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Helen Duffett

The other local elections: Lib Dems gain five and hold three

By Helen Duffett | Fri 16th November 2012 - 2:53 pm

The Liberal Democrats have gained five council seats and retained all three of their previously-held seats in the raft of council by-elections they were contesting yesterday.

In Wallsend, North Tyneside, Michael Huscroft gained from Labour with 58.2%, or 1158 votes.

David Siddans won in Rossett, Harrogate Borough Council, with 48.9% of the vote (897), in a 25.6% swing from the Tories.

From the Harrogate Advertiser:

Councillor John Fox, Constituency Chairman, Harrogate and Knaresborough Liberal Democrats said: “This is the first Liberal Democrat gain from the Conservatives in the north of England this year. We are absolutely delighted to have overturned a

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  • User Avatarpaul barker 18th May - 7:03pm
    20 years ago I spent a year in Edinburgh, working at The Demarco Gallery & involved with The Campaign for a Scots Parliament. I must...
  • User Avatarnuclear cockroach 18th May - 6:49pm
    Truth hurts.
  • User AvatarStuart Mitchell 18th May - 6:21pm
    " Labour’s first attempt to repeal section 28 in 200" I meant 2000 of course.
  • User AvatarSnagglepus 18th May - 6:21pm
    We've long since given up trying to keep the Welsh out! ;-)
  • User AvatarStuart Mitchell 18th May - 6:20pm
    Some nifty rewriting of history there, Dave. For instance: "Labour’s attempt to repeal [section 28] was rejected by their own peers" No it wasn't. Labour's...