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Results: Thursday 4th December 2008.

Bradford City MBC, Bingley
Con 1949 (59.9; -3.1)
Lab 689 (21.2; +4.4)
LD Jean Taylor 332 (10.2; -1.4)
Green 175 (5.4; -3.3)
Democratic Nationalists 61 (1.9; +1.9)
UKIP 49 (1.5; +1.5)
Majority 1260
Turnout 25%
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2008

Braintree DC, The Three Colnes
Con 647 (77.0; +24.5)
Lab 121 (14.4; +4.1)
Green 72 (8.6; +8.6)
[Ind (0.0; -37.2)]
Majority 526
Turnout 21.5%
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007

Colchester BC, Birch and Winstree
Con 745 (58.1; -12.1)
LD Jon Longman 423 (33.0; +14.1)
Lab 83 (6.5; +0.4)
Green 32 (2.5; -2.5)
Majority 322
Turnout 29.3%
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007

Rugby BC, Avon and Swift
Con 361 (56.9; -12.0)
LD David Elson 153 (24.1; +9.0)
Lab 84 (13.2; -2.8)
Green 37 (5.8; +5.8)
Majority 208
Turnout not known
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2008

Waltham Forest LBC, Hale End and Highams Park
LD Jane Morgan 1298/Nick Bason 1295 (44.3; +2.4)
Con 1223/1155 (41.8; +4.6)
Lab 264/241 (9.0; -2.3)
Green 142 (4.9; -4.7)
Majorities 75/72
Turnout 34.4%
LD hold x 2
Percentage change is since May 2006

Huntington PC
Con 287/281 (56.2)
Lab 107/105
LD Trevor Jones 101/Barry Sullivan 73 (19.8)
UKIP 16 (3.1)
Majorities 180/174
Turnout 32.5%
Con gain from LD x 2

Uttoxeter TC, Heath
Con 529 (47.5)
Lab 464 (41.7)
LD Gavin Webb 121 (10.9)
Majority 65
Turnout not known
Con hold

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