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River By-election
21 October 2010

A by-election was held in River ward on 21 October 2010 to elect one councillor following the resignation of Conservative councillor David Craggs.

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

John Alun Charles Jones was elected as councillor for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

  Candidate Votes %
  Turnout 25.7%
  Labour gain from Conservative

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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