Local Authority Byelection Results: Thursday 2nd August 2007

Gosport BC, Town
Lab 480 (41.7;-19.8), Con 320 (27.8;+0.9), LD 200 (17.4;+5.8), 
Ind 71 (6.2;+6.2), English Democrats 50 (4.3;+4.3), Green 31 (2.7;+2.7)
Majority 160. Turnout 32.5%. Lab hold. Last fought 2006.


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, 3 Aug 2007 18:14 +0100 (BST) author: (Colin Rosenstiel)

Re: Local Authority Byelection Results: Thursday 2nd August 2007

"Colin Rosenstiel"  wrote in message 
news:memo.20070803181426.1120W@a01-09-5548.rosenstiel.co.uk...
> Gosport BC, Town
> Lab 480 (41.7;-19.8), Con 320 (27.8;+0.9), LD 200 (17.4;+5.8),
> Ind 71 (6.2;+6.2), English Democrats 50 (4.3;+4.3), Green 31 (2.7;+2.7)
> Majority 160. Turnout 32.5%. Lab hold. Last fought 2006.

Ah, the Brown Bounce ...

Nick Russell
Herefordshire

date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 19:09:12 +0100 author: Nick Russell

Re: Local Authority Byelection Results: Thursday 2nd August 2007

In article ,
   Nick Russell  wrote:

> "Colin Rosenstiel"  wrote in message 
> news:memo.20070803181426.1120W@a01-09-5548.rosenstiel.co.uk...
> > Gosport BC, Town
> > Lab 480 (41.7;-19.8), Con 320 (27.8;+0.9), LD 200 (17.4;+5.8),
> > Ind 71 (6.2;+6.2), English Democrats 50 (4.3;+4.3), Green 31
> > (2.7;+2.7)
> > Majority 160. Turnout 32.5%. Lab hold. Last fought 2006.
>
> Ah, the Brown Bounce ...

Indeed: a drop of (just) /less/ than 20 percent.  One wonders what the
result might have been without the "bounce"...

-- 
John M Ward - see http://www.horsted.john-ward.org.uk
Conservative Councillor for Rochester South & Horsted ward, Medway
 * Oppose electoral fraud, especially through postal votes
 * Scrap the ODPM's successor and the Regionalisation agenda
 * Return all local decisions to local people

date: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:05:54 GMT author: John M Ward

Re: Local Authority Byelection Results: Thursday 2nd August 2007

"John M Ward"  wrote in message 
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> In article ,
>   Nick Russell  wrote:
>
>> "Colin Rosenstiel"  wrote in message
>> news:memo.20070803181426.1120W@a01-09-5548.rosenstiel.co.uk...
>> > Gosport BC, Town
>> > Lab 480 (41.7;-19.8), Con 320 (27.8;+0.9), LD 200 (17.4;+5.8),
>> > Ind 71 (6.2;+6.2), English Democrats 50 (4.3;+4.3), Green 31
>> > (2.7;+2.7)
>> > Majority 160. Turnout 32.5%. Lab hold. Last fought 2006.
>>
>> Ah, the Brown Bounce ...
>
> Indeed: a drop of (just) /less/ than 20 percent.  One wonders what the
> result might have been without the "bounce"...
>
> -- 
> John M Ward - see http://www.horsted.john-ward.org.uk
> Conservative Councillor for Rochester South & Horsted ward, Medway
> * Oppose electoral fraud, especially through postal votes
> * Scrap the ODPM's successor and the Regionalisation agenda
> * Return all local decisions to local people

I thik the reason for the by-election might explain the drop in Labour 
support.

http://www.24dash.com/localgovernment/23928.htm

James

date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:11:11 GMT author: James Doyle

Re: Local Authority Byelection Results: Thursday 2nd August 2007

> I thik the reason for the by-election might explain the drop in Labour 
> support.
>
> http://www.24dash.com/localgovernment/23928.htm

Ah, different sort of bounce

date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:07:51 +0100 author: Nick Russell