Friday 31 May 2013

ROUND UP OF COUNCIL BY ELECTION RESULTS FOR MAY

Middleenglander does us proud again with round up of May's council by election results.

There were 8 by-elections in the later weeks of May with 4 (50%) changing hands. There was also a deferred County Council election in Somerset, Coker which the Conservatives gained from Lib Dems although this is not included within the statistics.

Party   Candidates        Defended         Retained         Gained            Lost          Won      
Conservatives            7            3            1
         2         1
Labour            8            4            3          1         1         4
Lib Dems            6                     


UKIP            4

          2
         2
Residents Association            1

          1
         1
BNP            2




Greens            2            1

         1
TUSAC            2




Independents            3




Total          35            8           4          4        4         8

Conservatives lost 2 seats, 1 to Labour and 1 to UKIP
* Labour gained Weymouth & Portland, Melcombe Regis on a swing of around 8% since 2012 and 2011
   - seat was Lib Dems for many years and late councillor elected in 2012 had previous been Lib Dem
* UKIP gained Thanet, Cliftonville East at first attempt following jailing of previous councillor

* Labour lost Rotherham, Rawmarsh to UKIP who had not contested the 2012 elections
    - although UKIP had polled 32% in 2008 followed by 13% / 14% in 2010 and 2011

* Whitwell Residents Association gained Bolsover, Whitwell from Greens who did not defend the seat
   - Residents won the second seat in 2011 and both seats in 2007 as well as 2003

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