Friday 4 October 2024

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 03.10.24


Four contests this week and three Labour defences - all lost.

Labour were defending two seats in Lancashire and lost both with huge swings to Reform in Blackpool and the Greens in Lancaster.  In Dundee, Labour narrowly lost to the SNP in a tight race, while the SNP held a seat in a second ward.

Marton, Blackpool Council

Ref: 462 (38.8%) +29.3%
Lab: 334 (28.0%) -23.0%
Con: 254 (21.3%) -18.2%
Ind: 84 (7.0%) New
LDm: 33 (2.8%) New
Grn: 25 (2.1%) New

Ref GAIN from Lab

Lochee, Dundee City Council

(first preference votes)

SNP: 1,203 (37.3%) -5.9%
Lab: 1,148 (35.6%) -0.2%
Con: 219 (6.8%) -1.6%
Alb: 178 (5.5%) +2.4%
Grn: 176 (5.5%) +1.3%
LDm: 156 (4.8%) +1.7%
WPB: 143 (4.4%) New

SNP GAIN from Lab (elected at stage 7)

Strathmartine, Dundee City Council

(first preference votes)

SNP: 1,188 (35.0%) -10.3%
LDm: 912 (26.9%) +8.2%
Lab: 911 (26.9%) +4.0%
Con: 143 (4.2%) -1.7%
Grn: 121 (3.6%) +0.2%
TUS: 116 (3.4%) +2.7%

SNP HOLD (elected at stage 6)

Scotforth East, Lancaster City Council

Grn: 623 (57.8%) +22.7%
Lab: 242 (22.4%) -18.2%
Con: 148 (13.7%) -4.8%
LDm: 66 (6.1%) +0.3%

Grn GAIN from Lab

Abbreviations

Ref = Reform UK
Lab = Labour
Con = Conservative
LDm = Liberal Democrat
Grn = Green
SNP = Scottish National Party
Alb = Alba
WPB = Workers Party of Britain
TUS = Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition
Ind = Independent

Tuesday 1 October 2024

TOON TUESDAY #25

Starmergeddon continues this week with a threesome...

Patrick Blower for The Daily Telegraph
Matt Pritchett for The Daily Telegraph
Steven Camley for The Herald