Winchester City Council elections

One third of Winchester City Council in Hampshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 57 councillors have been elected from 26 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][3]

Party in control Years
Independent 1973 - 1976
No overall control 1976 - 1979
Conservative 1979 - 1987
No overall control 1987 - 1995
Liberal Democrats 1995 - 2004
No overall control 2004 - 2006
Conservative 2006 - 2010
Liberal Democrats 2010 - 2011
No overall control 2011 - 2012
Conservative 2012 - present

Council elections

By-election results

1997-2001

Shedfield By-Election 17 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 314 51.3 -20.3
Conservative 145 23.7 +23.7
Liberal Democrat 140 22.9 +22.9
Labour 13 2.1 -13.5
Majority 169 27.6
Turnout 612 50.0
Independent hold Swing

2001-2005

Durley and Upham By-Election 7 June 2001[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Le May 438 49.0 +13.2
Liberal Democrat Safia Boot 404 45.2 -13.4
Labour Timothy Curran 52 5.8 +0.2
Majority 34 3.8
Turnout 894 77
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

2005-2009

Olivers Battery & Badger Farm By-Election 29 September 2005[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Spender 853 57.1 -0.8
Conservative Susan Evershed 584 39.1 +2.0
Labour Clare McKenna 56 3.7 -1.3
Majority 269 18.0
Turnout 1,493 46.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Wickham By-Election 22 November 2007[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Angela Clear 630 60.9 -0.2
Conservative Karen Jeffreys 349 33.8 -2.8
UKIP Douglas Reed 40 3.9 +3.9
Labour Robert Rudge 15 1.5 -0.8
Majority 281 27.1
Turnout 1,034 33.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Colden Common and Twyford By-Election 25 September 2008[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Daryl Henry 1,180 54.1 +1.1
Conservative Sue Evershed 938 43.0 -1.6
Labour Nicholas Carr 64 2.9 +0.5
Majority 242 11.1
Turnout 2,182 51.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

2009-2013

St Pauls By-Election 14 October 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robert Hutchison 968 53.2 -4.7
Conservative Helen Osborne 606 33.3 -2.2
Labour Nigel Fox 247 13.6 +7.0
Majority 362 19.9
Turnout 1,821 32.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Oliver's Battery and Badger Farm By-Election 27 January 2011[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Brian Laming 894 53.9 -6.3
Conservative Leanne Wheeler 604 36.4 +1.3
Labour Hum Qureshi 162 9.8 +5.1
Majority 290 17.5
Turnout 1,660 51.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Elections - Voting". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  2. ↑ "Winchester". BBC News Online. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Winchester Lib Dems win by-election in Oliver's Battery and Badger Farm". Hampshire Chronicle. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Winchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  5. ↑ "District Council By-Election Results - 7 June 2001". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  6. ↑ "By-election result". Winchester City Council. 2005-09-30. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Wickham By-Election results". Winchester City Council. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  8. ↑ "Lib Dems triumph". ThisIsHampshire.net. 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  9. ↑ "Results of the Colden Common and Twyford by-election". Winchester City Council. 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  10. ↑ "Lib Dems defend crucial by-election seat". Southern Daily Echo. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-12-10.

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