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Council by elections RESULTS 19th November

Carmarthen, Kidwelly - Labour hold

Party  2015 votes     2015 share     since 2012     since 2008     since 2004   
Labour         288       33.8%     -10.6%       -0.1%     +22.3%
Plaid Cymru         248       29.1%from nowhere     +12.0%from nowhere
Independent Burke-Lloyd           177       20.8%       +2.3%from nowherefrom nowhere
People First           58         6.8%     -16.5%from nowherefrom nowhere
Conservative           53         6.2%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
Independent Summers             28         3.3%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
Independent Davies

     -13.8%

Independent Jones


     -26.1%     -53.2%
Independent Higgins


     -12.9%     -35.3%
Ratepayers


       -6.2%
Other Independents


       -3.8%
Total votes         852
        66%        67%        68%

Swing not particularly meaningful

Council now 29 Plaid Cymru, 22 Labour, 21 Independent, 1 People First, 1 Unafilliated

Gwynedd, Dewi - Plaid Cymru hold

Party  2015 votes     2015 share     since 2012     since 2008     since 2004   
Plaid Cymru         189       59.4%       +2.1%     -13.4%     +34.3%
Labour         110       34.6%       -0.2%       +7.4%     -33.2%
Liberal Democrat              19         6.0%       -1.9%from nowhere       -1.1%
Total votes         318
        72%        70%       59%

Swing Labour to Plaid Cymru 1.12% since 2012, and ~34% since 2004 but ~10½% Plaid to Labour since 2008

Council now 39 Plaid Cymru, 18 Independent, 8 Llais Gwynedd , 5 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrat, 2 Individual, 1 Vacant

Gywnedd, Llanaelhaearn - Plaid Cymru gain from Llais Gwynedd

Party  2015 votes     2015 share     since 2012     since 2008     2004 result 
Plaid Cymru         200           48.7%     +36.7%     +12.0%  unopposed
Llais Gwynedd         112       27.3%            -22.6%       +0.5%
Independent Cullen           99       24.1%        from nowherefrom nowhere
Independent Jones-Parry  

     -33.6%

Independent Japeth

       -4.5%

Independent Roberts


     -37.1%
Total votes         411       
        58%        61%

Swing Llais Gwynedd to Plaid Cymru ~30% since 2012

Council now 39 Plaid Cymru, 18 Independent, 8 Llais Gwynedd, 5 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrat, 2 Individual, 1 Vacant

Ashford, Aylesford Green - Conservative gain from Labour

Party  2015 B votes     2015 B share     since 2015     since 2011    since 2007   
Conservative          110        23.5%     -21.5%       -4.1%       +2.2%
UKIP          109        23.2%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
Labour          106        22.6%     -32.4%     -13.7%from nowhere
Ashford Independent              92        19.6%from nowhere     -16.5%     -18.8%
Liberal Democrat              42          9.0%from nowherefrom nowhere     -31.4%
Green            10          2.1%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
Total votes          469
        36%        71%        91%

Swing, if meaningful, labour to Conservative 5½% since May and 4¾% since 2011

Council now 35 Conservative, 3 Labour, 2 Ashford Independent, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 UKIP, 1 Independent

Norfolk, South Smallburgh - Liberal Democrat hold

Party  2015 votes    2015 share     since 2013     since 2009     since 2005   
Liberal Democrat        1,383       56.4%     +25.8%     +17.7%     +17.3%
Conservative         697       28.4%       -1.0%       -6.1%     -18.3%
UKIP         219         8.9%     -17.8%     -12.0%from nowhere
Labour         103         4.2%       -5.3%       -1.8%     -10.1%
Green           52         2.1%       -1.6%from nowherefrom nowhere
Total votes      2,454
        85%        74%        47%

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat ~13½% since 2013, ~12% since 2009 and ~18% since 2005

Council now 41 Conservative, 14 Labour, 13 UKIP, 10 Liberal Democrat, 4 Green, 2 Independent 

Norfolk, Watton - Conservative gain from UKIP who did not defend seat

Party  2015 votes     2015 share    since 2013     since 2009     since 2005   
Conservative           822       45.6%     +18.2%     -31.0%       -2.9%
Independent         793       44.0%     +20.4%from nowherefrom nowhere
Labour         103         5.8%       -5.4%     -17.5%     -21.9%
Green           81         4.5%       +0.3%from nowherefrom nowhere
UKIP

     -33.5%

Liberal Democrat  



     -23.7%
Total votes      1,801
        75%        75%        44%

Swing not meaningful

Council now 41 Conservative, 14 Labour, 13 UKIP, 10 Liberal Democrat, 4 Green, 2 Independent


Surrey, Epsom West - Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Party  2015 votes     2015 share     since 2013   
Conservative        612       23.6%     +10.8%
Resident Association          591       22.8%       +0.0%
Liberal Democrat        588       22.7%       -5.4%
Labour        578       22.3%       +2.1%
UKIP        168         6.5%       -9.7%
Green          58         2.2%from nowhere
Total votes     2,595
        85%

Swing Liberal Democrat to Conservative ~8% since 2013

Council now 59 Conservative, 9 Residents, 8 Liberal Democrat, 3 UKIP, 1 Labour, 1 Green