Peninsula by-election

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A by-election was held in Peninsula ward on 20 November 2014 to elect one councillor following the resignation of Conservative councillor Chris Irvine.

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

Chris Irvine was elected as councillor for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Irvine Christopher Glenn Christopher Glenn Irvine *
Ukip 2,850 48.3%

Sands Ron Ron Sands
Conservative 1,965 33.3%

Tungate Peter John Peter John Tungate
Labour 716 12.1%

Gregory Clive Bryn Malcolm Clive Bryn Malcolm Gregory
Green party 314 5.3%

Sams Christopher Christopher Sams
Liberal Democrat 60 1.0%

Turnout 54.9%

Ukip gain from Conservative

Candidate	Votes	%
Irvine Christopher Glenn Christopher Glenn Irvine * Ukip	2,850	48.3%
Sands Ron Ron Sands Conservative	1,965	33.3%
Tungate Peter John Peter John Tungate Labour	716	12.1%
Gregory Clive Bryn Malcolm Clive Bryn Malcolm Gregory Green party	314	5.3%
Sams Christopher Christopher Sams Liberal Democrat	60	1.0%
Turnout		54.9%
Ukip gain from Conservative

* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.

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

Rejected Ballots

The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:

Want of official mark 0

Voting for more than one candidate 4

Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0

Unmarked or voided for uncertainty 19

Total 23

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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	Want of official mark	0
	Voting for more than one candidate	4
	Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified	0
	Unmarked or voided for uncertainty	19
	Total	23