Three council by-elections while we wait for the European election results on Sunday
Polling day is over not only in the European Parliament elections but also in three council by-elections. The results of the former do not come out until Sunday, but we don’t have to wait as long for the council by-election results.
St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly
A four-way fight between independents as mainland political party struggles do not apply in the burial place of Harold Wilson.
Independent GAIN #StMarys (#IslesOfScilly) from Independent.
Independent (Dean): 42%
Independent (Ware): 31%
Independent (Whomersley): 14%
Independent (Combes): 13% pic.twitter.com/gv1peGt1lb— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) May 24, 2019
Resolven, Neath Port Talbot
Sheila Kingston-Jones, who is also a regional list candidate for the Welsh Assembly, is the first Lib Dem candidate in this ward in the stretch of contests all the way back to 1983 (!).
Independent GAIN #Resolven (#NeathPortTalbot) from Labour with 60% (+25) of votes.
LAB were 2nd on 25% (-16), PLC 3rd on 10% (-13), CON 4th on 3% (+3) & LDM 5th on 2% (+2). pic.twitter.com/V952BNoHBN
— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) May 23, 2019
UPDATE: The law was broken in drawing up the Conservative nomination papers and a conviction has resulted.
St Osyth, Tendring
No Lib Dem alas in this contest which is strictly speaking a delayed election, caused by the death of Conservative candidate Anita Bailey before the May local elections.
Independent WIN X2 #StOsyth (#Tendring) new seats with 58% of the votes.
CON were 2nd place on 30% & LAB were 3rd on 12%. pic.twitter.com/3xdtKoCKIB
— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) May 23, 2019
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.
To me, further evidence of the march of the independant’s and disillusion with the ‘old guard’ We have to show we are ‘non of the above’ and show a new face to the voter, fresh and that we have swept away the old errors BUT RECOGNISE WE MADE MISTAKES in the coalition (only when asked about it for we do need to leave it behind).