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Election Results 6th August 2009

Didcot TC, Northbourne date: 06/08/2009
David Rouane (Lib Dem) 152 (42.1%)
Labour 124 (34.3%)
Conservative 85 (23.5%)
Lib Dem majority 28
Turnout 12%
Lib Dem gain from Labour

Labour councillor resigned.

Top candidate for each party in this ward in 2007 got:

Con 451 (39.8%)
Lab 444 (39.2%)
Ind 237 (20.9%)

Giving changes of:

Lib Dem +42.1%
Con -16.3%
Lab -4.9%
(Ind -20.9%)

Little Gaddesden PC date: 06/08/2009
LD Rob Irving 102
Philip Melville 97

Turnout 23%
(postal votes turnout was in the 40%s)

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