Lib Dem By-election Wins - Kim Adams Takes a Seat from Tories in Epping Forest
28 Sep 2014
Epping Forest - Hemnall Ward: Kim Adams
LD 607 43% +1
CON 386 28% +7
UKIP 339 24% -2
GRN 69 5% +1
LAB not stood 0% -6
All in all, the Liberal Democrats did well in Thursday's (25/914) council by-elections. Though losing Frome North in Somerset to the Tories, the Lib Dems were cheered, not only by the Epping Forest result but also a remarkable win in Guildford's Lovelace Ward, with a swing of 47% where their candidate leapt from 3rd to 1st place.
As reported in Portsmouth News over the 12 council by-elections fought during September the voting shares averaged at: LAB 35% CON 27% LD 24% UKIP 19%