A blog by Luke Akehurst about politics, elections, and the Labour Party - With subtitles for the Hard of Left. Just for the record: all the views expressed here are entirely personal and do not necessarily represent the positions of any organisations I am a member of.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Council by-election results

Last night's results:

Hucknall Central Ward, Ashfield DC. Lab gain from Con. Lab 675 (38.4%, +11.1), Con 437 (24.9%, +2.6), LD 357 (20.3%, -12), UKIP 158 (9%, -3.6), BNP 131 (7.5%, +7.5). Swing of 4.3% from Con to Lab since 2009 by-election. This is in Sherwood constituency, a long-shot Tory target (number 141 on their target list). The Labour PPC Emilie Oldknow is also the Party's Regional Director and it looks like her campaigning skills bore dividends here.

Aylesbury Central Ward, Aylesbury Vale DC. LD hold. LD 354 (50.6%, -1.9), Con 213 (30.5%, -5.8), Lab 67 (9.6%, +9.6), UKIP 65 (9.3%, -1.9). Swing of 2% from Con to LD since 2007.

Luffield Abbey Ward, Aylesbury Vale DC. Con 343 (49.7%, -30.7), UKIP 151 (21.9%, +21.9), LD 133 (19.3%, +19.3), Ind 63 (9.1%, +9.1). Swing of 26.3% from Con to UKIP since 2007.

Plaistow Ward, Chichester BC. Con hold. Con 504 (56.4%, -0.7) LibDem 301 (33.7%, -9.2) BNP 89 (10%, +10). Swing of 4.3% from LD to Con since 2009 by-election.

Easington Ward, Durham UA. Lab hold. Lab 702 (55.8%, -8.3), Ind 311 (24.7%, +24.7), LD 126 (10%, -25.9), Con 120 (9.5%, +9.5). Swing of 16.5% from Lab to Ind since 2008.

Henley South Ward, South Oxfordshire DC. HRG hold. Henley Residents Group 642 (52.5%, +18.3), Con 472 (38.6%, +10.5), LD 110 (9%, +0.2). Swing of 3.9% from Con to HRG since 2007.

Mayfield Ward, Scarborough BC. Con hold. Con 436 (38.5%), Ind 282 (24.9%), Lab 238 (21%), Ind 112 (9.9%), LD 65 (5.7%). No swing calculable as unopposed in 2007.

College Ward, Telford & Wrekin UA. Con gain from Ind. Con 252 (29.3%, -5.6), Ind 237 (27.6%, -37.5), Lab 219 (25.5%, +25.5), Ind 127 (14.8%, +14.8), TAWPA 24 (2.8%, +2.8). Swing of 16% from Ind to Con since 2007. This ward is in The Wrekin parliamentary seat, a Tory-held marginal.

The Nedge Ward, Telford & Wrekin UA. Con gain from Lab. Con 760 (42.5%, +13.1), Lab 688 (38.5%, +10.1), UKIP 237 (13.3%, -3.8), BNP 103 (5.8%, +5.8). Swing of 1.5% from Lab to Con since 2007. This ward is in Telford constituency, a Labour marginal which is number 130 on the Tory target list.

6 Comments:

Anonymous CaptainDarling said...

It's going to be a great Election Night - Con gain Telford all the way!

8:06 pm, February 12, 2010

 
Anonymous Rich said...

Again mixed signals. I feel any gains Labour may have made are going to be crushed by the news of how many jobs are about to be lost in this country before May.

I'm predicting at least 30,000 public sector jobs to go by the end of the year. Also evidence of the private sector worsening as well.

8:48 pm, February 12, 2010

 
Blogger Mark Still News said...

Between 1979 to 1997 the Tories done great damage to our Nation!

But who has been in power sinse 1997 and allowed the Housing market to over-inflate in astronomical measurements causing the highest borrowing ever seen and consider this as economic growth-the 2 illegal long term Wars costing millions of live and trillions of pounds to finance and then the shambles of a trillion and a half pounds of tax payers money to bail out the useless banks?

As the recession is starting to bite and more people lose their jobs its claimed the recession has ended so people can only believe Labour is out of touch?

What chance have Labour got of winning in May?

12:21 am, February 13, 2010

 
Anonymous Purdah said...

Some fantastic results there for the Tories. I can't wait for May and the annihilation of Labour

9:47 pm, February 13, 2010

 
Blogger Unknown said...

I think in reality alot of mixed results.

No evidence of a Con landslide at all.

11:23 am, February 15, 2010

 
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