Lib Dems gain council seat in Cambridgeshire
After a few fairly quite weeks on the council by-elections front, this week brought a bumper set of fourteen contests. Only one Lib Dem defence but also plenty of other opportunities to see if Vince Cable’s promising start in the polls is being reflected in elections.
The news from Ely certainly backed that up with a good swing resulting in a seat gain from the Conservatives:
Ely South (East Cambridgeshire) result:
LDEM: 39.9% (+13.2)
CON: 31.1% (-19.7)
LAB: 29.0% (+6.5)Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Congratulations to Christine Whelan and the team on regaining what used to be a Lib Dem ward until both seats were lost to the Conservatives in 2011.
However, this gain was cancelled out by defeat in Colchester in a ward that split 2 Lib Dems – 1 Conservative in 2016:
Conservative GAIN Shrub End (Colchester) from Liberal Democrat.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Shrub End (Colchester):
CON: 38.6% (+19.4)
LAB: 32.4% (+20.5)
LDEM: 21.1% (-13.9)
IND: 3.1% (-9.7)
UKIP: 2.9% (-10.9)
GRN: 1.9% (-5.6)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Elsewhere there were modest signs of Lib Dem candidates running where there previously had been none. Although the vote shares secured were not headline grabbing, the very fact of putting up more candidates is important in itself:
Skerton West (Lancaster) result:
LAB: 61.5% (+24.5)
CON: 34.6% (+8.7)
LDEM: 4.0% (+4.0)Labour HOLD.
No UKIP, Grn and Ind as prev.— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Eye, Thorney & Newborough (Peterborough):
CON: 52.3% (+17.4)
LAB: 28.5% (+15.2)
UKIP: 14.3% (-7.5)
GRN: 3.1% (-6.4)
LDEM: 1.8% (+1.8)HOLD
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Cardonald (Glasgow) first prefs:
LAB: 48.6% (+10.1)
SNP: 36.7% (-7.5)
CON: 10.3% (-1.7)
GRN: 2.7% (+0.2)
LDEM: 1.5% (+1.5)
LBT: 0.2% (+0.2)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Notes:
Cardonald is a Lab hold – STV in May saw them win two of the four seats up for grabs.
LBT – Libertarian Party.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Conservative HOLD Hednesford & Rawnsley (Staffordshire).
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Hednesford & Rawnsley (Staffs):
CON: 32.5% (-3.5)
LAB: 31.9% (+4.2)
GRN: 28.9% (+3.8)
UKIP: 3.8% (-3.9)
LDEM: 1.5% (+1.5)
CIP: 1.4% (-2.1)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Signs too of vote creeping up elsewhere:
Labour GAIN Sudbury South (Babergh) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Sudbury South (Babergh) result:
LAB: 42.7% (+16.3)
CON: 42.6% (+5.3)
LDEM: 14.7% (+1.6)One vote majority.
No UKIP and Grn as prev.— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
South Norwood (Croydon) result:
LAB: 59.0% (+7.9)
CON: 16.8% (-3.4)
LDEM: 13.7% (+6.7)
GRN: 7.7% (-3.3)
UKIP: 2.8% (-7.9)Labour HOLD.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
St John's (Suffolk) result:
LAB: 62.9% (+5.3)
CON: 24.4% (-7.3)
LDEM: 10.1% (+5.1)
GRN: 2.6% (-3.1)Labour HOLD.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Not candidates everywhere, however:
Labour GAIN Fortissat (North Lanarkshire) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
First prefs:
LAB: 38.5% (+2.0)
BUSP: 23.3% (+12.2)
SNP: 20.6% (-8.4)
CON: 11.5% (-1.8)
IND: 5.0% (-5.1)
GRN: 0.7% (+0.7)
UKIP: 0.5% (+0.5)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Labour GAIN Hednesford Green Heath (Cannock Chase) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Hednesford Green Heath (Cannock Chase) result:
LAB: 43.9% (+11.1)
CON: 36.8% (-3.7)
GRN: 10.5% (+7.4)
CIP: 5.1% (-0.2)
UKIP: 3.5% (-14.7)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Green GAIN Hednesford South (Cannock Chase) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Hednesford South (Cannock Chase) result:
GRN: 48.3% (+42.1)
CON: 29.3% (-11.9)
LAB: 17.9% (-13.2)
UKIP: 4.5% (-16.9)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Golden Valley S. (Herefordshire) result:
IND: 42.7% (+42.7) GAIN
CON: 23.5% (-42.3)
IND: 14.1% (+14.1)
GRN: 10.1% (-7.1)
LAB: 9.6% (+9.6)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 8, 2017
A vote fall, too, in a contest in the former Lib Dem Parliamentary seat of Lewes (Norman Baker):
Green GAIN Ouse Valley & Ringmer (Lewes) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
Ouse Valley & Ringmer (Lewes) result:
GRN: 38.7% (+22.3)
CON: 30.6% (+1.6)
LDEM: 21.2% (-8.0)
LAB: 7.7% (-4.4)
UKIP: 1.8% (-11.5)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) September 7, 2017
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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