Lib Dems come from third to gain seat from Greens

The principal authority council by-elections this week started with a pair on Tuesday:

Congratulations to new councillor Terry Weldon and the team in the first of a pair of by-elections int he same patch.

The other Lib Dem winner in this pair of contests was Oli Leach, again congratulations.

Then on Thursday, which saw another fourteen contests, there was a Liberal Democrat gain from the Greens, with the party jumping up from third place to win:

Congratulations to Alex Davies and the team on winning here in a by-election caused by one of the Green candidates having been arrested before polling day and then resigning soon after being elected.

This is the first Lib Dem council by-election gain in Lambeth since 2008.

Here is one of the pieces of literature:

This was one of two contests in Lambeth, the other being:

The May elections in this ward saw a split result in a three-member ward, and hence the vote share changes despite it being a Green hold.

Thank you to Ben Amos for being the Liberal Democrat candidate here.

There was also this pair of Lib Dem successful defences:

The new Liberal Democrat councillor here is Faron Hadfield-Jones – congratulations!

Congratulations here to new councillor Tyler Wragg. As the Eastern Daily Press reports of this win in Steffan Aquarone’s constituency:

A 20-year-old has swept to a landslide victory in a Norfolk by-election to become the youngest councillor in the county.

But there was also:

Commiserations to Tina Ballinger on this narrow defeat in Manuela Perteghella’s constituency.

Elsewhere:

Congratulations to Hayley Davies for not only getting the Lib Dems on the ballot paper here after the previous no-show but also securing such a promising third place.

Thank you to Henry Potts for being the Liberal Democrat here.

The Lib Dem here was Jonathan Aibi – thank you.

It was thanks to Linda Park that the previous Lib Dem no show in this ward was not repeated; thank youi.

It was Gabriela Ferguson who got the Lib Dems on the ballot paper here after the previous no show – thank you.

The Lib Dem candidate here after the previous no-show was Lee Herring – thank you.

The thanks for being the Lib Dem here go to Rhys Husband.

For what all this means for the running total of council by-election results since the last May elections, see my council by-elections scorecard here.

These by-election results round-ups cover principal authority by-elections as it’s only those for which comprehensive results are available.

But this week, my eye was caught at the town/parish/community council level by:

Haslemere – West, Haslemere Town Council

Sheena Morrison, Lib Dems – 467 (50%)

Greens – 212 (23%)

Conservative – 161 (17%)

Reform UK – 85 (9%)

Independent – 13 (1%)

Lib Dem hold

Parkside – Houghton Regis Town Council

Sarah King, Lib Dems 344 (42%)

Reform 314 (38%)

Labour 93 (11%)

Green 67 (8%)

Lib Dem gain from Independent

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