River by-election

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A by-election was held in River ward on 12 August 2010 to elect one councillor following the resignation of Labour councillor Bill Esterson.

Prior to the by-election, the seat was held by Labour. Following the by-election, the Conservatives gained the seat from Labour.

David Craggs was elected as councillor for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Craggs David George David George Craggs
Conservative 617 44.6%

Jones John Alun Charles John Alun Charles Jones
Labour 544 39.4%

Harrison Garry Garry Harrison
Liberal Democrat 104 7.5%

Keevil Steven Richard Steven Richard Keevil
Green party 45 3.3%

Ravenscroft Brian Christian Brian Christian Ravenscroft
British National party 39 2.8%

Sands Ron Ron Sands
English Democrat 33 2.4%

Conservative gain from Labour

Candidate	Votes	%
Craggs David George David George Craggs Conservative	617	44.6%
Jones John Alun Charles John Alun Charles Jones Labour	544	39.4%
Harrison Garry Garry Harrison Liberal Democrat	104	7.5%
Keevil Steven Richard Steven Richard Keevil Green party	45	3.3%
Ravenscroft Brian Christian Brian Christian Ravenscroft British National party	39	2.8%
Sands Ron Ron Sands English Democrat	33	2.4%
Conservative gain from Labour

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Vote Share

Vote Change

Swing

Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.

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