Great Lib Dem gain from Tories in Dorset
After last week’s less than stellar results, it’s back to the winning trail with a great Liberal Democrat gain in Dorset in this week’s council by-elections:
Sherborne Rural (Dorset) result:
LDEM: 49.6% (+15.1)
CON: 46.7% (+9.6)
LAB: 3.7% (+1.2)
GRN and UKIP didn't stand this time round.— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 2, 2016
Along with a good Lib Dem hold in Lewes:
Lewes Bridge (Lewes) result:
LDEM: 44.6% (+17.1)
GRN: 28.3% (+7.7)
LAB: 17.4% (+1.3)
CON: 9.6% (-2.4)— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 3, 2016
A near miss in what turned out to be a close three-way fight:
Barking & Somersham (Mid Suffolk) result:
GRN: 34.5% (+34.5)
CON: 34.2% (-7.5)
LDEM: 25.1% (+13.2)
LAB: 6.2% (+6.2)— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 3, 2016
Barking and Somersham result: Green 212, Con 210, Mark Valladares (Lib Dem) 154, Lab 38 @libdems @britainelects
— Mark Valladares (@honladymark) June 3, 2016
A trio of small but promising increases in the Lib Dem vote:
Dyserth (D'Shire) result:
IND: 25.6% (+25.6)
IND: 23.0% (+23.0)
CON: 20.3% (-30.4)
LD: 15.5% (+3.9)
LAB: 12.6% (-25.2)
PC: 3.0% (+3.0)— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 2, 2016
Denbigh Lower (Denbighshire) result:
IND: 36.3% (+18.9)
PC: 29.4% (+16.1)
CON: 14.8% (+10.8)
LAB: 10.1% (+10.1)
LDEM: 9.4% (+4.7)— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 2, 2016
Oban N. & Lorn (Argyll & Bute) first prefs.:
SNP: 39.8% (+9.0)
IND: 26.8% (+26.8)
CON: 22.3% (+13.1)
LDEM: 11.1% (+5.9)
Not final result.— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 2, 2016
Independent GAIN Oban North and Lorn (Argyll & Bute) from Independent.
Incumbent was elected as IND in 2012 but chgd. to SNP at later date— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 2, 2016
But sadly no Lib Dem candidate here:
Aldershot Park (Rushmoor) result:
LAB: 45.9% (-9.5)
UKIP: 27.4% (+27.4)
CON: 23.1% (-7.7)
GRN: 3.6% (+3.6)
Chgs. from 2012.— Britain Elects (@britainelects) June 2, 2016
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