Lib Dems in St Austell and Newquay are celebrating another win: John Oxenham has been elected Liberal Democrat councillor for St Austell Bay in the first ever Cornwall Council by-election.
This comes two weeks after their victory in the Newquay South by-election.
The result this time – with an estimated swing of 13% from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats:
Liberal Democrats: 690
Conservatives: 675
Labour: 66
Stephen Gilbert, PPC for the new constituency of St Austell and Newquay said:
This is a fantastic result in a Conservative stronghold. I’m sure John Oxenham will be a tremendous asset to Cornwall, and like me, John will always put local people before party politics.
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Great, but is this a gain or just a hold?
It’s a very definite gain.
The results last time (4 June) were:
Richard Stewart Conservative 829 59% Elected
Terry Ralph Liberal Democrat 468 34% Not elected
Ann Phillips Labour 98 7% Not elected
Voting Summary
Details Number
Total votes 1395
Electorate 3225
Ballot Papers Issued 1416
Number of ballot papers rejected 21
Turnout 43%
Well done guys! This shows how weak the Tory vote really is when voters have the option of a good local candidate, backed up with a strong campaign.
Absolutely fantastic result. Well done.
Is there anyone on the ground who can tell us what the story is here? That’s a hell of a swing at a time when the Tories are supposedly targetting the SW. Presumably the Ashcroft millions just don’t kick in for by-elections? Or could the Caroline Righton thing have had that much of an impact?
See here for a bit more:
http://lansonboy.blogspot.com/2009/11/st-austell-bay-cornwall-turns-its-back.html
It’s results like this that give Liberal Democrats nationwide a great lift. Congratulations to all involved and ‘Thank you’
vote Liberal and get Cameron!
Not since Stalin did a deal with Hitler has there been such a “meeting of ideals”.
I cannot tell you how sad this makes people who backed the lib dems