Head of Conservative Lib Dem Unit loses election to… the Lib Dems

May 6, 2022 - 12:42 pm

Hayward Burt, head of the Liberal Democrat Unit at Conservative Party HQ, was standing for the Conservatives in the local elections in Somerset.

He is a councillor on South Somerset authority and was standing this time for the new unitary council that’s coming.

The result?

A Liberal Democrat victory in his ward.

Somerset County Council Elections Results
Election of Councillors for the BLACKMOOR VALE Division

Hayward Burt – Conservative Party – 1,443
Nicola Clark – Liberal Democrats – 1,590
Sarah Dyke – Liberal Democrats – 1,814
William Wallace – Conservative Party – 1,328 https://t.co/IPt3uWc6Hy pic.twitter.com/P8U94t1tZL
— South Somerset DC (@Southsomersetdc) May 6, 2022

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Congratulations Nicola and Sarah!

A good sign too for how much more good news there is to come for the Lib Dems today.

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