COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 20.02.25

Six results to report this week, with most of the action taking place in the Labour strongholds of Greater London.  Four of the six took place there and were all holds - three for Labour and one for the Lib Dems.  One of these London contests (Brent) took place on Tuesday.  All four saw Labour's percentage vote share down by double digits.

The Colchester seat was a Conservative hold, but interesting to note that the double digit swing away from Labour was split almost evenly between Reform and the victorious Tory candidate.

In Scotland there was a technical gain for the SNP, where the outgoing (deceased) Labour councillor had been previously elected in second place to take the second of three seats.

Whalebone, Barking & Dagenham London Borough Council

Lab: 625 (54.9%) -15.6%

Con: 287 (25.2%) -4.2%

Grn: 117 (10.3%) New

LDm: 109 (9.6%) New

Lab HOLD

Tiptree, Colchester City Council

Con: 1,089 (55.3%) +10.8%

Ref: 567 (28.8%) +9.9%

Lab: 167 (8.5%) -15.6%

Grn: 81 (4.1%) -2.1%

LDm: 66 (3.4%) -3.0%

Con HOLD

Kilmarnock North, East Ayrshire Council

(first preference votes)

SNP: 748 (35.8%) -11.8%

Lab: 582 (27.8%) -0.1%

Ind: 277 (13.2%) +5.1%

Ref: 212 (10.1%) New

Con: 159 (7.6%) -6.2%

Grn: 75 (3.6%) New

LDm: 37 (1.8%) New

Ind: 2 (0.1%) New

SNP GAIN from Lab (elected at stage 8)

Hammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough Council

Lab: 578 (53.4%) -18.2%

Ref: 148 (13.7%) New

Con: 144 (13.3%) -5.5%

LDm: 135 (12.5%) +2.9%

Grn: 77 (7.1%) New

Lab HOLD

Lillie, Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough Council

Lab: 466 (40.4%) -22.5%

Con: 352 (30.5%) +4.9%

LDm: 212 (18.4%) +6.9%

Ref: 123 (10.7%) New

Lab HOLD

The following election was held on Tuesday

Alperton, Brent London Borough Council

LDm: 1,743 (48.5%) +2.0%

Lab: 827 (23.0%) -18.3%

Con: 740 (20.6%) +8.4%

Ref: 286 (8.0%) New

LDm HOLD

Abbreviations

Lab = Labour

Con = Conservative

LDm = Liberal Democrat

Grn = Green

SNP = Scottish National Party

Ref = Reform UK

Ind = Independent