Lib Dem wins final by-election of the week… after previously missing out by 11, 13 votes
Seven by-elections across six wards, with three Liberal Democrat seats up for defence, this week.
First in, a successful Liberal Democrat defence of the party’s one seat on East Staffordshire:
Liberal Democrat HOLD Burton (East Staffordshire).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 16, 2017
Burton (East Staffordshire) result:
LDEM: 52.7% (+5.4)
LAB: 24.7% (-5.2)
UKIP: 11.7% (+11.7)
CON: 10.9% (-11.9)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 17, 2017
Congratulations to Helen Hall and the team.
Then a pair of successful Labour defences:
Labour HOLD Failsworth East (Oldham).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 16, 2017
Failsworth East (Oldham) result:
LAB: 58.4% (-7.3)
CON: 25.4% (+1.6)
UKIP: 11.7% (+11.7)
GRN: 3.5% (-4.3)
LDEM: 1.1% (-1.8)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 16, 2017
Labour HOLD St Thomas's (Dudley).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 16, 2017
St Thomas's (Dudley) result:
LAB: 60.8% (+3.4)
UKIP: 26.7% (+4.2)
CON: 10.3% (-5.4)
GRN: 2.2% (-2.3)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 16, 2017
A very rare Green gain but a pretty common Ukip defeat:
Green GAIN Lydbrook & Ruardean (Forest of Dean) from UKIP.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 16, 2017
Lydbrook & Ruardean (Forest of Dean) result:
GRN: 35.3% (+27.9)
CON: 24.3% (+6.2)
LAB: 22.7% (-2.0)
UKIP: 11.1% (-12.2)
LDEM: 6.6% (+6.6)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 16, 2017
That Lib Dem candidate was the first in the ward since it was created in 2003.
But then a double set of Lib Dem defeats when the party was defending both seats up for election in the same ward:
Residents for Uttlesford GAIN Elsenham & Henham (Uttlesford) from Liberal Democrat (x2).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 17, 2017
Elsenham & Henham:
RES 59.3% (+32.1)
LDEM 22.5% (-24.2)
CON 10.0% (-11.0)
UKIP 4.8% (+4.8)
LAB 2.8% (-2.3)
GRN 0.6% (+0.6)
Top vote method.— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 17, 2017
Finally, a Conservative loss:
Bollington First GAIN Bollington (East Cheshire) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 16, 2017
Bollington (East Cheshire) result:
BFIR: 50.6% (+13.4)
CON: 17.2% (-13.4)
LAB: 12.9% (-8.6)
LDEM: 10.7% (-0.2)
GRN: 8.7% (+8.7)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 16, 2017
As numbers appear deceiving, Bollington is a multi-member ward. Con won second placed seat in 2015.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 16, 2017
The final result, from Wokingham, was much longer coming as its polling day was Friday, not Thursday. It was worth waiting for:
Liberal Democrat GAIN Emmbrook (Wokingham) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 17, 2017
Emmbrook (Wokingham) result:
LDEM: 59.7% (+22.3)
CON: 33.3% (-4.5)
UKIP: 3.9% (-11.7)
LAB: 3.0% (-6.1)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 17, 2017
Congratulations to Imogen Shepherd-Dubey and her team. Imogen has twice previously just missed out on being elected in this ward, once by 13 votes and once by 11 votes. Her victory means a Liberal Democrat win in the ward for the first time since it was first contested in 2004.
These by-election results round-ups cover principal authority by-elections. See my post The danger in celebrating parish and town council wins for your own party for the reasons to avoid straying too often into covering town, parish or community council by-elections.
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