Lib Dems gain town council seat in Bolton as no change in other by-elections
Two principal authority council by-elections this week, and both with Liberal Democrat candidates.
The Lib Dem candidate was Nadine Dart; thank you for standing.
Thank you to Kieron Franks for being the Liberal Democrat candidate.
For what all this means for the running total of council by-election results since the last May elections, see my council by-elections scorecard here.
These by-election results round-ups cover principal authority by-elections as it’s only those for which comprehensive results are available. But this week, these by-elections at the town/parish/community council level did catch my eye:
Understanding the opinion polls
For understanding what is happening in politics, by-elections have the advantage of being real votes in real ballot boxes. But the opinion polls have the advantage of trying to be a representative sample of voters, not just those in the places that happen to have by-elections. To understand the polls properly – and what they do and don’t really tell us – see my book, Polling UnPacked: The History, Uses and Abuses of Political Opinion Polls.
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