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Council by election results for April 2016

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7th April 2016 (3)
14th April 2016 (3)

There were 23 by-elections during March and April 2016 with 9 (39%) changing hands. The results can be summarised by:
Party
  Candidates  
   Defended   
    Retained    
     Gained     
       Lost       
       Won       
retention rate
Conservative 
22
12
6
1
6
7
50%
Labour
19
4
4


4
100%
Liberal Democrat   
18
4
3
2
1
5
75%
SNP
2
1
1


1
100%
Plaid Cymru
1






Green
9






UKIP
17






Independent *
9
1

3

4
0%
Holland on Sea Residents  
1


1

1

Lincolnshire Independents 
1


1

1

Richmondshire Independents  
1


1

1

Tendring First

1


1

0%
TUSC
1






Total
101
23
14
9
9
23
61%

* 9 Independents contested 9 seats

Conservatives gained one seat from an Independent whilst losing 3 seats to Independents, 2 to Liberal Democrats and 1 to Lincolnshire Independents:

- gained Perth & Kinross, Almond & Earn, a 3 member ward with circa 8,775 electorate, from an Independent who previously had been elected as Conservative in 2007
  Conservative  share at 48.1% up 18% since 2012 with a ~10% swing from SNP whilst up 2% since 2007 although with no swing from SNP.

- lost Allerdale Dalton, a single member ward with 1,406 electorate, to an Independent who won the Boltons by-election in 2013 but lost the seat in May 2015
  Conservative share falls to 22% compared to 48% in May 2015 although no candidate 2011 as Conservative returned unopposed in 2007 stood as Independent 
- lost Craven, Embsay & Eastby, a single member ward with 1,476 electorate, to an Independent who is Chairman of the Parish Council in a straight fight 
  Conservative share falls to 20% compared to around 60% in 2007, 2011 and 2015.
- lost East Riding of Yorkshire, Pocklington Provincial, a 3 member ward with 12,844 electorate, to an Independent who contested Wolds Weighton as UKIP in May 2015 coming runner up
  Conservative share of 36.1% compared to average share of 43.3% in 2015, 40.5% in 2011 and 42.9% in 2007 although 2 Independents and 1 Conservative were elected in 2003

- lost Broadland, Aylsham, a 3 member ward returning 2 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat, to Liberal Democrat winner of 2013 ward by-election and parliamentary candidate for Broadland
  Conservative share 37.9% compared to average 32.4% in May 2015, 36.6% in 2013 by-election and 39.0% in 2011; swing to Liberal Democrat ~8% since 2015 but circa 2% to Conservative since 2013
- lost Cornwall, Wadebridge West, a single member Unitary division with a 2,903 electorate returning Conservative in 2009 and 2013, to a Liberal Democrat
  Conservative share fell to 25.6% compared to ~65% in 2013, on a swing of 30%,  and 60% in 2009 although Conservatives retained Cornwall, Menheniot on same day with an adverse swing of 4½%.

- lost North Kesteven, Ashby de la Laund & Cranwell, a 2 member ward with 3,924 electorate, to Lincolnshire Independent
  Conservative share fell to 36% compared to an average 65% in May 2015 and unopposed in 2011 with the Conservative candidate having polled ~35% in 2015 as unsuccessful No Description

Labour made no gains nor losses.

Liberal Democrats gained Broadland Aylsham and Cornwall, Wadebridge West from Conservatives whilst losing a seat to an Independent local group
- lost Richmondshire, Richmond Central, a 2 member ward with 2,199 electorate returning 2 Liberal Democrats in 2015, 2011, 2007 and 2003, to Richmondshire  Independent
  Liberal Democrat share fell to 30.4% compared to average 47.5% in May 2015 and 43.6% in 2011 with Richmondshire Independent standing for first time

Holland-on-Sea Resident Association gained Essex, Clacton East from Tendring First who did not contest the seat
- Conservatives won seat in 2005 with 51.3% share and in 2009 with 42.6% as previous councillor stood as Tendring First,  polled 26.8% in 2013 coming second but 16.5% and third in by-election

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