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England results: Saturday open thread

By | Sat 8th May 2021 - 11:30 am

We will update this thread with Saturday’s results from England.

A heartbreaking result from Morecombe – we gained a swing of 32%, then lost by 3 votes.

But better news in Cheltenham:

And a whopping 43% swing to us in Shropshire:

We seem to be gaining seats in a number of local councils – Wokingham (+3), Tunbridge Wells (+4), Gloucester (+3), Devon (+2) – and we held all our seats in Watford.

And here’s a cheering result. Well done to colleagues in Wiltshire.

And on Surrey County Council our representation from Waverley has increased from 1 to 4. Congratulations to Penny Rivers, John Robini, Liz Townsend and Paul Follows.

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4 Comments

  • Ian Thorn 8th May '21 - 9:04pm

    No comment on the performance in Wiltshire?

  • Mary Reid Mary Reid 8th May '21 - 10:45pm

    Thanks, @Ian Thorn. It’s up there now.

  • David Blake 9th May '21 - 7:35am

    And the Amersham success is control from no seats before.

  • Hywel 9th May '21 - 9:26am

    20 more votes would have won 3 more seats in Lancashire!

    (I do, a very long time ago, have the agents t-shirt of having lost a County Council division in Lancaster by 3 votes!)

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