Liberal Democrats gain council seat from Tories in Poole
A Lib Dem gain again from the Tories this week and great to see a full set of Liberal Democrat candidates in this week’s set of nine principal local authority by-elections.
Elsewhere, it was a case of a couple of solid Lib Dem holds up in the north west, but otherwise the sort of widespread low vote shares in many wards which show how much there is still to do for the Liberal Democrats to recover.
Liberal Democrat GAIN Broadstone (Poole) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
%'s v good @vikki4mdnp in Broadstone by election but look at no's
Vikki ( Lib Dem) 2184
Con 733
UKIP121
Grn57
Lab45Baton handed over!
— Annette Brooke (@Annette4MDNP) October 14, 2016
Broadstone (Poole) result:
LDEM: 69.3% (+24.0)
CON: 23.3% (-13.2)
UKIP: 4.2% (-7.5)
GRN: 1.8% (-4.8)
LAB: 1.4% (+1.4)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
This gain came in a multi-member ward which split Lib Dem – Tory last time with Lib Dems topping the poll (hence the percentage figures above). It was a much closer contest when the ward was split, so a strong swing to the Lib Dems in any case.
The new Liberal Democrat councillor is Vikki Slade, who stood unsuccessfully in Annette Brooke’s old seat of Mid Dorset and North Poole at the 2015 general election
Liberal Democrat HOLD Windermere (Cumbria).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Windermere (Cumbria) result:
LDEM: 52.3% (+0.7)
CON: 40.7% (+1.3)
LAB: 4.6% (+4.6)
GRN: 2.4% (-0.6)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Liberal Democrat HOLD Windermere Bowness North (South Lakeland).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Windermere Bowness North (South Lakeland) result:
LDEM: 60.1% (+11.1)
CON: 34.9% (-4.1)
GRN: 5.0% (-0.9)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Limpsfield (Tandridge) result:
OLRG: 57.4% (+57.4)
CON: 38.0% (-40.5)
LDEM: 2.7% (-11.0)
LAB: 2.0% (-5.8)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Lincolnshire Independent HOLD Cliff Villages (North Kesteven).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Cliff Villages (North Kesteven) result:
LIND: 63.1% (-1.0)
CON: 32.6% (-3.3)
LDEM: 4.3% (+4.3)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Westgate (Lancaster) result:
LAB: 41.6% (+9.1)
MBI: 18.1% (+0.4)
UKIP: 17.2% (-7.5)
CON: 16.7% (-8.3)
LDEM: 3.9% (+3.9)
GRN: 2.4% (+2.4)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 14, 2016
Labour HOLD Brockley (Lewisham).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Brockley (Lewisham) result:
LAB: 48.0% (+8.1)
GRN: 25.4% (-3.6)
LDEM: 10.4% (+5.0)
CON: 7.9% (+0.3)
WEP: 7.0% (+7.0)
UKIP: 1.3% (-3.7)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Labour HOLD Evelyn (Lewisham).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Evelyn (Lewisham) result:
LAB: 53.4% (-)
PBP: 16.3% (-1.7)
CON: 9.5% (+9.5)
IND: 9.0% (+9.0)
GRN: 6.2% (-8.9)
LDEM: 5.6% (-3.4)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Conservative HOLD Swanley (Kent).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Swanley (Kent) result:
CON: 32.4% (-8.6)
UKIP: 27.8% (+7.9)
LAB: 23.4% (-8.9)
LDEM: 16.4% (+16.4)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 13, 2016
Swanley Christchurch & Village (Sevenoaks) result:
CON: 34.6% (-24.1)
LAB: 30.5% (+2.3)
LDEM: 20.4% (+20.4)
UKIP: 14.6% (+14.6)
Con HOLD.— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) October 14, 2016
An honourable mention too for a particularly stunning town council result:
Tonight's result in Knowsley: Lib Dem 67% (+42)
Labour 14% (-61) #WinningHere #Labourmeltdown— Liverpool Liberal Democrats (@LiverLibDems) October 13, 2016
4 dem gains from Labour in 2 town council wards tonight
— Richard Kemp CBE (@cllrkemp) October 13, 2016
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