Friday 8 October 2021

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 07.10.21


Seven council by-elections this week and six holds - two for Labour, four for the Lib Dems.  In Flintshire there was an open contest following the death of the sitting independent who was elected unopposed in 2017.  Labour won the seat this time round.

Penyffordd, Flintshire County Council

Lab: 437 (37.4%) New
Ind: 286 (24.5%) New
Ind: 283 (24.2%) New
Ind: 163 (13.9%) New

Lab GAIN from Ind

St Ann’s, Nottingham City Council

Lab: 1,048 (65.5%) +0.9%
Ind: 204 (12.7%) New
Con: 193 (12.1%) +1.2%
Grn: 92 (5.7%) New
LDem: 40 (2.5%) -8.0%
TUSC: 24 (1.5%) New

Lab HOLD

Sherwood, Nottingham City Council

Lab: 1,174 (47.8%) -17.1%
Ind: 629 (25.6%) New
Con: 320 (13.0%) -1.0%
Grn: 195 (7.9%) New
TUSC: 76 (3.1%) New
LDem: 63 (2.6%) -9.8%

Lab HOLD

Musters, Rushcliffe Borough Council

LDem: 557 (45.3%) -11.5%
Lab: 353 (28.7%) +8.9%
Con: 320 (26.0%) +2.6%

LDem HOLD

Comeytrowe & Trull, Somerset County Council

LDem: 1,677 (63.2%) +15.6%
Con: 886 (33.4%) -6.4%
Lab: 92 (3.5%) -2.4%

LDem HOLD

Wilton & Sherford, Somerset West and Taunton Council

LDem: 489 (56.9%) -11.5%
Con: 314 (36.5%) +4.9%
Grn: 57 (6.6%) New

LDem HOLD

Cranleigh East, Waverley Borough Council

LDem: 903 (56.8%) +12.0%
Con: 686 (43.2%) +4.1%

LDem HOLD

Abbreviations

Lab = Labour
Grn = Green
Con = Conservative
LDem = Liberal Democrat
TUSC = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Ind = Independents