Gedling Borough Council elections

Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 50 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - 2007
Conservative 2007 - 2011
Labour 2011 - present

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Woodthorpe By-Election 17 October 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,146 58.1
Labour 656 33.3
Liberal Democrat 169 8.6
Majority 490 24.9
Turnout 1,971 41.2
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Phoenix By-Election 15 September 2011[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andrew Ellwood 566 49.0 +1.2
Labour Allan Leadbeater 445 38.5 -13.7
Conservative James Faulconbridge 98 8.5 N/A
UKIP Lee Waters 46 4.0 N/A
Majority 121 10.5
Turnout 1,155 30.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Kingswell By-Election 2nd May 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Ellis 547 36.3 -1.2
Conservative Michael Adams 483 32.0 -8.6
UKIP Lee Waters 397 26.3 +26.3
Liberal Democrat Rhiann Stansfield-Coyne 80 5.3 -1.6
Majority 64 4.3
Turnout 1,507 39.5
Labour hold Swing
Gedling By-Election 27 March 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynda Pearson 482 32.6
Liberal Democrat Margaret Susan Dunkin 428 28.9
UKIP Claude-Francois Loi 337 22.8
Conservative James Faulconbridge 233 15.7
Majority 54 3.6
Turnout 1,488 39.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

References

  1. "Wards & Parishes". Gedling Borough Council. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Gedling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Nottinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Nottinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  6. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Gedling (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Gedling (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. "Liberal Democrats elected to Phoenix Ward". Gedling Borough Council. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

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