Kennet local elections
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Kennet Council is elected every four years.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
Independent 1973 - 1987
No overall control 1987 - 2003
Conservative 2003 - present
[edit] Council elections
Kennet Council election, 1999
Kennet Council election, 2003
Kennet Council election, 2007
[edit] By-election results
| Urchfont By-Election 17 February 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 390 | 71.0 | +71.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 145 | 26.4 | -12.7 | ||
| Labour | 14 | 2.6 | -9.4 | ||
| Majority | 245 | 44.6 | |||
| Turnout | 549 | 55.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Seend By-Election 2 March 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 369 | 50.8 | +7.9 | ||
| Conservative | 331 | 45.5 | +45.5 | ||
| Labour | 27 | 3.7 | -18.5 | ||
| Majority | 38 | 5.3 | |||
| Turnout | 727 | 35.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| West Selkley By-Election 6 April 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 222 | 45.5 | +12.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 189 | 38.7 | +1.2 | ||
| Labour | 77 | 15.7 | -13.4 | ||
| Majority | 33 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 488 | 37.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Devizes East By-Election 18 July 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Devizes Guardians | Tony Duck | 332 | 37.3 | +37.3 | |
| Labour | Colin Hopgood | 193 | 21.7 | -22.0 | |
| Conservative | Roy Parsons | 186 | 20.9 | -18.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Angelika Davey | 155 | 17.4 | +0.1 | |
| UK Independence | Alex Duffey | 24 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 139 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 890 | 22.4 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Ogbourne By-Election 28 October 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Hunter | 250 | 60.0 | +60.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Debra Davis | 147 | 35.3 | -2.9 | |
| Labour | Frank Jeffrey | 20 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 103 | 24.7 | |||
| Turnout | 417 | 21.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Upavon By-Election 31 January 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Judy D'Arcy-Irvine | 218 | 45.8 | -14.5 | |
| UK Independence | Mike Bridgeman | 106 | 22.3 | -0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Fiona Hornby | 87 | 18.3 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Gary Gordon | 38 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
| Green | Nicholas Stedman | 27 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 112 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 476 | 31.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
