Newcastle-under-Lyme local elections

One third of Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council in Staffordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[1]

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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:[2]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973 - 1979
Labour 1979 - 2002
No overall control 2002 - 2004
Labour 2004 - 2006
No overall control 2006 - present

Council elections

By-election results

2001-2005

Thistleberry By-Election 13 June 2002 (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 942
Liberal Democrat 906
Liberal Democrat 896
Labour 473
Labour 424
Labour 420
Conservative 414
Conservative 412
Conservative 376
Independent 57
Independent 51
Turnout 5,371 40.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Chesterton By-Election 15 August 2002[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Dolman 575 66.7 +7.7
Liberal Democrat 178 20.6 +1.4
Conservative 109 12.6 -9.1
Majority 397 46.1
Turnout 862 17.2
Labour hold Swing

2005-2009

Westlands By-Election 12 July 2007[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Hailstones 696 60.9 +1.2
Liberal Democrat Michael Shenton 229 20.0 +5.2
Labour Nicolas Butler 126 11.0 -2.9
UKIP Daniel Sutton 92 8.0 -3.5
Majority 467 40.9
Turnout 1,143 24.8
Conservative hold Swing
Butt Lane By-Election 7 February 2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John MacMillan 295 35.2 +7.9
Liberal Democrat Dennis Richards 264 31.5 -8.0
Conservative Sarah Myatt 161 19.2 +10.5
UKIP Roger Ruddle 117 14.0 -2.3
Majority 31 3.7
Turnout 837 20
Labour hold Swing
Ravenscliffe By-Election 5 March 2009[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Blair 229 25.4 -14.5
Labour Gill Burnett 213 23.6 +1.2
BNP Sarah Barnes 180 20.0 +20.0
Liberal Democrat John Parsons 149 16.5 -2.4
UKIP Geoff Locke 131 14.5 -4.4
Majority 16 1.8
Turnout 902 26.2
Conservative hold Swing

2009-2013

Seabridge By-Election 4 June 2009[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Gilmore 602 38.4 -10.2
UKIP Paul Gregory 352 22.5 +5.7
Labour David Beardmore 310 19.8 -0.2
Liberal Democrat Mavis Brown 302 19.3 +4.8
Majority 250 15.9
Turnout 1,566
Conservative hold Swing
Wolstanton By-Election 4 June 2009[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP David Woolley 475 31.7 +2.2
Labour Mark Olszewski 393 26.2 -3.4
Conservative Nicola Davies 345 23.0 -6.9
Liberal Democrat Trevor Johnson 285 19.0 +8.2
Majority 82 5.5
Turnout 1,498
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Newchapel By-Election 4 February 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Short 208 33.5 -10.6
UKIP Carol Lovatt 148 23.8 +10.4
Labour Kyle Robinson 138 22.2 -1.1
Liberal Democrat Adrian Rhodes 127 20.5 +1.4
Majority 60 9.7
Turnout 621
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Councillors". Newcastle Borough Council. http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/council_index.asp?id=SXD196-A780B7A0&cat=1179. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  2. ^ "Newcastle-Under-Lyme". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/41ue.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  3. ^ "Newcastle-under-Lyme". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/93.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  4. ^ "No change in byelection polls". London: guardian.co.uk. 2002-08-16. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/aug/16/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  5. ^ "Tories claim county and borough win". The Sentinel. 2007-07-14. p. 3. 
  6. ^ "Narrow poll triumph for labour man". The Sentinel. 2008-02-08. p. 6. 
  7. ^ "Tory teenager wins seat on council – by just 16 votes". this is thesentinel.co.uk. 2009-03-06. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Tory-teenager-wins-seat-council-8211-just-16-votes/article-750551-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  8. ^ a b "By-Election / Parish Results 4th June 2009". Newcastle Borough Council. http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/council_content.asp?id=SX10FD-A780D851&cat=1440. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  9. ^ a b "Elections 2009: Independence day after absentee's seat is lost". this is thesentinel.co.uk. 2009-06-05. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Independence-day-absentee-s-seat-lost/article-1053002-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  10. ^ "Newchapel By-Election 4th February 2010". Newcastle Borough Council. http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/council_content.asp?id=SX13CB-A780E7D6&cat=1440. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 

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