UK Local Elections : May 1st 2008

[Harry Hayfield]

Councils up for election: 165 (36 mets, 19 unitaries, 88 non mets, 22 Welsh)

Councillors elected last time:

Conservatives 2,897
Labour 2,778
Liberal Democrats 1,855
Independents 646
Plaid Cymru 174
Ratepayers 50
Greens 40
British National Party 33
Liberal 25
United Kingdom Independence Party 2
Others 51

Councils Won:

Conservatives 56
Labour 29
Liberal Democrats 11
Independents 3
Plaid Cymru 1
No Overall Control 65

[Harry Hayfield]

The best way of gauging support for the locals is to look at the national vote share over the last few sets of locals

2004: Con 38% Lib Dems 29% Lab 26%
2000: Con 38% Lab 30% Lib Dems 26%
1996: Lab 43% Con 29% Lib Dems 24%
1992: Con 46% Lab 30% Lib Dems 20%
1988: Con 39% Lab 38% Lib Dems 18%
1984: Con 38% Lab 37% Alliance 21%
1980: Lab 42% Con 40% Alliance 13%

Can I just point out something of interest following the news that Bob Spink MP has been removed / resigned the Con whip? The current state of the House is:

Lab 353 MP's
Con 192 MP's
Lib Dems 63 MP's
Ind 7 MP's
SNP 6 MP's
Plaid 3 MP's
NI Others 18
Speaker and Deputies 4

I am not sure of the maths (because of the SDP back in the 80's but is 7 Independent MP's a record? If you are wondering the seven are: Galloway (was Respect), Short (was Lab), Davies (hold Blaenau Gwent), Spink (was Con), Pelling (was Con), Conway (was Con), Taylor (Kidderminster)

[Harry Hayfield]

Not that anyone cares but..

South Tyneside Council (Labour Supermajority)

In my council ward (Fellgate (good) and Hedworth (yuk)), the Leader of Council, Paul Waggott, will probably lose his seat.

In the previous 2 cycles, both labour councillors have been booted and replaced with independents, funnily enough, the LDs don't run candidates here, which is a shame, as they could possibly pick up a few seats, the tories perform terribly badly here. It's amazing the 'newsletters' they are starting to get really nasty (for a local seat) - tit for tat stuff. This won't change the look of the council as Labour will still maintain a large lead.

South Tyneside 2007: Lab 35 Ind 13 Lib Dem 3 Con 3

[Harry Hayfield]

Harry Hayfield has been selected as the Welsh Liberal Democrat candidate for the Henfynyw Community Council Elections to be held on May 1st 2008 as part of a strong Welsh Liberal Democrat contingent for the local elections. Following his selection, Mr. Hayfield remarked "I shall endeavour to put as much effort into the campaign as is physically possible and hope to become a member of the local council".

Henfynwy Community Council was formally established in 1973 following the dismantling of the urban and rural district system of local government and currently elects 9 councillors. At the last elections in 20004, the nine sitting councillors were re-elected although Mr. Hayfield did force the council to be subject to democratic means (as the council had been elected unopposed since it's formation).

The council that Mr. Hayfield has been selected to contest is called Henfynwy (which translates as "Old Mother") and in 2004 had an electorate of just under 500 people. It is a predominately rural ward and as such Mr. Hayfield's campaign will focus on the following issues:

A letter of introduction to the local newspapers (name, address, e-mail) asking the electorate to tell him what they would like to talk about.

Attend a meeting with the local police force and highway safety department to ask what is being done about speeding.

In an effort to make sure that everyone realises that health is important, hold dicussions with the local sports group and ask if they would be open to the idea of reduced entrance fees to those residents on low incomes / welfare payments.

This part of Wales has a lot of history connected to overseas nations. I would endeavour to sit on the culture committee and plan a series of festivals across the area celebrating this connection and even ask delegates from these areas to visit here (and vice versa).

Mr. Hayfield will shortly establish an online campaign website via Facebook and YAHOO 360° and invites all people interested in his campaign to register for updates.

Result 2004 : If emboldene, candidate elected
Arthur John Moelfryn MASKELL, NPI      294   107.42%
Thomas Gerallt DAVIES, NPI      274   100.12%
Margaret Leah Jocelyn ANDREW, NPI      273   99.75%
Carys Lloyd LEWIS, NPI      272   99.39%
Euryd Rhys JONES, NPI      263   96.10%
Barrie Granville OWEN, NPI      243   88.79%
Margaret Davina EVANS, NPI      236   86.23%
Evan Idris Wyn EVANS, NPI      231   84.40%
Dewi Wyn JONES, NPI      221   80.75%
Peter James Harry Jones HAYFIELD, LDm      156   57.00%

[Harry Hayfield]

Result 2004 : If emboldened, candidate elected
Arthur John Moelfryn MASKELL, NPI      294   107.42%
Thomas Gerallt DAVIES, NPI      274   100.12%
Margaret Leah Jocelyn ANDREW, NPI      273   99.75%
Carys Lloyd LEWIS, NPI      272   99.39%
Euryd Rhys JONES, NPI      263   96.10%
Barrie Granville OWEN, NPI      243   88.79%
Margaret Davina EVANS, NPI      236   86.23%
Evan Idris Wyn EVANS, NPI      231   84.40%
Dewi Wyn JONES, NPI      221   80.75%
Peter James Harry Jones HAYFIELD, LDm      156   57.00%

What is a faction of the Canadian NDP doing in being involved in UK local elections?

Because in the UK (especially Wales), NPI stands for Non Party Independent (the classfication I have had to come up with for candidates who stand as Name (No Party).

[Harry Hayfield]

Harry, is there a Labour candidate running?

Despite Labour's recent strength in Ceredigion (they came second in 1997), there is only 1 Labour councillor in Ceredigion (elected in Lampeter which is a two member ward). There have been suggestions of 7 Labour candidates for these locals (and as soon as the nominations are announced will let everyone know)

[Harry Hayfield]

Peter James Harry Jones. I never knew that. Good luck!

That's right. Peter (can't remember why) James (all the men in my family are James) Harry (I was "The Third Man") Jones (my father's name)

[Harry Hayfield]

Ciliau Aeron Nominations for Local Elections 2008
HAYFIELD Peter James Harry Jones (commonly known as Harry) Welsh Liberal Democrats / Democratiad Rhyddfrydol Cymru
MASKELL Arthur John Moelfryn Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales
SHELDON Iain James Independent

[Harry Hayfield]

Councils with nominations online
www.blaenaugwent.gov.uk Blaenau Gwent
www.conwy.gov.uk Conwy
www.denbighshire.gov.uk Denbighshire
www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk Carmarthenshire

[Harry Hayfield]

Blaenau Gwent nominations by ward

Abertillery: Labour 3, Peoples Voice 1, Independent 1, No Description 1, LibDem 1
Badminton: Labour 2, Independent 2, Peoples Voice 1
Beaufort: Labour 2, Peoples Voice 2, Independent 3
Blaina: Labour 3, Independent 4, No Description 1
Brynmawr: Labour 3, Independent 3, Peoples Voice 1
Cwm: Labour 2, Independent 1, Peoples Voice 1
Cwmtillery: Labour 3, Peoples Voice 2, Independent 2, No Description 1
Ebbw Vale North: Labour 3, Peoples Voice 3
Ebbw Vale South: Labour 2, Peoples Voice 2, Independent 1, LibDem 1
Georgetown: Labour 2, Peoples Voice 1, Independent 1, BNP 1
Llanhilleth: Labour 3, Independent 2, Peoples Voice 1, No Description
Nantyglo: Labour 3, Independent 3, Peoples Voice 1
Rassau: Labour 2, Peoples Voice 1, Independent 1
Sirhowy: Labour 3, LibDems 3, Peoples Voice 1, Independent 1, Tory 1
Six Bells: Labour 2, Independent 2
Tredegar Central and West: Labour 4, Peoples Voice 2, LibDem 1, Plaid 1

Likely Results based on nothing more than guesses!

Abertillery: 1 Lab 1 Lib Dem 1 People's Voice
Badminton: 1 Lab 1 People's Voice
Beaufort: 2 People's Voice
Blaina: 2 Ind 1 Lab
Brynmawr: 1 Lab 1 Ind 1 People's Voice
Cwm: 1 Ind 1 People's Voice
Cwmtillery: 1 Lab 2 People's Voice
Ebbw Vale North: 3 People's Voice
Ebbw Vale South: 2 People's Voice
Georgetown: 1 People's Voice 1 Ind
Llanhilleth: 2 Lab 1 People's Voice
Nantyglo: 1 Lab 1 Ind 1 People's Voice
Rassau: 1 Ind 1 People's Voice
Sirhowy: 1 Lib Dem 1 Lab 1 People's Voice
Six Bells: 2 Ind
Tredegar Central and West: 1 Lab 2 People's Voice 1 Plaid

Grand Total
Conservatives: 0
Labour: 10
Liberal Democrats: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
Independents: 9
People's Voice: 20
Total Councillors Elected: 42
Winning Line: 22
Status: Lab LOSS to NOC

[Harry Hayfield]

Powys now...

Candidates elected unopposed

G.R.Banks, LDem, Presteigne
S.R.M.Baynes, Con, Llanwddyn
R.G.Brown, No Description, Llandrinio
R.Davies, No Description, Llandinam
S.C.Davies, Labour, Cwm-Twrch
J.Evans, Ind, Llanllyr
V.E.Evans, Ind, Llanfair Caereinion
C.G.Gwillim, Labour, Aber-Craf
M.R.Harris, Ind, Llangynidr
G.G.Hopkins, Ind, Gwernyfed
D.R.Jones, Ind, Guilsfield
E.M.Jones, Ind, Meifod
M.J.Jones, Ind, Churchstoke
T.Jones, Ind, Llansantffraid
W.Jones, Ind, Dolforwyn
G.Lewis, Ind, Llangunllo
S.McNicholas, Labour, Ynyscedwyn
E.T.Morgan, Ind, Maescar-Llywel
R.W.Morgan, Ind, Llanbrynmair
M.E.Morris, Ind, Glasbury
W.D.Powell, LDem, Talgarth
D.R.Price, Ind, Llanafanfawr
G.D.Price, Ind, Llandrindod East - Llandrindod West
K.Roberts-Jones, Ind, Kerry
J.Shearer, Ind, Rhiwcynon
W.B.Thomas, Ind, Llanfihangel
M.J.B.Tunnicliffe, LDem, Llangors
B.Vaughan, No Description, Banwy
G.P.Vaughan, Glantwymyn
J.M.Williams, Ind, Machynlleth

Councillors not seeking re-election

J.W.Griffiths, Ind, Newtown Central
J.H.Hughes, Ind, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant - Llansilin
D.M.James, Ind, Talybont-on-Usk
V.A.Morgan, Ind, Llanelwedd
K.Riffel, Ind*, Forden
J.D.A.Thompson, Ind, Llanyre
G.T.Tibbott, Ind, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant**
R.H.Tyler, LibDem, Rhayader
H.J.Whittle, Ind, Felinfach
L.H.Williams, LDem, Newtown East

Llangattock (won by an Independent in 2004) appears to be vacant. Candidates are LibDem and Tory.

*Elected as LibDem
**Ward seems to have been re-named Llanwddyn

Which when you tally it up comes to:
Con 1
Lab 3
Lib Dem 3
Ind 19
NPI 3
which means that Powys WILL have to be elected (having declared as Ind HOLD in 2004 before a single vote had been cast. Politics has clearly arrived in Powys!

[Harry Hayfield]

According to the returning officer, Ceredigion nominations should be online by the end of today. I can tell you that in Ciliau Aeron, the nominations are:

HAYFIELD Harry Welsh Liberal Democrats
MASKELL John Plaid Cymru
SHELDON Iain Independent

[Harry Hayfield]

Candidates for Ceredigion 2008
(Cllr. designates sitting member)

Aberaeron: Elizabeth Evans, LDm, Cllr. Richard Emlyn Thomas, Ind

Aberporth: Cllr. Gethin James, Ind, Mark William Mainwaring, Con

Aber, Bronglais: Robert Mark Schofield, Con, Trevor Graham Shaftoe, LDm, Cllr. Alun Williams, PC

Aber Central: Emily Dale, Con, Cllr. Ceredig Davies, LDm, Mark Strong, PC

Aber North: Aled Davies, PC, Anthony Alexander Pickles, Con, Cllr. Carl Williams, LDm

Aber Penparcau: Richard Boudier, Lab, David John Cogdell, Con, Steve Davies, PC, Cllr. Goronwy Edwards, Ind, Rob Gorman, PC, Mick Jones, LDm, Cllr. Owen Jones, Ind, Graeme Matthew David Smith, Con (elects two councillors)

Aber, Rheidol: Jason Luke Edwards, Con, Cllr. Eric John Griffiths, LDm, Susan Jane Jones-Davies, PC

Beulah: Neil Flower, LDm, Cllr. William David Lyndon Lloyd, PC

Borth: James Whitlock Davies, NPI, Cllr. Ray Quant, Ind (NPI stands for Non Party Independent and is the term I have come up with for candidates who leave the description box blank)

Capel Dewi: Cllr. Peter Davies, Ind (elected unopposed) HOLD

Cardigan Mwldan: John Adams-Lewis, PC, Cllr. Mair Morris, Ind, Bradley George Stephen Vaughan, Con

Cardigan Rhydyfwuch; Cllr. Mark Cole, LDm, Ann Rees-Seabrook, PC

Cardigan Teifi: Catrin Miles, PC, Cllr. Alan Wilson, Ind

Ceulanamaesmawr; Cllr. Ellen ap Gwynn, PC, Richard Oliver Morgan-Ash, LDm

Ciliau Aeron: Harry Hayfield, LDm, Moelfryn Maskell, PC, Iain James Sheldon, Ind (Cllr. Stanley Thomas has stood down, Iain Sheldon was UKIP in 2004)

Faenor: Alan Lloyd Evans, PC, Robert James MacKinnon, Con, Cllr. John Roberts, LDm

Lampeter: Michael Neville James Chamberlain, Con, Elly Foster, Grn, Cllr. Hag Harris, Lab,
Robert Phillips, PC, Dorothy Williams, NPI, Cllr. John Ivor Williams, Ind, Derek Wilson, LDm (elects two councillors)

Llanarth: Cllr. Eurfyl Evans, LDm (elected unopposed) HOLD

Llanbadarn Fawr Padarn: Cllr. Gareth Davies, PC, Terry Raymond Lynch, LDm, Bob Morris, NPI

Llanbadarn Fawr Sulien; Peter Jeffry Hampson, LDm, Cllr. Paul James, PC

Llandyfriog; Alex Bashford, LDm, Cllr. Benjamin Towyn Evans, PC

Llandysiliogogo; Gareth Lloyd Cletwr, NPI, Cllr. Cen Llwyd, PC

Llandysul Town; Cllr. Keith Evans, Ind, Iwan William Richards, PC

Llanfarian: Cllr. Alun Lloyd Jones, PC, Elian-Lorrae Jones-Southgate, LDm, Llinos Mai Thomas, Con (Cllr. Jones defected to Plaid on the day nominations closed)

Llanfihangel Ystrad: Matthew Gee, LDm, Cllr. Owen Llywelyn, PC

Llangeitho: Cllr. David Evans, PC (elected unopposed) GAIN from Ind (Cllr. Evans defected to Plaid on the day nominations closed)

Llangybi: Cllr. Odwyn Davies, PC, Sonia Rose Williams, LDm

Llanrhystud: Emyr Morgan Jones, NPI, Cllr. Rowland Rees-Evans, LDm

Llansantffraid; Dafydd Edwards, Ind, Cllr. Meurig James, PC

Llanwenog: Kathy Bracy, LDm, Cllr. Hadyn Richards, PC

Lledrod: Ifan Davies, Ind, Catrin Myfanwy Huws, PC (Cllr. Evans has stood down)

Melindwr: Rhodri Davies, PC, Cllr. Fred Williams, LDm

New Quay: Luke William Ashley Evetts, Con, Cllr. Gill Hopley, Ind

Penbryn: Cllr. Ian ap Dewi, PC, June Perry, LDm

Penparc: David Richard James, PC, Cllr. Haydn Lewis, Ind

Tirmynach: Paul Hinge, LDm,  Cllr. Penri James, PC (Cllr. James is the Plaid PPC for Ceredigion)

Trefeurig: Martin John Squires, LDm, Cllr. Dai Suter, PC, Kari Walker, NPI

Tregaron: Cllr. Catherine Jane Hughes, PC (elected unopposed) HOLD

Troedyraur: Cllr. Wynford Jones, PC (elected unopposed) HOLD

Ystwyth: Sian Mereid Archer, PC, Cllr. Rowland Jones, LDm, Leila Kiersch, Grn

Total candidates and changes since 2004

Plaid Cymru 34 candidates (n/c on 2004)
Liberal Democrats 27 candidates (+8 on 2004)
Independents 16 candidates (-3 on 2004)
Conservatives 12 candidates (+11 on 2004)
Non Party Independents 6 candidates (-1 on 2004)
Green candidates 2 candidates (+1 on 2004)
Labour candidates 2 (+1 on 2004)

[Harry Hayfield]

Penparcau ward of Aberystwyth Town Council 2004
(Emboldened candidates elected)

EDWARDS Llewelyn Goronwy Ind 594
JONES Owen H Ind 485
JAMES John Thomas Plaid 468
JONES John Michael Plaid 290
PARRY Graham Thomas NPI 282
COLE Denise Elizabeth Lib Dem 266
LEWIS Dylan Paul Lab 243
FOSTER Timothy John Green 115

If Cllr. Davies is a Conservative and has been elected as Independent, perhaps after the elections a letter to the Electoral Commission who are investigating the abuse of party labels might be called for?

Lampeter's Electoral History 1987 - 2004
1987: Evans NPI 723 Barton Lib Dem 698 Williams NPI 645 Jones Green 328
1991: Harris Lab 1,003 Barton Lib Dem 636 Evans Ind 628 Davies Ind 294
1995: Harris Lab Evans Ind (elected unopposed)
1999: Harris Lab 681 Williams Ind 428 Ramaya Ind 382 Evans Lib Dem 314 Phillips Plaid 304
2004: Harris Lab 785 Williams Ind 643 Carter Plaid 350

[Harry Hayfield]

Candidate Nominations (Data from BBC Wales and Electoral Commission
Conservatives 519 (+140 on 2004)
Labour 877 (-54 on 2004)
Liberal Democrats 439 (+17 on 2004)
Plaid Cymru 516 (-30 on 2004)
Independents 718 (+130 on 2004)
Others 197 (+4 on 2004)
Grand Total: 3,266 (+277 on 2004)

[Harry Hayfield]

Does "Independents" include Llais Gwynedd, People's Voice, and the various other local parties?

I believe that BBC Wales counts Independents as those listed as Independent on the ballot paper so therefore Llais and People's Voice would be listed as Others

[Harry Hayfield]

I think I may have found the longest ballot paper for the council elections in the whole of Wales (unless anyone else can find a longer one).

Council: Swansea
Ward: Sketty
Councillors Elected: 5
Candidates Nominated: 17
Length of Ballot Paper: 2ft 1½ in (64.77cm)

[Harry Hayfield]

Electorates for Ceredigion by county ward

Aberaeron   1104 Aberporth   1879 Aberystwyth Bronglais   1014 Aberystwyth Central   1629 Aberystwyth North   1267 Aberystwyth Penparcau   2253 Aberystwyth Rheidol   1514 Beulah   1359 Borth   1623 Capel Dewi   1092 Cardigan, Mwldan   1344 Cardigan, Teifi   809 Cardigan,Rhydyfuwch   911 Ceulanamaesmawr   1524 Ciliau Aeron   1555 Faenor   1513 Lampeter   1636 Llanarth   1197 Llanbadarn Fawr - Padarn   732 Llanbadarn Fawr - Sulien   827 Llandyfriog   1428 Llandysiliogogo   1536 Llandysul Town   1106 Llanfarian   1136 Llanfihangel Ystrad   1598 Llangeitho   1226 Llangybi   1174 Llanrhystud   1199 Llansantffraed   1914 Llanwenog   1425 Lledrod   1782 Melindwr   1592 New Quay   937 Penbryn   1778 Penparc   1948 Tirmynach   1475 Trefeurig   1359 Tregaron   972 Troedyraur   1040 Ystwyth   1544

[Harry Hayfield]

Some useful information re the Welsh local elections on May 1st
http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/council/1870.asp Blaenau Gwent Nominations
http://www.bridgend.gov.uk/Web1/groups/public/documents/form/047688.doc Bridgend Nominations
Caerphilly: No nominations online
http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2867%2C3597&parent_directory_id=2865&id=6365 Cardiff Nominations
http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/attached_files/geraint/PCS58868.PDF Carmarthenshire Nominations
Ceredigion: Nominations listed in earlier post
http://www.conwy.gov.uk/drcllrwardcandidates.asp?cat=5949&doc=22166&language=1 Conwy Nominations
[urlhttp://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en-gb/DNAP-7AJFZW[/url] Denbighshire Nominations
http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/Webcont/newrealweb.nsf/vwa_docref/GROS7CMFVR Flintshire Nominations
http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/gwy_doc.asp?cat=5766&doc=20578&language=1 Gwynedd Nominations
Merthyr Tydfil: No nominations online
http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/56F0DE9E-54E1-40AD-96B8-21399ADF7826/0/StatementofNominationsCounty.pdf Monmouthshire Nominations
http://www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk/downloads/elections/Candidates_Summary_County_Borough_Council_Elections_2008.pdf Neath and Port Talbot Nominations
http://www.newport.gov.uk/_dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=members.become&contentid=CONT225379 Newport Nominations
http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=101,1187&parent_directory_id=646&id=14813 Pembrokeshire Nominations
http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=4798 Powys Nominations
RCT Rhondda, Cynon, Taff Nominations
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/media/pdf/b/0/Nominations_-_Local_Government_Elections_-_10-04-08.pdf Swansea Nominations
http://www.torfaen.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/CouncillorsDemocracyAndElections/Elections/1MayElections/TCBC/PersonsNominated.aspx Torfaen Nominations
http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/our_council/council/voting_and_elections/local_elections_2008/persons_nominated.aspx Vale of Glamorgan Nominations
http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/council/electoral/local_elections_08/wardmap.htm Wrexham Nominations
Ynys Môn : No nominations online

[Harry Hayfield]

I was in Carmarthen today and asked if the following was possible



To which they said "Yes".

That's a trial to see if I can do the same with Ceredigion tomorrow.

[Harry Hayfield]

How to put both feet it in at the same time!

1) Attack a Conservative councillor
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7351866.stm (Rod Richards cautioned for attacking canvasser)

2) Then get your maths wrong:

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(David Cameron MP, today in Abergele)

According to BBC Wales, the Conservative have 515 duly nominated candidates (representing 16% of the total number of candidates)

[Harry Hayfield]

Estimated Council Declaration Times (from the Press Association)
Overnight Counts

2330 BST: Broxbourne, Plymouth, Tamworth

2345 BST: Salford

0000 BST: Barnsley, Brentwood,Bury, Castle Point, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, Kingston-upon-Hull, Maidstone, Manchester, Mole Valley,North East Lincolnshire, Norwich, Southend-on-Sea, Stevenage, Swale, Tunbridge Wells, West Lindsey, West Oxfordshire, Worcester

0030 BST: Harlow, Hart, Pendle

0100 BST: Basildon, Cannock Chase, Carlisle, Carmarthenshire, Chorley, Derby, Eastleigh, Elmbridge, Halton, Hartlepool, Havant, Huntingdonshire, Knowsley, Liverpool, Newport, North Hertfordshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Oxford,  Peterborough, Rochford, Rotherham, Rushmoor, Sandwell, Southampton, Stratford-on-Avon, Swansea, Tameside, Tandridge, Trafford, Weymouth and Portland, Wigan, Wirral, Woking

0130 BST: Doncaster, Exeter, Gosport, Isle of Anglesey, Oldham, Portsmouth, Runnymede, South Tyneside, Stockport, Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall, West Lancashire

0200 BST: Amber Valley, Basingstoke & Deane, Ceredigion, Daventry, Dudley, Durham, Fareham, Hyndburn,  Kirklees, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Preston, Rochdale, St Albans, St Helens, Sefton, Swindon, Thurrock, Torfaen, Waveney, Winchester, Wyre Forest

0230 BST: Bolton, Cambridge

0300 BST: Birmingham, Bridgend, Colchester, Coventry, Flintshire, Hastings, Lincoln, Northumberland

0330 BST: Monmouthshire

0400 BST: Blaenau Gwent, Cardiff, Warrington, Welwyn Hatfield

0500 BST: Barrow in Furness, Rugby

Friday Counts

1130 BST: Sunderland

1200 BST: Bradford, Burnley, Cherwell,  Craven, Crawley, Gateshead, Gloucester, Hertsmere, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside, Reading, Redditch,  Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, Rossendale, South Lakeland, Stroud, Three Rivers, Vale of Glamorgan, Wakefield, Wokingham, Wolverhampton, Worthing

1300 BST: Caerphilly, Calderdale, Cheltenham, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Slough, Solihull

1330 BST: Bassetlaw

1400 BST: Adur, Epping Forest, Gwynedd, Powys, Purbeck, Reigate and Banstead, Sheffield, Watford, Wrexham

1500 BST: Blackburn with Darwen, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Harrogate, South Cambridgeshire

1600 BST: Pembrokeshire

1700 BST: Conwy, Denbighshire

[Harry Hayfield]

Local Elections Coverage (so far confirmed)

BBC One Network
12.05am - 6.00am Election Night 2008
Hosted by David Dimbleby, with Jermery Vine and the BBC political correspondents for Wales, London, the Midlands and the North West.

[Harry Hayfield]

I'll be at home this year Last year I hung about the count until the last machine packed in and called it a day. The plus side was I ended up passing luke warm tea to the media people and then having biscuits and watching the returns on the tv screens in the hall. One big happy family. Apart from 'those who shall not be named' not sitting with the rest of us. They hogged all the good seats, so much for being 'Christian' Are you going to be at the count Harry?

I most certainly will be (with mobile phone switched to "wobble mode" whenever a ward in the Crewe and Nantwich constituency declares), based on what happened in 2004, Ciliau Aeron should be one of the first wards to declare (I expect before 11.30pm) and if I can find a way of texting the result to someone who's a member of this board, I can try and get the Ceredigion result by 1.00am.

[Harry Hayfield]

Wales should get STV Just think of the multi member wards!

(This seems to be the day for me saying stuff about STV)

We have two multi member wards in Ceredigion. Lampeter and Penparcau (both elect 2 members)