Local authority by-elections held Thursday 11th September 2014:
Carlisle Borough Council – Castle: Labour hold.
Currie, Robert Gordon – Conservative – 212 (22.38%)
Hunt, Richard Sebastian – Green Party – 42 (4.43%)
Jennings, Lawrence Mark – Liberal Democrat – 121 (12.8%)
Mills, Fiona Rachel – UKIP – 208 (21.96%)
Taylor, Alan Gordon – Labour – 364 (38.43%) **elected**
Votes: 947*
Turnout: 21.7%
Majority: 152
By-election held following the death of Labour councillor Willie Whalen.
Cumbria County Council – Castle: Labour hold.
Bainbridge, James Robert – Conservative – 245 (23.74%)
Boothman, Neil – Green Party – 51 (4.95%)
Jennings, Lawrence Mark – Liberal Democrat – 112 (10.85%)
McGuckin, Alan Robert – Labour – 389 (37.69%) **elected**
Stanyer, John Brian – UKIP – 235 (22.77%)
Votes: 1,032*
Turnout: 22%
Majority: 144
By-election held following the death of Labour councillor Willie Whalen.
Newark and Sherwood District Council – Collingham and Meering: Conservative hold.
Chadd, Sara – UKIP – 218 (15.8%)
Clarke, David John – Independent – 476 (34.5%)
Owen, Kieran Robert – Labour – 118 (8.55%)
Shillito, Richard – Conservative – 568 (41.15%) **elected**
Votes: 1,380*
Turnout: 36.69%
Majority: 92
By-election held following the death of Conservative councillor Derek Evans.
Newark and Sherwood District Council – Ollerton: Labour hold.
Brown, Mary – Conservative – 323 (22.43%)
Dawkins, Moritz – UKIP – 280 (19.45%)
Pringle, Michael – Labour – 837 (58.12%) **elected**
Votes: 1,440*
Turnout: 26.98%
Majority: 514
By-election held following the death of Labour councillor Stan Crawford.
London Borough of Newham – Beckton: Labour hold.
Ahmed, Syed Hussain – Conservative – 584
Dunne, Mark – TUSC – 21
Lithgow, Jane Alison – Green Party – 70
Mears, David – UKIP – 215
Shedowo, Kayode – Christian Peoples Alliance – 33
Thorpe, David – Liberal Democrat – 43
Wilson, Tonii – Labour – 1,006 **elected**
Votes: 1,972*
Turnout: 18.86%
Majority: 422
By-election held following the death of Labour councillor Alec Kellaway.
Vale of White Horse District Council – Abingdon Dunmore: Liberal Democrat hold.
Crick, Margaret – Liberal Democrat – 745 (52.42%) **elected**
Gould, Mike – Labour – 87 (6.12%)
Parkes, Christopher Bernard – 90 (6.35%)
Todd, Andrew Robert – Conservative – 499 (35.11%)
Votes: 1,421*
Turnout: 38.6%
Majority: 246
By-election held following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Julia Bricknell.
*NB: number does not include spoilt ballots.
Political compositions of the local authorities concerned:
Carlisle Borough Council: Labour 29, Conservative 19, Liberal Democrat 2, Independent 2 – Labour controlled.
Cumbria County Council: Labour 36, Conservative 28, Liberal Democrat 14, Independent 5, West Cumbria Independent Group 2 – No overall control
Newark and Sherwood District Council: Conservative 22, Labour 15, Independents 4, Liberal Democrats 3, Newark and Sherwood Independents 2 – No overall control.
London Borough of Newham: Labour 60 – Labour controlled.
Vale of White Horse District Council: Conservative 28, Liberal Democrat 21, Independent 1, Labour 1 – Conservative controlled.