Strong Conservative showing in this week’s council by-elections
Six local council by-elections, including each of Scotland, Wales and England, this week.
Torry/Ferryhill, Aberdeen
An SNP seat with Gregory McAbery standing for the Liberal Democrats in a ward elected by STV last time as this is Scotland and where the SNP topped the poll in first preferences.
Torry/Ferryhill (Aberdeen) first preferences:
SNP: 43.2% (+11.8)
CON: 26.0% (+2.1)
LAB: 10.6% (-12.8)
LDEM: 8.4% (+3.3)
GRN: 8.1% (+3.3)
IND: 2.3% (+2.3)
UKIP: 1.4% (+0.5)SNP HOLD.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 22, 2019
Llanishen, Cardiff
Will Ogborne stood for the Liberal Democrats in the contest for a Labour seat, albeit one in a multi-member ward where the Conservatives topped the poll in the election that saw Labour win only one of the seats in the ward.
Llanishen (Cardiff) result:
CON: 43.4% (+6.3)
LAB: 34.7% (-1.2)
LDEM: 10.7% (+3.1)
PC: 5.8% (-2.7)
GRN: 3.8% (-3.0)
IND: 1.6% (+1.6)Conservative GAIN from Labour.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 22, 2019
Loxwood, Chichester
Alexander Jeffery ran for the Liberal Democrats for a seat the party won last time but then lost when the elected councillor defected* to the Greens. Her later resignation caused this by-election.
Loxwood (Chichester) result:
CON: 61.8% (+17.4)
LDEM: 29.9% (-25.7)
GRN: 7.7% (+7.7)
PAT: 0.6% (+0.6)Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 22, 2019
Keith and Cullen, Moray
Ian Aitchison was the Liberal Democrat candidate, a welcome change for the no-shows for the party the previous two times this ward was up for election. Although the seat up was an Independent, the SNP topped the first preferences in last time’s STV election.
Keith & Cullen (Moray) result:
CON: 41.5% (+7.1)
SNP: 38.1% (-0.7)
IND: 12.7% (+3.3)
LDEM: 7.7% (+7.7)Conservative GAIN from Independent.
No other Ind (-17.4) as prev.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 22, 2019
Birch Green, West Lancashire
No Lib Dem this time, making it eleven absences in a row stretching back to and including the ward’s first election in 2002.
Birch Green (West Lancashire) result:
LAB: 60.8% (-28.0)
SKIND: 29.8% (+29.8)
CON: 9.4% (-1.8)Labour HOLD.
SKIND: Skelmersdale/Skem Independent.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 22, 2019
Bourne, West Sussex
A Conservative seat, contested for the Liberal Democrats by Andrew Kerry-Bedell.
Bourne (West Sussex) result:
CON: 48.9% (+8.7)
LDEM: 36.0% (+16.5)
GRN: 8.9% (+2.0)
LAB: 5.8% (-2.1)
PAT: 0.4% (+0.4)Conservative HOLD.
No UKIP (-25.6) as prev.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 22, 2019
* Yes, Rule 2(a) applies.
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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