Lib Dems had Several Excellent Results in Council By Elections on Thursday

What a change 10 weeks makes! In Grove Ward in Kingston-on-Thames on May the 7th (the same day as the General Election) the Liberal Democrats won a by-election by just 28 votes. On Thursday in a second by-election in the same ward on a much reduced turnout they won by nearly 900 votes - with a 60% vote share!

The result for Grove Ward, LB of Kingston-on-Thames Lib Dem Hold
Lib Dem, Jon Tolley 1,557 [59.9%, (+26.3%)]
Conservative: 688 [26.1%, (- 4.8%)]
Labour: 223 [ 8.5%, (-14.1%)]
Green: 88 [ 3.3%, (- 9.7%)]
UKIP: 58 [ 2.2%, (+ 2.2%)] (didn't stand last time)
Majority: 889 Changes since 2014

Other Results

Llay Ward, Wrexham UA Lib Dem Gain from Labour
Lib Dem, Rob Walsh: 700 [52.2%, (+52.2%)] (didn't stand last time)
Labour: 353 [26.3%, (-34.6%)]
Independent A: 124 [ 9.2%, (+ 9.2%)] (didn't stand last time)
Conservative: 64 [ 4.8%, (+ 4.8%)] (didn't stand last time)
UKIP: 60 [ 4.5%, (+ 4.5%)] (didn't stand last time)
Independent B: 41 [ 3.1%, (+ 3.1%)] (didn't stand last time)
Independent C: 0 [ 0.0%, (-39.1%)]
Majority: 347 Changes since 2012

Battle Town, Rother DC Lib Dem Gain from Conservatives
Lib Dem, Kevin Dixon: 751 [57.8%, (+10.8%)]
Conservative: 342 [26.3%, (-11.8%)]
UKIP: 107 [ 8.2%, (+ 8.2%)] (didn't stand last time)
Labour: 100 [ 7.8%, (- 7.2%)]
Majority: 409 Changes since 2015