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January
Uppingham By-Election - Rutland Unitary Authority January 26, 2012
Con 424 (50.8%; +23.9%)
Lab 211 (25.3%; +25.3%)
LD Peter Golden 200 (24.0%; -2.1%)
[Ind (0.0; -22.1%)]
[Ind (0.0; -25.0%)]
Majority 213
Turnout not known
Con gain from Ind
Percentage change is since May 2011.
The Conservatives gained the seat from an Independent. Last May, the ward elected one Conservative, one Liberal Democrat and one Independent, with the Conservatives topping the poll. Unfortunately, in this by-election the Lib Dems came third behind Labour who had not stood last year. The Liberal Democrat candidate Peter Golden's vote share went down by 2.1% polling 200 votes, which was 24.0% of the vote share.
February
Towcester By-election - Northamptonshire County Council 09 February 2012
LD Chris Lofts 1279 (60.7%; +32.6%)
Con 638 (30.3%; -30.7%)
UKIP 124 (5.9%; +5.9%)
BNP 66 (3.1%; +3.1%)
[Lab (0.0; -10.8)]
Majority 641
Turnout not known
LD gain from Con.
Percentage change is since June 2009.
Towcester Brook - South Northamptonshire District Council 9 February 2012
LD Lisa Samiotis 774 (59.4%; +15.5%)
Con 401 (30.8%; -11.8%)
UKIP 129 (9.9%; -3.7%)
Majority 373
Turnout not known
LD gain from Con.
Percentage change is since May 2011.
South Northamptonshire is a Lib Dem good news story. In February 2011 we targeted five wards in and around Towcester. In May 2011 our team won two seats in the Towcester Brook Ward - our first two on the council. In September they won an ALDC award for their campaign. After conference the third district councillor in Towcester Brook,a Tory was diagnosed with cancer and as the Tory county councillor for Towcester had already moved to Launceston in Cornwall both by-elections were called together.
Our candidate for the district was an active local campaigner who had already fought to save a local lollipop lady and we stood one of our two existing district councillors for the county seat. They were the only local candidates in the election. We started early, delivering a focus and holding canvas sessions every week from the beginning of December.
We had some great issues to fight on for instance:
1) the proposal to move the town hall - it was moved in the 80's but they wanted to move it again.
2) the Tory county councillor who moved to Cornwall had her portrait painted rather than photographed (as county council chairman) at a cost of three thousand pounds!!
We ran a good campaign using Connect for the first time, the Tories, UKIP and the BNP did a few glossy leaflets but did not do much and Labour submitted incomplete nomination papers and so did not have candidates.
We now have ten Councillors on the County, the first time since 1949 we have been in double figures. However, in 1949, only eight of those were elected - three were aldermen.So as far as the records show (there is a gap between 1919 and 1937) this is the first time since 1919 that we have been in double figures on the County. That's the first time in 93 years!
Ibstock - North West Leicestershire District Council - 16th February 2012
| Labour | 480 | 34.5% | +4.5% |
| Liberal Democrat | 372 | 26/7% | +12.5% |
| Conservative | 357 | 25.6% | -7.8% |
| Independent | 125 | 9.0% | -7.8% |
| Green | 32 | 2.3% | |
| UKIP | 26 | 1.9% | |
| Turnout | 24.9% |
Liberal Democrats go from 4th to 2nd in the ward. Well done to Kim Wyatt, Michael Wyatt and David Wyatt and everyone who helped achieve this result.
Oadby Ward - Harborough District Council - Thursday 16 February
| Conservative | 454 | 47.0% | +5% |
| Liberal Democrat - Naveed Alam | 360 | 37.3% | -20.6% |
| UKIP | 151 | 15.6% | 15.6% |
| Majority | 94 |
March
Toton and Chilwell - Nottingham County Council - Thursday 15 March
| Conservative | 1958 | 48.8% |
+5.8% |
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Liberal Democrat David Watts |
1375 | 34.2% | +20.6% |
|
UKIP |
682 | 17.0% | +7% |
|
BNP |
0 | -6.9% | |
|
Green |
0 | -8.3% | |
|
Labour |
0 | -18.3% | |
|
Majority |
583 | ||
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Turnout |
25.3% |
Toton and Chilwell Meadows - Broxtowe Borough Council
|
Conservative |
831 |
47.6% |
-1.1% |
|
Labour |
385 |
22.1% |
-7.4% |
|
Liberal Democrat Barbara Carr |
300 |
17.2% |
+5.2% |
|
UKIP |
228 |
13.1% |
+3.4% |
|
Majority |
446 |
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Turnout |
28.11% |
Buxton Central - High Peak Borough Council
|
Labour |
416 |
45.0% |
+3.4% |
|
Conservative |
396 |
42.6% |
+9.4% |
|
Liberal Democrat Derek Webb |
70 |
7.6% |
-3.4% |
|
Independent |
42 |
4.5% |
+4.5% |
|
Green |
0 |
-14.0% | |
|
Majority |
20 |
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Turnout |
26.7% |
April
Lowdham Ward - Newark and Sherwood District Council
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Conservative |
747 |
51.5% |
-48.5% |
|
Liberal Democrat William Davison |
534 |
34.9% |
+34.9% |
|
Labour |
117 |
7.7% |
+7.7% |
|
Independent |
91 |
6.6% | +6.0% |
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Majority |
253 |
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Turnout |
39.41% |
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