Another day, another Lib Dem council gain on a huge swing
After the unusual sequence of a Tuesday by-election (good Lib Dem result) and then a Wednesday by-election (even better Lib Dem result) this week, Thursday brought a more usual round of by-elections.
A spectacular gain in Cornwall:
Newlyn & Goonhavern result:
LDEM: 24.4% (+24.4)
CON: 23.1% (-23.0)
IND: 16.1% (+16.1)
MK: 15.9% (-28.1)
LAB: 7.6% (-2.2)
IND: 7.4%
IND: 5.3%— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) July 28, 2016
Congratulations Maggie Vale. Among the defeated candidates was a former Lib Dem running as an independent, continuing the pattern in the south west of ex-Lib Dems doing badly when running under another label.
A good hold in Newport, South Wales, with a big swing from Labour:
St Julians (Newport) result:
LDEM: 53.7% (+11.6)
LAB: 24.4% (-20.3)
UKIP: 8.8% (+8.8)
CON: 7.6% (-5.5)
PC: 4.0% (+4.0)
GRN: 1.4% (+1.4)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) July 28, 2016
The winner, Carmel Townsend is the widow of Ed, whose death triggered the by-election.
A clear hold in Sutton, with the Lib Dem vote up but majority down:
Carshalton C. (Sutton) result:
LDEM: 43.4% (+5.1)
CON: 36.9% (+11.6)
GRN: 7.3% (-0.3)
LAB: 6.1% (-3.1)
UKIP: 5.2% (-10.5)
CPA: 1.0% (-1.1)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) July 28, 2016
A second place again in Harringay, with unusually both the Labour and Lib Dem vote going up by the same amount:
Harringay (Haringey) result:
LAB: 46.2% (+3.7)
LDEM: 33.6% (+3.7)
GRN: 14.3% (-2.3)
CON: 4.3% (-1.2)
UKIP: 1.6% (+1.6)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) July 28, 2016
Then an interesting result in Droitwich, with the Lib Dems standing a candidate this time, unlike last time (hooray), but more significantly in a Tory-Labour marginal, the Labour vote fell as the Tories held the seat by a decent margin:
Droitwich West (Wychavon) result:
CON: 41.9% (-1.8)
LAB: 24.0% (-14.6)
UKIP: 19.7% (+19.7)
LDEM: 14.5% (+14.5)
Con HOLD.— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) July 29, 2016
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