Ashfield local elections

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Ashfield Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Labour 1973 - 2003

No overall control 2003 - present

[edit] Council elections

Ashfield Council election, 1999

Ashfield Council election, 2003

Ashfield Council election, 2007

[edit] By-election results

Hucknall Central By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		445	31.8	-7.9
	Conservative		420	30.0	+30.0
	Independent Labour		211	15.1	+15.1
	Liberal Democrat		205	14.7	+14.7
	Independent		118	8.4	-23.1
Majority			25	1.8
Turnout			1,399	28.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Underwood By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		533	39.6
	Conservative		438	32.5
	Liberal Democrat		375	27.9
Majority			95	7.1
Turnout			1,346
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodhouse By-Election 18 July 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		323	35.0	-15.3
	Independent		249	27.0	+27.0
	Independent		181	19.6	+19.6
	Conservative		169	18.3	-31.4
Majority			74	8.0
Turnout			922	15.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Huckanll West By-Election 13 July 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Austin Rathe	848	40.7	+40.7
	Labour	Ian Briggs	514	24.7	-18.6
	Independent	Ruth Welton	389	18.7	+18.7
	British National Party	Michael Clarke	331	15.9	-2.9
Majority			334	16.0
Turnout			2,082
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Sutton West By-Election 1 November 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Fiona Asbury	873	37.0	+37.0
	Labour	Kier Barsby	560	23.7	-3.7
	British National Party	Michael Clarke	321	13.6	+13.6
	Independent	John Ross	275	11.7	-38.2
	Conservative	Michael Halls	257	10.9	-11.8
	Green	Mark Harrison	72	3.1	+3.1
Majority			313	13.3
Turnout			2,358	26.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

[edit] External links

• Ashfield Council