Local Authority Byelection Results - April 2000

6/4/2000

Kennet DC, West Selkley

Con 222 (45.5;+12.2), Lib Dem 189 (38.7;+1.2), Lab 77 (15.7;-13.4)
Majority 33. Turnout 37.8%. Con gain from Lib Dem

Staffordshire Moorlands, Biddulph East

Lab 465 (72.3;-3.4), Lib Dem 110 (17.1;+4.7), Con 68 (10.5;-1.0)
Majority 355. Turnout 19.4%. Lab hold

Suffolk CC, Peninsula Ward

Lib Dem 1193 (66.3;+1.2), Con 504 (28.0;-6.8), Green 102 (5.7;+5.7)
Majority 689. Turnout 31%. Lib Dem Hold

Biddulph TC, East

Lib Dem 335 (64.6), Con 183 (35.3)
Majority 152. Turnout 19.2%. Lib Dem gain from Lab

13/4/2000

Blyth Valley DC, Cowpen

Lab 285 (55.4;-18.3), Lib Dem 190 (37.0;+10.7), Con 39 (7.6;+7.6).
Majority 95. Turnout 14.7%. Lab hold.

Bromsgrove DC, Furlongs

Con 574 (78.4;+3.8), Lab 158 (21.6;-3.8).
Majority 416. Turnout 22%. Con hold.

Cornwall CC, St Day & Lanner

Ind 432 (36.9;+36.9), Lib Dem 306 (26.1;-23.8), Con 248 (21.2;+2.2) Lab 186 (15.9;-11.8). [Liberal 0 (0.0;-3.5)]
Majority 126. Turnout 27.6%. Ind gain from Lib Dem.

Derbyshire CC, Melbourne

Con 1789 (49.1;+2.8), Lab 1611 (44.0;+3.0), Lib Dem 251 (6.9;-5.9).
Majority 187. Turnout 28.7%. Con hold.

Dover DC, St Margarets-at-Cliffe

Con 619 (71.2;+1.6), Lab 158 (18.2;-13.0), Lib Dem 92 (10.6;+1.6).
Majority 461. Turnout 35.2%. Con hold.

Hertfordshire CC, Offa

Con 1293 (51.7;+11.3), Lab 941 (37.6;-5.5), Lib Dem 240 (9.6;-6.9), Natural Law 27 (1.1;+1.1).
Majority 352. Turnout 27.9%. Con gain from Lab.

Kerrier DC, St Day & Lanner

Ind 485 (41.3;+41.3), Con 269 (22.9;+22.9) Lab 217 (18.5;-17.2), Lib Dem 204 (17.4;-46.9).
Majority 216. Turnout 27.6%. Ind gain from Lib Dem.

Leeds MBC, Harehills

Lib Dem 2236 (50.9;-0.5), Lab 2002 (45.6;+0.9), Con 125 (2.8;-1.0), Left Alliance 26 (0.6;+0.6).
Majority 234. Turnout 31.5%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.

South Lanarkshire Council, Woodhead/Meikle Earnock

Lab 463 (46.0;-18.5), SNP 271 (26.9;-1.6), Scottish Socialist Party 197 (19.6;+19.6), Con 62 (6.2;-0.8), Lib Dem 13 (1.3;+1.3).
Majority 192. Turnout 28.7%. Lab hold.

Stirling Council, Highland

Con 635 (51.0;+20.9), SNP 314 (25.2;-5.6), Lab 117 (9.4;-6.8), Lib Dem 92 (7.4;+1.0), Ind 88 (7.1;-7.4).
Majority 321. Turnout 43%. Con gain from SNP.

Test Valley DC, Harewood

Con 691 (54.3;-11.1), Lib Dem 554 (43.6;+23.0), Lab 27 (2.1;-11.9).
Majority 137. Turnout 49.1%. Con hold.

Uttlesford DC, Stort Valley

Lib Dem 311 (55.7;-5.4), Con 247 (44.3;+5.4).
Majority 64. Turnout 48.7%. Lib Dem hold.

Western Isles Council, No 13 - Manor Park

Ind no.1 272 (57.1;+57.1), SNP 88 (18.5;+18.5), Ind no.2 86 (18.1;+18.1), Ind no.3 (6.3;+6.3). [Lab 0 (0.0;-59.0), Ind 0 (0.0;-41.0)
Majority 184. Turnout 67.0%. Ind gain from Lab.

Cottingham PC, Cottingham North, Millbeck and Croxby

Lib Dem 384 (53.3), Residents Association 180 (25.0), Retired 157 (21.8).
Majority 204. Turnout 13.1%. Lib Dem gain from Residents Association.

18/4/2000

East Devon DC, Patteson

Lib Dem 503 (50.1;+50.1), Con 470 (46.8;-14.0), Lab 31 (3.1;-36.1).
Majority 33. Turnout 40%. Lib Dem gain from Con.

Melton BC, Bottesford

Con 648 (55.9;+22.9), Lab 511 (44.1;+7.2). [Ind 0 (0.0;-30.1)]
Majority 137. Turnout not known. Con gain from Lab.

27/4/2000

Bridgend CBC, Pendre

Lib Dem 288 (48.8;+30.3), Lab 200 (33.9;-20.5), Con 77 (13.1;-14.0), Green 25 (4.2;+4.2).
Majority 88. Turnout 35%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.

Clackmannanshire Council Delph & Cambus

SNP 484 (52.8;+9.5), Lab 311 (33.9;-11.3), Con 82 (8.9;-2.6), Lib Dem 40 (4.4;+4.4)
Majority 173. Turnout 46.3%. SNP gain from Lab.

Ealing LBC, Vale

Lab 600 (47.5;-10.9), Con 561 (44.5;+18.0), Lib Dem 101 (8.0;-7.1)
Majority 39. Turnout 24.4%. Lab hold.

Edinburgh City Council, Firrhill

Lab 788 (33.9;-15.3), SNP 527 (22.6;-2.4), Con 466 (20.0;+4.1), Scottish Socialist 275 (11.8;+11.8), Lib Dem 271 (11.6;+1.8)
Majority 261. Turnout 37.3%. Lab hold.

Teignbridge DC, College

Lib Dem 447 (52.5;+27.8), Con 315 (37.0;+14.7), Lab 89 (10.5;-5.6) [Ind 0 (0.0;-36.9)]
Majority 132. Turnout 22%. Lib Dem hold.

Teignbridge DC, Powderham

Lib Dem 759 (52.6), Con 550 (38.1), Lab 134 (9.3)
Majority 209. Turnout 28.4% Lib Dem gain from Lab.

Camborne TC, West

Mebyon Kernow 134 (41.2), Lib Dem 130 (40.0), Lab 35 (10.7), Ind 26 (8.0).
Majority 4. Turnout 6.7%. Mebyon Kernow gain from Lab.

Wokingham TC, Evendons West

Con 378 & 357 (57.2), Lib Dem 283 & 265 (42.8)
Majorities 95 & 74. Turnout 11.9%. One Con hold and one Con gain from Lib Dem.

Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.
Web presentation by Keith Edkins © 2000.