The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, managing to win every seat contested.

Over all, 33 seats will be contested next year, 17 now held by Democrats, 15 by Republicans and 1 by an independent.

He briefly represented Stroud in 1835, but resigned that seat so Lord John Russell could contest it.

The seat contested was located in western and parts of central Illinois.

The results saw the governing New National Party re-elected after winning all 15 seats contested.

The seat is the most heavily contested in the U.S. Congress, with over $30 million budgeted among twelve candidates' campaigns.

The ruling People's United Party won all nine seats contested.

Overall, however, this council remains under firm LibDem control, with most seats contested between them and the Conservatives, and Labour having little prospect of improving their own representation.

This ws the seat contested again in 2007.

In 1950, however, there was a redistribution, and the sitting Labor MP for the rural abolished seat of Ashburnham, Edgar Dring, contested the new seat.