
Jenny Wallace (Labour Party)

Gravesham East – Kent CC – Jane Cribbon (Labour) died.
Made of the Central, Chalk, Riverside, Riverview, Singlewell, Westcourt and Whitehill wards, in Gravesham Borough.

2013: Lab 3659/3581, Con 2786/2250, UKIP 2342, ED 663, LD 380, TUSC 265
2009: Con 3713/3343, Lab 2321/2296, ED 1425, Grn 1236, LD 1010/873, Ind 899
2005: Lab 7060/6726, Con 6304/5671, LD 1990/1909, Grn 1102

Tina Brooker (UKIP)
Diane Marsh (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Mark Marsh (Liberal Democrat)
Lyn Milner (Labour Party)
Martin Wilson (The Green Party)

Ormesby – Redcar & Cleveland UA – Ann Wilson (Liberal Democrat) resigned, due to ill health. She sadly died on August 2nd. She was first elected at the 2009 by-election.

2015: LD 1358/1298/1083, Lab 681/616/590, UKIP 621, Con 413, Ind 180/163/151
2011: LD 1090/1031/947, Lab 657/601/579, Con 249
Dec 09 by: LD 1084, Lab 210, UKIP 103, Con 77
2007: LD 1140/1082/1038, Con 366, Lab 360
2003: LD 1959/1847/1784, Lab 577, Con 459

Cameron Brown (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Philip Lockey (The North East Party)
Carole Morgan (Liberal Democrats)
Ian Neil (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Alison Suthers (Labour Party)

Catterick – Richmondshire DC – Tony Pelton (Independent) died. First elected in 1995 as a continuity SDP councillor (for Catterick and Tunstall, which became Catterick in 2003), he retired in 2007, returning in 2011 as an Independent councillor. In the past, he ran a bookstore in Richmond.

Feb 16 by: Con 308, Ind 203
2015: Ind 570, Con 528/392, Grn 208
2011: Ind 512, Con 338/263
2007: Con 403, Ind 318, LD 247, BNP 123/98
2003: SDP 492, Con 326, LD 310

David Coates (Liberal Democrats)
Robbie Kelly (Green Party)
Jill McMullon (Independent)
Stephen Wyrill (The Conservative Party Candidate)

Northwood – Thanet DC – Konnor Collins and Helen Smith (both Democratic Independent, elected as UKIP) resigned. Partners, they both resigned after not attending Council for 8 months (under leaves of absence for ill health, despite canvassing during that period). Collins (of his real name Kevan) was exposed in newspapers for pretending to be the most decorated living British war veteran, when he never served in the forces and for marrying a woman while being already married to another one. They both left UKIP over the future of Manston Airport (which is tearing apart every administration in Thanet since a decade). Collins, who is blind, also tried to sue the UKIP group leader for discrimination after leaving the group (it was disallowed). They will also both face trial for shoplifting (in the same garden centre). Smith also face charges for assault and dangerous driving (in the same episode of alleged shoplifting).

2015: UKIP 1351/1344/1214, Lab 830/800/784, Con 726/645/622
2011: Lab 971/951/877, Con 726/658/616
2007: Lab 812/781/675, UKIP 525, Con 525/488/393
2003: Lab 801/789/780, Con 499/459

Grahame Birchall (Party for a United Thanet)
Helen Crittenden (The Labour Party Candidate)
John Finnegan (Liberal Democrats)
Colin Grostate (Independent)
Charlie Leys (The Conservative Party)
Kaz Peet (The Labour Party Candidate)
Lynda Piper (UKIP)
Marc Rattigan (The Conservative Party)
George Rusiecki (UKIP)
Jordan Williams (Liberal Democrats)

Tooting – Wandsworth LBC – Ben Johnson (Labour) resigned to become a political adviser to Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. He was a councillor since 2010.

2014: Lab 2499/2495/2371, Con 1583/1525/1427, Grn 622, LD 361/327/286, UKIP 292, TUSC 115, Communist 112
2010: Lab 3416/3291/3154, Con 2399/2129/2125, LD 1075/1022/933, Grn 540/494, Communist 138
2006: Con 1707/1682/1596, Lab 1643/1616/1560, Grn 507, LD 399/393/368, Communist 136
2002: Lab 1534/1407/1358, Con 936/924/877, LD 360/354/239, Grn 339

One of the Labour councillors elected in 2002 is Sadiq Khan.

Eileen Arms (Liberal Democrats)
Alexander Balkan (Social Democratic Party)
Thom Norman (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Roy Vickery (The Green Party)
Paul White (Labour Party)

2016 elections result:
Mayor: Lab 3286, Con 975, Grn 240, LD 129, WEP 83, UKIP 54, Respect 51, CISTA 23, BF 18, Zylinksi 16, BNP 12, OLP 8
List: Lab 2757, Con 946, Grn 408, WEP 219, LD 210, UKIP 122, Respect 70, AWP 43, CPA 33, BF 24, House 21, BNP 18
Constituency: Lab 3002, Con 1075, Grn 430, LD 193, UKIP 128, Ind 31

Farnham South – Surrey CC – David Munro (Conservative) resigned due to his election as Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey. He was a borough councillor (Farnham Bourne 1995-2003, Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone since 2007) and a county councillor since 1997 (taking the seat back from Liberal Democrats). Younger, he served in the Royal Engineers for 18 years.
Made of the Farnham Bourne, Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone and Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge wards, in Waverley Borough.

2013: Con 1677, UKIP 542, Ind 542/344, Lab 233
2009: Con 2823, LD 1118, Lab 222
2005: Con 4053, LD 2326, Lab 574

Joanne Aylwin (Liberal Democrats)
Paul Chapman (UKIP)
Jerry Hyman (Farnham Residents)
Wyatt Ramsdale (Local Conservatives)
Mark Westcott (Independent)
Fabian Wood (The Labour Party Candidate)

Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone – Waverley BC – David Munro (Conservative) resigned.

2015: Con 1064/806, Farnham Residents 958/781, Lab 337
2011: Con 1027/988, Lab 415
2007: Con 779/761, LD 375/359, Ind 360/314, Lab 42
2003: LD 715/706, Con 646/573, Lab 89

Jim Burroughs (UKIP)
Sylvia Jacobs (Liberal Democrats)
Andrew Jones (Independent)
Donal O’Neill (Local Conservatives)
John Ward (Farnham Residents)

The Independent is a former Labour candidate and is a signatory of the county Labour candidate.

Farnham Castle – Waverley BC – Paddy Blagden (Conservative) resigned due to ill health. A former mayor of Farnham, he was a councillor since 2011. A CBE and a Brigadier, he is a de-mining expert and did international work in that field (he even has a Wikipedia article thanks to that).

2015: Farnham Residents 1043, Con 797/641, LD 736, Lab 438
2011: Con 669/600, Ind 218/201, LD 204, Lab 152
2007: Con 489/466, Ind 417/387, LD 303/258, UKIP 101, Lab 84
2003: LD 631/630, Con 424/402, Lab 78

Stewart Edge (Liberal Democrats)
George Hesse (UKIP)
Jerry Hyman (Farnham Residents)
Nicholas Le Gal (Local Conservatives)

[finsobruce]

Aug 17, 2016 11:17:41 GMT maxque said:

Northwood – Thanet DC – Konnor Collins and Helen Smith (both Democratic Independent, elected as UKIP) resigned. Partners, they both resigned after not attending Council for 8 months (under leaves of absence for ill health, despite canvassing during that period). Collins (of his real name Kevan) was exposed in newspapers for pretending to be the most decorated living British war veteran, when he never served in the forces and for marrying a woman while being already married to another one. They both left UKIP over the future of Manston Airport (which is tearing apart every administration in Thanet since a decade). Collins, who is blind, also tried to sue the UKIP group leader for discrimination after leaving the group (it was disallowed). They will also both face trial for shoplifting (in the same garden centre). Smith also face charges for assault and dangerous driving (in the same episode of alleged shoplifting).

But I mean really - did they have to resign?

Thanet is fast becoming the Stoke on Trent of the South. I like the optimism of the "Party for a United Thanet".

[Antiochian]

Aug 17, 2016 12:49:07 GMT finsobruce said:

Aug 17, 2016 11:17:41 GMT maxque said:

Northwood – Thanet DC – Konnor Collins and Helen Smith (both Democratic Independent, elected as UKIP) resigned. Partners, they both resigned after not attending Council for 8 months (under leaves of absence for ill health, despite canvassing during that period). Collins (of his real name Kevan) was exposed in newspapers for pretending to be the most decorated living British war veteran, when he never served in the forces and for marrying a woman while being already married to another one. They both left UKIP over the future of Manston Airport (which is tearing apart every administration in Thanet since a decade). Collins, who is blind, also tried to sue the UKIP group leader for discrimination after leaving the group (it was disallowed). They will also both face trial for shoplifting (in the same garden centre). Smith also face charges for assault and dangerous driving (in the same episode of alleged shoplifting).

But I mean really - did they have to resign?

Thanet is fast becoming the Stoke on Trent of the South. I like the optimism of the "Party for a United Thanet".

Moving on to ghost-write a Mexican soap-opera loosely based on their lives' "adventures".. Thanet being transposed to Acapulco..

[David Ashforth]

	Ward maps	Census maps
GRAVESHAM - Pelham	link	link
KENT - Gravesham East	link
REDCAR & CLEVELAND - Ormesby	link	link
RICHMONDSHIRE - Catterick	link	link
THANET - Northwood	link	link
WANDSWORTH - Tooting	link	link
SURREY - Farnham South	link
WAVERLEY - Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone	link	link
WAVERLEY - Farnham Castle	link	link

[andrewteale]

My take on this week's crop:

election-data.co.uk/by-election-previews-18-8-16

[timmullen1]

Aug 17, 2016 12:49:07 GMT finsobruce said:

Aug 17, 2016 11:17:41 GMT maxque said:

Northwood – Thanet DC – Konnor Collins and Helen Smith (both Democratic Independent, elected as UKIP) resigned. Partners, they both resigned after not attending Council for 8 months (under leaves of absence for ill health, despite canvassing during that period). Collins (of his real name Kevan) was exposed in newspapers for pretending to be the most decorated living British war veteran, when he never served in the forces and for marrying a woman while being already married to another one. They both left UKIP over the future of Manston Airport (which is tearing apart every administration in Thanet since a decade). Collins, who is blind, also tried to sue the UKIP group leader for discrimination after leaving the group (it was disallowed). They will also both face trial for shoplifting (in the same garden centre). Smith also face charges for assault and dangerous driving (in the same episode of alleged shoplifting).

But I mean really - did they have to resign?

Thanet is fast becoming the Stoke on Trent of the South. I like the optimism of the "Party for a United Thanet".

As a Stokie I have to say that's far more spectacular than most of what we come up with. We did have one sent to prison a couple of years ago, but most of our defections are merely because somebody couldn't get their own way. 🙄

Incidentally according to a Tweet on Britain Elects Pelham and Gravesham East aren't counting until tomorrow.

[maxque]

Aug 18, 2016 21:38:04 GMT timmullen1 said:

Aug 17, 2016 12:49:07 GMT finsobruce said:

But I mean really - did they have to resign?

Thanet is fast becoming the Stoke on Trent of the South. I like the optimism of the "Party for a United Thanet".

As a Stokie I have to say that's far more spectacular than most of what we come up with. We did have one sent to prison a couple of years ago, but most of our defections are merely because somebody couldn't get their own way. 🙄

Incidentally according to a Tweet on Britain Elects Pelham and Gravesham East aren't counting until tomorrow.

Which is expecting given the thousands of votes that will be casted in Gravesham East.

[maxque]

Tooting, Wandsworth.

2480 votes, 20.2% turnout.

[maxque]

Labour HOLD in Tooting, Wandsworth.

[Old Fashioned Leftie]

Tooting (Wandsworth) result:
LAB: 58.5% (+13.7)
CON: 25.7% (-2.7)
LDEM: 10.6% (+4.2)
GRN: 4.6% (-6.5)
SDP: 0.6% (+0.6)

[finsobruce]

Aug 18, 2016 21:38:04 GMT timmullen1 said:

Aug 17, 2016 12:49:07 GMT finsobruce said:

But I mean really - did they have to resign?

Thanet is fast becoming the Stoke on Trent of the South. I like the optimism of the "Party for a United Thanet".

As a Stokie I have to say that's far more spectacular than most of what we come up with. We did have one sent to prison a couple of years ago, but most of our defections are merely because somebody couldn't get their own way. 🙄

Incidentally according to a Tweet on Britain Elects Pelham and Gravesham East aren't counting until tomorrow.

Certainly true, Tim - far more spectacular than anything pretty much anybody else could come up with. I was thinking of the increasing frequency and party/non-party changing aspect. It is always good to see a rookie limbering up for a shot at the title.

[finsobruce]

Aug 18, 2016 22:19:39 GMT Old Fashioned Leftie said:

Tooting (Wandsworth) result:
LAB: 58.5% (+13.7)
CON: 25.7% (-2.7)
LDEM: 10.6% (+4.2)
GRN: 4.6% (-6.5)
SDP: 0.6% (+0.6)

The (pretend) SDP march towards government starts here...

[maxque]

Aug 18, 2016 22:19:39 GMT Old Fashioned Leftie said:

Tooting (Wandsworth) result:
LAB: 58.5% (+13.7)
CON: 25.7% (-2.7)
LDEM: 10.6% (+4.2)
GRN: 4.6% (-6.5)
SDP: 0.6% (+0.6)

In votes:

Lab 1467
Con 644
LD 267
Grn 116
SDP 15

[Davıd Boothroyd]

[maxque]

Conservative GAIN from Independent in Catterick, Richmondshire

(on 2015; on 2016 by)

Con 228 (41.8%; +1.4;-18.5)
LD 203 (37.2%)
Ind 112 (20.5%; na; -19.2)
Grn 3 (0.5%; -15.4; na)

[Robert Waller]

Does that 3 look a bit fishy?

[maxque]

Aug 18, 2016 22:39:41 GMT Robert Waller said:

Does that 3 look a bit fishy?

Yes, it does, but nobody seems to contest it, and I wouldn't be surprised than in a place where local Independents dominates than a Green from far and away Arkengarthdale polls very badly.

[iain]

Unlucky in Richmondshire.

I am pleasantly surprised by our result in Wandsworth.

[maxque]

Aug 18, 2016 22:39:41 GMT Robert Waller said:

Does that 3 look a bit fishy?

The official declaration confirms the 3.

[Robert Waller]

I'm not doubting the flow of information; official declarations have themselves been known to be dodgy ...!
I didn't expect the Greens to do anything like as well as last time - my prediction equated to about 30 votes. But 3 does sound odd for a 'proper' party that got over 15% in 2015.
Wonder if there was a full recount ...
... and if the Greens couldn't find a local candidate, they may not even have had any representatives at the count.