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Council by elections August 13th 2015

Collated by Maxque

Crosskeys – Caerphilly – Resignation of Michael Gray (Labour) due to ill health. He was mayor of Caerphilly in 2013-2014 and was the last mayor of Islwyn and was councillor since 1985.

2012: Lab 543, Ind 281, PC 126, Con 39
2008: Lab 531, PC 291, Con 125, Ind 115
2004: Lab 749, PC 195, Con 108

Chris Cook (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)
Julian Simmonds (Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru)
Joe Smyth (UKIP)

Pinhoe – Exeter BC – Resignation of Simon Bowkett (Labour) due to work commitments. He is the chief executive of Exeter CVS, a local charity.
2012-2016 term

2014: Lab 862, Con 828, UKIP 460, Grn 116, LD 71, Independence from Europe 23
2012: Lab 1022, Con 742, UKIP 240, LD 69, Grn 68
Sept 2010: Lab 903, Con 899, UKIP 104, LD 74, Grn 48 (election was in September due to a failed unitary bid and an unlawful lengthening of the term of 2006 councillors) 
2008: Con 993, Lab 910, Lib 212, LD 151
2006: Con 1071, Lab 735, LD 165, UKIP 133, Grn 110
2004: Lab 952, Con 897, LD 334
2002: Lab 987, Con 663, LD 204, Grn 65

David Harvey (Labour Party)
John Moreman (Green Party)
Michael Payne (Liberal Democrat)
Alison Sheridan (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
David Smith (Independent)
Cynthia Thompson (The Conservative Party Candidate)

Denny & Banknock – Falkirk – Resignation of John McNally (SNP), the new MP for Falkirk.

2012: SNP 1502/571, Lab 1189/443, Ind 622/411/387, Con 196 (winners: SNP, Lab, SNP, Ind on 6th count; final count SNP 1063, Ind 978, Lab 685 for 2 seats) (the independent with 387 votes was an incumbent Labour councillor defeated in 2007)
2007: SNP 2093/789, Lab 1707/775, Ind 991/238/83, Con 384, SSP 134 (winners: SNP, Lab, SNP, Ind on 7th count; final count SNP 1366, Ind 1344, Lab 1112 for two seats)

Andrew Bell (Scottish Labour Party)
Brian Capaloff (Scottish Green Party)
Paul Garner (Scottish National Party (SNP)) 
David Grant (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

Wishaw – North Lanarkshire – Resignation of Marion Fellows (SNP), the new MP for Motherwell & Wishaw.

2012: Lab 1590/932/482, SNP 1118/674, Con 412 (winners: Lab, SNP, Lab, SNP on 5th count; final count SNP 888, Lab 837) (the independent with 387 votes was an incumbent Labour councillor defeated in 2007)
2007: Lab 1605/1594/1099, SNP 2232, Con 761 (winners: SNP, Lab, Lab, Lab on 4th count; final count Lab 1454, Con 1002)

Marjory Borthwick (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Marie Feeney (Scottish Socialist Party)
Peter McDade (Scottish Labour Party)
Gerard Neary (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Neil Wilson (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Rosa Zambonini (Scottish National Party (SNP)) 

Glasbury – Powys – Resignation of Christopher Davies (Conservative), the new MP for Brecon & Radnorshire.

2012: Con 502, Ind 299/180
2008: Ind unopposed
2004: Ind unopposed

Louise Davies (The Green Party Plaid Werdd)
James Evans (Welsh Conservative Party Candidate)
James Gibson-Watt (Welsh Liberal Democrats)
David Hood (Independent)

Nuneaton Whitestone – Warwickshire CC – Resignation of Martin Heatley (Conservative), due to being terminally ill. He died on August 1st. At the time of his resignation and death,  he was being accused of fraud (false representation with regard to his income and failure to disclose his capital). He was the Cabinet member for Environment and was councillor since 1993.
That division include the southern half of the Whitestone ward and the majority of the Attleborough ward in the Nuneaton and Bedworth borough.

2013: Con 1173, Lab 697, Grn 348
2009: Con 1646, Lab 529, BNP 432, Grn 424
2005: Con 2748, Lab 2067

Andrew Crichton (The Labour Party Candidate)
Mick Ludford (Green Party)
Jeff Morgan (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Alwyn Waine (UK Independence Party (UKIP)