Voters have been hitting polling stations across Wirral all day, with results of this year’s Local Elections to be announced over the coming hours. We will be bringing you them all in full as soon as they come in, in what could be the borough’s most crucial vote of this type for years. Residents have been voting to elect representatives for 22 of Wirral's 66 seats - one for each wards. Wirral Council is Labour-led, as it has been since 2012. Currently, the authority is made up of 34 Labour councillors, 21 Conservative councillors, five Lib Dem councillors, five Independent Group councillors, and a single Green Party elected member. As things stand, Labour’s majority is just one seat - although that figure is slightly skewed by the fact five councillors have left the party since last year’s election, to make up the new Independent Group. As well as Labour, the opposition Conservatives, Lib Dems and Greens will be hoping to make gains, with the ruling group only … [Read more...] about Wirral Council local election results 2019
Green party election results
Derbyshire Dales District Council election results 2019
The 2019 Derbyshire Dales District Council election results will appear here as soon as they are published following the closure of the polls on Thursday, May 2 at 10pm. A series of ballot boxes, containing the votes from all of the district's wards, will be taken to Wirksworth Leisure Centre to be counted and the results will become available as each count is completed. The poll will see 105 candidates contesting all 39 seats across 25 district wards, while town and parish council candidates will also appear on some ballot papers. The Conservatives have a firm grip on the district authority with 28 seats, followed by Labour with five, the Liberal Democrats (three), one independent and one vacancy. This year, no party is contesting every seat. Labour is competing for the most, 37, followed by the Conservatives (35), the Liberal Democrats (18), the Green Party (8), UKIP (3) and three independents. Eleven councillors are not contesting their seats. … [Read more...] about Derbyshire Dales District Council election results 2019
Amber Valley Borough Council election results 2019
The results of the 2019 Amber Valley Borough Council election will appear here as soon as they have been announced on Friday, May 3. As it stands, the authority is controlled by the Conservatives with 25 councillors and Labour posing the sole opposition with 20. Amber Valley elects its councillors in thirds so only 15 seats are being contested this year out of the 45. Eight wards will not be voting this year at all, these are: Codnor & Waingroves; Heanor & Loscoe; Heanor East, Heanor West; Ironville & Riddings; Langley Mill & Aldercar; Shipley Park, Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse; and Somercotes. Of the 15 seats up for voting this year, 14 are currently held by the Conservatives and one by Labour. There are a total of 64 candidates this year, with the Conservatives and Labour putting up a candidate in each ward. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats have put up candidates in all but one seat (Duffield) and the Green Party has nominated candidates in all but three wards … [Read more...] about Amber Valley Borough Council election results 2019
Election results: Morley Borough Independents hold both seats in town
Morley Borough Independents held both seats contested in the town at this year’s local council elections. Coun Robert Finnigan was re-elected to represent the Morley North ward, winning with a total of 2,891 votes. And Coun Judith Elliot held her seat in Morley South with 2,188 votes, while Karen Renshaw for Labour was re-elected in the Ardsley and Robin Hood ward.Coun Finnigan said: “I’m delighted with the result.“It’s vindication for of the campaigns we have been doing with things like keeping Siegen Manor open, protecting Morley green spaces and looking for affordable homes.“We have worked hard in both wards and I think that’s recognised in the way people have voted.”Andrew Scopes (Labour) was runner-up in the Morley North ward after securing 1,245 votes.Coun Elliot said: “I am very pleased to have won and kept the seat. “I first won in 2004 and have done a lot for Morley and I really care about the area and the people in … [Read more...] about Election results: Morley Borough Independents hold both seats in town
Five things we learned from the Newport West by-election result
The two parties that have dominated UK politics for a century are gripped by what many pundits believe could be fatal splits. Europe yet again threatens to rip apart the Conservative Party while across the chamber a toxic cocktail of disagreements over anti-semitism, Corbyn's leadership and Brexit renders Labour divided and partially paralysed. And yet has this translated into a crisis of confidence among the public in these two pillars of our democracy? The answer, to judge by the result of the Newport West by-election , is a resounding no. A by-election that might have been seen as an opportunity for the public to register their protest at the Parliamentary stalemate over Brexit has registered barely a whimper. These are five conclusions we have drawn from analysing the vote tallies counted in Newport's national velodrome last night. There is no evidence (yet) of a wave of hard Brexit anger waiting to subsume the two major parties If you were a Newport West constituent yesterday and … [Read more...] about Five things we learned from the Newport West by-election result