Local authority by-elections held Thursday 20th March 2014:
Broadland District Council – Wroxham:
By-election held following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Ben McGilvray.
Cassam, Alex – Liberal Democrats – 482 votes (48.3%) **elected**
Kemp, Malcolm Kenneth – Labour Party – 63 votes (6.3%)
Moreland, David John – UK Independence Party – 112 votes (11.2%)
Whymark, Fran – Conservative Party – 341 votes (34.2%)
Votes:998
Turnout:998 (25%)
Majority:141
City of London Corporation – Portsoken:
By-election held following the resignation of Independent councillor Shadique Gani.
Al -Hussaini, Muhammad Yusuf - Independent - 9 votes (2.4 %)
Brockington, Marie Georgina - Independent - 98 votes (26.3 %)
Campbell-Taylor, William Goodacre - Labour Party - 137 votes (36.8 %) **elected**
Jones, Roger Frank – Independent - 26 votes (6.9 %)
Mahmood, Syed - Independent - 44 votes (11.8 %)
Millner, Evan Philip - Independent - 47 votes (12.6 %)
Walker, Andre John Paul - Independent - 11 votes (2.9 %)
Votes:372*
Turnout:379 (43.6%)
Spoilt papers:7
Majority:39
Rushcliffe Borough Council – Gamston:
By-election held following the death of Conservative councillor Michael Hemsley.
Faithful, Matthew - UK Independence Party – 173 votes (17.2%)
Hardwick, Alan - Labour Party – 218 votes (21.7%)
Virdi, Davinder – Liberal Democrats - 170 votes (16.9%)
Wheeler, Jonathan – Conservative Party - 444 votes (44.2%) **elected**
Votes:1,007*
Turnout:1,015 (25.6%)
Spoilt Papers: 8
Majority:226
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council – Cellarhead:
By-election held following the death of Staffordshire Independents councillor May Day.
Hodgetts, Jean Millicent - Staffordshire Independent Group – 119 votes (21.8%)
Hughes, Barbara Aileen – Conservative Party – 178 votes (32.5%) **elected**
Morrison, Jocelyn Anne – Labour Party – 132 votes (24.1%)
Povey, Alex – UK Independence Party – 105 votes (19.2%)
Routledge, Phillip Richmond – Liberal Democrats – 13 votes (2.4%)
Votes:547*
Turnout:548 (21%)
Spoilt Papers:1
Majority:46
Torridge District Council – Bideford East:
By-election held following the death of Independent council Stephen Clarke.
Craigie, James Andrew – Labour Party – 140 votes (18.8%)
McGeough, Dermot Aaron Dennis – Conservative Party – 150 votes (20%)
Ratcliff, David – Independent – 106 votes (14.2%)
Robinson, Samuel – Independent – 295 votes (39.5%) **elected**
Smith, Alan Dennis – Independent – 17 votes (2.3%)
Wootton, Robert Ivor – Liberal Democrats – 39 votes (5.2%)
Votes:747*
Turnout:753 (15.6%)
Spoilt Papers:6
Majority:145
*NB: number does not include spoilt ballots
Political compositions of the local authorities concerned:
Broadland District Council:Conservative 31, Liberal Democrats 13, Labour 1, Independent 1 – Conservative control
City of London Corporation:128 Independent, 1 Labour – Independent control
Rushcliffe Borough Council:Conservative 37, Liberal Democrats 6, Labour 5, Green 2, Independent 1 – Conservative control
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council:Conservative 27, Independent 10, Labour 8, Moorlands Democratic Alliance 5, Liberal Democrats 4, Staffordshire Independent 2 – No overall control
Torridge District Council:Conservative 16, Independent 10, Liberal Democrats 4, Non-Aligned 6 – No overall control