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Old Hastings & Tressell - East Sussex CC - due to the death of Jeremy Birch (Labour).
The county division is made of the wards of Old Hastings and Tressell in Hastings borough.
2013: Lab 1076, UKIP 492, Con 342, Grn 182, LD 97
2009: Lab 1053, Con 855, LD 745, BNP 322
2005: Lab 1750, LD 1206, Con 1074, Grn 283
Tania Charman (Labour Party)
Robert Cooke (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Andrea Needham (Green Party)
Sebastian Norton (UKIP)
Stewart Rayment (Liberal Democrat)
Central St Leonards - Hastings BC - due to the death of Jeremy Birch (Labour).
2014-2018 term.
2014: Lab 691, UKIP 206, Con 167, Grn 101, Ind 96, LD 40
2012: Lab 646, Con 259, Grn 135, LD 94
2010: Lab 1123, Con 530, LD 447
2008: Lab 568, Con 327, LD 188, BNP 81, Ind 57
2006: Lab 543, LD 339, Con 337
2004: Lab 469, LD 423, Con 288
2002: Lab 690/608, Con 405/398, LD 171, Grn 138
Alan Dixon (Green Party)
Terry Dowling (Labour Party)
Clive Gross (Independent)
Kevin Hill (UKIP)
John Rankin (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Susan Tait (Liberal Democrat)
St Helens - Hastings BC - due to the resignation of Matthew Lock (Conservative), for “ill health” and “personal reasons” It was revealed on June 29 than he had been arrested for “inciting a 15 years old boy to engage in sexual activity”. Until December, he was the Conservative group leader.
2014-2018 term.
2014: Con 787, Lab 678, UKIP 430, LD 76
2012: Lab 665, Con 663, LD 109
2010: Con 1276, Lab 1098, LD 564
Dec 2009 by: Con 609, Lab 550, LD 210, BNP 93, ED 36
2008: Con 994, Lab 412, LD 293
2006: Con 909, Lab 475, LD 357
2004: Con 929, Lab 640, LD 264
2002: Con 781/760, Lab 637/631, LD 281
Martin Clarke (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Graham Crane (Labour Party)
Kenneth Pankhurst (UKIP)
Christopher Petts (Green Party)
Gary Spencer-Holmes (Liberal Democrat)
Morfa Nefyn - Gwynedd - due to the resignation of Liz Saville-Roberts (Plaid Cymru), the new MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd.
2012: PC 378, Llais Gwynedd 110
2008: PC 306, Llais Gwynedd 206
2004: PC 274, Ind 218/53
Sian Hugues (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales)
Wini Jones Lewis (Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd)
Brentford - Hounslow LBC - due to the resignation of Ruth Cadbury (Labour), the new MP for Brentford and Isleworth. Yes, she is a descendant of the chocolate guy.
2014: Lab 2326/2066/1875, Con 733/715/693, Grn 683, UKIP 610, LD 311/223/223, The Community 229, All People’s Party 152
2010: Lab 2466/2287/2141, LD 1663/1394/947, Con 1466/1466/1332, Grn 547
2006: Lab 1447/1313/1214, LD 1265/947, Con 824, Grn 815
2002: Lab 1186/933/870, ABeeC 883, Con 467/444/388, LD 458/378/239, Ind 371
ABeeC was a single-issue party to support a new stadium for the Brentford FC. Losng Labour candidate in 2002 was Seema Malhotra, now MP for Feltham and Heston.
Patrick Barr (Conservative Party Candidate)
Joe Bourke (Liberal Democrats)
Guy Lambert (Labour Party)
George Radulski (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Diane Scott (Green Party)
Spring Hill - Hyndburn BC - due to the death of Pam Barton (Labour), Mayor of Hyndburn in 2008-2009.
2014-2018 term.
2014: Lab 877, Con 601, UKIP 278
2012: Lab 940, Con 400, Independents in Hyndburn 171, LD 50
2010: Lab 1291, Con 447, LD 281
2008: Lab 689, Con 502
Sep 2006 by: Lab 528, Con 247
2006: Lab 838, Con 338
2004: Lab 714, Con 460, LD 248
2002: Lab 696/649, Con 401/398
Diane Fielding (Labour Party)
Kerry Gormley (Green Party)
Mohammad Safdar (Conservative Party Candidate)
Ken Smith (UK Independence Party)
Thorniewood - North Lanarkshire - due to the resignation of Duncan McShannon (SNP) for unknown reasons.
2012: Lab 1623/1443, SNP 1057, Con 225 (winners Lab, Lab, SNP)
2008: Lab 1714/1342/878, SNP 1369, Con 455 (winners Lab, Lab, SNP; last count: SNP 1528, Lab 1095
Steven Bonnar (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Hugh Gaffney (Scottish Labour Party)
Meghan Gallacher (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Patrick McAleer (Scottish Green Party)
Liam McCabe (Scottish Socialist Party)
Craig Smith (Scottish Christian Party “Proclaiming Christ’s Lordship”)
Matt Williams (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Newton - Sandwell MBC - due to the resignation of Tony Underwood (Labour), due to serious illness. He was first elected as a Liberal Democrat and defected to Labour in 2011 (as did his wife, also a councillor for this ward).
2014-2018 term.
2015: Lab 2674, Con 1608, UKIP 1292
2014: Lab 1350, UKIP 893, Con 437, LD 284
2012: Lab 1483, LD 519, Con 279, Sandwell Traditional Independent Party 128, Ind 104
2011: Lab 1787, LD 1048, Con 680, Sandwell Traditional Conservatives 89
2010: LD 2088, Lab 1979, Con 1303, BNP 425
2008: LD 1310, Con 763, Lab 719, Grn 94
Jan 2008 by: Lab 844, LD 809, Con 587, Grn 45
2007: LD 1327, Lab 1075, Con 733
2006: LD 1424, Lab 1119, Con 778
2004: LD 1928/1795/1761, Lab 992/882/785, Con 693
Murray Abbott (Green Party)
Keith Allcock (Labour Party)
Steve Latham (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Tony Ward (The Conservative Party Candidate)
No Liberal Democrat candidate
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