Friday 24 January 2020

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 23.01.20

Four local by-elections last night, three in London and one in Scotland.  In London there were four seats up for grabs in three Brent Council wards.  The Labour vote plummeted in all three and they lost a seat to the Lib Dems.  In Scotland the Tories held easily in Dumfries & Galloway with more votes than the other three parties combined.  Labour's local election woes look set to continue.

Alperton, Brent Council

Lib Dem: 1,699 (39.7%) +29.5%
Lab: 1,304 (30.5%) -25.6%
Con: 900 (21.0%) -2.5%
Green: 373 (8.7%) -1.4%

Lib Dem GAIN from Lab

Barnhill, Brent Council (two seats)

Lab: 1,194 & 1,152 (45.5%) -18.3%
Con: 1,082 & 1,018 (41.2%) +16.1%
Green: 231 & 171 (8.8%) New
Lib Dem: 118 & 76 (4.5%) -3.2%

Lab HOLD (both seats)

Wembley Central, Brent Council

Lab: 1,945 (54.5%) -11.8%
Con: 1,090 (30.6%) +14.7%
Lib Dem: 378 (10.6%) (-0.6%
Green: 154 (4.3%) -2.3%

Lab HOLD

Mid Galloway & Wigtown West, Dumfries & Galloway Council

Con: 2,177 (61.8%) +22.3%
SNP: 898 (25.5%) +1.9%
Green: 225 (6.4%) +4.2%
Lab: 220 (6.3%) -0.6%

Con HOLD