Gedling local elections

Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 50 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.[1]

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Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - 2007
Conservative 2007 - 2011
Labour 2011 - present

Council elections

Gedling Council election, 1999

Gedling Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 7)[3]

Gedling Council election, 2007

Gedling Council election, 2011

By-election results

1995-1999

Woodthorpe By-Election 17 October 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,146 58.1
Labour 656 33.3
Liberal Democrat 169 8.6
Majority 490 24.9
Turnout 1,971 41.2
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Phoenix By-Election 15 September 2011[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andrew Ellwood 566 49.0 +1.2
Labour Allan Leadbeater 445 38.5 -13.7
Conservative James Faulconbridge 98 8.5 +8.5
UKIP Lee Waters 46 4.0 +4.0
Majority 121 10.5
Turnout 1,155 30.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ^ "Wards & Parishes". Gedling Borough Council. http://www.gedling.gov.uk/index/la-home/la-admin-elect/la-admin-wards.htm. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/37ue.stm. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/117.stm. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
  4. ^ "Liberal Democrats elected to Phoenix Ward". Gedling Borough Council. 16 September 2011. http://www.gedling.gov.uk/index/ac-home/ac-newscentre/ac-news-archive/ac-news-article.htm?newsid=39710. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 

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