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June 4th & 9th Council By Election results

Cambridgeshire, Wisbech South - Conservative gain from UKIP

Party  2015 votes     2015 share     since 2013     since 2009     since 2005   
Conservtive         1,020       63.8%     +32.4%     +17.4%     +10.2%
UKIP          298       18.6%     -19.6%       -7.9%       +2.3%
Labour          219       13.7%       -2.7%            +3.1%from nowhere
Liberal Democrat              61         3.8%     -10.1%       -5.7%     -26.2%
Libertarian  


       -7.0%
Total votes       1,598
       79%        80%        44%

Swing: UKIP to Conservative 26% since 2013, 12½% since 2009 and 4% since 2005

Kettering, Rothwell - Conservatives retain 2 seats, Labour retain 1
Party  2015 top     2015 top     2015 average     2015 average  since 2011 topsince 2011 averagesince 2007 topsince 2007 average
Conservative       853    37.2%           800         40.1%        +0.7%            +1.9%      -19.0%          -16.6%
Labour        951    41.5%           729         37.6%        +5.9%            +4.6%        -2.4%              -6.8%
UKIP        370    16.1%           370         18.5%from nowhere   from nowherefrom nowhere   from nowhere
Green        119      5.2%             97           4.6%from nowhere   from nowherefrom nowhere   from nowhere
Independent  



      -20.4%          -21.8%

Liberal Democrat  



        -7.6%            -8.1%

Total votes    2,293
        1,996                   76%             71%          100%             91%

Conservative, Labour and Green each had 3 candidates, UKIP 1

Swing based on top candidate vote Conservative to Labour ~2½% since 2011 and ~8¼% since 2007 
- but based on average vote Conservative to Labour ~1½% since 2011 and ~5% since 2007

Council political composition is now: Conservative 27, Labour 8, Independent 1

Wyre Forest, Areley Kings & Riverside - Conservative 2 seats - first and third - Labour 1 seat - second
- boundary changes with the former Areley Kings ward (around 70½% of new electorate) and elements of the former Lickhill & Mitton wards (29½%)

Party  2015 top     2015 top     2015 average     2015 average        2014 share *    2012 share *   2011 share *   2010 share * 
Conservative       662     33.5%          573         32.0%
        21.9%        22.3%        32.9%        36.2%
Labour       633     32.0%          575         32.2%
        30.6%        48.4%        34.8%        25.0%
Health Concern       404     20.4%          369         20.6%
        22.6%        29.2%        29.6%        38.8%
UKIP       213     10.8%          206         11.5%
        24.9%


Green         66       3.3%            66           3.7%




Liberal Democrat  






          2.7%
Total votes   1,978
       1,789

        1,823        1,598        1,984        3,029

Conservative, Labour, UKIP and Health Concern each had 3 candidates, Green 1

* former Areley Kings Ward alone

Council political composition is now: Conservative 23, Labour 3, Independent 3, Health Concern 2, Liberal 1, UKIP 1

Collated by maxque

Wisbech South - Cambridgeshire - Peter Lagoda (UKIP -> Independent) resigned, saying he had had enough. Mr Lagoda left the party after they suspended him and “badly let (him) down” after being charged with benefits fraud (£25,000, he pleaded guilty) and for using racist language during a visit at Wisbech Fire Station.

2013: UKIP 774, Con 636, Lab 333, LD 281
2009: Con 930, UKIP 532, Lab 212, LD 191, Libertarian 140
2005: Con 1941, LD 1084, UKIP 592

Susan Carson (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Samantha Hoy (Conservative Party Candidate)
Josephine Ratcliffe (Liberal Democrats)
Dean Reeves (Labour Party)


Rothwell - Kettering BC - Countermanded election due to the death of UKIP candidate Alan Pote. Mr Pote was a Conservative councillor for that ward until losing as an Independent in 2011.

2011: Con 1103/1079/1052, Lab 1077/847/778, Ind 616, LD 230
2007: Con 1293/1257/1173, Lab 1010/950/886

Kathleen Harris (Labour Party)
Alan Heath (Green Party)
Sally Hogston (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Ian Jelley (Conservative Party Candidate)
Malcolm Jones (Labour Party)
Stevie Jones (Green Party)
Alan Mills (Labour Party)
Rob Reeves (Green Party)
Karl Sumpter (Conservative Party Candidate)
Margaret Talbot (Conservative Party Candidate)

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