UK local by-elections, 2016

[ObserverIE]

Binational Holy Word here.

Harborough, Misterton

Con 50.4 (-24.7)
Lab 23.3 (-1.6)
Lib Dem 15.1 (+15.1)
UKIP 11.2 (+11.2)

Welwyn Hatfield, Haldens

Con 34.1 (-2.7)
Lab 30.8 (-5.7)
Lib Dem 29.6 (+19.9)
Green 5.5 (-11.5)

Bath and North East Somerset, Abbey

Con 32.8 (+3.8)
Lib Dem 25.6 (+4.8)
Green 23.6 (-5.4)
Lab 11.8 (-5.5)
Ind 4.0 (-)
UKIP 2.2 (+2.2)

Dumfries and Galloway, Annandale North (changes in italics since Nov 2012 by-election)

Con 57.4 (+16.9) (+11.4)
SNP 21.1 (+4.3) (+11.7)
Lab 17.2 (-2.4) (-8.1)
Green 4.3 (-10.0) (-7.4)

Con hold Haldens
Con gain Abbey from Green
Con win Annandale North held by Lab elected as Con

[ObserverIE]

This week's Holy Word here.

Tandridge, Valley

Lib Dem 51.6 (+12.9)
Con 25.0 (+1.0)
UKIP 16.8 (+2.1)
Lab 6.6 (-6.3)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Blakelaw (changes in italics since September 2016 by-election)

Lab 44.9 (-18.3) (+3.0)
Lib Dem 39.4 (+30.3) (+12.1)
Newcastle First 8.2 (+8.2) (+8.2)
Con 7.4 (-0.2) (-0.5)

Mansfield, Warsop Carrs

Lab 47.9 (-25.3)
Ind 35.5
UKIP 12.4 (+12.4)
Con 4.2 (+4.2)

Carlisle, Castle (changes in italics since September 2016 by-election)

Lab 49.3 (-0.6) (+2.8)
Con 27.3 (+3.7) (+0.6)
UKIP 11.1 (-2.6) (-1.4)
Lib Dem 7.2 (-1.0) (-3.1)
Green 5.1 (+0.5) (+1.1)

Pendle, Reedley

Con 51.1 (+5.7)
Lab 46.6 (+6.7)
Lib Dem 2.3 (-3.7)

Eastbourne, Sovereign

Con 65.2 (+23.4)
Lib Dem 27.0 (+2.2)
Lab 7.8 (-0.3)

South Somerset, Turn Hill

Con 51.4 (-6.6)
Lib Dem 40.2 (+5.8)
Lab 8.4 (+0.7)

Basingstoke and Deane, Tadley South

Con 49.2 (-13.8)
Lib Dem 36.9 (+16.4)
Lab 9.5 (-6.9)
UKIP 4.4 (+4.4)

Con gain Reedley from Lab

[ObserverIE]

A belated Holy Word from Monday here

Angus, Arbroath East and Lunan

SNP 35.0 (-8.8)
Con 27.0 (+12.2)
Ind Speed 17.2
Ind Smith 11.8
Lab 6.7 (-6.0)
Lib Dem 2.3 (-0.6)

SNP	919	925	956	1010	1172
Con	709	723	741	799	928
Ind Speed	452	457	482	619
Ind Smith	309	315	352
Lab	177	191
Lib Dem	60

SNP gain Arbroath East and Lunan from Ind

[ObserverIE]

Holy Word rides again.

Warwick, Myton and Heathcote

Con 53.6 (+9.6)
Lib Dem 25.1 (+10.2)
Lab 21.3 (+21.3)

Chichester, Southbourne

Lib Dem 57.7 (+21.6)
Con 25.8 (-38.1)
UKIP 11.8 (+11.8)
Lab 4.7 (+4.7)

Dorset, Ferndown (changes in italics since September 2016 by-election)

Con 53.1 (+8.7) (-3.9)
UKIP 30.2 (-14.6) (-0.2)
Lib Dem 10.9 (+10.9) (+3.7)
Lab 5.8 (-5.1) (+0.5)

Tower Hamlets, Whitechapel

Ind THF 44.7 (+3.6)
Lab 32.1 (+7.9)
Con 8.5 (+1.0)
Lib Dem 6.7 (-0.3)
Green 6.6 (-7.1)
UKIP 1.3 (-2.6)

South Northamptonshire, Grange Park

Con 58.4 (-9.7)
Lab 25,1 (-6.8)
UKIP 11.7 (+11.7)
Green 4.8 (+4.8)

Lib Dem gain Southbourne from Con
Con gain Ferndown from UKIP
I Can't Believe It's Not Tower Hamlets First win Whitechapel held by That Was The Tower Hamlets First That Was

[ObserverIE]

Another Monday Holy Word here.

Angus, Carnoustie and District

Ind 43.5
SNP 32.1 (-4.3)
Con 17.7 (+11.6)
Lab 4.4 (-1.8)
Lib Dem 2.3 (+1.4)

Ind	1401	1420	1477	1737
SNP	1033	1043	1078	1117
Con	568	586	606
Lab	141	151
Lib Dem	75

Ind gain Carnoustie and District from SNP

[ObserverIE]

Another Holy Word? Why not?

Telford and Wrekin, Horsehay and Lightmoor

Lab 46.3 (+21.4)
Con 37.7 (-2.4)
UKIP 16.0 (-2.6)

Lancaster, University and Scotforth Rural

Lab 34.9 (-1.0)
Green 28.1 (-3.8)
Con 24.2 (-1.5)
Lib Dem 12.8 (+6.3)

Tonbridge and Malling, Trench

Con 61.2 (+17.0)
Lab 20.7 (+1.8)
UKIP 18.1 (-0.5)

Newcastle-under-Lyme, Madeley

Ind 64.8 (+17.7)
Con 15.8 (-11.1)
Lib Dem 10.6 (+6.9)
Lab 8.8 (-10.4)

Maldon, Maldon West

Ind 38.1
Con 23.5 (-5.3)
UKIP 15.6 (+15.6)
Green 9.4 (-10.3)
BNP 7.0 (+7.0)
Lab 6.4 (+6.4)

Lab gain Horsehay and Lightmoor from Con
Ind gain Madeley from Lab
Ind gain Maldon West from Con

[ObserverIE]

This week's Holy Word/Andrew's Preview here.

[ObserverIE]

Blackburn with Darwen, Higher Croft

Lab 58.2 (-15.7)
UKIP 25.0 (+25.0)
Con 16.7 (-9.4)

Fife, Leven, Kennoway and Largo

SNP 37.0 (-4.0)
Lab 28.4 (-6.9)
Con 18.5 (+11.7)
Lib Dem 14.3 (+4.3)
Green 1.8 (+1.8)

SNP	1501	1532	1615	1668
Lab	1155	1169	1302	1620
Con	752	754	954
Lib Dem	580	590
Green	74

Taunton Deane, Blackdown

Lib Dem 71.2 (+49.9)
Con 22.5 (-30.4)
Ind 6.3

Powys, Welshpool Llanerchyddol

Ind 48.9
Lib Dem 32.1 (-17.7)
Con 19.1 (+19.1)

St Edmundsbury, Moreton Hall

Ind 56.0 (+21.0)
Con 21,7 (-19.8)
Lib Dem 10.4 (+10.4)
Lab 7.2 (-16.3)
UKIP 4.8 (+4.8)

Teignbridge, Chudleigh

Lib Dem 51.5 (+37.8)
Con 35.6 (+2.4)
UKIP 6.7 (+6.7)
Lab 6.1 (-10.0)

Teignbridge, Bovey

Lib Dem 43.9 (+24.4)
Con 33.1 (-5.2)
Ind Kelly 8.9 (-2.7)
Lab 5.4 (-7.3)
UKIP 5.1 (+5.1)
Ind West 3.6

SNP hold Leven, Kennoway and Largo
Lib Dem gain Blackdown from Con
Ind win Welshpool Llanerchyddol held by Ind
Ind gain Moreton Hall from Con
Lib Dem gain Chudleigh from Con
Lib Dem gain Bovey from Con

[ObserverIE]

Good night for the Lib Dems - except where The Curse of The Öpik still seems to haunt them six years later.

[ObserverIE]

Post hoc ergo propter Verbum Sanctum.

Waverley, Cranleigh West

Con 58.7 (+0.1)
Lib Dem 29.1 (+0.1)
UKIP 12.1 (+12.1)

[ObserverIE]

Here endeth the Holy Words for 2016.

Eastleigh, Hedge End Wildern

Lib Dem 64.5 (+22.5)
Con 25.2 (-2.5)
Lab 10.3 (-1.6)

Dover, Aylesham

Lab 61.9 (-6.1)
Con 38.1 (+38.1)