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Council by election results July 16th

Collated by MiddleEnglander

Cumbria, Greystoe & Hesket - 

Party  2015 votes     2015 share     since 2013     since 2009     since 2005   
Conservative           635       55.1%       +2.1%       -4.4%       +0.2%
Liberal Democrat           518       44.9%     +22.1%     +25.5%     +12.0%
UKIP

     -24.2%

Green


     -14.7%
Labour


       -6.3%
Independent



     -12.2%
Total votes     1,153
       84%        56%        36%

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 10% since 2013, 15% sonce 2009 and 6% since 2005
- although mainly due to Conservative share reasonably static and Liberal Democrat collecting share from others.

Council now 36 Labour, 26 Conservative, 15 Liberal Democrat, 5 Independent, 2 West Cumbria Independent

Denbighshire, Prestatyn East - Conservative hold

Party  2015 votes     2015 share   since 2012 "top"since 2012 "average"since 2008 "top"since 2008 "average"
Conservative         528       50.9%          +9.3%           +10.0%        -21.7%           -20.3%
Labour         373       36.0%         +7.1%             +6.8%          +8.5%             +7.2%
Independent           76         7.3%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Plaid Cymru           60         5.8%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Previous Independents  

        -25.6%           -25.8%

Green 

          -4.0%             -4.1%

Total votes      1,037
           82%              86%           89%              93%

Swing Labour to Conservative 1.1% / 1.6% since 2012 but Conservative to Labour 14% / 15% since 2008

Council now 18 Labour , 13 Independents, 8 Conservatives, 8 Plaid Labour

Kingston-upon-Thames, Gove - Liberal Democrat hold

Party  2015 B2 votes     2015 B2 share     since 2015 B1   since 2014 "top"since 2014 "average"  since 2012   since 2010 "top"since 2010 "average"
Liberal Democrat           1,577         59.9%       +27.7%       +26.3%          +26.2%     +25.1%       +15.0%          +16.6%
Conservative            688         26.1%         -5.7%         -4.8%            -6.5%       -7.1%         -0.6%            -1.1%
Labour            223           8.5%         -8.3%       -14.1%          -12.0%     -12.8%         -2.5%            -2.6%
Green              88           3.3%         -5.7%         -9.7%          -10.0%       -2.6%         -9.3%          -10.0%
UKIP              58           2.2%         -2.5%  from nowhere     from nowhere       -0.5%  from nowhere     from nowhere
Independents  

         -4.7%


         -4.8%           -5.1%
TUSC

         -0.9%




BNP




       -1.1%

Christian People  




       -1.0%

total votes         2,634
          52%           85%             91%      127%           47%             49%

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 16¾% since May, ~16% since both 2014 and 2012 by-election, and ~8% since 2010
- more from Liberal Democrat collecting share from others than the fall in Conservative share

Council now 28 Conservative, 18 Liberal Democtat, 2 Labour

Norfolk, Gorlestone St Andrews - Conservative gain from UKIP

Party  2015 votes     2015 share     since 2013     since 2009     since 2005   
Conservative         876       42.7%     +15.3%       -5.8%       +2.0%
Labour         773       37.7%       +1.8%     +15.0%       +0.2%
UKIP         285       13.9%     -22.8%     -15.0%       +8.8%
Liberal Democrat             66         3.2%from nowherefrom nowhere     -13.5%
Green           51         2.5%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
Total votes        2,051
       86%        81%        46%

Swing UKIP to Conservative 19% since 2013 and ~4½% since 2009; there was a ~1% Labour to Conservative swing since 2005

Council now 40 Conservative, 14 Labour, 14 UKIP, 10 Liberal Democrat, 4 Green, 1 Non Aligned, 1 Vacancy

Norfolk, Mile Cross - Labour hold

Party  2015 B votes     2015 B share   since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"  since 2014      since 2013     since 2009     since 2005   
Labour          749         51.8%       +15.2%          +14.8%     +11.3%       +7.2%     +22.5%       -0.1%
Conservative          279         19.3%         -0.8%            +0.4%       +7.3%       +8.7%       -6.8%       +3.7%
Green          209         14.4%         -3.1%            -2.4%       -5.3%       -6.8%     -15.1%       +5.1%
UKIP          148         10.2%         -9.6%          -11.4%     -13.1%       -9.2%from nowherefrom nowhere
Liberal Democrat              62           4.3%         -1.7%            -1.4%       -0.3%       +0.1%     -10.9%     -18.9%
Total votes          1,447
          32%             35%        59%         71%        69%        42%

2014 and 2015 elections were for the City Council, 2005, 2009 and 2013 for the County Council

Swing not particularly meaningful as this is the first time since 2005 the Conservative has come second if average vote in May 2015 is taken
- there was ~2% Labour to Conservartive swing since 2005

Council now 40 Conservative, 14 labour, 14 UKIP, 10 Liberal Democrat, 4 Green, 1 Non Aligned, 1 Vacancy

Rother, Battle Town - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Party  2015 B votes     2015 B share   since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"
Liberal Democrat            751         57.8%       +10.7%            +13.8%        +12.8%            +14.1%
Conservative          342         26.3%       -11.8%            -14.0%          -3.6%              -3.1%
UKIP          107           8.2%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Labour          100           7.7%         -7.2%              -8.1%            -5.2%              -6.2%
Green



          -12.2%            -13.1%
Total votes          1,300
          41%               44%             61%               65%

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 11¼% / 14% since May and ~8¼% since 2011

Council now 30 Conservative, 3 Liberal Democrat, 3 Association of Independents, 1 Labour, 1 Independent

Tendring, Rush Green - UKIP hold

Party  2015 B votes     2015 B share   since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"
UKIP          338         38.5%          -9.9%           -10.0%  from nowhere     from nowhere
Conservative            290         33.1%          +3.0%             +3.8%        -12.0%           -12.2%
Labour          213         24.3%          +2.8%             +2.1%        -10.0%             -9.7%
Independent            36           4.1%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Liberal Democrat  



        -11.1%           -10.9%
BNP



          -9.5%             -9.8%
Total votes          877
          49%              52%           80%               83%

Swing UKIP to Conservative ~6½% / 7% since May

Council now 23 Conservative, 17 UKIP, 6 Independent, 5 Coastal Independent, 4 Labour, 3 Holland-on-Sea Independent, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Tendring First

Wrexham, Llay - Liberal Democrat gain from Labour

Party  2015 votes     2015 share   since 2012 "top"since 2012 "average"since 2008 "top"since 2008 "average"
Liberal Democrat         700       52.2%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Labour         353       26.3%       -38.4%          -39.6%         -6.6%            +1.1%
No Description - Broderick           124         9.2%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Conservative           64         4.8%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
UKIP           60         4.5%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Independent - Dodd           41         3.1%  from nowhere     from nowhere       -19.9%          -24.9%
Previous Independents  

       -35.3%          -34.1%       -44.1%          -46.9%
Total votes     1,342
        105%           116%          80%             96%

Swing not meaningful

Council now 19 Independent, 13 Labour, 8 Wrexham Independent, 5 Conservative, 5 Liberal Democrat, 2 Plaid Cymru