COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 03.10.19

Six council by-elections last night - two in the home counties and one each in Somerset, Leicestershire, Aberdeen and Cardiff.  Two seats were up for grabs in Aberdeen with both the Tories and SNP defending a seat each.  The SNP would have looked to take both seats, but the Tories enjoyed a vote surge that took them into first place (based on first preference votes).  Consequently, both parties retained their seats.

Bridge of Don, Aberdeen City Council

(two vacancies - first preference votes as follows)

Con: 1,857 (36.2%) +10.3%

SNP: 1,797 (35.0%) +0.9%

Lib Dem: 929 (18.1%) +8.8%

Lab: 305 (5.9%) -5.2%

Green: 140 (2.7%) New

UKIP: 55 (1.1%) New

Ind: 43 (0.8%) -0.1%

Red Party: 9 (0.2%) New

Con HOLD & SNP HOLD

Labour's electoral woes continue with their vote share down in all six by-elections, ranging from -5.1% (Somerset) to -13.0% (Leicestershire).  The Tory vote share was up and down, ranging from -6.4% (Leicestershire) to +21.2% (Somerset).  As per previous weeks the Lib Dems were up in all the elections it contested.

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais, Cardiff City Council

Con: 1,544 (36.4%) -4.5%

Lab: 1,190 (28.0% ) -10.0%

Plaid: 674 (15.9%) +2.3%

Lib Dem: 588 (13.9%) +6.3%

Green: 248 (5.8%) New

Con HOLD

Syston West, Charnwood Borough Council

Con: 406 (44.7%) -6.4%

Green: 389 (42.8%) +19.4%

Lab: 114 (12.5%) -13.0%

Con HOLD

Clacton East, Essex County Council

Ind: 1,231 (36.9%) New

Con: 1,223 (36.6%) +5.4%

HSEM: 537 (16.1%) New

Lib Dem: 140 (4.2%) +2.4%

Lab: 111 (3.3%) -6.1%

Green: 97 (2.9%) +1.3%

Ind GAIN from Ind

HSEM = Holland On Sea & Eastcliff Matters

Clarence, St Albans City & District Council

Lib Dem: 1,177 (68.8%) +11.0%

Con: 314 (18.4%) -4.1%

Lab: 112 (6.5%) -6.4%

Green: 107 (6.3%) -0.5%

Lib Dem HOLD

Norton Fitzwarren & Staplegrove, Somerset West & Taunton Council

Lib Dem: 686 (53.7%) +17.6%

Con: 493 (38.6%) +21.2%

Green: 67 (5.2%) -13.3%

Lab: 31 (2.4%) -5.1%

Lib Dem GAIN from Ind