High Peak local elections

High Peak Borough Council in Derbyshire, England is elected every four years.

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Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1979
No overall control 1979 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - 2007
Conservative 2007 - 2011
No overall control 2011 - present

Council elections

High Peak Council election, 2011

High Peak Council election, 2007

High Peak Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)[2]

High Peak Council election, 1999

High Peak Council election, 1995

High Peak Council election, 1991

High Peak Council election, 1987

High Peak Council election, 1983

High Peak Council election, 1979 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)[3]

High Peak Council election, 1976

High Peak Council election, 1973

By-election results

1995-1999

Barmoor By-Election 6 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 220 53.5
Labour 191 46.5
Majority 29 7.0
Turnout 411 38.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
New Mills South By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,038 44.1 -11.5
Liberal Democrat 787 33.4 -3.3
Conservative 528 22.4 +14.7
Majority 251 10.7
Turnout 2,353
Labour hold Swing
Blackbrook By-Election 23 April 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 578 50.8 -1.8
Conservative 405 35.6 +9.6
Labour 155 13.6 -7.8
Majority 178 15.2
Turnout 1,138 38.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Johns By-Election 2 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Worrall 414 48.7 +9.6
Liberal Democrat 329 38.7 +11.3
Labour 107 12.6 -20.6
Majority 85 10.0
Turnout 850 42.4
Conservative hold Swing

1999-2003

St. James By-Election 30 September 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 414 41.0 -3.7
Conservative George Wharmby 383 38.5 +5.7
Liberal Democrat 197 19.8 -2.0
Majority 31 2.5
Turnout 994 22.7
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Sett By-Election 23 October 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Ashton 201 34.8 -20.1
Liberal Democrat Trevor Jefcoate 193 33.4 +33.4
Labour Alan Barrow 183 31.7 +2.3
Majority 8 1.4
Turnout 577 35.0
Conservative hold Swing
Howard Town By-Election 16 September 2004[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Wilkinson 270 36.7 +2.6
Conservative George David Wharmby 167 22.7 +0.7
Respect Shaw 107 14.6 +14.6
Glossop Independent Party Amanda Jane Whitehead 103 14.0 -18.7
Liberal Democrat Peter John Michael William Beard 88 12.0 +12.0
Majority 103 14.0
Turnout 735 22.8
Labour hold Swing
Simmondley By-Election 16 September 2004[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Goinden (George) Kuppan 382 40.2 -0.6
Conservative Andrew Richardson 244 25.7 -1.3
Labour Barbara Anne Hastings-Asatourian 196 20.6 -11.6
Glossop Independent Party Neil Johnstone 96 10.1 +10.1
Respect Aldridge 32 3.4 +3.4
Majority 138 14.5
Turnout 950 26.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
New Mills West By-Election 5 May 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Steven Sharpe 925 41.7
Labour Lancelot Edgar Dowson 784 35.4
Conservative Christopher John Saunders 508 22.9
Majority 141 6.3
Turnout 2,217 68.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Dinting By-Election 15 September 2005[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Wharmby 322 58.5 +3.7
Labour Stephen Eichhorn 128 23.3 -4.0
Liberal Democrat Marc Godwin 100 18.2 +0.3
Majority 194 35.2
Turnout 550 37.2
Conservative hold Swing
Whitfield By-Election 15 September 2005[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor Wilcox 212 52.7 +12.0
Liberal Democrat Linda Walker 135 33.6 +33.6
Conservative Matthew James Andrew Crompton 55 13.7 +13.7
Majority 77 19.1
Turnout 402 24.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2007-2011

Tintwistle By-Election 22 October 2009[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Clarke 339 69.2 +14.3
Labour Joyce Brocklehurst 111 22.7 -22.5
Liberal Democrat Maureen Hargreaves 40 8.2 +8.2
Majority 228 46.5
Turnout 490 28.8
Conservative hold Swing
Blackbrook By-Election 26 November 2009[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Edith Longden 689 56.9 +16.5
Conservative Geoffrey Colston 470 38.8 -20.8
Labour Fiona Sloman 52 4.3 +4.3
Majority 219 18.1
Turnout 1,211 35.6
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
New Mills West By-Election 06 May 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Janet Maria Carter 819 33.8
Conservative Jacqui Gadd 647 26.7
Labour Alan Barrow 504 20.8
Independent Lance Dowson 235 9.7
Green Hazel May Body 218 9.0
Majority 172 7.1
Turnout 2,423 71.31 +27.87
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "High Peak". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/17uh.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  2. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/132.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  3. ^ Source: Rallings and Thrasher, Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest, 2003
  4. ^ a b Tempest, Matthew (2004-09-17). "BNP wins first London seat since 1993". guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2004/sep/17/thefarright.uk. Retrieved 2009-10-24. 
  5. ^ a b "By-Election Results 15 September 2005". High Peak Borough Council. 2005-09-16. http://www.highpeak.gov.uk/news/press/2005sep609.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-24. 
  6. ^ "Declaration of result of poll". High Peak Borough Council. http://www.highpeak.gov.uk/council/elections/election2009/dec_tintwistle.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-24. 
  7. ^ "Declaration of result of poll". High Peak Borough Council. http://www.highpeak.gov.uk/council/elections/election2009/dec_blackbrook.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  8. ^ "Declaration of result of poll". High Peak Borough Council. http://www.highpeak.gov.uk/council/elections/elections2010/Declaration_of_Poll_nm.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 

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