COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 31.10.19

Just the one last night and another truly awful result for Labour.  In almost three months the party has managed to increase its vote share in just one by-election.  With a general election on the way, last night's result in Worcestershire was particularly dreadful.  The party not only lost the seat it was defending, it slumped to last place.

Bromsgrove South, Worcestershire County Council

Con: 769 (40.2%) -0.3%

Ind: 436 (22.8%) New

Lib Dem: 357 (18.7%) +13.7%

Lab: 351 (18.3%) -32.2%

Con GAIN from Lab

Rather unusually there were a couple of council by-elections held earlier this week.  On Tuesday the Lib Dems were defending in Warwick and on Wednesday the Tories were defending in Maidenhead.  Both held, both increased their vote and, yes, you guessed it - Labour's vote shrunk.

Leamington Lillington, Warwick District Council

Lib Dem: 1,296 (55.3%) +7.1%

Con: 664 (28.3%) +11.1%

Lab: 384 (16.4%) -5.5%

Lib Dem HOLD

Riverside, Windsor & Maidenhead Borough Council

Con: 794 (41.1%) +5.6%

Lib Dem: 566 (29.3%) +9.4%

Borough First: 428 (22.1%) -6.1%

Lab: 70 (3.6%) -4.0%

Green: 60 (3.1%) -5.8%

Women's Equality: 16 (0.8%) New

Con HOLD