Friday 18 November 2022

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 17.11.22


There were eight by-elections this week with action in England, Scotland and Wales.  It was a Tory wipeout with the Conservatives losing both seats they were defending, both in Lancashire and both to Labour.  In Blackburn they lost by a margin of just seven votes, while it was a more comprehensive defeat in Blackpool.

It was a good night all round for Labour.  In addition to the two gains, they managed to hold all four seats they were defending.  There was also an impressive hold for the Greens in Suffolk, while Shetland was an independent affair.

Absentees this week were independents in Bolsover and Shetland, the Lib Dems in Bolsover and Propel in Rhondda.

Darwen South, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Lab: 569 (44.9%) +6.6%
Con: 562 (44.3%) -1.8%
LDem: 137 (10.8%) -4.9%

Lab GAIN from Con

Greenlands, Blackpool Council

Lab: 550 (48.0%) -0.1%
Con: 518 (45.2%) -6.6%
LDem: 77 (6.7%) New

Lab GAIN from Con

Pinxton, Bolsover District Council

Lab: 376 (63.3%) +24.3%
Con: 218 (36.7%) +36.7%

Lab HOLD

Linn, Glasgow City Council

(first preference votes)

Lab: 2,227 (43.4%) +11.4%
SNP: 1,702 (33.2%) -0.2%
Grn: 409 (8.0%) +1.9%
Con: 327 (6.4%) -5.1%
LDem: 294 (5.7%) -0.6%
Alba: 90 (1.8%) +0.5%
SSP: 46 (0.9%) New
UKIP: 19 (0.4%) New
Frdm: 19 (0.4%) New

Lab HOLD (elected at stage 8)

Hollinwood, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Lab: 718 (44.8%) -14.1%
Con: 639 (39.8%) +21.6%
Ind: 152 (9.5%) New
NHP: 59 (3.7%) -6.5%
LDem: 36 (2.2%) -6.6%

Lab HOLD

Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Lab: 520 (80.0%) +18.7%
Con: 56 (8.6%) -1.7%
Plaid: 56 (8.6%) -7.0%
Grn: 18 (2.8%) New

Lab HOLD

Shetland West, Shetland Islands Council

(first preference votes)

Ind: 375 (76.4%) +59.5%
Grn: 67 (13.6%) +4.5%
SNP: 49 (10.0%) +2.2%

Ind GAIN from Ind (elected at stage 1)

Beccles, Suffolk County Council

Grn: 2,114 (70.8%) +17.8%
Con: 624 (20.9%) -15.2%
Lab: 260 (8.4%) +0.9%

Grn HOLD

Abbreviations

Lab = Labour
Con = Conservatives
LDem = Liberal Democrats
SNP = Scottish National Party
Grn = Green
Alba = Alba
SSP = Scottish Socialist Party
UKIP = United Kingdom Independence Party
Frdm = Freedom Alliance
NHP = National Housing Party
Plaid = Plaid Cymru
Ind = Independents

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