Friday, 23 July 2021

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 22.07.21


There were eight by-elections in total and it was a good night for both the Conservatives (one gain, two holds) and the Greens (one gain, one hold).  The Lib Dems didn't bother selecting a candidate to defend their seat in North Somerset and the Green Party swept to victory on the back of their absence.  Labour held two of the three seats it was defending.

Fortune Green, Camden London Borough Council

LDem: 1,197 (46.7%) +10.2%
Lab: 849 (33.1%) -2.7%
Con: 518 (20.2%) +1.7%

LDem HOLD

Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne, Dover District Council

Con: 315 (48.7%) -3.4%
LDem: 173 (26.7%) -9.6%
Lab: 101 (15.6%) +4.0%
Grn: 58 (9.0%) New

Con HOLD

Humberstone & Hamilton, Leicester City Council

Con: 1,062 (44.7%) +18.4%
Lab: 790 (33.2%) -15.6%
LDem: 262 (11.0%) +1.2%
Grn: 190 (8.0%) -7.1%
ForBrit: 37 (1.6%) New
RefUK: 37 (1.6%) New

Con GAIN from Lab

Congresbury & Puxton, North Somerset Council

Grn: 594 (64.5%) New
Con: 270 (29.3%) +15.7%
Lab: 57 (6.2%) -25.8%

Grn GAIN from LDem

Tyn-Y-Nant, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Lab: 411 (80.9%) +8.8%
Con: 62 (12.2%) -15.6%
Plaid: 35 (6.9%) New

Lab HOLD

Staines, Spelthorne Borough Council

Grn: 561 (44.0%) +5.5%
Con: 486 (32.8%) +8.0%
Ind: 275 (18.6%) New
TUSC: 39 (2.6%) New
RefUK: 29 (2.0%) New

Grn HOLD

Cliftonville East, Thanet District Council

Con: 723 (74.5%) +14.8%
Lab: 211 (21.7%) -1.0%
WEP: 37 (3.8%) -13.8%

Con HOLD

Liscard, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

Lab: 1,137 (53.6%) +2.5%
Con: 582 (27.4%) +9.5%
LDem: 201 (9.5%) +0.1%
Grn: 109 (5.1%) -5.5%
Ind: 68 (3.2%) New
ForBrit: 26 (1.2%) New

Lab HOLD

Abbreviations

Con = Conservative
Lab = Labour
LDem = Liberal Democrat
Grn = Green
RefUK = Reform UK
ForBrit = For Britain
Plaid = Plaid Cymru
TUSC = Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
WEP = Women's Equality Council
Ind = Independents