By-Election Watch (22/08/11)

Here are this week's changes to the by-election page:

Council	Type	Ward	Defending Party	Reason	Date
Camden	London	Highgate	Labour	Resigned	15th Sep
Gedling	District	Phoenix	Labour	Resigned	15th Sep
Kingston	London	Surbiton Hill	Lib Dem	Resigned	15th Sep
Wolverhampton	Metro.	Graiseley	Labour	Death	15th Sep
Fenland	District	Staithe	Conservative	Death	22nd Sep
Shropshire	Unitary	Bishops Castle	Lib Dem	Resigned	29th Sep
Lancashire	County	Wyreside	Conservative	Death	TBA
Nottingham	District	Bridge	Labour	Death	TBA
Watford	District	Nascott	Lib Dem	Resigned	TBA

If there seems to be a fair few new vacancies this week it's because there is actually a fortnights worth! I'll have to apology for last week's missing post; I was due to be away Sunday and Monday but that extended to Tuesday and by the time I had a chance to update it was almost the end of the week.

So, if you are going to tune in for one week next month the 15^th September is the one to catch. No less than seven by-elections will take place that Thursday, with a tasty vacancy in Camden top of the bill.

There are just two this week but we're back in Scotland for another exciting AV by-election. Just a week after a count in Edinburgh went to the wire Labour are defending a seat in a ward where they were behind the SNP in 2007. The other by-election is taking place in Bolsover where the death of an Independent has left an opening for Labour.

 

Tom Harris