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LOCAL election results - as they happen:
RESULTS are now in:
Maltby Ward turnout 55.5
Amy Rushforth - Labour 1992 votes
Michael Burke - BNP - 810 votes
Ted Millward - Independent - 787 votes
Keith Hunter - Conservative - 610 votes
Gordon Brown - UKIP - 433 votes
Michael Conlon - Independent - 372 votes
Picking up almost 2,000 votes, Amy Rushforth - the daughter of Rother Valley MP Kevin Barron - said:
"I am really happy with the result. It's a convincing win."
"I am also pleased that the BNP have not increased their votes on last time."
BNP candidate Michael Burke said: "I am pleased with the result, considering it was the first time I had stood, and I will stand again."
"Because there was a general election at the same time, people have voted Labour for both."
Dinnington - 58.7 turnout
Jacquie Falvey: Labour, 2713
Kristian Denman: Cons, 1584
Denise Hickson UKIP, 1156
Jacquie Falvey said: "It's absolutely fantastic. I'm realy chuffed. Thank you to all the people of Dinnington ward who voted for me. The majority is more than I expected, and the big turnout really helped me."
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Anston and Woodsetts: turnout 67.6
Jo Burton: Labour, 2369
Simon Edmunson: Cons, 2146
Clive Jepson: Ind, 801
Colin Tawn: UKIP, 672
Jo Burton said: " I am very pleased. It's a good result. It was a tough fight and a close run thing. I now want to do justice for the people who turned out to vote for me."
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Wales - 65.9 turnout
Jennifer Whysall: Labour, 2320
Charlotte Blencowe: Cons, 1837
Dennis Flynn: UKIP, 753
Peter Blanksby: Ind, 704
Jennifer Whysall said: " I am very pleased. It's been such a rollercoaster night. There doesn't seem to be any real pattern to the results. I am pleased that I am going to be able to carry on serving the people, though."
Charlotte Blencowe said: "I think the general election has had an impact on the vote locally. It was very close, and I fully intend to stand again"
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Holderness - turnout 62.9
Gerald Smith: Labour, 2891
Jovan Marick: Cons, 1234
Tom Holmes: BNP, 715
Paul Martin: Ind, 632
Martin Hickson: UKIP, 478
Gerald Smith: "It's terrific. We got a good turn out becasue of the national election. I am as fully committed to the Holderness ward as I was 31 years ago when I first got elected. It's the first time we've had a BNP candidate and he's a local lad so I expected him to do quite well."
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Weather for Dinnington
Tuesday 22 May 2012
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