Conservatives win this week’s one council by-election in Wales
Only one council by-election this week: a Conservative defence in Wales, and it’s without a Liberal Democrat candidate alas. … Read the full post »
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Council by-election results
Here’s my coverage of all the local council by-election results in Britain, updated each week as the results come in.
I include all principal authority by-elections (i.e. borough, district, county and unitary – plus the City of London and, if there were to be a by-election there, the Council of the Isles of Scilly).
See my post “The danger in celebrating parish and town council wins for your own party” for the reasons I generally avoid covering town, parish or community council by-elections.
You can also sign up to receive full by-election voting figures each week by email at www.libdemnewswire.com (pick the daily digest option).
For the annual rounds of local elections, see my LocalBase set of annual council election results.
A bumper set of by-elections, with a bumper set of political twists and turns…
Four Labour, one Lib Dem and one independent seat make up the mini-bounty of council by-elections this week. All made more complicated by two bursts of candidate trouble – one each for Labour and the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Hefty swing from Conservatives to Liberal Democrats in Surrey
Two council by-elections this week and only one Liberal Democrat candidate. But things are better than that statistic makes it sound, for the contest without a Lib Dem is… … Read the full post »
A muted start to 2019’s council by-elections for the Liberal Democrats
The first week of council contests in 2019, alas, saw the Liberal Democrats fight only one of the two seats up for election. … Read the full post »
Thank you, Britain Elects
No council by-elections this week either on the traditional Thursday on an unconventional different day. So here’s a suggestion for something useful and quick you can do instead. … Read the full post »
Many successes, some worrying signs: Lib Dem council by-election performance, 2018
No more council by-elections to come this year, so here’s a quick look back on the overall pattern for the Liberal Democrats, courtesy of ALDC. … Read the full post »
Three by-elections but one Lib Dem seat lost before any votes were counted
A doubly unusual final trio of council by-elections before Christmas. All three seats up this week were Liberal Democrat held, but only two of them had Lib Dem candidates. … Read the full post »
Big swing from Labour to Lib Dems in West Green ward, Haringey by-election
Elizabeth Payne stood for the Liberal Democrats and scored a big swing from Labour in the West Green ward by-election in Haringey, London. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems hold Oxford seat with impressive 60% vote share
A quartet of council by-elections this week, featuring two Liberal Democrat defences and a full slate of Lib Dem candidates – an improvement on when these wards were last fought as one went without the party putting up anyone. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem PPC wins Warwickshire council seat as party successfully defends two others
A pair of defences each for Labour, Conservative and Lib Dems plus one independent seat make up this week’s mini-bumper bundle of seven council by-elections, including Aylesbury North West in Buckinghamshire. … Read the full post »