Lib Dems win in Eastleigh seat with 12% swing from Conservatives
Another week of council by-elections, another week when they weren’t all on the Thursday. This time the aberrant timing was on a Wednesday, with a safe Conservative hold in Waverley and a reminder that the Liberal Democrats are not preordained to make progress in Southern contests against the Conservatives:
Cranleigh West (Waverley) result:
CON: 58.7% (+2.9)
LDEM: 29.1% (-1.0)
UKIP: 12.1% (+12.1)
Con HOLD.— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) December 22, 2016
Thursday’s contests saw a successful defence with a very impressive vote increase for the Liberal Democrats on Eastleigh Council in council leader Keith House’s ward:
Hedge End Wildern (Eastleigh) result:
LDEM: 64.5% (+22.5)
CON: 25.2% (-2.4)
LAB: 10.3% (-1.7)
UKIP and Ind didn't stand this time round.— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) December 22, 2016
Ian Corben wins Hedge End Wildern for the Lib Dems with 64.5% of the vote @britainelects @aldc @LibDemPress pic.twitter.com/CFKndRkb9d
— Keith House (@CllrKeithHouse) December 22, 2016
No Liberal Democrat candidate in the third contest, alas, though it does make these three results in total a good summary of the very real but patchy nature of the Liberal Democrat recovery – and hence the dangers of Premature Stakhanovite Optimism.
Aylesham (Dover) result:
LAB: 61.9% (-6.4)
CON: 38.1% (+38.1)
Lab HOLD.
UKIP who stood previously didn't do so this time round.— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) December 23, 2016
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