Council by-elections
There were four by-elections yesterday, with some excellent results for Labour, boding well for the London and Birmingham elections in May:
Sparkbrook Ward, Birmingham MBC. Lab gain from Respect. Lab 3932 (56.7%, +6.9), Respect 2301 (33.2%, -5.6), LD 395 (5.7%, -0.8), Green 179 (2.6%, +0.4), Con 133 (1.9%, -0.9). Swing of 6.3% from Respect to Lab since May this year. This was Respect Leader Salma Yaqoob's seat on the council until she resigned due to ill-health.
St Margarets Ward, Ipswich BC. LD gain from Con. LD 942 (41.8%, +6.7), Con 871 (38.7%, +1.7), Lab 439 (19.5%, -0.8). Swing of 2.5% from Con to LD since May this year.
St Marys Ward, LB Islington. Lab hold. Lab 1,120 (47%, +14.1), LD 640 (26.9%, -5.1), Green 317 (13.3%, +1.4), Con 282 (11.8%, -8.3), BNP 22 (0.9%, +0.9). Swing of 9.6% from LD to Lab since 2010. This was a split ward with 2 Lab/1 LD councillors in 2010.
Aldborough Ward, LB Redbridge. Lab hold. Lab 1436 (51.7%, +10.4), Con 1071 (38.6%, -4.9), LD 87 (3.1%, -12.1), UKIP 83 (3%, +3), Green 64 (2.3%, +2.3), BNP 34 (1.2%, +1.2). Swing of 7.7% from Con to Lab since 2010. This was a split ward with 2 Con/1 Lab councillors in 2010.
posted by Luke Akehurst at 10:45 am
4 Comments:
Fantastic results in London - there were around 50 activists waiting for the result at Islington Town Hall last night.
Good signs for Ken next May if we do the work on the ground.
11:33 am, November 11, 2011
It may be to soon to write an obituary for the Liberal with their Ipswich win, but Respect it seems has ceased to be an electoral force.
2:08 am, November 12, 2011
Aldborough result bodes well for the new Ilford North - even if the Tories get their way on the boundaries.
Sparkbrook marks another stage in the sunset of disRespect.
9:40 am, November 12, 2011
Luke, little bit of info you might like:
Since the May 2011 local elections there have been 28 instances where councillors have defected from one party to another:
Party Gained Lost Net
Lab 9 1 8
Con 10 3 7
Lib 1 17 -16
Other 8 7 1
Sorry to say that the Lab defectors was in Hackney but it certainly does not paint a positive picture for the Lib Dems.
8:06 pm, November 12, 2011
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