Friday, 18 October 2024

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 17.10.24


16 seats available this week, with Labour defending seven of them.  They lost four - three to the Conservatives and one to the Greens.

Labour held a seat in Bexley, London, despite a significant swing to newcomers Reform.  They held a seat in Cumberland, despite a big swing to the Conservatives.  They narrowly hung on in Falkirk, despite the SNP gaining more first preference votes and they clung on by just four votes in North Hertfordshire!

All in all, the Labour vote share was down in 11 of the 14 seats the party contested.

Aylesford & East Stour, Ashford Borough Council

Grn: 299 (31.6%) +2.8%
Lab: 293 (31.0%) -1.2%
Ref: 216 (22.9%) New
Con: 111 (11.7%) -2.2%
LDm: 26 (2.8%) New

Grn GAIN from Lab

Belvedere, Bexley London Borough Council

Lab: 862 (38.5%) -14.4%
Con: 713 (31.9%) -1.4%
Ref: 378 (16.9%) New
Grn: 157 (7.0%) -6.8%
LDm: 127 (5.7%) New

Lab HOLD

Tirymynach, Ceredigion County Council

LDm: 285 (48.9%) 
Plaid: 242 (41.5%) 
Ref: 25 (4.3%) 
Con: 17 (2.9%) 
Lab: 8 (1.4%) 
Grn: 6 (1.0%) 

LDm HOLD (previously elected unopposed)

Keswick, Cumberland Council

Lab: 513 (50.7%) -17.1%
Con: 384 (38.0%) +22.0%
Grn: 85 (8.4%) New
LDm: 29 (2.9%) New

Lab HOLD

Wetheral, Cumberland Council

Con: 665 (51.6%) -1.7%
LDm: 463 (35.9%) +16.9%
Lab: 160 (12.4%) -15.2%

Con HOLD

Llanberis, Cyngor Gwynedd (Gwynedd Council)

Plaid: 254 (60.9%) +1.7%
Grn: 422 (36.7%) New
LDm: 9 (1.3%) New
Ind: 8 (1.2%) New

Plaid HOLD

Falkirk South, Falkirk Council

(first preference votes)

SNP: 1,043 (31.3%) -10.3%
Lab: 1,014 (30.5%) +8.1%
Con: 448 (14.7%) -13.9%
Ref: 330 (9.9%) New
Ind: 184 (5.5%) New
Grn: 151 (4.5%) -1.1%
LDm: 119 (3.6%) New

Lab HOLD (elected at stage 7)

Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Greenwich London Borough Council

Con: 1,522 (48.8%) +11.8%
Lab: 981 (31.5%) -8.9%
Ref: 290 (9.3%) +5.9%
LDm: 132 (4.2%) -2.9%
Grn: 123 (3.9%) -8.1%
Ind: 70 (2.2%) New

Con GAIN from Lab

Holme Valley South, Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council

Con: 1,639 (39.1%) -2.2%
Lab: 1,134 (27.0%) -18.3%
Grn: 734 (17.5%) +8.0%
Ref: 511 (12.2%) New
LDm: 158 (3.8%) -0.1%
Ind: 17 (0.4%) New

Con GAIN from Lab

Royston Palace, North Herts Council

Lab: 302 (25.9%) -12.4%
LDm: 498 (25.6%) +1.7%
Con: 280 (24.1%) -0.8%
Ref: 196 (16.8%) New
Grn: 88 (7.6%) New

Lab HOLD

Harpenden North & Rural, St Albans City and District Council

Con: 661 (49.3%) +18.7%
LDm: 546 (40.7%) -13.0%
Grn: 82 (6.1%) -0.9%
Lab: 51 (3.8%) -4.8%

Con GAIN from LDm

Bredbury Green & Romiley, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

LDm: 1,056 (65.8%) +7.1%
Con: 552 (24.1%) +5.5%
Lab: 127 (5.5%) -11.4%
Grn: 104 (4.5%) -1.2%

LDm HOLD

Cheadle West & Gatley, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

LDm: 1,159 (45.1%) -12.0%
Con: 553 (21.5%) +7.3%
Lab: 517 (20.1%) +0.5%
Grn: 341 (13.3%) +4.2%

LDm HOLD

Rodbourne Cheney, Swindon Borough Council

Con: 991 (48.8%) +15.9%
Lab: 694 (34.2%) -19.6%
Grn: 173 (8.0%) -0.7%
Ind: 100 (4.9%) New
LDm: 82 (4.0%) -0.4%

Con GAIN from Lab

Grange & Cartmel, Westmorland and Furness Council

LDm: 2,180 (84.8%) +7.6%
Con: 392 (15.2%) -3.5%

LDm HOLD

Ascot & Sunninghill, Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council

Con: 1,264 (58.5%) +18.4%
LDm: 703 (32.6%) +1.3%
Ind: 118 (5.5%) New
Lab: 74 (3.4%) -11.6%

Con HOLD

Abbreviations

Grn = Green
Lab = Labour
Ref = Reform UK
Con = Conservative
LDm = Liberal Democrat
Plaid = Plaid Cymru
SNP = Scottish National Party
Ind = Independents

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