Local Authority Byelection Results - July 2002

4/7/2002

Hillingdon LBC, Heathrow Villages

Lab 1011 (43.8;+4.8), Lib Dem 688 (29.8;+20.1), Con 466 (20.2;+0.0), Green 92 (4.0;-3.5), BNP 49 (2.1;-4.2). [Ind 0 (0.0;-12.1)].
Majority 323. Turnout 29.6%. Lab hold. Last fought 2002.

Mid Bedfordshire DC, Biggleswade Stratton

Con 696 (39.9;+0.8), Lib Dem 544 (31.2;+11.0), Lab 504 (28.9;-11.8).
Majority 152. Turnout 27.8%. Con gain from Lab. Last fought 1999.

11/7/2002

Bath and North East Somerset Council, Lansdown

Con 667 (56.1;-1.2), Lib Dem 417 (35.1;+3.2), Green 62 (5.2;+5.2), Lab 42 (3.5;-7.2).
Majority 250. Turnout 31.6%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Bath and North East Somerset Council, Walcot

Lib Dem 478 (36.9;-1.9), Con 386 (29.8;+4.4), Lab 276 (21.3;+0.0), Green 116 (9.0;+9.0), Other 39 (3.0;+3.0).
Majority 92. Turnout 29.4%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 1999.

Ceredigion CC, Cardigan

Ind 859 (60.8;+16.7), Plaid Cymru 341 (24.2;-31.7), Lab 128 (9.1;+9.1), Lib Dem 84 (5.9;+5.9).
Majority 518. Turnout 41.5%. Ind gain from Plaid Cymru. Last fought 1999.

Lincoln City, Boultham

Lab 605 (52.9;-3.3), Lincoln Ind Alliance 273 (23.9;+5.0), Con 265 (23.2;+0.0).
Majority 332. Turnout 20.5%. Lab hold. Last fought 2002.

Lincolnshire CC, Lincoln Boultham

Lab 524 (45.9;-17.4), Lincoln Ind Alliance 339 (29.7;+17.3), Con 235 (20.6;+0.0), Green 44 (3.9;+3.9).
Majority 185. Turnout 20.6%. Lab hold. Last fought 2001.

Monmouthshire CC, Llanelly Hill

Lab 352 (25.1;-6.6), Con 339 (24.2;-3.6), Ind no.1 322 (23.0;-17.5), Ind no.2 215 (15.3;+15.3), Lib Dem 164 (11.7;+11.7).
Majority 13. Turnout 44.7%. Lab gain from Ind. Last fought 1999.

Powys CC, Crickhowell

Lib Dem 645 (50.7;+50.7), Con 367 (28.9;+28.9), Ind 259 (20.4;-34.0). [Ind no.2 0 (0.0;-45.6)].
Majority 278. Turnout 53%. Lib Dem gain from Ind. Last fought 1999.

Redbridge LBC, Newbury

Lab 1356 (47.2;-5.9), Con 1313 (45.7;+12.1), Christian People's Alliance 206 (7.2;+7.2). [Lib Dem 0 (0.0;-13.3)].
Majority 43. Turnout 30%. Lab hold. Last fought 2002.

Rutland CC, Whissendine

Con 234 (37.4;+37.4), Lab 143 (22.8;+22.8), Ind no.1 123 (19.6;-34.7), Ind no.2 111 (17.7;+17.7), Ind no.3 15 (2.4;+2.4). [Rutland Choice 0 (0.0;-45.7)].
Majority 91. Turnout 42.4%. Con gain from Other. Last fought 1999.

South Gloucestershire Council, King's Chase

Lab 1,303 (55.0;-9.8), Con 770 (32.5;+13.1), Lib Dem 294 (12.4;-3.4).
Majority 533. Turnout 29.3%. Lab hold. Last fought 1999.

West Devon DC, Lydford

Lib Dem 228 (56.3;+11.6), Con 177 (43.7;-11.6).
Majority 51. Turnout 36.0%. Lib Dem gain from Con. Last fought 1999.

Wycombe DC, Hazlemere West

Con 542 (78.0;+11.7), Lab 153 (22.0;-11.7).
Majority 389. Turnout 29.1%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Sudbury TC, (Suffolk) South x2

Lib Dem 346 & 317 (62.5), Cons 208 & 168 (37.5).
Majorities 138 & 109. Turnout 17.5%. Two Lib Dem gains from Con. Last fought 1999.

18/7/2002

Ashfield DC, Woodhouse

Lab 323 (35.0;-15.3), Ind no.1 249 (27.0;+27.0), Ind no.2 181 (19.6;+19.6), Con 169 (18.3;-31.4).
Majority 74. Turnout 15.9%. Lab gain from Con. Last fought 1999.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Beverley Rural

Con 1515 (46.5;-7.1), Lib Dem 1318 (40.4;+14.3), Lab 426 (13.1;+0.0).
Majority 197. Turnout 33.1%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Kennet DC, Devizes East

Devizes Guardians 332 (37.3;+37.3), Lab 193 (21.7;-22.0), Con 186 (20.9;-18.0), Lib Dem 155 (17.4;+0.1), UKIP 24 (2.7;+2.7).
Majority 139. Turnout 22.4%. Devizes Guardians gain from Ind. Last fought 1999.

Kettering DC, Warkton

Lab 529 (60.4;-2.8), Con 347 (39.6;+2.8).
Majority 187. Turnout 32%. Lab hold. Last fought 1999.

Mansfield DC, Oakham

Con 371 (60.1;+1.7), Lab 153 (24.8;-16.8), Lib Dem 93 (15.1;+15.1).
Majority 218. Turnout 10.9%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Newcastle City Benwell

Lab 700 (55.8;-3.0), Lib Dem 383 (30.5;+13.6), Con 136 (10.8;+0.0), Green 36 (2.9;-1.4).
Majority 317. Turnout 24.3%. Lab hold. Last fought 2002.

Rotherham MBC, Thurcroft and Whiston

Lab 554 (44.5;-8.1), Lib Dem 538 (43.2;+11.9), Con 102 (8.2;-7.9), Ind 51 (4.1;+4.1).
Majority 16. Turnout 15.7%. Lab hold. Last fought 2002.

Stockton-on-Tees BC, Charltons

Lab 420 (61.9;-12.6), Lib Dem 132 (19.5;+3.7), Green 65 (9.6;+9.6), Con 61 (9.0;-0.7).
Majority 288. Turnout 19.4%. Lab hold. Last fought 1999.

Wychavon DC, Drakes Broughton

Con 373 (50.2;+23.5), Lib Dem 370 (49.8;-13.3). [Lab 0 (0.0;-10.3)].
Majority 3. Turnout 39.4%. Con gain from Lib Dem. Last fought 1999.

Devizes TC, East

Con 250 (28.2), Devizes Guardians 247 (27.8), Lab 190 (21.4), Lib Dem 166 (18.7), UKIP 35 (3.9).
Majority 3. Turnout 22.4%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Tring TC, Dunsley

Con 397 (63.0), Lib Dem 233 (37.0).
Majority 164. Turnout not known. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Witney TC, South

Con 384 (45.6), Lab 147 (17.5), Ind 146 (17.3), Lib Dem 95 (11.3), Green 70 (8.3).
Majority 237. Turnout 15.4%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

25/7/2002

Suffolk CC, Ipswich St.Clements

Con 645 (38.0;+4.3); Lab 588 (34.6;-14.2); Lib Dem 465 (27.4;+9.9)
Majority 57 Turnout 29%. Con gain from Lab. Last fought 2001

Thurrock Council, Tilbury Riverside

Lab 358 (72.9;-9.3); Lib Dem 70 (14.3;+14.3); Con 63 (12.9;-4.9)
Majority 288. Turnout 13%. Lab Hold. Last fought 2002

Wantage TC, Icknield

Lib Dem 520 (45.8); Con 487 (42.9); Lab 128 (11.3)
Majority 33. Turnout 29%. Lib Dem gain from Con. Last fought 1999.

Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.
Web presentation by Keith Edkins © 2002.