By-Election Results

LD Maurice Langham 610 (55.1)
Con 497 (44.9)
Majority 113
Turnout 28.6%
LD hold.
 

Cand: Maurice Langham.
Contact: Henry McLaughlin leweslibdems@hotmail.com 01273 488749Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Disqualification.

Somerset CC, Shepton Mallet Mendip DC, Shepton East Mendip DC, Street North South Somerset DC, Chard Crimchard Offerton Park PC, Stockport
 

Two separate wards in Offerton Park PC held by-elections:. The independent candidates were endorsed by all three main parties.

Ind 100
BNP 72

Ind 125
BNP 73

No comparable figures for previous elections.

Con 950 (47.4 +10.0)LD Rachel Witcombe 783 (39.1 +5.5)
Lab 271 (13.5 -15.5)Con HOLDPercentage changes are from May 2005.  

Cand: Rachel Witcombe.
Contact: Alvin Horsfall pitcombe@aol.com 07765 579879.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Con 435 (50.3 +4.1)
LD Bob Champion 307 (35.5 – 3.0)
Lab 122 (14.1 -1.1)Con HOLD
Percentage changes are from May 2007. 

Cand: Bob Champion.
Contact: Alvin Horsfall pitcombe@aol.com 07765 579879.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

LD Bryan Beha 347 (47.9 -19.8)Con 297 (41.0 +8.6)
Ind 81 (11.2 +11.2)LD HOLDPercentage Changes are from May 2007. 

Cand: Bryan Beha.
Contact: Jim Mochnacz 01458 442229.
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.

LD Jenny Kenton 423 (47.2 – 5.0)Con 320 (35.7 -0.7)
BNP 154 (17.2 +17.2)
[Lab (0.0 -11.4)]LD HOLDPercentage changes are from May 2007. 

Cand Jenny Kenton
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Death.

ALDC has not been informed of any local authority by-elections on Thursday 22 May 2008.  

Poole UA, Branksome East
 

Con 923 (55.2 +4.7)
LD (Matthew Gillett) 750 (44.8 +26.0)
[Ind 0.0 (-30.7)]
Majority 173, Turnout 35%
Con Hold
Percentage change is since May 2007

Cand: Matthew Gillett.
Contacts: Marion LePoidevin marion.lepoidevin@tesco.net 
and Victoria Brown 01202 658629 victoria.brown@virgin.net Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Medway UA, Rochester South and Horsted
 

Con 1847 (48.7 + 7.2)

Lab 819 (21.6 -5.0)

LD Viv Parker 767 (20.2 + 3.6)

BNP 257 (6.8 + 6.8)

Green 104 (2.7 + 2.7)

[Medway Ind (0.0 – 6.2)]

[UKIP (0.0 – 9.2)]

Majority 1028, Turnout 41%

CON HOLD

% change is since May 2007

Cand: Viv Parker.
Contact: Andy Stamp 07736 327002 andrew_stamp@hotmail.comParty defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 263 (59.4; +21.0), Ind 103 (23.3; -38.3), Lab 42 (9.5; +9.5), LD Tony Bowden 35 (7.9; +7.9).

Majority 160. Turnout 41.1%. Con hold. Percentage change is since May 2007.

Cand: Tony Bowden.
Contact: 01984 631988 theo@buttphilip.com 07811 871274.Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Green 1482 (33.1; -0.5), Lab 1185 (26.5; +1.0), Con 1180 (26.3; -4.4), LD Dr Henry Potts 633 (14.1; +3.9).
Majority 297. Turnout 56.5%. Green gain from Con. (Percentage change since May 2006).

Cand: Dr Henry Potts.
Contacts: Phil Stanier 07962081913 holborn.organiser@googlemail.com
or David Simmons 0207 405 7057 david.nsimmons@btopenworld.comParty defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 2133 (48.5; +4.7), Lab 1421 32.3 +0.6, LD Mohammed Nasir Uddin 370 8.4 -0.7, BNP 219 5.0 +5.0, Respect 170 3.9 -11.5, Left List 83 1.9 +1.9.
Majority 712. Turnout 38.6% Con hold Percentage change is since May 2006.

Conservative                                                    1713 (40.8%; +7.0%)
Labour                                                             1393 (33.2%; +5.1%)
SNP                                                                   755 (18.0%; +0.2%)
Independent                                                       173 (4.1%; -11.3%)
Liberal Democrat (Keith Mycock)                      164 (3.9%; -1.0%)
Turnout 45%. Conservative hold – elected at 4th stage.

Cand: Keith Mycock.
Contact: Gerry Douglas 01387 780240.Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Lab 1421 37.4 +18.3, LD John Griffiths 930 24.5 -16.2, Respect 637 16.8 -1.8, Con 435 11.5 +5.8, BNP 154 4.1+4.1, Ind 143 3.8 -3.9, Ind 77 2.0 +2.0. Majority 491. Turnout 47.7%. Lab gain from LD. Percentage change is since May 2006.

Con 2257 (57.5; +0.3), Lab 1147 (29.2; -5.3), LD Dugald Macinnes 518 (13.2; +4.9).
Majority 1110. Turnout not known. Con hold. Percentage change is since May 2006.

Cand: Dugald MacInnes
Contact: Catherine Reifen 07869 163187 catherine.reifen@googlemail.cominfo@hflibdems.org.uk
or Dugald MacInnes 020 7731 2065
or Jon Burden 020 7602 2174Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 855 54.8 +24.5, Lab 383 24.5 -3.4, LD Glyn Roberts 323 20.7 +3.4, [Ind 0.0 -24.5].
Majority 472. Con hold. Percentage change is since May 2007.

LD Season Prater 174 (58.4; +35.1), Con 76 (25.5; -18.9), Ind 48 (16.1; -16.2).
Majority 98. Turnout 35%. LD gain from Ind. (Percentage change since May 2007). (With thanks to Tim Prater who adds that this is the first LD ever elected to Sandgate TC).

Cand: Season Prater.
Contact: Tim Prater tim@shepwaylibdems.org.uk 07956 276118
Party defending seat: Ind. Cause: Resignation.

Con 1994 (50.7; +4.2), LD David Becket 820 (20.9; -1.4), Lab 588 (15.0; -10.9), UKIP 529 (13.5; +8.2).
Majority 1174. Turnout not known. Con hold. Percentage change is since May 2005.

Cand: David Becket.
Contact: David Becket 01270 820474 david.becket@newcastlelibdems.org.uk
or Pippa Cooley 01782 560591 pippa.cooley@newcastle-libdems.org.ukParty defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Con 485 (35.9; +0.2), Lab 393 (29.1; -0.1), LD Anne Becket 364 (26.9; -2.3), UKIP 109 (8.1; +2.1).
Majority 92. Turnout not known. Con gain from Lab. Percentage change is since May 2007.

Cand: Anne Becket.
Contact: David Becket 01270 820474 david.becket@newcastlelibdems.org.uk
or Pippa Cooley 01782 560591 pippa.cooley@newcastle-libdems.org.ukParty defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.

 Con 590 (35.6 -14.9)

LD Anson Westbrook 411 (24.8 – 3.5)

Lab 244 (14.7 + 3.1)

Ind 132 (8.0 – 1.7)

Green 126 (7.6 + 7.6)

BNP 104 (6.3 + 6.3)

UKIP 51 (3.1 +3.1)

Majority 179

Turnout 24.6%

CON HOLD

Percentage change since May 2007

Con 2798 (50.1; +4.0), Lab 1882 (33.7; -2.5), LD Geoffrey Jacobs 487 (8.7; -1.8), BNP 213 (3.8; +3.8), Green 206 (3.7; -3.4).
Majority 916. Turnout not available. Con hold. Percentage change is since May 2006.

LD Kilian Bourke 781 (37.0; -8.0), Lab 597 (28.3; -5.0), Con 289 (13.7; +4.0), Green 237 (11.2; +0.4), Left List 207 (9.8; +9.8), [UKIP (0.0; -1.2)].
Majority 184. Turnout not known. LD hold. (Percentage change since May 2005).

Con 2213 (63.2; +16.6), LD Arthur Wood 857 (24.5; -1.9), Lab 432 (12.3; -9.1), [Green (0.0; -5.6).
Majority 1356. Turnout 35.5%. Con hold. (Percentage change since May 2005).

SNP                                                             1721 (62.5%; +14.8%)
Conservative                                                      515 (18.6%; -5.7%)
Liberal Democrat (Edward Acton)                      503 (18.3%; +10.7%)
Turnout 36%.

SNP hold – elected at 1st stage 

Percentage change is since May 2007.                                         

Cand: Edward Acton.
Contact: Sandy Leslie 01346 571719.Party defending seat: SNP. Cause: Death.

Con 1790 (43.8; +0.6), Lab 1770 (43.3; -0.5), LD John Bernard Maycock 529 (12.9; -1.0).
Majority 20. Turnout 38.2%. Con gain from Lab. (Percentage change since May 2006).

Lab 427 50.9 +12.9, LD Baber Ali Sikander 412 49.1 +21.5, [Fresh 0.0 -34.3].
Majority 15. Lab gain from Fresh. Percentage change is since May 2007.

Cand: Baber Sikander.
Contact: Simon Reed wansbecklibdems@aol.com
01670 810119Party defending seat: Fresh. Cause: Disqualification.

Con 1748 (76.4; -0.9), LD Stephen Kingsley 326 (14.3; +2.3), Lab 213 (9.3; -1.3).
Majority 1422. Turnout 39.8%. Con hold. Percentage change is since May 2006.

Conservative 1568 (51.2 + 6.9)

Liberal Democrat Ian Hasell 1497 (48.8 +9.7)

[Labour (0.0 – 16.5%)

Majority 71

Turnout 43.8%

CON HOLD

Percentage change is from May 2005
Contact: Dan Shortland 01373 471798 or 07805 208402 campaign@davidheath.co.ukParty defending seat: Con. Cause: Disqualification.

LD Les Thompson 682 (43.6; -14.6), Con 668 (42.7; +0.9), Ind 119 (7.6; +7.6), Green 95 (6.1; +6.1).
Majority 14. Turnout 36.1%. LD hold. Percentage change since May 2007.