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Council by election results 18th February

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Collated by MiddleEnglander


Cambridgeshire, Sutton - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative
- 18th February

Party  2016 votes     2016 share      since 2013    since 2009    since 2007 B    since 2005  
Liberal Democrat        1,063       52.5%     +19.8%     +28.7%       +27.2%       -4.2%
Conservative          651       32.2%     -17.2%     -13.3%       -15.4%     -11.1%
UKIP          208       10.3%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
Independent          102         5.0%from nowhere     -18.5%       -16.4%from nowhere
Labour     -17.8%       -7.2%         -5.7%
Total votes       2,024       122%        81%          89%        54%

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 18½% since 2013, 21% since 2009 and 2007 by-election and 3½% since 2005 when Liberal Democrat won the seat

Council now 31 Conservative, 14 Liberal Democrat, 11 UKIP, 8 Labour, 4 Independent, 1 Vacant

Suffolk, Newmarket & Red Lodge - Conservative hold
- 18th February
amended for Labour vote of 284 rather than 234 initially reported.

Party  2016 votes     2016 share    since 2013    since 2009    since 2005  
Conservative         644       39.7%       -4.9%       -7.7%       -4.0%
UKIP         494       30.5%       +2.1%     +12.9%     +24.4%
Labour         284       17.5%       -3.2%       +8.6%       -6.9%
West Sussex Independent          123         7.6%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
Liberal Democrat           76         4.7%       -1.6%     -21.3%     -21.1%
Total votes     1,621        75%        72%        45%

Swing Conservative to UKIP 3½% since 2013 otherwise not particularly meaningful

Council now 37 Conservative, 15 Labour, 9 UKIP, 7 Liberal Democrat, 4 Independent, 2 Green, 1 Vacant

Broxtowe, Greasley - Conservative hold
- 18th February

Party  2016 votes      2016 share   since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"    since 2011 "top" *since 2011 "average" *
Conservative        656       48.8%         +0.8%            +1.2%          -4.8%              -3.6%
Labour        300       22.3%         -3.4%            -4.1%        -15.8%           -16.7%
UKIP        230       17.1%         -2.6%            -2.9%  from nowhere     from nowhere
Liberal Democrat         158       11.8%         +5.2%            +5.7%          +3.5%             +3.2%
Total votes     1,344          33%             36%           54%              58%

* minor boundary changes since 2011

Swing Labour to Conservative ~2% / 3% since 2015 and ~6% since 2011 (subject to boundary changes)

Council now 27 Conservative, 12 Labour, 4 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent

Broxtowe, Toton & Chilwell Meadows - Conservative hold
- 18th February

Party  2016 votes      2016 share   since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"  since 2014 B      since 2012 B    since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"
Conservative           910       51.9%         +7.1%            +8.8%        -2.6%        +4.3%         +3.2%            +3.0%
Labour         368       21.0%         -0.3%            +0.2%        -5.0%        -1.1%          -8.5%            -8.7%
Liberal Democrat          363       20.7%  from nowhere     from nowhere from nowhere        +3.5%         +8.7%            +9.5%
Green         111         6.3%         -3.6%            -4.3% from nowhere from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
UKIP       -13.2%          -14.0%      -19.5%       -13.1%         -9.7%          -10.1%
Independent       -10.8%          -11.4%
Total votes       1,752         30%           32%       100%        100%          56%             58%

Swing Labour to Conservative ~4% since 2015, ~1% since 2014 by-election, ~3% since 2012 by-election and ~6% since 2011

Council now 27 Conservative, 12 Labour, 4 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent

Chiltern, Amersham Town - Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Party  2016 votes      2016 share   since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"
Conservative         489       50.2%       +11.6%          +12.0%         +3.0%            +0.6%
Liberal Democrat          354       36.3%         +3.3%            +7.4%         -3.7%            -0.5%
UKIP           67         6.9%         -7.4%            -9.6%  from nowhere     from nowhere
Labour           64         6.6%         -7.6%            -9.7%         -6.2%            -6.9%
Total votes            974         31%            35%         51%            55%

Swing Liberal Democrat to Conservative ~ 2½% / 4% since 2015 and ~ ½% / 3% since 2011

Council now 36 Conservative, 2 Liberal Democrat, 2 Independent

Lichfield, Chadsmead - Liberal Democrat hold
- 18th February

Party  2016 votes     2016 share   since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"      since 2014 B *  since 2011 "top" *since 2011 "average" *
Liberal Democrat          300       40.0%       +14.9%          +16.5%         +4.0%         +8.8%            +12.2%
Labour         195       26.0%         +1.6%            -1.3%         -1.4%         -3.0%             -4.4%
Conservative         159       21.2%        -12.2%          -11.0%         +3.4%       -18.6%           -20.6%
UKIP           73         9.7%          -7.3%            -7.3%         -9.1%  from nowhere     from nowhere
Green           23         3.1%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Total votes         750         33%           38%        131%         72%             78%

* Boundary changes since 2011 and 2014 by-election

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 13% / 14% since 2015 and similar since 2011 but little change since 2014 by-election

Council now 41 Conservative, 4 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 UKIP

Manchester, Higher Blackley - Labour hold
- 18th February

Party  2016 votes     2016 share     since 2015    since 2014    since 2012    since 2011  
Labour      1,062       65.3%       +7.8%     +10.5%       -2.3%       +1.9%
UKIP         308       18.9%       -6.8%     -14.0%     +11.3%     +11.3%
Conservative         130         8.0%       -1.8%       +1.9%       -0.7%       -4.4%
Liberal Democrat            78         4.8%       +2.0%       +3.1%       +0.9%       +1.2%
Green           40         2.5%       -1.7%       -2.0%       -1.3%       -0.2%
Pirate             9         0.6%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
BNP       -8.5%     -10.4%
Row 9 column 1      1,627        30%        51%        63%Row 9 column 7

Swing UKIP to Labour 7¼% since 2015 and 12¼% since 2014 otherwise not particularly meaningful

Council now 95 Labour, 1 Vacant

Argyll & Bute, Oban North & Lorn - SNP gain from Independent
first preference votes
- 18th February

Party  2016 votes      2016 share     since 2014 B2    since 2014 B1     since 2012    since 2011 B    since 2007  
SNP      1,113       42.3%        +1.4%      +17.7%     +11.6%        -1.8%     +20.0%
Conservative         609       23.2%        +7.6%        +4.7%     +14.0%        +2.5%     +14.7%
Independent *         608       23.1% from nowhere from nowherefrom nowhere from nowherefrom nowhere
Green         300       11.4% from nowhere from nowherefrom nowhere from nowherefrom nowhere
Previous Independents       -23.6%      -35.2%     -54.9%      -24.6%     -54.6%
Labour *      -19.9%      -21.8%
Liberal Democrat       -5.2%      -10.6%     -14.6%
Total votes      2,630         99%       109%        72%        107%        58%

* Current by-election Independent was Labour candidate in the 2 by-elections during 2014

Swing not particularly meaningful

Council now 14 Independent, 10 SNP, 4 Liberal Democrat, 3 Conservative, 3 Argyll First, 1 Labour, 1 Non Aligned

Flintshire, New Brighton - Liberal Democrat hold
- 18th February

Party  2016 votes      2016 share     since 2012    since 2008    since 2004  
Liberal Democrat          385       47.4%       +2.0%     -11.8%     -31.8% 
Labour         221       27.2%       -5.1%     +19.2%       +6.4%
Conservative         141       17.4%       -4.8%from nowherefrom nowhere
Independent           65         8.0%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
Previous Independent      -32.7%
Total votes         812        79%        71%        70%

Swing Labour to Liberal Democrat ~3½% since 2012 otherwise not particularly meaningful

Council now 33 Labour, 23 Independents (10 Independent Alliance, 7 New Independents, 6 Independents), 8 Conservative, 6 Liberal Democrat