Saturday 28 June 2014

Quarter Two Local By-Election Results 2014

Party
Number of candidates
Total vote
%
+/- Q1
Average/
contest
+/- Q1
+/- Seats
Conservative
118
77,874
 29.6%
 +1.0%
     660
  +233
   -1
Labour
112
83,902
 31.9%
 +0.7%
     749
  +208
    0
LibDem
  79
29,280
 11.1%
 +1.0%
     371
  +169
    0
UKIP
  68
35,399
 13.5%
 +0.1%
     520
  +243
  +4
SNP*
    5
  4,463
   1.7%
  -2.2%
     892
    +51
   -2
Plaid Cymru**
    1
     329
   0.1%
  -1.7%
     329
   -256
    0
Green
  45
16,639
   6.3%
 +4.0%
     370
  +263
  +3
BNP
    1
     327
   0.1%
 +0.1%
     327
  +327
    0
TUSC
  13
     896
   0.3%
  -0.2%
      69
    -47
    0
Independent***
  33
12,709
   4.8%
  -1.6%
     385
  +111
   -3
Other****
    5
     907
   0.3%
  -1.3%
     181
      +6
   -1

* There were five by-elections in Scotland.
** There were three by-elections in Wales.
*** There were seven independent clashes this quarter.
**** 'Other' this quarter consisted of Scottish Christian (63), Inds for Bristol (354), NF (80), Respect (141), and Lincolnshire Independents (269).

262,725 votes were cast over 121 individual local authority (tier one and tier two) contests. Fractions are rounded to one decimal place for percentages, and the nearest whole number for averages. You can compare these with Quarter One 2014's results here.

There's not a lot to be said, really. The close result between the two main parties mirrors their proximity in the "proper" set of local elections taking place simultaneously. The onyl story, if you can call it that, is how very little things have moved. Nearly everyone's average vote is up, and note how close the LibDems came to getting overtaken by the Greens - in this quarter the latter two months saw the Greens lead the yellows on the mean scores. It's also worth noting this quarter is the first time they have outpolled the Independents. A flash in the pan or an indicator of a coming trend?

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