By-Election Results

Lab 1221 (53.2; -3.9)LD Ray Callender 898 (39.1; +12.5)
Con 177 (7.7; -8.6)
Majority 323
Turnout 32.15%Lab holdPercentage change is since May 2008

Candidate: Ray Callender
Contact: Noel Rippeth 0191 413 3920 nrippeth@yahoo.co.uk
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.

Council 0191 433 3000
 

Ind 255 / 201 (100.0; +0.0)Majority 54
Turnout 44.4%Ind holdInd unopposed in May 2008

Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Resignation.
2 x Ind candidates standing.

Council 01248 750057

Hartlepool UA, Rossmere

Lab 532 (42.3; +5.2)
UKIP 300 (23.9; -4.5)
LD Pamela Turnedge 166 (13.2; -6.4)
BNP 157 (12.5; +12.5)
Con 102 (8.1; -6.9)
Majority 232
Turnout 26.7%
Lab hold
Percentage change is since May 2008

Contact: Arthur Preece 01429 870666
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.

Council 01429 266522
 

Harlow DC, Staple Tye Stirling UA, Bannockburn Sheffield City MBC, East Ecclesfield Reigate and Banstead BC, Tadworth and Walton Gunness PC

LD John Strachan 604 (39.1; +6.0)Con 544 (35.3; -15.3)
Lab 329 (21.3; +5.1)
UKIP 66 (4.3; +4.3)
Majority 60
Turnout 30%LD gain from ConPercentage change is since May 2008

Candidate: John Strachan
Contact: Lorna Spenceley 07930 337596 lorna@spenceley.eu 
Party defending seat: (Elected as a Conservative but subsequently sat as Independent). Cause: Disqualification.
 

First Preference VotesLab 1131 (39.9; -11.1)SNP 1067 (37.6; +4.4)
Ind 229/89/28 (12.2; +7.3)
Con 173 (6.1; -1.2)
LD Ethne Brown 82 (2.9; -0.8)
Green 36 (1.3; +1.3)
Turnout 34.7%Lab hold (Lab elected at sixth stage)
Percentage change is since May 2007

Prospective Candidate: Ethne Brown
Contact: Ian Brown bohunbrown@btinternet.com  0791 3385 094 or 01786 817774
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Disqualification.
 

LD Colin Taylor 2239 (44.3; +1.3)Lab 1420 (28.1; -2.0)
BNP 719 (14.2; +1.6)
Con 564 (11.2; +0.3)
Green 107 (2.1; -1.2)
Majority 819
Turnout 36%LD holdPercentage change is since May 2008

Candidate: Colin Taylor
Contact: Ben Curran 07737 049580 bencurran@paris.com  
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.
 

Con 925 (64.3; -7.1)
UKIP 350 (24.3; +15.3)
Lab 163 (11.3; +5.0)
[LD (0.0; -13.2)]
Majority 575
Turnout 26.9%Con holdPercentage change is since May 2008

Prospective Candidate: tba
Contact: tba
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.
 

Ind 277 (45.3)Lab 176 (28.8)
Ind 119 (19.4)
Ind 40 (6.5)
Majority 101
Turnout 31.9%Ind hold

Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Resignation.

Aberdeenshire UA, Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside Highland UA, Inverness West Redbridge LBC, Wanstead Waverley BC, Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellen’s Green Wycombe DC, Totteridge Erewash BC, Derby Road West Immingham TC, Bluestone

Con 1300 (37.3; -5.6)
LD Kate Garrett 1030 (29.6; +17.9)
Lab 694 (19.9; -7.7)
Green 256 (7.3; -10.5)
BNP 171 (4.9; +4.9)
UKIP 33 (0.9; +0.9)
Majority 270
Turnout 40.7%Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2006

Contact: Clyde Kitson 0208 534 2947 or Alan Cornish and Bob Sullivan cllr.bob.Sullivan@walthamforest.gov.uk  
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.
 

Con 429 (64.3; -5.9)
LD Richard Ernest Cole 238 (35.7; +13.5)
[Ind (0.0; -7.6)]
Majority 191
Turnout 45.1%Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007

Contact: Zoe Franklin, 01483 306113 or 07702 686648 guildfordldp@cix.co.uk  or Sue Doughty, 07967 157566 sue@suedoughty.plus.com
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.
 

LD Steve Guy 733 (54.1; +36.5)Con 408 (30.1; -10.9)
Lab 214 (15.8; -25.6)
Majority 325
Turnout 31%LD gain from LabPercentage change is since May 2007

Contact: Ian Morton ian.morton@wycombelibdems.org.uk  07876 538400
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.
 

Lab 696 (39.0; +6.7)Con 584 (32.7; -12.7)
LD Ian Neill 301 (16.9; -5.4)
BNP 205 (11.5; +11.5)
Majority 112
Turnout not knownLab gain from Con
Percentage change is since May 2007

Contact: Rodney Allen 0115 972 4184 rodney43allen@hotmail.co.uk  
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.
 

No Description 201 (76.1)
No Description 63 (23.9)
Majority 138
Turnout 13.3%Other hold

Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Resignation.

Con 1144 (31.5; -18.3)LD Rosemary Bruce 969 (26.7; +0.6) Ind 842 (23.2; +23.2)
SNP 617 (17.0; -3.1)
BNP 44 (1.2; +1.2)
Ind 19 (0.5; +0.5)
Turnout 43.7%
LD Rosemary Bruce won on the 5th countLD gain from ConPercentage change is since May 2007

Contact: Sheila Thomson sheila_thomson62@hotmail.co.uk  
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.
 

LD Alasdair Christie 1503 (59.6; +34.5)
SNP 556 (22.0; -6.8)
Lab 210 (8.3; -7.7)
Christian People’s Alliance 115 (4.6; +4.6)
Con 111 (4.4; -2.5)
Solidarity 27 (1.1; +1.1)
Ind (0.0; -23.2)
Turnout 38.3%LD gain from Ind
Percentage change is since May 2007

Contact: Fraser Grieve 01463 711344 office@highlandlibdems.org.uk and Gavin Steel 07732 263663 gavin@highlandlibdems.org.uk  
Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Death.
 

Hadleigh TC, North West Somerset DC, Minehead South
 

LD Jessica Nevard 383 (59.7)Con 258 (40.3)
Majority 124
Turnout 18.9%LD hold

Candidate: Jessica Nevard
Contact: David Grutchfield 01473 822883 david.grutchfield@councillors.suffolkcc.gov.uk  
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.
 

Ind 393 (51.5; -7.5)
Con 370 (48.5; +7.5)
Majority 23
Turnout 25.4%Ind hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.

Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Resignation.

Manchester City MBC, Moston
 

Lab 1353 (38.7; -10.8)
BNP 815 (23.3; +23.3)
LD Tim Hartley 696 (19.9; +7.2)
Con 558 (16.0; -13.9)
Green 74 (2.1; -5.7)
Majority 538
Turnout 32.08%Lab Hold
Percentage change is since May 2008

Candidate: Tim Hartley
Contact: Marc Ramsbottom 0161 202 6603 or 07976 352513 cllr.m.ramsbottom@manchester.gov.uk  
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Death.
Parties contesting this By-election: LD, Con, Lab, Green and BNP.
 

Con 1785 (28.0; -5.9)BNP 1502 (23.6; +1.4)
Lab 1476 (23.2; -6.4)
LD Ian Dowling 1468 (23.1; +15.6)
Green 137 (2.2; +2.2)
[Ind (0.0; -6.9)]
Majority 283
Turnout not knownCon gain from LabPercentage change is since May 2008
 

Prospective Candidate: Ian Dowling
Contact: Jamie Matthews 07816 570889 Jamie.Matthews@leeds.gov.uk  or jamie@leedslibdems.org.uk  
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.
 

LD Tom Simon 1136 (46.0; +5.4)Con 952 (38.6; +1.7)
Lab 270 (10.9; -3.2)
Green 109 (4.4; -3.9)
Majority 184
Turnout 29.8%LD holdPercentage change is since May 2006
 

Candidate: Tom Simon
Contact: Ed Fordham 07974 950 512 or Tom Simon 07970 665935 tom@belsizelibdems.org.uk  or Alexis Rowell 07712 536078 alexisrowell@googlemail.com  
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.
 

Con 751/716 (51.2)LD Patricia Shrapnell 567 / Jacqueline Buck 562 (38.6)
Lab 150/103 (10.2)
Majorities 184/149
Turnout 21.1%Con hold x 2 

Prospective Candidate: tba
Contact: Martin Land 01480 390143 martin.land@ntlworld.com  
Party defending seats: Con x 2. Cause: Resignation x 2.
 

Con 381 (40.7)LD Harry Britton 335 (35.8)
Ind 149 (15.9)
Lab 70 (7.5)
Majority 46
Turnout 27.1%Con gain from LD
 

Prospective Candidate: Harry Britton
Contact: Gill Fifield 01308 456081 tonyandgill@tiscali.co.uk  
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.
“We are holding an Action day and Barn dance on March 21st and will be out campaigning on that day for the by election. Accommodation to people outside West Dorset is on offer.”

Con 1327 (36.8; -17.2)LD Pauline Nash 1209 (33.5; +0.5)
Lab 274 (7.6; -0.2)
Ind 238 (6.6; +6.6)
BNP 235 (6.5; +6.5)
Ind 229 (6.4; +6.4)
Green 92 (2.6; -2.6)
Majority 118
Turnout 38.1%Con holdPercentage change is since May 2008
 

Prospective Candidate: Pauline Nash
Contact: Brendan Stubbs 01422 352652 or 07878 445615 brendan_the@yahoo.co.uk  or Stephen Gow 01422 383034 skircoat_libdems@btinternet.com  
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.
 

Con 937 (81.1; +28.5)LD Anne Elizabeth Ramkaran 219 (18.9; +18.9)
[UKIP (0.0; -16.6)]
[Ind (0.0; -30.9)]
Majority 718
Turnout 21.9%Con holdPercentage change is since May 2007

Prospective Candidate: tba
Contact: tba
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.
 

Con 630 (52.1; +12.8)LD Martin Denis Lury 269 (22.2; +6.2)
BNP 165 (13.6; +13.6)
UKIP 89 (7.4; -8.8)
Lab 56 (4.6; +4.6)
[Ind (0.0; -28.4)]
Majority 361
Turnout 30.2%Con holdPercentage change is since May 2007
 

Candidate: Martin Denis Lury
Contact: tba
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.
 

Debbie Cragg (LD) 450 (42.1)Conservative 434 (40.6)
Independent* 127 (11.9)
UKIP 58 (5.4)

Majority 16LD HOLD

*Labour backed.

Labour 912 (78.4)Conservative 252 (21.6)

Majority 658Labour gain from LD