Local Authority Byelection Results - March 1997
6/3/97
Allerdale DC, Ellen
Labour 207 (42%), Liberal Democrat 148 (30%), Independent 138 (28%)
Turnout 31% Majority 59 Labour Hold
Allerdale DC, Salterbeck
Labour 537 (89.6%), Liberal Democrat 62 (10.4%)
Turnout 30% Majority 475 Labour Hold
Carrick DC, St Agnes
Liberal Democrat 738 (54.1%), Conservative 433 (31.8%), Independent 192 (14.1%)
Turnout 25.7% Majority 305 Liberal Democrat Hold
Castle Morpeth DC, Ulgham
Labour elected unopposed Labour Hold
East Cambridgeshire DC, Sutton
Labour 492 (51.4%), Conservative 316 (33%), Independent 96 (10%), Liberal Democrat 53 (5.5%)
Turnout 33.5% Majority 176 Labour Gain from Independent
Fenland DC, Manea
Conservative 278 (50.1%), Labour 133 (24%), Independent 98 (17.6%), Liberal Democrat 46 (8.2%)
Turnout 50.6% Majority 145 Conservative Gain from Labour
Forest Heath DC, The Rows
Independent 273 (38.7%), Conservative 245 (34.7%), Labour 188 (26.6%)
Turnout 27.3% Majority 28 Independent Hold
High Peak BC, Barmoor
Liberal Democrat 220 (53.5%), Labour 191 (46.5%)
Turnout 38.8% Majority 29 Liberal Democrat Gain from Independent
Pembrokeshire WUA, Penally
Plaid Cymru 301 (71.2%), Independent 122 (28.8%)
Turnout 34.7% Majority 179 Plaid Cymru Gain from Independent
Runnymede BC, Addlestone Bourneside
Conservative 1010 (50.2%), Labour 835 (41.5%), Liberal Democrat 165 (8.2%)
Turnout 47% Majority 175 Conservative Hold
St Edmundsbury DC, Ixworth
Conservative 475 (57.7%), Liberal Democrat 196 (23.8%), Labour 152 (18.5%)
Torunout 37.6% Majority 279 Conservative Hold
Stratford DC, Tanworth
Conservative 277 (67.7%), Liberal Democrat 132 (32.4%)
Turnout 32% Majority 145 Conservative Hold
Stratford DC, Tanworth Earlswood
Independent 266 (56.5%), Conservative 167 (35.4%), Labour 38 (8%)
Turnout 35.33% Majority 99 Independent Hold
West Lancashire DC, Birch Green
Labour 1,537 (87.7%), Conservative 215 (12.3%)
Turnout 23% Majority 1,322 Labour Hold
West Lancashire DC, Upholland South
Labour 745 (67%), Conservative 367 (33%)
Turnout 44.3% Majority 378 Labour Hold
Ilkley PC, South
Conservative 293 (51.7%), Labour 204 (36%), Liberal Democrat 70 (12.3%)
Turnout 25.4% Majority 89 Conservative Gain from Labour
Rayleigh TC, Lodge Ward
Liberal Democrat 431 (63%), Conservative 253 (37%)
Turnout 20% Majority 178 Liberal Democrat Hold
13/3/97
Bexley LBC, Sidcup East ward
Tory 1326 (40.7%), Labour 1288 (39.5%), Liberal Democrat 333 (10.2%),
Independent 296 (9%), Natural Law Party 14 (.4%)
Majority 38. Turnout 37.8% Con Hold.
Dover DC, North Deal ward
Labour 1052 (53.7%), Tory 334 (17%), Independent No 1 143 (7.3%),
Independent No2 429 (21.9%)
Majority 623. Turnout 40.12% Lab Hold.
Kingston-upon-Hull UA, Avenue Ward
Labour 1422 (48%), Liberal Democrat 1329 (45%), Tory 157 (5%), Independent
Labour 42 (2%)
Majority 93. Turnout 29.5% Labour Hold.
Redditch BC, West Ward
Tory 857 (45.7%), Labour 855 (45.6%), Liberal Democrat 122 (6.5%), Green
40 (2%)
Majority 2. Turnout 31.7% Con gain from Lab.
South Hams DC, West Dart ward
Tory 398 (69.6%), Liberal Democrat 174 (30.4%)
Majority 224. Turnout 43.6% Con gain from Independent.
Wigan MBC, Aspull Standish ward
Labour 1287 (70%), Tory 275 (15%), Liberal Democrat 270 (14.6%)
Majority 1012. Turnout 16% Labour hold.
Yeovil TC, East ward
Liberal Democrat 422 (47.5%), Labour 388 (43.7%), Tory 77 (8.6%)
Majority 34. Turnout 17% Lib Dem gain from Labour.
20/3/97
Argyll & Bute SUA, Milton
Labour 193 (24.7%), SNP 148 (19.0%), Independent No.1 131 (16.8%), Liberal
Democrat 118 (15.1%), Independent No.2 103 (13.2%), Independent Unionist
66 (8.5%), Independent Scottish Nationalist 22 (2.8%)
Majority 45. Turnout 44.1%. Labour gain from Independent
Barnsley MBC, Brierley
Labour 1064 (70.7%), Conservative 230 (15.3%), Liberal Democrat 211
(14.0%)
Majority 834. Turnout 21.0%. Labour hold
Chester le Street DC, Pelton
Labour 667 (88.1%), Liberal Democrat 90 (11.9%)
Majority 577. Turnout 19.0%. Labour hold
Craven DC, Helifield
Conservative 261 (52.4%), Liberal Democrat 187 (37.6%), Labour 50 (10.0%)
Majority 74. Turnout unknown. Conservative gain form Liberal Democrat
Craven DC, Sutton
Liberal Democrat 426 (58.7%), Conservative 203 (28.0%), Labour 97 (13.4%)
Majority 223. Turnout unknown. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour
Pendle BC, Bradley
Labour 902 (63.9%), Liberal Democrat 428 (30.3%), Conservative 81 (5.7%)
Majority 474. Turnout 38.23% Labour hold
Penwith DC, St Just
Labour 655 (40.4%), Liberal Democrat 426 (26.4%), Conservative 425
(26.2%), Independent 117 (7.2%)
Majority 229. Turnout 45.0%. Labour hold
Rotherham MBC, Herringthorpe
Labour 1015 (90.7%), Conservative 104 (9.3%)
Majority 911. Turnout unknown. Labour hold
Tamworth DC, Castle
Labour 1045 (76.0%), Conservative 220 (16.0%), Liberal Democrat 86 (6.3%),
Independent 24 (1.8%)
Majority 825. Turnout unknown. Labour hold
Teignbridge DC, College
Liberal Democrat 391 (44.0%), Conservative 269 (30.3%), Independent 229
(25.8%)
Majority 122. Turnout 22.0%. Liberal Democrat gain from Independent
Thanet DC, Northdown Park
Labour 548 (43.2%), Conservative 338 (26.6%), Independent 187 (14.7%),
Thanet Socialists 133 (10.4%), Liberal Democrat 62 (4.9%)
Majority 210. Turnout unknown. Labour hold
Wirral MBC, Wallasey
Conservative 1781 (47.3%), Labour 1490 (39.5%), Liberal Democrat 443
(11.7%)
Majority 291. turnout 32.2%. Conservative hold
Tiverton TC, Castle
Liberal Democrat 607 (74.7%), Labour 127 (15.6%), Independent 79 (9.7%)
Majority 480. turnout 27.6%. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour
Wootton Bassett TC, North
Conservative 369 (53.1%), Liberal Democrat 326 (46.9%)
Majority 43. Turnout 17.5%. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat
Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal
Democrat Councillors.
Edited by Colin Rosenstiel :
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