In a series of council by-elections, the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from the Conservatives in the Hampton North ward of Richmond upon Thames with a 53.2% vote share, an increase of 19.9%, and 2,213 votes cast. They also held onto a seat in Stannington, Sheffield, with a 52.7% vote share and a 15.9% increase, with 4,288 votes cast. The Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Hackney's Cazenove ward with a 53.8% vote share, a dramatic increase of 47.4%, and 3,018 votes cast. This gain is notable as the defending Conservative seat was third placed in 2022, and the Labour candidate was embroiled in a controversy over transphobia. The Lib Dems have strengthened their hold on the Richmond council, while the Sheffield Hallam constituency remains a target seat for them to take from Labour. Labour held onto a seat in Wandsworth Council with a 6.8% increase in vote share.
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Labour convincingly HOLD seat in by election on Wandsworth Council with a 6.8 per cent increase in vote share. https://t.co/DEEKup2mpv
Lib Dems HOLD council seat in by election on Sheffield Council with nearly 16pc increase in vote share, area is in Sheffield Hallam constituency, a target seat for the party to take from Labour. https://t.co/5WH3Qwe7bL
Lib Dems GAIN seat from the Tories in council by-election on Richmond on Thames council strengthening their hold on the council. Lob Dem vote share tp nearly 20pc. Tory vote share up, biggest losers were the Greens. https://t.co/RN5CCI6B2l
Shock huge Tory by-election GAIN in Labour council heartland seat on Hackney Council. Vote share up 47 per cent. Labour candidate was in controversial row over transphobia with the party and it has a big traditional Haredi Jewish vote. Tory Central Office will look at this. https://t.co/gosPQ2BY45
A Tory has just won in Diane Abbott’s Hackney. But I don’t think it spells good news. Well, well, well, what do we have here? A little political earthquake in the Cazenove ward of Hackney, that's what. In a turn of events that's left many gobsmacked, Tory councillor Ian Sharer… https://t.co/YCRTpvu3Rr
Cazenove (Hackney) council by-election result: CON: 53.8% (+47.4) LAB: 31.0% (-13.1) GRN: 12.8% (+1.0) LDEM: 2.4% (-35.2) Votes cast: 3,018 Conservative GAIN from Labour. https://t.co/bdfrOWKoJv
Hampton North (Richmond upon Thames) council by-election result: LDEM: 53.2% (+19.9) CON: 34.8% (+11.2) LAB: 7.2% (-1.1) GRN: 4.8% (-16.2) Votes cast: 2,213 Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative. *Defending Con seat was third placed of three-member ward in 2022. Top three…
Stannington (Sheffield) council by-election result: LDEM: 52.7% (+15.9) LAB: 28.3% (-0.4) CON: 8.7% (-5.6) GRN: 7.6% (-7.0) LIB: 2.8% (+2.8) Votes cast: 4,288 Liberal Democrat HOLD. https://t.co/bdfrOWKoJv