Four contests this week and three Labour defences - all lost.
Labour were defending two seats in Lancashire and lost both with huge swings to Reform in Blackpool and the Greens in Lancaster. In Dundee, Labour narrowly lost to the SNP in a tight race, while the SNP held a seat in a second ward.
Marton, Blackpool Council
Ref: 462 (38.8%) +29.3%
Lab: 334 (28.0%) -23.0%
Con: 254 (21.3%) -18.2%
Ind: 84 (7.0%) New
LDm: 33 (2.8%) New
Grn: 25 (2.1%) New
Ref GAIN from Lab
Lochee, Dundee City Council
(first preference votes)
SNP: 1,203 (37.3%) -5.9%
Lab: 1,148 (35.6%) -0.2%
Con: 219 (6.8%) -1.6%
Alb: 178 (5.5%) +2.4%
Grn: 176 (5.5%) +1.3%
LDm: 156 (4.8%) +1.7%
WPB: 143 (4.4%) New
SNP GAIN from Lab (elected at stage 7)
Strathmartine, Dundee City Council
(first preference votes)
SNP: 1,188 (35.0%) -10.3%
LDm: 912 (26.9%) +8.2%
Lab: 911 (26.9%) +4.0%
Con: 143 (4.2%) -1.7%
Grn: 121 (3.6%) +0.2%
TUS: 116 (3.4%) +2.7%
SNP HOLD (elected at stage 6)
Scotforth East, Lancaster City Council
Grn: 623 (57.8%) +22.7%
Lab: 242 (22.4%) -18.2%
Con: 148 (13.7%) -4.8%
LDm: 66 (6.1%) +0.3%
Grn GAIN from Lab
Abbreviations
Ref = Reform UK
Lab = Labour
Con = Conservative
LDm = Liberal Democrat
Grn = Green
SNP = Scottish National Party
Alb = Alba
WPB = Workers Party of Britain
TUS = Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition
Ind = Independent
