Gedling local elections
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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]
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 | ||||
| Kingswell By-Election 2nd May 2013 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Sidney Ellis | 547 | 36.3 | -1.2 | |
| Conservative | Michael James Adams | 483 | 32.0 | -8.6 | |
| UKIP | Lee Waters | 397 | 26.3 | +26.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Rhiann Stansfield-Coyne | 80 | 5.3 | -1.6 | |
| Majority | 64 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,507 | 39.53 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Wards & Parishes". Gedling Borough Council. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "Liberal Democrats elected to Phoenix Ward". Gedling Borough Council. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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