This week, only one by-election had a Liberal Democrat candidate. The other saw the Conservatives attempting to defend their seat.
In London, Councillor Janet Grauberg and the team secured an impressive victory on Camden Council, with an impressive 15% increase in vote share. Congratulations to everyone involved in the local team!
Camden LBC, West Hampstead
Liberal Democrats (Janet Grauberg): 1,176 (54.4%, +15.4)
Labour: 458 (21.2%, -23.4)
Conservative: 222 (10.3%, -6.3)
Reform UK: 155 (7.2%, new)
Green Party: 152 (7.0%, new)
Liberal Democrats GAIN from Labour
Turnout: 26.44%
Here are the results of the by-election in Nottinghamshire, where there was no Liberal Democrat candidate.
Broxtowe BC, Nuthall East and Strelley
Conservative: 405 (28.6%, -16.5)
Reform UK: 400 (28.3%, new)
Broxtowe Alliance: 275 (19.4%, new)
Labour: 244 (17.2%, -20.1)
Green Party: 70 (4.9%, -6.7)
Independent: 21 (1.5%, new)
Conservative HOLD
Turnout: 35.22%
Thank you to all of our candidates, agents, and campaign teams. A full summary of these results, and all other principal council by-elections, can be found on the ALDC by-elections page here.
* Liam Yip is the Campaigns and Communications Intern at ALDC
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For those interested in more than one week’s results here is the data for the last fifty local by-elections up to the end of August.
Percentage Vote Share:
Reform 26.57%, Liberal Democrats 18.27%, Conservatives 17.89%, Labour 16.32%, Greens 9.26%, Others 11.7%
Gains and losses are:
Reform: Net gain of twelve: 15 gains, 2 held, 3 lost
Lib Dems: Net gain of two: 3 gains, 9 held, 1 lost
Greens: Net gain of one: 2 gains, 2 held, 1 lost
Independents: No change: 2 gains, 1 held, 2 lost
Conservatives: Net loss of six: 4 gains, 6 held, 10 lost
Labour: Net loss of nine: 0 gains, 4 held, 9 lost
Others: No change: 0 gains, 1 held, 0 lost
Seats Won:
Reform won 17 seats, Liberal Democrats 12, Conservatives 10, Labour 4, Greens 4, Independents 3, Others 1
(Does not add up to fifty because of a double vacancy in one ward)
This data is for the most recent 50 by-elections in England & Wales (3rd July to 28th August). Parish/Town councils are not included.
This is actually the first time since the 2022 local elections that we’ve gained a seat from labour in London.
Indeed Camden is the only local party in London to have made any by-election gains outside of split wards where already held the first seat.
With the next local elections around the corner the region really needs to get it’s act together, this result is encouraging but the overall picture makes it look like we’ll probably just make big gains in Sutton and minor to very modest gains elsewhere.
Very good to see winning from Labour. Bodes well for next year in London. No where else to say it but sorry to say George Cunningham exSDP MP passed away this week.
@ Tim Rogers. I’m sorry to say I understand Mr Cunningham died in July, 2018.
Apologies. For some reason unknown to me I read his obituary in the Guardian this week
Nobody deserves to win more than Janet Grauberg, a true Liberal hero and one of the nicest people in politics, albeit fair to say she does not suffer fools gladly
I too am pleased with Janet’s election. She was a superb help to me when she was secretary of the Liberal Democrat Education Association.