Friday, 5 November 2021

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 04.11.21


Six by-elections to report and a bad night for the Tories.  They were defending three seats, but lost two to the Liberal Democrats.  They were obliterated in Gloucester, but fared much better in West Lancashire where they extended their lead over Labour and appeared to benefit from the absence of UKIP.

The Lib Dems held in Huntingdon where Labour did not even field a candidate this time.  Labour held in their Salford stronghold and gained a seat in Rutland.  The latter was a free-for-all following the resignation of an independent who'd previously been elected unopposed.  It was also the first time Labour had won a seat on Rutland County Council in over twenty years.

Longlevens, Gloucester City Council

LDem: 1,520 (60.3%) +15.1%
Con: 781 (31.0%) -17.8%
Lab: 135 (5.4%) New
Grn: 78 (3.4%) New

LDem GAIN from Con

Huntingdon East, Huntingdonshire District Council

LDem: 813 (55.3%) +8.3%
Con: 656 (44.7%) +5.6%

LDem HOLD

Oakham North West, Rutland County Council

Lab: 293 (62.6%) New
Con: 175 (37.4%) New

Lab GAIN from Ind

Blackfriars & Trinity, Salford City Council

Lab: 408 (51.8%) -2.3%
Grn: 160 (20.3%) -6.4%
LDem: 152 (19.3%) +13.0%
Con: 68 (8.6%) +0.8%

Lab HOLD

North Meols, West Lancashire Borough Council

Con: 634 (64.9%) +15.6%
Lab: 343 (35.1%) -3.0%

Con HOLD

Bourne, West Sussex County Council

LDem: 1,180 (49.7%) +20.7%
Con: 893 (37.6%) -13.4%
Grn: 178 (7.5%) -3.4%
Lab: 125 (5.3%) -3.9%

LDem GAIN from Con

Abbreviations

LDem = Liberal Democrat
Con = Conservative
Lab = Labour
Grn = Green
Ind = Independents