2024 local elections: the Lib Dem headlines
It is going to be a long couple of days as the elections come in, so let’s start with perhaps the most important thing:
And a reminder why all that campaigning matters:
A happy start with the first seat to change hands being a Lib Dem gain:
But also promising progress in many other areas too, including many currently small Lib Dem groups going up by one or two seats. It’s getting the party back into contention across a wider part of the country, as also with:
A former MP has also returned to local government:
With the Liberal Democrats therefore winning outright control of Dorset Council, I guess those unconventional Conservative tactics did not save the day.
And finally:
More news and updates as the results come in. This page will be regularly updated and then a further analysis will appear in the next Lib Dem Newswire, while the next The Week in Polls will look at how the polls did in these elections. You can sign up for both below.
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