Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Amber Valley – Somercotes Reform UK 396 (45.3 per cent, +36.6 on 2023) Labour 346 (39.6 per cent, -22.4) Conservatives 53 (6.1 per cent, -13.5 )Lib Dems 48 (5.5 per cent, -0.7) Green Party 20 (2.2 per cent, -3.0) Independent 11 (1.3 per cent, +1.3) Reform UK gain from Labour King’s Lynn and West Norfolk – Fairstead Reform UK 289 (39.1 per cent, +39.1 on 2023) Lib Dems 275 (37.2 per cent, +37.2) Labour 118 (16.0 per cent, -29.7) Green Party 36 (4…

Lib Dems gain control of another council with by-election win

Eight principal authority council by-elections this week plus a Scottish Parliament by-election. Let’s start with a gain for the Lib Dems from the Conservatives, one which gives the party now an overall majority on Wokingham Council: Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates (Wokingham) Council By-Election Result: LDM: 31.2% (+3.2) LAB: 24.1% (-0.2) CON: 23.9% (-4.2) RFM: 14.8% (New) GRN: 5.5% (-6.2) TUSC: 0.5% (New)No Ind (-8.0) as previous.Liberal Democrat …