Council by-elections
Two tonight:
Bellingham Ward, LB Lewisham. Lab hold. Lab 1100 (51.4%, +8.3), Con 340 (15.9%, -3.1), LD 334 (15.6%. -11.1), Soc 264 (12.3%, +12.3), Green 100 (4.7%, -0.7). Swing of 6.2% from Con to Lab since 2010. LDs fall from 2nd to 3rd.
Pontypool Ward, Torfaen CBC. Lab gain from Ind. Lab 178 (31.2%, +0.6), Ind 161 (28.2%, -23.9), Ind 80 (14%, +14), PC 50 (8.8%, +8.8), Ind 46 (8.1%, +8.1), Ind 25 (4.4%, +4.4), CON 18 (3.2%, +3.2), Ind 12 (2.1%, +2.1). Swing of 12.3% from Ind to Lab since 2008.
posted by Luke Akehurst at 11:29 pm
6 Comments:
Not sure you can read much into these - Lib Dems pushed into third by all of 7 votes.
The Pontypool ward was won with someone getting around 160 votes! Wow.
2:52 pm, March 25, 2011
general trend of tories static and lib dem meltdown
watch south west in may
11:36 pm, March 25, 2011
@Anonymous
Wards in Torfaen have a wide variation in size with corresponding variations in elctorate too. Pontypool ward has one councillor - Pontnewydd, for instance, has three.
Pontypool ward has an electorate of about 1500 people - all of them with a chip on their shoulder about the council spending money anywhere except Pontypool ward, which fuels the absurd number of independents.Add in the story of the resigned independent councillor whose departure provoked the by-election and you have a truly exceptional contest.
12:19 pm, March 26, 2011
Good results, been looking at the by elections and week after week Labour are making some good gains
4:21 pm, March 26, 2011
Is it possible you can post up coming council by elections?
4:22 pm, March 26, 2011
I see from the latest polls the Torys are set to lose around 1000 seats and the Lie Dems are set to lose about 700 in May.
Not before time I say!!
10:03 pm, March 29, 2011
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