Did the Lib Dems GAIN that seat in Devon from the Tories?

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Did the Lib Dems GAIN that seat in Devon from the Tories?

By Caron Lindsay | Thu 7th December 2017 - 11:22 pm

The party had high hopes of gaining a seat in Devon from the Tories tonight.

So did we pull it off?

Liberal Democrats GAIN Newport North Devon. Congratulations Caroline Leaver and the team! pic.twitter.com/fcBodBsgln

— ALDC (@ALDC) December 7, 2017

Nice one, Caroline Leaver and team.

Sadly we didn’t have a candidate in the only other principal by-election of the night, in Enfield which Labour won convincingly.

Liberal Democrats GAIN Newport North Devon. Congratulations Caroline Leaver and the team! pic.twitter.com/fcBodBsgln

— ALDC (@ALDC) December 7, 2017

* Caron Lindsay is Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice and blogs at Caron's Musings. You can find her on Bluesky at caronmlindsay.bsky.social

Read more by Caron Lindsay or more about local government by-elections.
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