Coombe Vale by-election result – Conservatives win two seats on Kingston council

Coombe Vale's new Conservative councillors

Congratulations to Conservative candidates Lynne Finnerty and Julie Pickering who have been elected as councillors for the Coombe Vale ward following yesterday’s by-election. 

The election saw a turnout of 43%. The Conservatives held their share of the vote from the 2010 election whilst the Lib Dems saw their share fall back below 2006 levels.

Labour appears to be the main beneficiaries of a swing away from the Lib Dems. Is this a sign that the ‘anti-conservative’ ‘can’t win here’  vote is less willing to support the Lib Dems in  this coalition age or did the Lib Dems from 2010 stay home?

Full election results below.

Name of Candidate	Party	Votes
FINNERTY Lynne	Conservative	1340 Elected
PICKERING Julie	Conservative	1308 Elected
KUGAN Kamala	Liberal Democrat	908
NICHOL Rupert Colin Frank	Liberal Democrat	778
BOWN Nick	Labour	526
PARKER Ian	Labour	502
WALKER Chris	Green Party	122
SHABBEER Dr Tariq	Green Party	108
HAYWARD Philippa Lucy Eleanor	Christian Peoples Alliance	94
GLENCROSS Roger Edmund	Christian Peoples Alliance	76
WATSON Michael Gerard	UK Independence Party	70

 Total votes by Political Party:

 

Vote share:

 

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Coombe Vale by-election – Storm in a tea cup

“A cup of coffee could land Conservative byelection campaigners in hot water after they were accused of corrupt practices” reports the Surrey Comet.

It seems that Liberal Democrat agent Roger Hayes was so moved by the “corrupt and illegal practice” of the offer of a cup of coffee at public meetings held by the Conservative candidates for the Coombe Vale by-election that he will be raising the matter with the Election Returning Officer. Mr Hayes said that he would be alerting the returning officer of the potential breach of the Representation of the People Act, to be “helpful”.

Wow.

Good job no one opened a packet of jammy dodgers…

Coombe Vale By-election candidates – Full list of candidates confirmed

The closing date for candidates to hand in completed nomination papers for the Coombe Vale double by-election on 15 December closed on Friday.

The full list of confirmed candidates is as follows:

	Name of Candidate		Party	Information
	BOWN Nick		Labour	Candidate Info Party website
	FINNERTY Lynne		Conservative	Candidate Info Party website
	GLENCROSS Roger Edmund		Christian Peoples Alliance	Candidate Info Party website
	HAYWARD Philippa Lucy Eleanor		Christian Peoples Alliance	Candidate Info Party website
	KUGAN Kamala		Liberal Democrat	Candidate Info Party website
	NICHOL Rupert Colin Frank		Liberal Democrat	Candidate Info Party website
	PARKER Ian		Labour	Candidate Info Party website
	PICKERING Julie		Conservative	Candidate Info Party website
	SHABBEER Dr Tariq		Green Party	Party website
	WALKER Chris		Green Party	Party website
	WATSON Michael Gerard		UK Independence Party	Party website

The candidates previously announced by the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and CPA parties were joined by Dr Tariq Shabeer and Chris Walker of the Green Party and UKIP candidate Michael Watson (UKIP did not field any candidates in the 2010 Kingston local elections).

Remember to check for latest news on the campaign over the coming weeks and, of course, don’t forget to register to vote before midnight on 30 November if you live in Coombe Vale.