Turnout under 10% in last public election for some time
Four council by-elections had been due this week. Three were called off because of coronavirus. The legal basis for doing that was unclear, though… … Read the full post »
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.
Liberal Democrats gain council seat in Stratford-on-Avon
After Tuesday’s unusually timed by-election, another four took place on Thursday, and they included a Lib Dem gain. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems miss out by just 14 votes in Tuesday by-election
Tuesday is not a usual day for council by-elections, though it is the most commonly used day for those rare occasions when polling isn’t on a Thursday. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems gain council seat off Conservatives with 21% swing
The council by-election pace picked up this week with seven contests – three for Labour seats, three for Conservatives seats and one for an independent seat. … Read the full post »
Big swing to Lib Dems as Conservatives hold Middlesbrough seat
Only the one council by-election this week: a Conservative seat in north east England: Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough. … Read the full post »
Labour and Conservatives trade seats in this week’s council by-elections
Six council by-elections this week: four Conservative defences, one Labour defence and one independent seat. Only three Lib Dem candidates across the six seats, however. … Read the full post »
No Liberal Democrat candidate in this week’s one by-election
Only one council by-election this week, but alas no Liberal Democrat candidate. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems move up into second place, overtaking Labour in council by-elections
Two council by-elections this week, both in Suffolk and both caused by the same person – Conservative Robin Millar who became an MP in December (Aberconwy, not Suffolk). … Read the full post »
Lib Dems win council seat off Labour with 28% swing
Only two councils with by-elections this week, but they give us four wards up for election with five different seats at stake.
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Lib Dems only party to gain vote share in first council by-election of 2020
This year’s council by-elections kicked off with a relatively quiet week: just the one contest in Bristol. A contest, however, with a Liberal Democrat candidate so the year starts off with a 100% contestation rate for the party. … Read the full post »