Friday, 25 April 2014

EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE - Sutton RESULT (LDEM GAIN)

LDEM 523 50.9% +27.0%
CON 280 27.2% -19.2%
UKIP 162 15.8% +15.8%
LAB 63 6.1% -23.6%

2011 - Con 593/554, Lab 379, LD 305/165
2007 - Con 513/414, LD 364/258, Grn 127
2003 - Con 492, LD 189/185

Daniel DIVINE (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Lorna DUPRE (Liberal Democrats)
Jane FRANCES (Labour Party Candidate)
Neil HITCHIN (The Conservative Party Candidate)

EAST LINDSEY - Horncastle RESULT (CON HOLD)

East Lindsey DC - Horncastle

Con 432 38.43%
Ind 353 31.41%
UKIP 339 30.16%

Turnout 20.82%

2011 - Con 1145, LD 1089/594, Ind 747/720, Lab 376/345/316
2007 - LD 1119/637, Con 945, Ind 857, BNP 3697
2003 - LD 1021/493, Con 876, Ind 720

Richard AVISON (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Mike BEECHAM (UK Independence Party)
David ROARK (Independent)

NORTH KESTEVEN COUNCIL BY ELECTION RESULTS

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Osbournby - 24/04/2014
Sleaford - Quarrington - 12/06/2014
Sleaford - Westholme - 12/06/2014

North Kesteven - Osbournby RESULT (CON GAIN)

 North Kesteven DC - Osbournby

Con 312 49.68%
Ind 269 42.83%
Lab 38 6.05%
LD 9 1.43%

Turnout 33.8%

2011 - Ind 661, Con 289
2007 - Ind 419, Con 402
2003 - Con 295, Ind 286, LD 247, Lab 67

Kate COOK (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Fay COOPER (Lincolnshire Independent)
Robert GREETHAM (Labour Party)
Tony RICHARDSON (Liberal Democrats)

Caerphilly council by election results

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Blackwood 24/04/2014

CAERPHILLY - Blackwood RESULT (LAB HOLD)

CAERPHILLY Blackwood

Allan REES (Welsh Labour - Llafur Cymru) 620 (41.0%)
Keith SMALLMAN (Independent) 477 (31.5%)
Andrew FARINA-CHILDS (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) 349 (23.1%)
Cameron MUIR-JONES (Welsh Conservatives - Ceidwadwyr Cymreig) 68 (4.5%)

2012 - Lab 1116/966/946, Ind 833/719, PC 352/253/235, Con 182/148/144
Jul 2010 by - Lab 545, Ind 469, PC 355, Con 170
2008 - Ind 1794/962/817, Lab 700/681/513, PC 505/504, Con 219/212/197
2004 - Ind 1994/418, Lab 751/617/616, PC 312/304/304, Con 204/190

Monday, 21 April 2014

NORTH KESTEVEN - Osbournby COUNCIL BY ELECTION

NORTH KESTEVEN - Osbournby (Independent died)

2011 - Ind 661, Con 289
2007 - Ind 419, Con 402
2003 - Con 295, Ind 286, LD 247, Lab 67

Kate COOK (Conservative and Unionist Party)
Fay COOPER (Lincolnshire Independent)
Robert GREETHAM (Labour Party)
Tony RICHARDSON (Liberal Democrats)

24th April 2014


Ward mapsCensus maps
NORTH KESTEVEN - Osbournbylinklink

EAST LINDSEY - Horncastle COUNCIL BY ELECTION

EAST LINDSEY - Horncastle (Conservative died)

2011 - Con 1145, LD 1089/594, Ind 747/720, Lab 376/345/316
2007 - LD 1119/637, Con 945, Ind 857, BNP 3697
2003 - LD 1021/493, Con 876, Ind 720

Richard AVISON (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Mike BEECHAM (UK Independence Party)
David ROARK (Independent)

April 24th 2014

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EAST LINDSEY - Horncastlelinklink

EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE - Sutton COUNCIL BY ELECTION

EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE - Sutton (Conservative resigned)

2011 - Con 593/554, Lab 379, LD 305/165
2007 - Con 513/414, LD 364/258, Grn 127
2003 - Con 492, LD 189/185

Daniel DIVINE (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Lorna DUPRE (Liberal Democrats)
Jane FRANCES (Labour Party Candidate)
Neil HITCHIN (The Conservative Party Candidate)


Ward mapsCensus maps



EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE - Suttonlinklink

CAERPHILLY - Blackwood COUNCIL BY ELECTION

CAERPHILLY - Blackwood (Labour resigned)

2012 - Lab 1116/966/946, Ind 833/719, PC 352/253/235, Con 182/148/144
Jul 2010 by - Lab 545, Ind 469, PC 355, Con 170
2008 - Ind 1794/962/817, Lab 700/681/513, PC 505/504, Con 219/212/197
2004 - Ind 1994/418, Lab 751/617/616, PC 312/304/304, Con 204/190

Andrew FARINA-CHILDS (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales)
Cameron MUIR-JONES (Welsh Conservatives - Ceidwadwyr Cymreig)
Allan REES (Welsh Labour - Llafur Cymru)
Keith SMALLMAN (Independent)

24th April 2014


Ward mapsCensus maps
CAERPHILLY - Blackwoodlinklink

Monday, 14 April 2014

MAY 2014 COUNCIL ELECTIONS INFORMATION

Thanks to   David Boothroyd who collated the information below.

I've gone through to work out the stats for the council seats up for election on 22 May - both at the previous election and as they are held now.

Previous election total

London: Lab 875, C 717, L Dem 246, Local parties and residents groups 19, GP 2, Ind 1, RU 1. Total 1,861.
Mets: Lab 518, C 154, L Dem 129, Ind 6, Local parties and residents groups 4, GP 2, BNP 1, RU 1, L 1. Total 816.
Unitaries: Lab 169, C 132, L Dem 79, Ind 9, GP 2, L 1, UKIP 1. Total 393.
Non-mets: C 592, L Dem 286, Lab 224, Local parties and residents groups 39, Ind 15, GP 13, L 2, BNP 1, UKIP 1. Total 1,172.

Grand total: Lab 1,786, C 1,595, L Dem 740, Local parties and residents groups 62, Ind 31, GP 18, L 4, BNP 2, RU 2, UKIP 2. Total 4,242.

Current seats total

London: Lab 832, C 690, L Dem 235, Local parties and residents groups 50, Ind 20, UKIP 18*, All Peoples' Party 2, GP 2, RU 2, S Lab P 2. 8 seats vacant. Total 1,861.
Mets: Lab 526, C 149, L Dem 114, Ind 13, Local parties and residents groups 4, GP 3, UKIP 3, L 1, Peace Party 1. 2 seats vacant. Total 816.
Unitaries: Lab 171, C 125, L Dem 74, Ind 17, UKIP 3, GP 2, L 1. Total 393.
Non-mets: C 571, L Dem 268, Lab 234, Local parties and residents groups 38, Ind 35, GP 11, UKIP 7, BNP 1, L 1, SD 1, Vac 5. Total 1,177.

Grand total: Lab 1,763, C 1,535, L Dem 691, Local parties and residents groups 92, Ind 85, UKIP 31*, GP 18, L 3, All People’s Party 2, Peace Party 1, RU 2, S Lab P 2, BNP 1, SD 1, Vac 15. Total 4,242.

* Does not include three councillors in Merton who are members of UKIP but sit as Merton Coalition.

The total number of seats to be elected in the ordinary elections on 22 May will be 4,232, due to boundary changes.

Click on the council name when the elections have been held for the results.

160 COUNCILS HAVE FULL OR PART ELECTIONS IN MAY 2014

COUNCILS CONTROLLED
LABOUR 77
CONSERVATIVE 53
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS 8
NO OVERALL CONTROL  22

LONDON

All seats in the 32 London Boroughs are up for election.

Barking and Dagenham  LAB
Barnet  CON
Bexley CON
Brent LAB
Bromley CON 
Camden LAB
Croydon CON 
Ealing LAB
Enfield LAB
Greenwich LAB
Hackney LAB
Hammersmith and Fulham CON
Haringey LAB
Harrow NOC 
Havering CON
Hillingdon CON 
Hounslow LAB 
Islington LAB 
Kensington and Chelsea CON 
Kingston upon Thames LDEM 
Lambeth LAB
Lewisham LAB
Merton NOC  
Newham LAB 
Redbridge NOC 
Richmond upon Thames CON 
Southwark LAB 
Sutton LDEM
Tower Hamlets LAB 
Waltham Forest LAB
Wandsworth CON  
Westminster CON


Metropolitan boroughs


One third of the seats in all 36 Metropolitan Boroughs up for election.

Barnsley LAB
Birmingham  LAB
Bolton LAB
Bradford NOC
Bury LAB
Calderdale NOC 
Coventry LAB
Doncaster LAB
Dudley LAB
Gateshead LAB 
Kirklees NOC 
Knowsley LAB 
Leeds LAB
Liverpool LAB
Manchester LAB
Newcastle Upon Tyne LAB
North Tyneside LAB
Oldham LAB
Rochdale LAB
Rotherham LAB
St Helens LAB
Salford LAB
Sandwell LAB
Sefton LAB
Sheffield LAB
Solihull CON 
South Tyneside LAB
Stockport NOC 
Sunderland LAB
Tameside LAB
Trafford CON 
Wakefield LAB
Walsall NOC 
Wigan LAB
Wirral LAB
Wolverhampton LAB 

Unitary authorities

Two unitary authorities will have all of their seats up for election following boundary changes.

Milton Keynes  NOC
Slough LAB

One third of the council seats are up for election in 17

Blackburn & Darwen  LAB
Bristol NOC
Derby LAB
Halton LAB
Hartlepool LAB
Kingston Upon Hull LAB
North East Lincolnshire LAB
Peterborough CON
Plymouth LAB
Portsmouth LDEM
Reading LAB
Southampton LAB
Southend on Sea CON
Swindon CON
Thurrock LAB
Warrington LAB
Wokingham CON

Non-metropolitan districts

Two district councils will have all of their seats up for election following boundary changes

Hart  NOC
Three Rivers LDEM

Seven district councils have half of their seats up for election.

Adur  CON
Cheltenham LDEM
Fareham CON
Gosport CON
Hastings LAB
Nuneaton & Bedworth LAB
Oxford LAB

64 district councils have one third of their seats up for election.

Amber Valley CON
Basildon  CON
Basingstoke & Deane NOC
Bassetlaw LAB
Brentwood CON
Broxbourne CON
Burnley LAB
Cambridge NOC
Cannock Chase LAB
City of Carlisle LAB
Castle Point CON
Cherwell CON
Chorley LAB
Colchester NOC
Craven CON
Crawley CON
Daventry CON
Eastleigh LDEM
Elmbridge CON
Epping Forest CON
Exeter LAB
Gloucester NOC
Great Yarmouth LAB
Harlow LAB
Harrogate CON
Havant CON
Hertsmere  CON
Huntingdonshire CON
Hyndburn LAB
Ipswich LAB
Lincoln LAB
Maidstone CON
Mole Valley NOC
Newcastle Under Lyme LAB
North Hertfordshire CON
Norwich LAB
Pendle NOC
Preston LAB
Redditch LAB
Reigate & Banstead CON
Rochford CON
Rossendale LAB
Rugby CON
Runnymede  CON
Rushmoor CON
St Albans NOC
South Cambridgeshire CON
South Lakeland LDEM 
Stevenage LAB 
Stratford on Avon CON 
Stroud NOC 
Tamworth CON 
Tandridge CON
Tunbridge Wells CON
Watford LDEM 
Welwyn Hatfield CON
West Lancashire CON
West Oxfordshire CON
Weymouth & Portland NOC 
Winchester CON
Woking  CON
Worcester NOC
Worthing CON 
Wyre Forest NOC 

Mayoral elections

There are five mayoral elections. 

Hackney  LAB
Lewisham LAB
Newham LAB
Tower Hamlets INDY 
Watford LDEM

Friday, 11 April 2014

10th April 2014 COUNCIL BY ELECTION RESULTS

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CUMBRIA - Belle Vue (LAB HOLD)

FLINTSHIRE - Flint Trelawny (LAB HOLD)

NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE - Coal Aston (CON HOLD)

VALE OF WHITE HORSE - Wantage Charlton (CON HOLD)

VALE OF WHITE HORSE COUNCIL BY ELECTION RESULTS

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Wantage Charlton - 10/04/2014

VALE OF WHITE HORSE - Wantage Charlton RESULT (CON HOLD)

Vale of White Horse, Wantage Charlton - Conservative hold

Party  2014 votes     2014 share   since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"  since 2008 B   since 2007 "top"since 2007 "average"
Conservative        591       41.9%           -5.3%           -7.0%       -3.7%        +0.5%           -0.9% 
Liberal Democrat          542       38.4%        +2.5%           +5.2%       -5.4%        -8.5%           -7.7%
Labour        155       11.0%        -5.9%           -7.0%       +0.4%        -0.8%           -0.3%
Green        124         8.8%  from nowhere     from nowhere from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Total votes     1,412
      -1,205        -1,007        -256         -911           -715

Swing Conservative to Lib Dem ~4% / 6% since 2011 but Lib Dem to Conservative ~1% since 2008 by-election and ~4% since 2007

Kevin HARRIS (Green Party)
Julia REYNOLDS (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Jim SIBBALD (The Liberal Democrats Party Candidate)
Nathan SPARKS (Labour Party Candidate)

NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE COUNCIL BY ELECTION RESULTS

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Coal Aston - 10/04/2014

NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE - Coal Aston RESULT (CON HOLD)

North East Derbyshire, Coal Aston - Conservative hold

Party  2014 votes     2014 share   since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"since 2007 "top"since 2007 "average"
Conservative        518       46.2%        -3.3%           -2.4%        -2.5%            -2.0%
Labour        409       36.5%        -0.5%           -1.2%        +4.2%           +4.5%
UKIP        193       17.2%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Liberal Democrat    
      -13.4%         -13.7%      -18.9%          -19.7%
Total votes     1,120
        -354           -329          -48               -2

Swing Conservative to Labour ~1% since 2011 and ~3% since 2007

John ALLSOP (The Conservative Party Candidate)
David CHEETHAM (Labour Party)
Charles WATSON (UK Independence Party)

FLINTSHIRE COUNCIL BY ELECTION RESULTS

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Flint Trelawny - 10/04/2014

FLINTSHIRE - Flint Trelawny RESULT (LAB HOLD)

Flintshire, Trelawny - Labour hold

Party  2014 votes     2014 share   since 2012 "top"since 2012 "average"since 2008 "top"since 2008 "average"
Labour        350      38.6%      -17.9%         -17.7%        +2.4%          +2.4% 
UKIP        261      28.8%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Independent        242      26.7%        -2.9%           -3.0%        -4.4%          -4.4%
Conservative          54        6.0%  from nowhere     from nowhere      -26.8%        -26.8%
Liberal Democrat  

      -14.0%         -14.0%

Total votes        907
        -117           -113        -467           -467 

Swing not meaningful

Paul CUNNINGHAM (Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru)
Swapna DAS (Ceidwadwyr Cymreig / Welsh Conservatives)
Nigel WILLIAMS (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
John YORKE (Independent)

CUMBRIA - Belle Vue RESULT (LAB HOLD)

Cumbria, Belle Vue - Labour hold

Party  2014 votes     2014 share     since 2013     since 2009     since 2005   
Labour        565      45.8%     -20.1%      +6.4%      -3.9%
Conservative        435      35.3%      +1.2%      -0.4%      +4.4%
UKIP        234      19.0%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
Independent  


    -15.1%
BNP


      -9.9%
Liberal Democrat  



    -17.0%
Legalise Cannabis  



      -2.4%
Total votes     1,234
        +81       -378   -1,179  

Swing Labour to Conservative 10.6% since 2013 and 4% since 2005 but  Conservative to Labour 3½%  since 2009

Christine BOWDITCH (The Labour Party Candidate)
Nigel CHRISTIAN (The Conservative Party Candidate)
John STANYER (UK Independence Party)

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

10TH APRIL COUNCIL BY ELECTIONS

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VALE OF WHITE HORSE - Wantage Charlton

NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE - Coal Aston

FLINTSHIRE - Flint Trelawny

CUMBRIA - Belle Vue

VALE OF WHITE HORSE - Wantage Charlton COUNCIL BY ELECTION

VALE OF WHITE HORSE - Wantage Charlton (Independent (ex-Conservative) disqualified)

2011 - Con 1235/1178/1131, LD 940/754/714, Lab 442/428
Mar 2008 by - Con 760, LD 731, Lab 177
2007 - LD 1089/1018/831, Con 961/892/873, Lab 273/225/220
Nov 2004 by - LD 844, Con 720, Lab 216
2003 - Con 800/670/657, LD 727/595/593, Lab 229/226, Grn 205

Kevin HARRIS (Green Party)
Julia REYNOLDS (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Jim SIBBALD (The Liberal Democrats Party Candidate)
Nathan SPARKS (Labour Party Candidate)

10th April 2014

Ward mapsCensus maps
VALE OF WHITE HORSE - Wantage Charltonlinklink

NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE - Coal Aston COUNCIL BY ELECTION

NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE - Coal Aston (Conservative died)

2011 - Con 730/680, Lab 546/543, LD 198
2007 - Con 569/514, Lab 378/341, LD 221/220
2003 - Con 484, Lab 439/418

John ALLSOP (The Conservative Party Candidate)
David CHEETHAM (Labour Party)
Charles WATSON (UK Independence Party)

10th April 2014

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NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE - Coal Astonlinklink

FLINTSHIRE - Flint Trelawny COUNCIL BY ELECTION

FLINTSHIRE - Flint Trelawny (Labour died)

2012 - Lab 578/570, Ind 303, LD 143
2008 - Lab 497/496, Con 450, Ind 427
2004 - Lab 680/575, Ind 379, LD 256

Paul CUNNINGHAM (Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru)
Swapna DAS (Ceidwadwyr Cymreig / Welsh Conservatives)
Nigel WILLIAMS (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
John YORKE (Independent)

10th April 2014

Ward mapsCensus maps



FLINTSHIRE - Flint Trelawnylinklink

CUMBRIA - Belle Vue COUNCIL BY ELECTION

CUMBRIA - Belle Vue (Labour died)

2013 - Lab 760, Con 393
2009 - Lab 635, Con 575, Ind 243, BNP 159
2005 - Lab 1200, Con 745, LD 411, LCP 57

Christine BOWDITCH (The Labour Party Candidate)
Nigel CHRISTIAN (The Conservative Party Candidate)
John STANYER (UK Independence Party)

10th April 2014

Ward mapsCensus maps
CUMBRIA - Belle Vuelinklink

Saturday, 5 April 2014

COUNCIL BY ELECTIONS BEFORE MAY 22nd

MiddleEnglander has collated the by election information

There are 8 by-elections in the rest of April with 2 so far identified in May ahead of the annual elections on 22nd May.

10th April - 4
Cumbria CC, Belle Vue - Labour died
Flintshire UA, Flint Trelawny - Labour died
North East Derbyshire DC, Coal Aston - Conservative died
Vale of White Horse DC, Wantage Charlton - Conservative sitting as Independent disqualified

24th April - 4
Caerphilly, UA, Blackwood - Labour resigned
East Cambridgeshire DC, Sutton - Conservative resigned
East Lindsey DC, Horncastle - Conservative died
North Kesteven DC, Osbournby - Independent died

1st May - 1
Highland UA, Caol & Mallaig - Independent resigned

8th May - 1
Fenland DC, Roman Bank - Conservative resigned

Friday, 4 April 2014

PENDLE COUNCIL BY ELECTION RESULTS

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Blacko & Higherford - 03/04/2014

PENDLE - Blacko & Higherford RESULT (CON HOLD)

CON 370 66.7% -13.1%
UKIP 86 15.5% 15.5%
LAB 65 11.7% -8.5%
LD 34 6.1% 6.1%

2011 - Con 583, Lab 148
2007 - Con 566, Lab 80, LD 63
2003 - Con 552, Lab 62, LD 40

Noel MCEVOY (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Robert OLIVER (Labour Party Candidate)
Darren REYNOLDS (Liberal Democrat)
Mick WADDINGTON (UK Independence Party)

Tuesday, 1 April 2014

PENDLE - Blacko & Higherford COUNCIL BY ELECTION

PENDLE - Blacko & Higherford (Conservative disqualified)

2011 - Con 583, Lab 148
2007 - Con 566, Lab 80, LD 63
2003 - Con 552, Lab 62, LD 40

Noel MCEVOY (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Robert OLIVER (Labour Party Candidate)
Darren REYNOLDS (Liberal Democrat)
Mick WADDINGTON (UK Independence Party)

3rd April 2014

PENDLE - Blacko & HigherfordWard mapCensus map