- Newark and Sherwood local elections
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Newark and Sherwood District Council in Nottinghamshire, England is elected every four years.
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Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control Years Labour 1973 - 1976 Conservative 1976 - 1979 No overall control 1979 - 1991 Labour 1991 - 1999 No overall control 1999 - 2007 Conservative 2007 - present Council elections
Newark and Sherwood Council election, 1999
Newark and Sherwood Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 8)[2]
Newark and Sherwood Council election, 2007
By-election results
1995-1999
Castle By-Election 7 November 1996 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 492 46.3 Labour 378 35.6 Liberal Democrat 193 18.1 Majority 114 10.7 Turnout 1,063 23.0 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Southwell West By-Election 17 July 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat 550 60.0 -3.4 Conservative 294 32.1 +11.4 Labour 73 8.0 -7.9 Majority 256 27.9 Turnout 917 36.0 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Bilsthorpe By-Election 25 September 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour unopposed Labour hold Swing Edwinstowe By-Election 25 September 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent 609 54.7 Labour 505 45.3 Majority 104 9.4 Turnout 1,114 Independent gain from Labour Swing Bilsthorpe By-Election 23 April 1998 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour unopposed Labour hold Swing Winthorpe By-Election 11 June 1998 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 394 72.6 +31.7 Labour 116 21.4 -23.4 Independent Labour 33 6.1 +6.1 Majority 278 51.2 Turnout 543 29.9 Conservative gain from Labour Swing 1999-2003
Farnsfield By-Election 14 September 2000 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 672 65.1 Labour 210 20.3 Liberal Democrat 150 14.5 Majority 462 44.8 Turnout 1,032 31.0 Conservative gain from Independent Swing Bridge By-Election 24 January 2002 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent 599 71.2 +40.2 Labour 242 28.8 -0.8 Majority 357 42.4 Turnout 841 18.5 Independent gain from Labour Swing 2003-2007
Clipstone By-Election 11 September 2003[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Thompson 361 50.3 +16.0 Independent William Giles 272 37.9 -6.5 Conservative Carol Hewson 84 11.7 +11.7 Majority 89 12.4 Turnout 717 24.9 Labour hold Swing Collingham and Meering By-Election 18 September 2003[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Kevin Rontree 744 67.0 +5.1 Liberal Democrat Declan Logue 213 19.2 -2.8 Labour Matt Stevenson-Dodd 154 13.9 -2.2 Majority 531 47.8 Turnout 1,111 29.7 Conservative hold Swing Southwell East By-Election 3 March 2005[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Eileen Rodgers 376 52.7 -8.7 Conservative 338 47.3 +8.7 Majority 38 5.4 Turnout 714 42.9 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Balderton West By-Election 14 July 2005[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Betty Brooks 271 58.7 +8.2 Labour Janet Weinbren 103 22.3 -12.0 Independent Anne Trout 88 19.0 +19.0 Majority 168 36.4 Turnout 462 Conservative hold Swing Ollerton By-Election 19 January 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Russell Snood unopposed Labour hold Swing 2007-2011
Edwinstowe By-Election 5 June 2008[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Shirley Moore 715 60.9 +6.8 Labour John Benson 459 39.1 +8.9 Majority 256 21.8 Turnout 1,174 28.9 Independent hold Swing Magnus By-Election 24 July 2008[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Maxwell Cope 310 49.8 -17.1 Independent Helen Gent 173 27.8 +27.8 Liberal Democrat Antony Barson 140 22.5 +22.5 Majority 137 22.0 Turnout 623 16.3 Conservative hold Swing Clipstone By-Election 11 December 2008[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sheila Soar 326 43.4 +7.3 Liberal Democrat Christopher Orton 216 28.8 +28.8 Independent Lynn Buttery 157 20.9 -22.3 Conservative Stefan Prest 52 6.9 -13.8 Majority 110 14.6 Turnout 751 22.9 Labour gain from Independent Swing Beacon By-Election 17 September 2009[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Simon Dawson 413 48.2 -0.7 Liberal Democrat Declan Logue 296 34.7 +7.8 Labour Douglas Hough 147 17.2 -7.1 Majority 117 13.5 Turnout 856 16.6 Conservative hold Swing References
- ^ "Newark & Sherwood". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/37ug.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/174.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "Labour Win Key Election". Nottingham Evening Post. 2003-09-12.
- ^ "Tories Win By-Election". Nottingham Evening Post. 2003-09-19.
- ^ "Alarm over BNP near miss". guardian.co.uk. 2005-03-04. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2005/mar/04/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "Balderton West by-election result". Newark & Sherwood District Council. 2005-07-22. http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/pp/pressrelease/pressdetail.asp?id=3738. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "Edwinstowe newsletter 'not politically biased'". Hucknall Dispatch.co.uk. 2008-06-10. http://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/sherwood-news/Edwinstowe-newsletter-39not-politically-biased39.4169886.jp. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Newark & Sherwood District Council. http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/ppimageupload/holding/Image69830.PDF. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "Clipstone by-election result". Mansfield Chad. 2008-12-12. http://www.chad.co.uk/news/Clipstone-byelection-result.4789881.jp. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "By election results". Newark & Sherwood District Council. 2009-09-18. http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/pp/pressrelease/pressdetail.asp?id=8337. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
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