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Lib Dems win Worcester Park by-election

8:47am Friday 17th February 2012 in Epsom

Roger Roberts won the Worcester Park by-election Roger Roberts won the Worcester Park by-election

The Liberal Democrats retained their seat in the Worcester Park by-election yesterday.

Liberal Democrat candidate Roger Roberts secured the seat in the Worcester Park ward with a total of 1,367 votes, beating Conservative candidate Simon Densley who received 977 votes.

The by-election, for one of the three seats in the Worcester Park ward, was called after Lib Dem councillor Jennifer Campbell-Klomps resigned.

It means there are now 43 Liberal Democrat members on the council and 11 Conservative members.

There was a 33.48 per cent turnout for the election.

The full results are below:

Simon Densley (Conservative): 977 votes
George Dow (Green): 46 votes
Hilary Hosking (Labour): 315 votes
David Pickles (UKIP): 190 votes
Roger Roberts (Liberal Democrat): 1,367 votes - Elected
Rejected: 7 votes

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Comments(16)

Margaret_Hale says...
9:34am Fri 17 Feb 12

What is wrong with you people in Worcester Park? The LibDems have created a bleak grey desert in Sutton High St, squandered £millions on the Life Centre, lost money in Icesave and will not pay you any attention until the next election.
And you voted for them again!!!!

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LiberalsOut says...
1:38pm Fri 17 Feb 12

I agree 100% with you Margaret - why anybody votes for them is one of the great mysteries of life.Locally they waste money year in and year out, and Nationally they are holding back the reforms and cuts needed to get the country back on track after the other loony party (Labour) screwed us

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Michael Pantlin says...
2:33pm Fri 17 Feb 12

Margaret_Hale wrote:
What is wrong with you people in Worcester Park? The LibDems have created a bleak grey desert in Sutton High St, squandered £millions on the Life Centre, lost money in Icesave and will not pay you any attention until the next election.
And you voted for them again!!!!
Exactly my thoughts too. Perhaps someone who voted for them can explain the attraction of wobbly logs, grass walls and roofs and High Street obstacles fit for an SAS training course plus the closing of the home for Alzeimers patients. Was it the £50K Olimpric bunting scheme that tipped the vote?

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Giles C says...
3:28pm Fri 17 Feb 12

I knocked on doors in Worcester Park and in the main the electorate are a pretty content lot who are not that politically aware. They see there council tax frozen and their rubbish collected and believe all is well in the world.

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Giles C says...
3:30pm Fri 17 Feb 12

I knocked on doors in Worcester Park and in the main the electorate are a pretty content lot who are not that politically aware. They see there council tax frozen and their rubbish collected and believe all is well in the world.

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Sutton53 says...
3:44pm Fri 17 Feb 12

The turnout wasn't exactly great. 33.48% is very low. I have come to the conclusion that Sutton Voters either don't bother or just vote as they have always done despite the self-evident mistakes of Sutton Council. Perhaps if people actually read up on what is going on in the London Borough Of Sutton, they might change their vote? Otherwise we are doomed. I call it the 'sheep mentality'...I live in Sutton and am horrified at the decisions made on our behalf by Sutton Council. Especially with regards the high-street. That awful dried-up foliage hanging off Wilkinsons Store is an eyesore. People in motability-scooters having accidents in the High-Street. The 'Sutton Life-Centre' is being financially bailed out when we were told that it would be used by other Boroughs far and wide. There are teenagers wandering the streets because youth-group funding and facilities have been cut. Youth-Group premises being sold off to developers. The list goes on.

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sephorax says...
5:43pm Fri 17 Feb 12

All these people saying they knocked on doors, well nobody knocked on mine!
I didn't even know there was an election!

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carshalton_dan says...
11:02pm Fri 17 Feb 12

Can't we give Worcester Park to Kingston, they are all a bit weird over there anyway :o)

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Michael Pantlin says...
12:26am Sat 18 Feb 12

carshalton_dan wrote:
Can't we give Worcester Park to Kingston, they are all a bit weird over there anyway :o)
While we're at it can we offer Cllr Lester Holloway, infamous for his crazy campaign to ban the sale of rag dolls, to Barking?

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lesterholloway says...
2:06pm Sat 18 Feb 12

Why is Michael Pantlin obsessing about me? A couple of articles deep in the news pages last October, five whole months ago, and he's still writing comments about it on completely unrelated subjects every so often. Has he ever heard the phrase "off-topic"? He may need counselling for the bee in his bonnet that is clearly keeping him up at night. I wouldn't want him to suffer this way for another year.

Anyway, I reiterate, in modern Britain there is no place for the golliwog to be on open display. However, frankly I had long forgotten about this issue myself until I read Mr Pantlin's comments about it a couple of months ago, and have seen at least one more before this thread. It's not normal behaviour.

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LiberalsOut says...
4:51pm Sat 18 Feb 12

Michael why did you have to mention Lester Holloway?You have given him another opportunity to spout off, although it is hardly likely he has forgotten about the "issue" as it is possibly the only thing he will be remembered for.Lets focus on the central issue that the Lib Dems have destroyed this Borough and will continue to do so unless people wake up and look at the facts surrounding their tenure.Waste waste waste and more waste

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GreenBrown says...
4:56pm Sat 18 Feb 12

lesterholloway wrote:
Why is Michael Pantlin obsessing about me? A couple of articles deep in the news pages last October, five whole months ago, and he's still writing comments about it on completely unrelated subjects every so often. Has he ever heard the phrase "off-topic"? He may need counselling for the bee in his bonnet that is clearly keeping him up at night. I wouldn't want him to suffer this way for another year.

Anyway, I reiterate, in modern Britain there is no place for the golliwog to be on open display. However, frankly I had long forgotten about this issue myself until I read Mr Pantlin's comments about it a couple of months ago, and have seen at least one more before this thread. It's not normal behaviour.
Well done Michael Pantlin for reminding the people of Slutton about this ridiculous folly. Keep it up. There will be elections soon enough and people need to remember such things when voting.

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Michael Pantlin says...
11:10pm Sat 18 Feb 12

lesterholloway wrote:
Why is Michael Pantlin obsessing about me? A couple of articles deep in the news pages last October, five whole months ago, and he's still writing comments about it on completely unrelated subjects every so often. Has he ever heard the phrase "off-topic"? He may need counselling for the bee in his bonnet that is clearly keeping him up at night. I wouldn't want him to suffer this way for another year.

Anyway, I reiterate, in modern Britain there is no place for the golliwog to be on open display. However, frankly I had long forgotten about this issue myself until I read Mr Pantlin's comments about it a couple of months ago, and have seen at least one more before this thread. It's not normal behaviour.
Let's hope it doesn't come up again this year in Black History week/month/year then and we can all relax and not worry about Sutton being invaded by Black Activists alerted on the net from all over London. By the way nothing is off topic. If you want to express a thought it's a free country and these boxes are here to use as you wish.

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Michael Pantlin says...
11:16pm Sat 18 Feb 12

LiberalsOut wrote:
Michael why did you have to mention Lester Holloway?You have given him another opportunity to spout off, although it is hardly likely he has forgotten about the "issue" as it is possibly the only thing he will be remembered for.Lets focus on the central issue that the Lib Dems have destroyed this Borough and will continue to do so unless people wake up and look at the facts surrounding their tenure.Waste waste waste and more waste
Hi LiberalsOut the answer not surprisingly is so that people with short memories may take it into account when his seat comes up for relection. Of course if they support his desired ban he will increase his majority and deserve to should that be the case.

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Michael Pantlin says...
11:23pm Sat 18 Feb 12

sephorax wrote:
All these people saying they knocked on doors, well nobody knocked on mine!
I didn't even know there was an election!
What you don't even get the JWs a-knocking! :))

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gordon1 says...
3:42pm Sun 19 Feb 12

Not again how is it that local residents can let the Liberals in again how much more evidence do they need to see that they are not fit for purpose. I feel sorry for the Conservative candidate Simon Densley but a low turnout inspite of more activity than i have seen for a long time to get people out to vote took place in my road.

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