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date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:58 +0100 (BST),    group: uk.politics.electoral        back       
Local Authority Byelection Results: Thursday 24th April 2008   
Dover DC, Little Stour and Ashstone
Con 1109 (66.0;-7.6), LD 459 (27.3;+3.5), Lab 113 (6.7;-4.3)
Majority 650. Turnout 31.2%. Con hold. (Percentage change since May
2007).

Hinckley and Bosworth BC, Hinckley Castle
LD 802 (57.0;-10.0), BNP 264 (18.8;+18.8), Con 226 (16.1;-8.7), 
Lab 116 (8.2;0.0)
Majority 538. Turnout 29.6%. LD hold. (Percentage change since May 2007).


Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors
www: http://www.aldc.org. 
Also available at http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/
-- 
Cllr. Colin Rosenstiel
Cambridge
date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:58 +0100 (BST)   author:   (Colin Rosenstiel)

Re: Local Authority Byelection Results: Thursday 24th April 2008   
On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 at 12:58:00, Colin Rosenstiel  
wrote in uk.politics.electoral :
>
>Hinckley and Bosworth BC, Hinckley Castle
>LD 802 (57.0;-10.0), BNP 264 (18.8;+18.8), Con 226 (16.1;-8.7),
>Lab 116 (8.2;0.0)
>Majority 538. Turnout 29.6%. LD hold. (Percentage change since May 2007).
>
Interesting the BNP took votes almost equally from the Tories & LD (not 
that there was much of a Labour vote to eat into).

Also, it seems odd to have local by-elections just a week before the 
main election day.
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:52:16 GMT   author:   Paul Hyett lid

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