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Election Results: Thursday 6th September 2007.
City of York UA, Heworth Without
LD Nigel Ayre 914 (46.7; +11.0), Con 703 (35.9; -1.8), Lab 219 (11.2; -5.8), BNP 63 (3.2; +3.2), Green 58 (3.0; -1.4), [Liberal (0.0; -5.2)].
Majority 211. Turnout 61.8%. LD gain from Con. Last fought 2007.
There seems to be a pattern emerging here! I may be wrong? What I find remarkable is the turnout at almost 62%. It is often said that the Liberal Democrats usually win By-Elections on low turnouts. Well, how does one explain this one? Equally interesting to note is the collapse of the Labour Party vote by -5.8% in an area where you would expect Labour to be gaining ground on the back of a Brown Bounce!
- Richie Northcote
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Though this is promising, I think it might be a bit exaggerating to say that there is a pattern on grounds of two local by-elections.
The underlying pattern is of "not much happening". Few seats are changing hands at local by-elections, which must be worrying for the Conservatives. If they really were on the surge that the newspaper opinion polls purport, the Tories would be making far more gains at the local level. They should certainly not be losing any wards.
- Frank Little
But another LD gain from the Conservatives has just come in:
Chelmsford BC - Broomfield and Writtle
Tuesday 11th September
Malcolm Taylor Lib Dem 1198
Tory 742
Lab 76
UKIP 57
Green 53
Lib Dem gain from Tory
(Saffron Walden constituency)
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