Lib Dems up one, down one in week’s by-elections
Seven by-elections this week, but only six on the Thursday as Tamworth unusually is holding its on a Friday, which strictly speaking is a delayed election due to the death of Sarah Walters, the Green Party candidate, in the run-up to the scheduled May election.
That extra day was not enough, alas, to find a Liberal Democrat candidate for the contest so it’s a case of six out of seven contests having a Lib Dem this time round.
Liberal Democrat GAIN Aylsham (Broadland) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 24, 2018
Aylsham (Broadland) result:
LDEM: 46.0% (-2.9)
CON: 39.1% (-12.0)
LAB: 14.8% (+14.8)— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 24, 2018
Kirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme (North Kesteven) result:
LIND: 45.9% (+10.3)
CON: 44.7% (-19.7)
LAB: 5.0% (+5.0)
LDEM: 4.5% (+4.5)Lincolnshire Independent GAIN from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 24, 2018
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath (Stockport) result:
LAB: 73.9% (+16.2) HOLD.
LDEM: 8.8% (+1.4)
CON: 8.1% (-0.1)
GRN: 6.2% (-2.9)
UKIP: 3.1% (-14.7)Chgs. w/ 2014
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 24, 2018
Conservative GAIN Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (Bristol) from Liberal Democrat.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 24, 2018
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze (Bristol) result:
CON: 42.3% (+2.9)
LDEM: 39.5% (+7.3)
LAB: 13.0% (-2.6)
GRN: 5.2% (-7.6)Con GAIN from LDem.
The previously elected LDem Cllr came third in a three member ward.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 24, 2018
It was so nearly a second gain for the Lib Dems:
Farnham Castle (Waverley) result:
FRES: 37.9% (+3.3)
LDEM: 36.1% (+11.7)
CON: 18.7% (-7.7)
LAB: 4.5% (-10.0)
IND: 2.8% (+2.8)Farnham Residents HOLD.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 25, 2018
Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead (Horsham) result:
CON: 68.4% (-3.0)
LAB: 16.3% (+16.3)
LDEM: 15.3% (-13.3)Con HOLD.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 25, 2018
Glascote (Tamworth) result:
LAB: 42.7% (-14.0)
CON: 41.7% (-1.6)
UKIP: 10.8% (+10.8)
GRN: 4.8% (+4.8)Labour HOLD.
Chgs. w/ 2014.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 25, 2018
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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