Council by-elections

A quick catch-up on recent council by-elections:

Council by-elections held on 29 November:

Sgir'Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch Ward, Na H-Eileanan An Iar UA. Ind gain from SNP. Ind 745 (73.5%), SNP 195 (19.2%, -13.1), Ind 73 (7.2%). Combined Ind vote up 13.2% from Ind total in May 2012. Swing of 13.1% from SNP to Ind since May this year.

East Walworth Ward, LB Southwark. Lab hold. Lab 1259 (53.3%, +11.3), LD 1003 (42.7%, +4.3), Con 94 (4%, -7.5). Swing of 3.5% from LD to Lab since 2010.

Shipston Ward, Stratford-on-Avon DC. Lab gain from Con.  Lab 613 (37.9%, +9), LD 575  (35.5%, -7.8), Con 431 (26.6%, +2.3). Swing of 8.4% from LD to Lab since May this year. The first seat Labour has won on this rural council since 2002.

Council by-election held on 22 November:

Folkestone Park Ward, Shepway DC. LD gain from Con. LD 461 (36.2%, +12.2), Con 320 (25.1%, -15.7), People First 200 (15.7%, +1.5), UKIP 153 (12%, +2.8), Lab 111 (8.7%, -3.1), Green 29 (2.3%, +2.3). Swing of 14.5% from Con to LD since 2011.

Summary of council by-elections held on 15 November:

 

Council	Ward	Result	Last election	Change in Lab vote
Bath and North East Somerset UA	Chew Valley North	Con hold	2011	-12.8%
Bournemouth UA	Littledown and Iford	Con hold	2011	+0.7%
Bradford City MDC	Wharfedale	Con hold	2012	+3.5%
Bury MBC	Church	Con hold	2012	+5.3%
Bury MBC	North Manor	Con hold	2012	-0.8%
Central Bedfordshire UA	Biggleswade South	Con hold	2011	-9.3%
Central Bedfordshire UA	Silsoe and Shillington	Ind gain from Con	2011	-6.4%
Cherwell DC	Banbury Ruscote	Lab hold	2012	-4.8%
Chiltern DC	Central	Con hold	2011	+9.0%
Conwy CBC	Deganwy	Con gain from Ind	2012	+12.5%
Daventry DC	Brixworth	Con hold	2012	-14.6%
Dumfries and Galloway UA	Annandale North	Con gain from Lab	2012	-0.9%
East Northamptonshire DC	Oundle	Con hold	2011	+1.6%
Eden DC	Penrith Pategill	LD gain from Con	2011	+18.7%
Harlow DC	Toddbrook	Lab hold	2012	-1.8%
Harrogate DC	Rossett	LD gain from Con	2011	-5.6%
Havant BC	Battins	LD hold	2012	-19.5%
Liverpool City MDC	Knotty Ash	Lab hold	2012	-2.8%
Manchester City MDC	Ardwick	Lab hold	2012	-0.2%
Melton BC	Melton Egerton	Ind gain from Lab	2011	-0.3%
Merthyr Tydfil CBC	Cyfarthfa	Lab gain from Ind	2012	-4.9%
Newcastle upon Tyne City MDC	Ouseburn	Lab hold	2012	+11.7%
North Hertfordshire DC	Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo	Con hold	2012	-3.1%
North Hertfordshire DC	Letchworth South East	Con hold	2012	-3.4%
North Tyneside MBC	Wallsend	LD gain from Lab	2012	-13.2%
Oldham MBC	Failsworth West	Lab hold	2012	-6.7%
Poole UA	Branksome East	Con hold	2011	+7.9%
Rugby DC	New Bilton	Lab hold	2012	+1.9%
Ryedale DC	Norton West	LD gain from Con	2011	-0.0%
St Edmundsbury BC	Risbygate	Grn gain from Con	2011	+4.0%
Swindon UA	Blunsdon and Highworth	Con hold	2012	+6.4%
Walsall MBC	Bloxwich West	Lab hold	2012	-4.2%
Watford BC	Central	LD hold	2012	+4.3%
Waveney DC	Beccles South	Con gain from Lab	2011	-4.8%
Wealden DC	Heathfield North and Central	Con hold	2011	-1.8%
West Sussex CC	Midhurst	Con hold	2009	-5.4%
Wolverhampton MBC	Park	Lab hold	2012	-1.1%