COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 03.10.24

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