Six by-elections were held on Thursday, half of which were Labour defences. In a humiliating night, Labour lost all three to Reform in spectacular fashion. Labour slipped to third in Bedfordshire, while they crashed to fourth in both Suffolk and Glamorgan. Another gain for Reform bodes well for their Senedd hopes next year.
It was a mixed night for the Tories as they lost two seats - one to the Lib Dems and one to Reform - but picked up a gain from a residents' group in Cheshire.
Talbot & Branksome Woods, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
LDm: 910 (32.4%) -2.1%
Ref: 791 (28.2%) New
Con: 770 (27.4%) -4.9%
Lab: 170 (6.1%) -5.7%
Grn: 165 (5.9%) -6.6%
LDm GAIN from Con
Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Council
Ref: 823 (30.8%) New
Con: 559 (20.9%) +1.3%
Lab: 532 (19.9%) -4.2%
Grn: 416 (15.6%) New
LDm: 339 (12.7%) +0.2%
Ref GAIN from Lab
Wilmslow Lacey Green, Cheshire East Council
Con:370 (29.8%) -8.4%
Lab: 300 (24.2%) New
Ref: 288 (23.2%) New
Ind: 215 (17.3%) -30.2%
Grn: 67 (5.4%) New
Con GAIN from Ind
Illtyd, Vale of Glamorgan Council
Ref: 729 (31.3%) New
Pld: 657 (28.2%) +10.1%
Con: 445 (19.1%) -10.2%
Lab: 414 (17.8%) -22.7%
Grn: 85 (3.6%) -8.6%
Ref GAIN from Lab
Pelsall, Walsall Council
Ref: 1,231 (45.0%) +31.3%
Con: 1,176 (43.1%) -24.1%
Grn: 127 (4.7%) New
Lab: 125 (4.6%) -14.5%
LDm: 72 (2.7%) New
Ref GAIN from Con
Newmarket East, West Suffolk Council
Ref: 343 (29.7%) New
Con: 288 (25.0%) +4.1%
LDm: 199 (17.2%) -3.1%
Lab: 176 (15.3%) -8.3%
Grn: 148 (12.8%) New
Ref GAIN from Lab
Abbreviations
LDm = Liberal Democrat
Ref = Reform UK
Con = Conservative
Lab = Labour
Grn = Green
Pld = Plaid Cymru
Ind = Independents and residents' groups
Which boneheads are still voting labour
ReplyDeleteBigger blockheads voting Reform
ReplyDeleteBut they won
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