Local Authority Byelection Results - January 1998

15/1/98

Sevenoaks DC, Sevenoaks Northern

Lib Dem 590 (57.4;-21.8), Con 402 (39.1;+21.8), Pathfinder 36 (3.5;+3.5) [NLP 0 (0.0;-5.8)]
Majority 188, Turnout unknown. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold


Torbay UA, Preston

Con 1380 (46.3;+10.9), Lib Dem 884 (29.7;-2.4), Ind 521 (17.5;-3.5), Lab 195 (6.5;-5.0)
Majority 469. Turnout 35%. 1997. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat


Atherstone TC, North (2 vacancies)

Lib Dem 199 (52.4%;+23.9) & 185, Lab 101 & 91 (26.6;-21.0), Con 80 & 70 (21.1;-2.8)
Majority 84. Turnout 10.9%. 1995. Liberal Democrat gain two from Labour.


Atherstone TC, South

Con 170 (45.6;+25.0), Lib Dem 142 (38.1;+10.8), Lab 61 (16.4;-35.7)
Majority 28. Turnout 12.5%. 1995 Conservative gain from Labour.


Marlborough TC, East

Con 374 (51.3;n/a), Lib Dem 289 (39.6;n/a), Lab 66 (9.1;n/a)
Majority 85. Turnout 24.25%. 1995. Conservative gain from Independent.


22/1/98

Bedfordshire CC, Maulden

Con 1280 (57.9;+3.2), Lab 673 (30.4;+2.6), Lib Dem 259 (11.7;-5.8)
Majority 607. Turnout 40.0%. 1997. Conservative hold


Cherwell DC, Kidlington S.E.

Con 455 (38.4;-1.1), Lab 450 (38.0;-7.8), Lib Dem 280 (23.6;+8.9)
Majority 5. Turnout 27.3%. 1995. Conservative gain from Labour.


East Cambridgeshire DC, The Swaffhams

Lib Dem 414 (53.9;unopposed;+7.3), Ind 187 (24.3:n/a;+24.3), Con 120 (15.6;n/a;-34.1), Lab 47 (6.1;n/a;+2.3)
Majority 227. turnout 50.83%. 1995; second comparison figures July 1997 byelection.
Liberal Democrat gain (re-capture) from Conservative


East Hampshire DC, Froxfield & Steep

Con 415 (60.5;+8.6), Lib Dem 271 (39.5;-8.6)
Majority 144. Turnout 45.8% 1995. Conservative hold


Glasgow UA, Garrowhill

SNP 793 (49.4;+17.2), Lab 467 (29.1;-17.8), Con 229 (14.3;+4.8), Scottish Militant Lab 62 (3.9;-2.2) Lib Dem 55 (3.4;-1.9)
Majority 326. Turnout 25.9%. 1995. SNP gain from Labour


Mid-Devon DC, Bradninch

Lib Dem 400 (55.2;-10.2), Con 306 (42.2;+20.3), Lab 19 (2.6;-10.2)
Majority 94. Turnout 52.61%. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold


Kidlington PC, South

Lib Dem 328 (66.8;n/a), Con 163 (33.2;n/a)
Majority 165. Turnout 21.5%. 1995. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour


Omagh DC, West Tyrone

SF 4088 (53.0;+5.9), UUP 1189 (15.4;+0.8), SDLP 1095 (14.2;-4.7), Ind Nat 681 (8.8;+2.0), DUP 658 (8.5;-1.6), DL 0 (0;-1.8), Alliance 0 (0;-0.7)
Turnout 72.3%. 1997. SF gain from UUP on stage 1. (Info from Brendan Heading)


29/1/98

Calderdale MBC, Todmorden

Lib Dem 1428 (63.8;+39.0), Lab 571 (25.5;-31.1), Con 238 (10.6;-4.8) [BNP 0 (0.0;-3.2)]
Majority 857. Turnout 28.3%. 1996. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour


Sevenoaks DC, Kemsing

Con 638 (50.7;+4.8), Lib Dem 620 (49.3;-4.8)
Majority 18. Turnout 38.67%. 1995. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat


Todmorden TC, Langfield

Lib Dem 269 (52.2;n/a), Lab 184 (35.7;n/a), Con 62 (12.0;n/a)
Majority 85. Turnout 27.8%. 1995. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour



Information courtesy of the
Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.
Edited by Colin Rosenstiel : Web presentation by Keith Edkins © 1998.