River by-election

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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 Jones was elected as councillor for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Jones John Alun Charles John Alun Charles Jones
Labour 695 45.5%

Mackness Andrew Andrew Mackness
Conservative 631 41.3%

Harrison Garry Garry Harrison
Liberal Democrat 92 6.0%

Cook Martin Anthony Martin Anthony Cook
Ukip 42 2.8%

Keevil Steven Richard Steven Richard Keevil
Green party 36 2.4%

Sands Ron Ron Sands
English Democrat 31 2.0%

Turnout 25.7%

Labour gain from Conservative

Candidate	Votes	%
Jones John Alun Charles John Alun Charles Jones Labour	695	45.5%
Mackness Andrew Andrew Mackness Conservative	631	41.3%
Harrison Garry Garry Harrison Liberal Democrat	92	6.0%
Cook Martin Anthony Martin Anthony Cook Ukip	42	2.8%
Keevil Steven Richard Steven Richard Keevil Green party	36	2.4%
Sands Ron Ron Sands English Democrat	31	2.0%
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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