There is just one by-election result to report this week – but what a result!
East Riding Lib Dems scored yet another stunning by-election victory – their 3rd by-election gain in 5 months – as Diana Stewart took the Conservative seat of Beverley Rural with 59.4% of the vote. That’s a 36% increase in vote-share and a thumping majority of 832!
Congratulations to newly elected Cllr Diana Stewart and the Lib Dem team in the East Riding on another amazing win – a hattrick of by-election gains after winning Bridlington North in June, and South Hunsley in April.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Beverley Rural ward
Liberal Democrat (Diana Stewart): 1948 [59.4%, +36%]
Conservative: 1116 [34.1%, -10.5%]
Labour: 213 [6.5%, -5.2%]
The full result can be found on the ALDC by-elections page here.
* Charles Quinn is Campaigns Organiser for ALDC and a local councillor in Hull.
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Fantastic result. Well done everybody involved.
Here’s the longer term view for the last fifty local by-elections.
Vote share: (The equivalent data for the fifty by-elections up to the end of July is given in brackets).
Labour 33.8% (35.3%)
Conservatives 29.3% (29.9%)
Liberal Democrats 20.3% (16.3%)
Greens 5.3% (5.9%)
Others 11.3% (12.6%)
Gains and losses are:
Lib Dems: Net gain of eight: 8 gains, 2 held, 0 lost
Labour: Net gain of five: 7 gains, 17 held, 2 lost
Greens: Net gain of one: 1 gain, 0 held, 0 lost
Residents: No change: 0 gains, 1 held, 0 lost
Health Concern: Net loss of one: 0 gains, 0 held, 1 lost
Independents: Net loss of three: 3 gains, 1 held, 6 lost
Conservatives: Net loss of ten: 1 gain, 10 held, 11 lost
Labour won 24 seats, Conservatives 11, Liberal Democrats 10, Independents 4, Greens 1, Residents 1
This data is for the most recent 50 by-elections in England & Wales (26th May to 25th August). Parish/Town councils are not included. Seats won adds up to 51 because of a double election in one ward.