Henley by-election

Labour lost their deposit and finished behind the Greens and BNP, so the news goes. What is also interesting is that the Labour candidate received only 824 votes more than the Monster Raving Loony Party candidate. Yes Labour are down amongst the minor parties and odd-balls - how appropriate!

# John Howell - Conservatives, 19,796 (56.95%, 3.46% increase on 2005 general election share of vote)
# Stephen Kearney - Liberal Democrats, 9,680 (27.85%, 1.84%)
# Mark Stevenson - Greens, 1,321 (3.80%, 0.54%)
# Timothy Rait - British National Party, 1,243 (3.58%)

# Richard McKenzie - Labour, 1,066 (3.07%, -11.68%)
# Chris Adams, UK Independence Party, 843 (2.43%, -0.07%)
# Bananaman Owen - Monster Raving Loony Party, 242 (0.70%)
# Derek Allpass - English Democrats, 157 (0.45%)
# Amanda Harrington - Independent (Miss Great Britain Party), 128 (0.37%)
# Dick Rodgers - The Common Good, 121 (0.35%)
# Louise Cole - Independent (Miss Great Britain Party), 91 (0.26%)
# Harry Bear - The Fur Play Party, 73 (0.21%)