Local Authority Byelection Results - August 2002

1/8/2002

Chester City, Blacon Hall

Lab 592 (77.1;+2.3), Ind 119 (15.5;+15.5), Lib Dem 57 (7.4;+7.4).
Majority 473. Turnout 13.8%. Lab hold. Last fought 2002.

Suffolk CC, Blything

Con 989 (54.5;+1.9), Lib Dem 716 (39.4;-8.0), Lab 111 (6.1;+6.1).
Majority 273. Turnout 35.8%. Con hold. Last fought 2001.

6/8/2002

Torfaen CBC, Panteg

Lib Dem 1084 (52.8;+52.8), Lab 549 (26.7;-20.0), Ind 199 (9.7;+9.7), Con 163 (7.9;-14.8), Plaid Cymru 58 (2.8;-27.8).

Majority 535. Turnout 38%. Lib Dem gain from Lab. Last fought 1999.

8/8/2002

Braunton PC, East

Lib Dem 362 (53.9), Ind 310 (46.1).
Majority 52. Turnout 21.7%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 1999.

Writtle PC, North

Lib Dem 220 (69.6), Ind 96 (30.3).

Majority 124. Turnout 13.6%. Lib Dem gain from Lab. Last fought 1999.

Writtle PC, South

Lib Dem 213 (78.6), Ind 58 (21.4).

Majority 155. Turnout 12.8%. Lib Dem gain from Con. Last fought 1999.

15/8/2002

Newcastle-under-Lyme BC, Chesterton

Lab 575 (66.7;+7.7), Lib Dem 178 (20.6;+1.4), Con 109 (12.6;-9.1).
Majority 397. Turnout 17.2%. Lab hold. Last fought 2002.

South Holland DC, Weston Moulton

Con 429 (46.6;-2.5), Ind no.1 337 (36.6;-14.3), Ind no.2 154 (16.7;+16.7).
Majority 92. Turnout 19.6%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Madeley PC, Madeley and Onnelley

Lib Dem 209 (61.1), Lab 133 (38.9).

Majority 76. Turnout 10.2%. Lib Dem gain from Lab. Last fought 1999.

Morpeth TC, Morpeth South

Lib Dem 392 (80.3), Lab 96 (19.7).

Majority 296. Turnout 22.6%. Lib Dem gain from Lab. Unopposed in 1999.

22/8/2002

Carrick DC, Mylor (2 Vacancies)

Con 700 (20.1;-40.1), Ind 632 (18.2;+18.2), Lib Dem 579 (16.6;-23.2), Con 573, Lib Dem Christine Ryall 533, Ind 462.

Majority 121 and 53. Turnout 40.9%. Con hold, and Ind gain from Con. Last fought 1999.

Chichester DC, West Wittering

Con 418 (51.7;-10.3), UK Independence Party 186 (23.0;+23.0), Lib Dem 159 (19.7;-6.7), Lab 46 (5.7;-5.9).
Majority 232. Turnout 32.9%. Con hold. Last fought 1999.

Staveley TC, Inkersall

Lib Dem 828 (65.5), Lab 437 (34.5).

Majority 401. Turnout 39%. Lib Dem gain from Ind. Last fought 1999

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