1 Lib Dem gain but no candidate in 3/4 by-elections
Welcome to the patchy Liberal Democrat recovery in a nutshell: one excellent gain of a council seat last night alongside three contests in which there were no Liberal Democrat candidates.
Congratulations to Hazel Wright and her team:
Liberal Democrat GAIN Studley with Sambourne (Stratford-on-Avon) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) February 25, 2016
Studley w/ Sambourne (Stratford-on-Avon) result:
LDEM: 55.3% (+24.1)
CON: 20.4% (-12.2)
LAB: 13.7% (-4.5)
IND: 5.8% (+5.8)
UKIP: 4.8% (-5.5)— Britain Elects (@britainelects) February 26, 2016
People tell me that they value a record of working for
the community more than political labels. #libdemfightback pic.twitter.com/XG6e5aZ03f— Hazel Wright (@hazel4studley) February 21, 2016
Less good news elsewhere with all the other council by-elections going uncontested by the Lib Dems:
Catterick (Richmondshire) result:
CON: 60.3% (+19.8)
IND: 39.7% (+39.7)— Britain Elects (@britainelects) February 25, 2016
St James's (Dudley) result:
LAB: 46.3% (+1.3)
UKIP: 30.3% (+2.3)
CON: 23.4% (-0.5)— Britain Elects (@britainelects) February 25, 2016
Kingswinford N. & Wall Heath (Dudley) result:
CON: 53.8% (+11.2)
LAB: 34.5% (+7.7)
UKIP: 9.7% (-17.6)
GRN: 1.9% (-1.4)— Britain Elects (@britainelects) February 25, 2016
If you are a Lib Dem member and in an area where the party doesn’t always contest local council elections in full, here’s a suggestion about what to do.
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