Some highlights from the local election results so far
I’ll do a more considered analysis of the May election results in the next edition of Lib Dem Newswire (sign up here), but ahead of that here are some initial highlights:
And another gain there too:
All in all good news for Cheadle PPC, Tom Morrison.
Elsewhere:
That’s one of 12 gains for the Lib Dems, to go from 5 to 17 on Merton Council, a very good sign for Paul Kohler and the next general election too.
Cracking set of results too in David Cameron’s former back yard:
And after all the speculation about whether the Lib Dems would lose control of Sutton, the party only lost two seats and so:
And another example of great progress outside the party’s recent areas of strength:
Anton was the sole Lib Dem on the council. Now there’s a group. Hence:
An interesting piece of analysis:
Given how STV works, this is a quite remarkable result:
And a Lib Dem gain by just one vote:
The defeated Conservatives in Huntingdonshire included the Conservative council leader.
The gains keep on coming:
Speaking of Charles Kennedy’s time…
Finally, if you’re trying to make sense of the difference seat change numbers given by different media outlets, this explainer may help.
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