Local Authority Byelection Results - November 1996

7/11/96

Birmingham City, Yardley

Liberal Democrat 3,285 (67.4%), Labour 1,191 (24.5%), Conservative 395 (8.1%),
Turnout 27.52% Majority 2,094 LIB DEM HOLD

Cambridgeshire CC, Abbey

Labour 723 (72.2%), Conservative 175 (17.5%), Liberal Democrat 104 (10.4%)
Turnout 20.6% Majority 548 LABOUR HOLD

Chard TC, Avishayes

Liberal Democrat 230 (47.4%), Labour 134 (27.6%), Conservative 121 (24.9%)
Turnout 30.5% Majority 96 LIB DEM GAIN FROM CONSERVATIVE

Cumbria CC, Penrith SE

Conservative 616 (41%), Liberal Democrat 510 (34%), Labour 317 (21%), Independent 51 (3.4%)
Turnout 25% Majority 106 TORY HOLD

Devon CC, Plymstock Radford

Conservative 796 (37.9%), Labour 659 (32.5%), Liberal Democrat 599 (29.5%)
Turnout 24.27% Majority 110 TORY HOLD

Hackney LBC, South Defoe

Corrected result
Labour 611 (43.9%), Liberal Democrat 406 (29.2%), Conservative 199 (14.3%), Green 95 (6.8%), Labor 80 (5.6%)
Majority 205. Turnout 35.5%. Labour hold

Newark & Sherwood DC, Castle

Conservative 492 (46.3%), Labour 378 (35.6%), Liberal Democrat 193 (18.1%)
Turnout 23% Majority 114 TORY GAIN FROM LABOUR

Newcastle MBC, Newburn

Labour 920 (76.9%), Conservative 275 (23.1%)
Turnout UK Majority 645 LABOUR HOLD

Restormel DC, Treverbyn

Liberal Democrat 578 (58%), Labour 241 (24.2%), Conservative 125 (12.5%), Independent 52 (5.2%)
Turnout 24.5% Majority 337 LIB DEM HOLD

14/11/96

Barnet LBC, Colindale

Labour 1339 (71.0%), Conservative 386 (20.5%), Liberal Democrat 160 (8.5%).
Majority 953. Turnout 16.8%. Labour hold

Barnet LBC, Edgware

Conservative 1189 (48.4%), Labour 1129 (46%), Liberal Democrat 138 (5.6%)
Majority 60. Turnout 21.09%. Conservative hold.

Barnet LBC, Hendon

Conservative 970 (36.2%), Labour 885 (33.1%), Liberal Democrat 821 (30.7%)
Majority 85. Turnout 22.66%. Conservative hold.

Chesterfield DC, West

Liberal Democrat 809 (48.3%), Conservative 545 (32.5%), Labour 322 (19.2%).
Majority 264. Turnout 44.56%. Liberal Democrat hold

Crowborough TC, West

Independent 169 (38.8%), Liberal Democrat 132 (30.3%), Labour 70 (16.0%), Crowborough2000 - Independent Conservative 65 (14.9%).
Majority 37. Turnout 10.7%. Independent gain from Labour

Didcot TC, Didcot Greenmere

Labour 289 (53.5%), Liberal Democrat 151 (28.0%), Conservative 100 (18.5%)
Majority 138. Turnout 25.17%. Labour hold

East Hampshire DC, Hangers

Conservative 277 (59.1%), Liberal Democrats 192 (40.9%)
Majority 85. Turnout 44.8%. Conservative gain from Independent.

Lambeth LBC, Clapham Town

Labour 1247 (41.9%), Conservative 906 (30.4%), Liberal Democrat 758 (25.5%), Green 46 (1.5%), Socialist Party of Great Britain 20 (0.7%).
Majority 341. Turnout 34.7%. Labour hold

Leeds MBC, Beeston

Labour 1025 (47.4%), Liberal Democrat 864 (40.0%), Conservative 187 (8.7%), Militant Labour 44 (2.0%), Green 42 (1.9%)
Majority 164. Turnout 17.0%. Labour hold.

Mid Sussex DC, Bolney

Conservative 426 (57.3%), Liberal Democrat 251 (33.7%), Labour 67 (9.0%)
Majority 175. Conservative hold

Minehead TC, South

Liberal Democrat 469 (34.4%), Conservative 448 (32.9%), Labour 323 (23.7%)Independent No.1 63 (4.6%), Independent No.2 60 (4.4%)
Majority 21. Turnout unknown. Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Rochford DC, Roche

Labour 317 (50.2%), Liberal Democrat 174 (27.5%), Conservative 141 (22.3%).
Majority 143. Turnout unknown Labour hold

Rye TC, unwarded

Liberal Democrat 442 (43.7%), Labour 278 (27.8%), Independent No.1 154 (14.2%), Independent No.2 137 (13.6%)
Majority 164. Turnout 31.35%. Liberal Democrat gain from Independent.

Shetland IC, Yell South

Liberal Democrat 217 (63.8%), Shetland Movement 94 (27.9%), Independent 29 (8.5%).
Majority 123. Turnout 57%. Liberal Democrat gain from Shetland Movement

South Oxfordshire DC, Didcot South

Labour 567 (49.7%), Liberal Democrat 319 (28.0%), Conservative 254 (22.3%)
Majority 248. Turnout 24.5% Labour hold

Teesdale DC, Middleton in Teesdale

Independent 265 (70.8%), Labour 109 (29.1%).
Majority 56.Turnout unknown Independent gain from Labour

Teignbridge DC, Chudleigh

Independent 480 (54.5%), Liberal Democrat 230 (26.1%), Labour 171 (19.4%).
Majority 250. Turnout unknown. Independent gain from Labour.

Teignbridge DC, Milber

Conservative 338 (44.4%), Liberal Democrat 219 (28.7%), Labour 205 (26.9%)
Majority 199. Turnout unknown. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat.

Trowbridge TC, College

Labour 283 (31.1%), Conservative 282 (31.0%), Liberal Democrat 212 (23.3%), Liberal Democrat* 82 (9.0%), Labour* 52 (5.7%)
Majority 1. Turnout 24.24%. Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Candidates marked with a * are in no way connected to the official parties.

Trowbridge TC, John of Gaunt

Labour 340 (38.2%), Conservative (31.7%), Liberal Democrat 267 (30.0%).
Majority 58.Turnout 17.87%. Labour gain from Liberal Democrat

Westbury TC, unwarded

Independent No.1 257 (28.0%), Labour 191 (20.8%), Liberal Democrat 173 (18.9%), Independent No.2 148 (16.1%), Conservative 148 (16.1%)
Majority 66. Turnout 12%. Independent gain from Labour

West End TC, unwarded

Liberal Democrat 464 (55.1%), Conservative 378 (44.9%)
Majority 86. Turnout 27.37%. Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.

West Somerset DC, Minehead South

Conservative 502 (36.6%), Liberal Democrat 499 (36.4%), Labour 370 (27.0%)
Majority 3. Turnout 43.5% Conservative hold

West Wiltshire DC, Adcroft

Labour 198 (41.3%), Liberal Democrat 144 (30.1%), Conservative 137 (28.6%)
Majority 54 Turnout unknown. Labour gain from Liberal Democrat

West Wiltshire DC, College

Labour 325 (35.4%), Conservative 284 (30.9%), Liberal Democrat 246 (26.8%), Liberal Democrat* 63 (6.9%)
Majority 41.Turnout unknown. Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Candidates marked with a * are in no way connected to the official parties.

Woking DC, Byfleet

Liberal Democrat 927 (60.6%), Conservative 318 (20.8%), Labour 228 (14.9%), UKIP 58 (3.8%)
Majority 609.Turnout unknown. Liberal Democrat hold

21/11/96

Argyll & Bute SDC, Helensburgh East

Liberal Democrat 508 (38.4%), Conservative 331 (25.0%), Independent 210 (15.9%), SNP 138 (10.4%), Labour 137 (10.3%).
Majority 177. Turnout 37%. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour

Bradley Stoke PC, unwarded (3 vacancies)

Liberal Democrats 386, 361, 360 (42.4%), Conservative 340, 309, 281 (37.4%), Labour 184, 175, 162 (20.2%)
Majority 20. Turnout unknown. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour x 1, Liberal Democrat hold x 2

East Cambridgeshire DC, Littleport

Liberal Democrat 523 (61.2%), Conservative 332 (38.8%)
Majority 191.Turnout 17%. Liberal Democrat hold.

Farnham TC, Waverley (2 vacancies)

Conservative 696, 597 (50.6%), Liberal Democrats 533, 567 (41.2%), Labour 113, 77 (8.2%).
Majority 30. Turnout unknown. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat (x 2)

Newham LBC, Forest Gate

Labour 757 (48.0), Socialist Labour 326 (20.7%), Conservative 205 (13.0%), Independent 138 (8.8%), BNP 86 (5.5%), Liberal Democrat 63 (4.0%)
Majority 429.Turnout 23.4%. Labour hold

Sedgefield DC, Tudhoe

Labour 425 (55.8%), Independent 216 (28.4%), Liberal Democrat 88 (11.6%), Conservative 32 (4.2%).
Majority 209.Turnout 28%. Labour hold

St Edmundsbury DC, Ixworth

Conservative 413 (43.4%), Liberal Democrat 289 (30.4%), Labour 250 (26.3%)
Majority 124. Turnout 44%. Conservative hold

Suffolk Coastal DC, Dennington

Conservative 278 (55.0%), Liberal Democrat 179 (35.4%), Labour 48 (9.5%).
Majority 99. Turnout unknown. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Sutton LBC, Sutton West

Liberal Democrat 894 (60.6%), Conservative 315 (21.4%), Labour 266 (18.0%), Monster Raving Loony 18 (1.2%)
Majority 579. Turnout 34.1%. Liberal Democrat hold

Tendring DC, Haven

Residents 655 (62.3%), Conservative 221 (21.0%), Labour 142 (13.5%), Liberal Democrat 33 (3.1%).
Majority 434. Turnout 39.3%. Residents hold

Vale of Glamorgan CBC, Dinas Powys

Plaid Cymru 1295 (47.1%), Labour 723 (26.3%), Conservative 662 (24.1%), Liberal Democrat 70 (2.5%)
Majority 572. Turnout unknown. Plaid Cymru hold

Waverley BC, Farnham Waverley

Conservative 685 (50.8%), Liberal Democrat 550 (40.8%), Labour 113 (8.4%)
Majority 135. Turnout unknown. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

28/11/96

Cherwell DC Gosford & Watereaton

Lib Dem 170 (32%), Con 169 (31.8%), Lab 91 (17.1%), Ind 100 (18.8%)
Majority 1, Turnout 50%. LIB DEM GAIN FROM CON
Result last time Cons won by 1 vote!

Crawley BC Langley Green

Lab 1236 (84%), Lib Dem 119 (8%), Con 115 (7.8%)
Majority 1117, Turnout 28.1%. LABOUR HOLD.

Epping TC Lindsey

Lab 219 (25.2%), Lib Dem 198 (22.8%), Con 184 (21%), Epping Residents 137 (15.7), Independent Residents 131 (15%)
Majority 21, Turnout 20.8%. LABOUR GAIN FROM INDEPENDENT

Falkirk UA Woodlands

Con 604 (55%), Lab 308 (28%), SNP 161 (14.6%), Lib Dem 27 (2.4%)
Majority 296, Turnout not known. CONSERVATIVE HOLD

Kingston LBC Norbiton Park

Lib Dem 1020 (48.2%), Con 776 (36.6%), Lab 320 (15.1%)
Majority 244, Turnout 48.1%. LIB DEM HOLD

North Somerset UA Weston-super-Mare South

Lab 1232 (58.1%), Lib Dem 635 (30%), Con 178 (8.4%), Ind 74 (3.5%)
Majority 597, Turnout 35.8%. LABOUR HOLD

Redbridge LBC Seven Kings

Lab 1498 (61.8%), Con 822 (33.9%), Lib Dem 102 (4.2%)
Majority 676, Turnout 30.7%. LABOUR HOLD

Stafford DC Weeping Cross

Con 832 (52.4%), Lab 537 (33.8%), Lib Dem 215 (13.7%)
Majority 295, Turnout 31%. CONSERVATIVE HOLD

Three Rivers DC Croxley Green South

Lib Dem 403 (50.5%), Lab 255 (32%), Con 139 (17.4%)
Majority 148, Turnout 29.7%. LIB DEM HOLD

Wealden DC Pevensey Weston

Con 1025 (55.8%), Lib Dem 809 (44.1%)
Majority 216, Turnout 36.2%. CONSERVATIVE HOLD

West Dunbartonshire UA Old Kilpatrick

SNP 760 (61.8%), Labour 470 (38.2%)
Majority 290, Turnout 40.3%. SNP GAIN FROM INDEPENDENT
SNP vote up from 14% last time to 61.8%

Westminster LBC Millbank

Lab 1224 (52%), Con 989 (42%), Lib Dem 119 (5%), Natural Law 18 (1%)
Majority 235, Turnout 41.6%. LABOUR HOLD

Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.
Edited by Colin Rosenstiel : Web presentation by Keith Edkins © 1996.