Five council seats were up for grabs this week, with one Labour defence taking place in Staffordshire. That Tamworth by-election is a tough one to call, with both Reform and the Greens debuting in a historically Tory ward that was gained by Labour three years ago. Labour won't hold here, we reckon this could be a rare Conservative gain.
Both Reform and the Greens are defending a seat each elsewhere in England, which will both almost certainly be holds. Two independent seats are also being filled, both east of London. In Essex a local independent group - affiliated with the Greens - is likely to hold. Meanwhile in Kent a free-for-all contest could go any number of ways, but we see this being a Reform gain.
Two out of five correct, woeful...
Coggeshall, Braintree District Council
(result to follow)
Ind HOLD
Murton, Durham County Council
Lab: 1,004 (50.6%) +17.6%
Ref: 786 (39.6%) -4.5%
Grn: 95 (4.8%) New
Con: 61 (3.1%) -2.0%
LDm: 38 (1.9%) -2.3%
Lab GAIN from Ref
Hextable. Sevenoaks District Council
Con: 600 (38.9%) +19.3%
Ref: 406 (26.3%) New
LDm: 367 (23.8%) New
Ind: 108 (7.0%) New
Grn: 62 (4.0%) New
Con GAIN from Ind
Thrupp, Stroud District Council
(result to follow)
Grn HOLD
Spital, Tamworth Borough Council
Ref: 719 (44.6%) New
Grn: 337 (20.4%) New
Con: 319 (19.4%) -18.9%
Lab: 273 (16.6%) -23.4%
Ref GAIN from Lab
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