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Council by elections 10th September 2015

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Leith Walk - Edinburgh -Resignation of Deidre Brock (SNP), the new MP for Edinburgh North & Leith and resignation of Maggie Chapman (Green), due to being selected as the lead candidate on the North East Scotland list and, consequently, moving to Dundee.

2012: SNP 1735/502, Lab 1674/937, Grn 1593, Con 637, LD 400, Ind 109/91, TUSC 109, Lib 69 (winners: SNP, Lab, Grn, Lab on 10th count; final count Lab 1350, Con 816)
2008: SNP 2550, LD 2170, Lab 1937/1144, Grn 1754, Con 1114, Solidarity 203, Liberal 193, Socialist 182, Ind 16 (winners: SNP, LD, Grn, Lab on 8th count; final between the 2 Lab)

Marion Donaldson (Scottish Labour Party)
Mo Hussain (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Tom Laird (Scottish Libertarian Party)
Alan Melville (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Gordon Murdie (Scottish Conservative & Unionist)
Susan Rae (Scottish Green Party)
Natalie Reid (Scottish Socialist Party)
John Ritchie (Scottish National Party (SNP))
John Scott (Independent)
Bruce Whitehead (Left Unity)


Fant – Maidstone BC – Death of Alistair Black (Conservative).
2015-2019 term

2015: Con 1255, LD 930, Lab 860, UKIP 742, Grn 434
2014: Lab 595, UKIP 542, Grn 513, Con 451, LD 418
2012: Con 610, Lab 548, Grn 442, LD 311
2011: Con 727, LD 661, Lab 542, Grn 526
2010: LD 1704, Con 1344, Grn 480, Lab 382
Oct 2009 by: LD 702, Con 393, Grn 317, Lab 102
2008: Con 679, LD 562, Lab 470, Grn 326
2007: LD 773, Con 454, Grn 342, Lab 245, Ind 109
2006: LD 656, Con 460, Lab 301, Grn 223, Ind 120
2004: Lab 693, LD 619, Con 437, UKIP 197, Grn 121
2003: LD 724, Lab 593, Con 274, UKIP 68 
2002: Lab 726/644/621, LD 600/494, Con 336/323, Grn 231/202, UKIP 142

Keith Adkinson (Labour Party)
Matt Boughton (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Mike Hogg (Independent)
Rosaline Janko (Liberal Democrat)
Stuart Jeffery (Green Party)
Colin Taylor (UK Independence Party (UKIP))

Midlothian West - Midlothian -Resignation of Owen Thompson (SNP), the new MP for Midlothian.

2012: SNP 930/789, Lab 776/762, Con 462, LD 246, Grn 226, Ind 103, TUSC 41 (winners: SNP, Lab, SNP on 6th count; final count SNP 1071, Lab 966, SNP 900, Lab 856 (all below quota))
2008: SNP 1981, Lab 1506, LD 868, Con 634, Ind 259/220/188, Socialist 108, Had Enough 105, Solidarity 99 (winners: SNP, Lab, LD on 9th count; final count LD 1206, Con 817)

Jane Davidson (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Daya Feldwick (Scottish Green Party)
Ian Miller (Labour and Co-operative Party)
Kelly Parry (Scottish National Party (SNP))
David Tedford
Pauline Winchester (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Blackheath – Sandwell MB – Death of Malcolm Bridges (Labour).
2014-2018 term

2015: Lab 2418, Con 1696, UKIP 1336
2014: Lab 1090, UKIP 1003, Con 573, Grn 111
2012: Lab 1324, Con 860, Sandwell Traditional Independent Party 305
2011: Lab 1880, Con 1326
2010: Lab 2272, Con 1942, LD 726, BNP 555
2008: Con 1497, Lab 1016, LD 258
2007: Lab 1341, Con 1027, BNP 633, Grn 132
2006: Con 1330, Lab 1265, LD 267
2004: Con 1369/1237/1155, Lab 1368/1346/1310

Sandwell Traditional Independent Party, also called Sandwell Traditional Conservatives is a group of dissident Conservatives, created and led by Tony Ward, after he was deposed as Sandwell Conservative leader. Their candidate in that ward was the 2006-2010 councillor, Shirley Ching.

Shirley Ching (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Ben Groom (Green Party)
Ian Keeling (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Danny Millard (Labour Party)

West Thurrock & South Stifford – Thurrock UA – Resignation of Terry Brookes (Labour) after he has been suspended from Labour Party due to being under investigation about possession of indecent images of children. He had been fired from the Cabinet in July due to failing to attend some meetings.
2014 by-2018 term

2015: Lab 2009, UKIP 1237, Con 1034
Oct 2014 by: Lab 903, UKIP 621, Con 270
2014: Lab 1054, UKIP 760, Con 340, LD 73
2012: Lab 815, UKIP 321, Con 212, Ind 180, LD 47
2011: Lab 951, Con 578, BNP 193, LD 87
2010: Lab 1628, Con 1193, BNP 574
2008: Lab 668, Con 586, BNP 386
2007: Lab 676, BNP 478, Con 459
2006: Lab 608, BNP 592, Con 471
2004: Con 517/477/469, BNP 404, Lab 404/397/246

Helen Adams (UKIP)
Tony Coughlin (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Cliff Holloway (Labour Party)

Southborough North – Tunbridge Wells BC – Death of Mike Rusbridge (Conservative), former mayor of the borough.
2014-2018 term

2015: Con 1343, Lab 372, LD 357, UKIP 256
2014: Con 790, Lab 233, UKIP 219, LD 181
2011: Con 829, LD 395, Lab 220, UKIP 139
2010: Con 1335, LD 927
2007: Con 748, LD 544, Lab 80
2006: Con 797, LD 474, Lab 107
2003: LD 577, Con 553, Grn 61
2002: Con 618/531, LD 545/475

William O’Shea (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Trevor Poile (Liberal Democrat)
Joe Simmons (The Conservative Party Candidate)