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Election Results 15th October 2009

Barnsley MBC, St. Helen's
Lab 1520 (59.8; +2.2)
BNP 590 (23.2; +6.6)
Barnsley Independent Group 171 (6.7; -11.9)
UKIP 94 (3.7; +3.7)
Con 89 (3.5; -3.6)
LD Eddie Gouthwaite 78 (3.1; +3.1)
Majority 930
Turnout 31%
Lab hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.

Basingstoke and Deane BC, Chineham
Con 898 (63.0; +19.1)
LD Liam Anthony Elvish 249 (17.5; +7.7)
Ind 163 / 18 (12.7; -28.2)
Lab 98 (6.9; +1.4)
Majority 649
Turnout not known
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2008.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Bracknell Forest BC, Hanworth
Con 640 (42.4; -14.2)
Lab 377 (25.0; -1.9)
LD Larraine de Laune 206 (13.7; +13.7)
UKIP 139 (9.2; +9.2)
Green 77 (5.1; -11.3)
BNP 70 (4.6; +4.6)
Majority 263
Turnout 23.4%
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Cannock Chase DC, Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury
LD Chris Collis 314 (30.0; +8.2)
Con 300 (28.6; -10.9)
Lab 267 (25.5; -0.1)
BNP 116 (11.1; +11.1)
UKIP 51 (4.9; +4.9)
[Others (0.0; -13.1)]
Majority 14
Turnout 21%
LD gain from Lab
Percentage change is since May 2008
Party defending seat: Lab. Cause: Resignation.

Crawley BC, Northgate
Lab 527 (43.3; +19.0)
Con 446 (36.7; +18.9)
LD Darren Wise 230 (18.9; -26.6)
(Others) Justice Party 13 (1.1; -8.4)
[Green (0.0; -3.0)]
Majority 81
Turnout 31.25%
Lab gain from LD
Percentage change is since May 2007.
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.

Hammersmith and Fulham LBC, Town
Con 970 (63.4; +0.8)
LD Paul Kennedy 289 (18.9; +2.8)
Lab 271 (17.7; -3.6)
Majority 681
Turnout 20.3%
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2006.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Death.

Lincolnshire CC, Boston North West
Con 597 (38.7; +13.2)
BNP 581 (37.7; +17.1)
Lab 204 (13.2; +1.9)
LD Mike Sheridan-Shinn 160 (10.4; +3.2)
[Others (0.0; -35.5)]
Majority 16
Turnout 21.3%
Con hold
Percentage change is since June 2009.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Disqualification.

North Norfolk DC, The Runtons
Con 524 (52.1; +1.9)
LD Lucinda Starling 454 (45.1; -4.7)
Green 14 (1.4; +1.4)
Lab 14 (1.4; +1.4)
Majority 70
Turnout 55.93%
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Richmondshire DC, Hipswell
Con 144 (39.0; +1.2)
LD Ann Bagley 126 (34.1; +8.9)
Ind 99 (26.8; -10.1)
Majority 18
Turnout 12.52%
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Richmondshire DC, Middleham
Con 253 (85.5; +10.0)
LD Gina Ramsbottom 43 (14.5; -10.0)
Majority 210
Turnout 27.9%
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

South Ribble BC, Leyland St Mary's
Con 709 (74.9; +6.3)
Lab 237 (25.1; +6.1)
[LD (0.0; -12.5)]
Majority 472
Turnout not known
Con hold
Percentage change is since May 2007.
Party defending seat: Con. Cause: Resignation.

Taunton Deane BC, Lyngford
LD Nicci Court 523 (51.0; +6.6)
Con 274 (26.7; -1.2)
Lab 164 (16.0; -11.6)
UKIP 64 (6.2; +6.2)
Majority 249
Turnout 25.51%
LD hold
Percentage change is since May 2007
Party defending seat: LD. Cause: Resignation.

Tetbury TC,
Ind 455 (33.4)
LD Colin Horton 360 (26.4)
Con 321 / 317 (23.6)
Ind 226 (16.6)
Majorities 134 / 39
Turnout not known
Ind hold x 1. LD gain from Ind x 1.
Party defending seats: Ind. Cause: Resignation x 2.

Comments

anonadoptee said…
Hi John

I don't know if you have seen this story? (also covered here)

I know you have supported other women in similar situations so I was wondering if you knew what we could do about this? Or if you could contact a support network that could help her.

Thanks
John Hemming said…
We are aware of this and efforts are being made to contact the family. This is a scottish case, however, and JFF concentrates on England and Wales.

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