Liberal Democrats Have Had Another Two Very Good Council By Election Results on Thursday
What a change 11 weeks makes! Special congratulations to Isabelle Murray who was still 17 on May 7th and unable to vote in the General Election.
Also shown are some interesting changes in a by Election in North East Lincolnshire. Labour held the seat as expected, but the changes since the General Election are interesting. All the main parties lost to the Liberal Democrats, but UKIP lost most.
LONG DITTON WARD, ELMRIDGE BOROUGH, Surrey
LIB DEM HOLD
Lib Dem, Neil Houston 770 [50.6%, (+4.3%)]
Conservative: 611 [40.2%, (- 4.7%)]
Labour: (didn't stand last time nor this time)
Green: 79 [ 5.2%, (+ 5.2%)] (didn't stand last time)
UKIP: 61 [ 4.0%, (- 4.9%)]
Majority: 159. Changes since May, 2015
SEAFORD CENTRAL WARD, SEAFORD TC, Sussex
LIB DEM GAIN FROM CONSERVATIVE
Lib Dem, Isabelle Murray: 370 [35.7%]
Labour: (didn't stand )
Independent : 207 [ 20.0%]
Conservative: 193 [ 18.6%]
UKIP: 210 [ 20.2%]
Green: 57 [ 5.5%]
Majority: 160. No information about previous contests
And further North...
CROFT BAKER WARD, EAST LINCOLNSHIRE UA
LABOUR HOLD
Liberal Democrat: 323 [15.6%, (+11.3%)]
Conservative: 513 [24.7%, (- 2.0%)]
Labour: 768 [37.0%, (- 3.0%)]
Green: 66 [ 3.2%, (- 0.7%)]
UKIP: 318 [ 15.3%, (- 8.1%)]
TUSC: 85 [ 4.1%, (+ 2.2%)]
Majority: 159. Changes since May, 2015