Local Authority Byelection Results - March 2005
3/3/2005
Conwy BC, Llandrillo Yn Rhos
Con 720 (35.7;+6.1), PC 351 (17.4;+7.1), Lib Dem 317 (15.7;-4.8), Lab 175 (8.7;-4.5), Ind#1 169 (8.4), Ind#2 152 (7.5), Ind#3 131 (6.5)
Majority 268. Turnout 32. Con gain Ind. Last fought 2004
Luton BC, Lewsey
Lab 778 (51.9;-2.8), Lib Dem 349 (23.3;+3.0), Con 244 (16.3;-8.7), UKIP 98 (6.5;+6.5), Green 29 (1.9;+1.9)
Majority 429. Turnout 16.6. Lab hold. Last fought 2003.
Newark & Sherwood DC, Southwell East
Lib Dem 376 (52.7;-8.7), Con 338 (47.3;+8.7)
Majority 38. Turnout 42.9. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 2003.
Solihull MBC, St Alphege
Con 1760 (49.4;-14.3), Lib Dem 1673 (46.9;+20.0), Lab 133 (3.7;-5.7)
Majority 87. Turnout 36. Con hold. Last fought 2004.
Stoke-on-Trent City, East Valley
Lib Dem 525 (25.2;+12.8), Lab 496 (23.8;-7.1), BNP 465 (22.3;-3.0), Ind 445 (21.4;+5.3), Con 150 (7.2;-8.1)
Majority 29. Turnout 23. Lib Dem gain from Lab. Last fought 2004.
Wear Valley DC, Bishop Auckland Town
Lib Dem 181 (36.7;+11.6), Lab 161 (32.7;-4.9), Con 135 (27.3;+27.3), UKIP 16 (3.2;+3.2), Ind 0 (-37.3;-37.3)
Majority 20. Turnout 21. Lib Dem gain from Ind. Last fought 2003.
Gainsborough TC, East Ward
Lib Dem 193 (68.0), Donald Sweeting 91 (32.0)
Majority 102. Turnout 6. Lib Dem gain from Ind Soc.
Morpeth TC, Kirkhill
Lib Dem 438 (80.1), Con 109 (19.9)
Majority 329. Turnout 25.9. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 2003.
Saltash TC, St.Stephens
Lib Dem 521 (67.7), Ind 248 (32.2)
Majority 273. Turnout 24.8. Lib Dem gain from Ind. Last fought 2003
Southwell PC, Eastward
Lib Dem 359 (50.6), Con 351 (49.4)
Majority 8. Turnout 42.6. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 2003.
10/3/2005
Salford City Council, Langworthy
Lab 720 (55.4;+13.2), Lib Dem 410 (31.6;+9.1), Con 169 (13.0;-2.8)
Majority 310. Turnout 14.8%. Lab hold. Last fought 2004
Salford City Council, Ordsall
Lab 439 (59.9;+21.3), Lib Dem 144 (19.6;-11.1), Con 96 (13.1;-3.6), Green 32 (4.4;+4.4), Ind 22 (3.0;-11.0)
Majority 295. Turnout 12.6%. Lab hold. Last fought 2004
Salford City Council, Swinton South
Lab 643 (34.9;-2.2), Lib Dem 579 (31.5;-0.8), Con 543 (29.5;+0.0), Green 76 (4.1;+4.1)
Majority 64. Turnout 22.1%. Lab hold. Last fought 2004
South Lakeland DC, Crake Valley
Lib Dem 423 Betty Spendlove (57.0;-8.9), Con 277 (37.3;+3.2), Lab 42 (5.7;+5.7)
Majority 146. Turnout 50.1%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 2003
South Lakeland DC, Ulverston South
Con 202 (62.9;-3.4), Lab 94 (29.3;-4.4), Green 25 (7.8;+7.8)
Majority 108. Turnout 23.3%. Con hold. Last fought 2004
Suffolk Coastal DC, Woodbridge Farlingaye
Lib Dem 308 (58.0;+8.5), Con 185 (34.8;+1.8), Lab 38 (7.2;-10.3)
Majority 123. Turnout 34.8%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 2003
Torbay UA, Wellswood
Con 1261 (62.5;+8.5), Lib Dem 331 (16.4;+5.2), UKIP 326 (16.1;-13.3), Lab 99 (4.9;-0.6)
Majority 930. Turnout 29.6%. Con hold. Last fought 2004
Chesham TC, Waterside
Lib Dem 231 (34.4), Con 201 (29.9), Lab 104 (15.5), UKIP 86 (12.8), Green 50 (7.4)
Majority 30. Turnout 27.5%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 2003
Petersfield TC, Bell Hill
Con 234 (42.8), Lib Dem 210 (38.4), Ind 63 (11.5), Lab 40 (7.3)
Majority 24. Turnout 28.5%. Con gain from Lib Dem. Last fought 2003
Suffolk Coastal PC, Woodbridge Farlingaye
Lib Dem 304 (57.8), Con 181 (34.4), Lab 41 (7.8)
Majority 123. Turnout 34.8%. Lib Dem hold.
17/3/2005
Cherwell DC, Yarnton, Gorsford and Water Eaton
Con 784 (59.8;+12.6), Lib Dem 423 (32.3;-11.1), Lab 103 (7.9;-1.5)
Majority 361. Turnout 31%. Con gain from Lib Dem. Last fought 2004
Epson and Ewell DC, Woodcote
Lib Dem 558 (34.7;+4.1), Con 539 (33.5;+1.8), RA 436 (27.1;-5.0), Lab 74 (4.6;-1.0).
Majority 19. Turnout 39.3%. Lib Dem gain from RA
Hyndburn BC, Rishton
Lab 759 (46.1;+5.6), Con 756 (46.0;-13.5), Lib Dem 129 (7.8;+7.8).
Majority 3. Turnout 32.2%. Lab gain from Con.
Lewisham LBC, Forest Hill
Lib Dem 1011 (43.5;+21.6), Lab 789 (34.0;+0.6), Con 522 (22.5;+0.0), Green (0.0;-22.1)
Majority 222. Turnout 24.2%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
Lewisham LBC, Lee Green
Lib Dem 939 (37.0;+18.9), Con 642 (25.3;+7.5), Lab 448 (17.6;+0.0), Ind 355 (14.0;-0.9), Green 113 (4.4;-11.3), UKIP 40 (1.6;+1.6) UK Ind 0% (-3.6;-3.6)
Majority 297. Turnout 25.6%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
Midlothian Council, Dalkeith & Woodburn
Lib Dem 742 (52.6;+30.4), Lab 418 (29.6;-18.6), SNP 179 (12.7;-4.9), SSP 48 (3.4;-5.3), Con 24 (1.7;-1.6)
Majority 324. Turnout 42.5%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
Tunbridge Wells BC, St John's
Con 500 (41.6;+4.0), Lib Dem 390 (32.5;-9.4), Lab 244 (20.3;+11.7), Green 66 (5.5;-1.9)
Majority 110. Turnout 25.1%. Con gain from Lib Dem.
West Dumbartonshire Council, Dumbarton West
Lab 607 (50.1;-11.2), SNP 287 (23.7;+3.1), Ind 141 (11.6;+11.6), SSP 130 (10.7;-7.5), Con 30 (2.5;+2.5)
Majority 320. Turnout 41.7%. Lab hold
31/3/2005
Derbyshire Dales DC, Litton & Longstone
Con 338 (66.0), Lib Dem 174 (34.0)
Majority 164 Turnout 36%. Con hold. Last time fought in 2003 - Con elected unopposed.
Shrewsbury & Atcham DC, Sutton & Reabrook
Lab 671 (46.0;-1.9), Con 479 (32.9;-3.8), Lib Dem 255 (17.5;+9.8), Green 25 (1.7;-1.4), BNP 28 (1.9;-2.8)
Majority 192. Turnout 44.46%. Lab gain from Con.
Bury St Edmunds TC, Risby Gate
Con 394 (57.7), Lib Dem 289 (42.3)
Majority 105 Turnout 20.7%. Con gain from Lab
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Democrat Councillors.
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