Fenland local elections

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Fenland District Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 3.1 1995-1999 3.2 1999-2003 3.3 2003-2007 3.4 2007-2011 4 External links

[edit] Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1995

Labour 1995 - 1999

Conservative 1999 - present

[edit] Council elections

Fenland Council election, 1999

Fenland Council election, 2003

Fenland Council election, 2007

[edit] By-election results

[edit] 1995-1999

Manea By-Election 6 March 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		278	50.1
	Labour		133	24.0
	Independent		98	17.6
	Liberal Democrat		46	8.2
Majority			145	26.1
Turnout			555	50.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Leverington By-Election 31 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		434	56.7	+10.8
	Labour		252	32.9	-21.2
	Independent		79	10.3	+10.3
Majority			182	23.8
Turnout			765	24.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

March West By-Election 31 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		574	50.6	-0.3
	Conservative		561	49.4	+0.3
Majority			13	1.2
Turnout			1,135	27.7
	Labour hold		Swing

March East By-Election 30 October 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		707	59.4	+8.2
	Conservative		483	40.6	+10.0
Majority			224	18.8
Turnout			1,190
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] 1999-2003

Manea By-Election 24 June 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		298	71.8	+71.8
	Labour		57	13.7	-37.3
	Liberal Democrat		42	10.1	-38.9
	Independent Labour		18	4.3	+4.3
Majority			241	58.1
Turnout			415	37.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

March East By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,596	49.6
	Conservative		1,366	42.4
	Liberal Democrat		258	8.0
Majority			230	7.2
Turnout			3,220
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Whittlesey Bassenhally By-Election 12 July 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		402	49.2	+2.0
	Liberal Democrat		343	42.0	-0.8
	Labour		72	8.8	-1.2
Majority			59	7.2
Turnout			817	25.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wisbech South West By-Election 26 July 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		546	65.4	+20.5
	Labour		289	34.6	+10.1
Majority			257	30.8
Turnout			835	16.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] 2003-2007

Roman Bank By-Election 30 September 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Hatton	501	50.2	-21.9
	Liberal Democrat	Maddy Forster	254	25.5	+25.5
	Independent		155	15.5	+15.5
	Labour		88	8.8	-19.1
Majority			247	24.7
Turnout			998	21.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manea By-Election 2 February 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Sears	264	45.0
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Howes	136	23.2
	Independent	Mark Archer	136	23.2
	Independent	Stephen Wilson	39	6.6
	Labour	Richard Hibbert	12	2.0
Majority			128	21.8
Turnout			587	42.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Slade Lode By-Election 13 July 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Florence Newell	259	57.2	+17.8
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Howes	194	42.8	+12.0
Majority			65	14.4
Turnout			453	26.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] 2007-2011

Parsons Drove and Wisbech St Mary By-Election 3 April 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Wait	646	61.8
	Labour	Dave Goode	191	18.3
	Independent	Paul Carpenter	119	11.4
	UK Independence	Paul Clapp	55	5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Howes	35	3.3
Majority			455	43.5
Turnout			1,046
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• Fenland District Council