Local Authority Byelection Results - March 2001

1/3/2001

Brent LBC, Fryent

Lab 950 (48.9;-3.5), Con 787 (40.5;+3.8), Lib Dem 205 (10.6;-0.3).
Majority 163. Turnout 30.6%. Lab hold. Last fought 1998.

Monmouthshire CC, Priory

Con 367 (38.3;+4.1), Ind 316 (33.0;-0.8), Lab 251 (26.2;-1.4), Lib Dem 23 (2.4;+2.4), [Ind no.2 0 (0.0;-4.4)].
Majority 51. Turnout 41.5%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

North Cornwall DC, Rumford

Lib Dem 355 (56.7;+13.7), Con 271 (43.3;+43.3). [Ind 0 (0.0;-57.0)].
Majority 84. Turnout 43.0%. Lib Dem gain from Ind. Last fought 1999.

Pendle BC, Horsfield

Lib Dem 634 (69.4;+40.6), Lab 205 (22.5;-26.6), Con 74 (8.1;-14.0).
Majority 429. Turnout 27.0%. Lib Dem gain from Lab. Last fought 2000.

Vale of Glamorgan Council, Cowbridge

Con 1302 (67.1;+19.2), Lab 359 (18.5;-14.5), Plaid Cymru 199 (10.3;-8.8), Lib Dem 80 (4.1;+4.1).
Majority 943. Turnout 38.2%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

8/3/2001

Dover DC, Noningstone

Con 245 (59.5;-7.1), Lab 99 (24.0;-9.4), Lib Dem 68 (16.5;+16.5).
Majority 146. Turnout 35.2%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Breckland DC, Thetford Barnham Cross

Lab 281 (58.3;-12.4), Con 163 (33.8;+13.9), Lib Dem 38 (7.9;-1.5).
Majority 118. Turnout 18.4%. Lab hold. Last fought 1999.

Hounslow LBC, Chiswick Riverside

Con 939 (44.5;+6.9), Lib Dem 607 (28.8;-4.2), Lab 565 (26.8;-2.6).
Majority 332. Turnout 26.7%. Con hold. Last fought 1998.

Huntingdonshire DC, Upwood and the Raveleys

Con 270 (49.4;-6.3), Lib Dem 251 (45.9;+13.9), Lab 26 (4.8;-7.5).
Majority 19. Turnout 38.2%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Thetford TC, Barnham Cross

Lab 282 (58.8), Con 160 (33.3), Lib Dem 38 (7.9).
Majority 122. Turnout 18.4%. Lab hold.

Dereham TC, Neatherd

Lib Dem 428 (44.2), Lab 254 (26.2), Con 214 (22.1), Green 73 (7.5).
Majority 174. Turnout 29%. Lib Dem gain from Green.

15/3/2001

Barnet LBC, Finchley

Con 1409 (54.0;+8.8), Lab 862 (33.0;-1.9), Lib Dem 245 (9.4;-2.1), Green 95 (3.7;-4.8)
Majority 547. Turnout 24.4%. Con hold. Last fought 1998.

Chesterfield BC, New Whittington

Lib Dem 1115 (64.8;+3.1), Lab 569 (33.1;-2.5), Con 37 (2.1;-0.6)
Majority 546. Turnout 45.6%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought in 1999.

Derwentside DC, Consett South

Lab 419 (58.4;+0.8), Ind no.1 157 (21.9;-20.5), Ind no.2 110 (15.3;+15.3), Con 32 (4.5;+4.5).
Majority 262. Turnout 22.3%. Lab hold. Last fought 1999.

South Shropshire DC

Lib Dem 412 (49.6;+7.9), Ind 354 (42.7;+0.9), Green 64 (7.7;+7.7) [Lab 0 (0.0;-16.5)]
Majority 58. Turnout 42.6%. Lib Dem gain from Ind. Last fought 1999.

Beverley TC, St. Mary's

Lab 443 (36.4), Lib Dem 378 (31.1), Con 365 (30.0), Ind 30 (2.5)
Majority 65. Turnout 30.1%. Lab gain from Lib Dem.

22/3/2001

Bradford City Council, Bowling

Lab 1014 (44.0;-8.4), Con 777 (33.7;+5.4), Lib Dem 473 (20.5;+8.6). [Asian League 0 (0.0;-7.4)].
Majority 237. Turnout 18.6%. Lab hold. Last fought 2000.

Peterborough City Council, North Bretton

Lab 805 (53.7;-7.4), Con 591 (39.5;+0.6), Lib Dem 102 (6.8;+6.8).
Majority 214. Turnout 26.8%. Lab hold. Last fought 2000.

Rutland CC, Oakham East

Ind 383 (34.4;+3.3), Con 369 (33.1;+33.1), Lib Dem 243 (21.8;+6.5), Lab 119 (10.7;-1.5). [Rutland Choice 0 (0.0; -41.4)].
Majority 14. Turnout 31.1%. Ind gain from Rutland Choice. Last fought 1999.

29/3/2001

Ceredigion CC, Borth

Ind 524 (69.7;-8.8), Plaid Cymru 147 (19.5;+19.5), Lib Dem 81 (10.8;-10.7).
Majority 377. Turnout 49%. Ind hold. Last fought 1999.

Conwy CBC, Rhiw

Con 469 (44.6;+13.0), Lab 275 (26.1;+7.3), Lib Dem 188 (17.9;-4.0), Plaid Cymru 120 (11.4;-16.4).
Majority 194. Turnout 30%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Gateshead MBC, Bede

Lab 780 (63.9;-6.4), Lib Dem 440 (36.1;+19.2). [Con 0 (0.0;-12.8)].
Majority 340. Turnout 21.3%. Lab hold. Last fought 2000.

Newham MBC, Becton

Lab 384 (40.3;-26.9), Christian People's Alliance 326 (34.2;+34.2), BNP 163 (17.1;-1.4), Con 79 (8.3;-8.1).
Majority 58. Turnout 24.3%. Lab hold. Last fought 1998.

Preston BC, Larches

Lab 501 (48.8;+24.0), Lib Dem 349 (34.0;-23.8), Con 110 (10.7;-0.4), Ind 67 (6.5;+0.2).
Majority 152. Turnout 23.7%. Lab gain from Lib Dem. Last fought 2000.

Purbeck DC, Castle

Con 341 (49.4;-17.2), Lib Dem 281 (40.7;+7.3), Lab 68 (9.9;+9.9).
Majority 60. Turnout 43.7%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Blackwood WCC, Central

Lab 170 (51.4), Lib Dem 30.5), Plaid Cymru 60 (18.1).
Majority 69. Turout 17.8%. Lab gain from Plaid Cymru.

Blackwood WCC, Cefn Forest East

Lab 165 (60.7), Lib Dem 75 (27.8), Plaid Cymru 31 (11.5).
Majority 89. Turnout 15.7%. Lab gain from Plaid Cymru.

Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.
Web presentation by Keith Edkins © 2001.