Liberal Democrat Winnie Smith has decisively won the Leyton Ward by-election in Waltham Forest, which followed the disqualification of Labour’s Miranda Grell.
Winnie received 1,360 votes – a 56% share and nearly double the Labour candidate on 695. The Conservatives saw their vote share decline and came fourth, behind a left-wing Independent candidate. The Green candidate came fifth.
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The left wing candidate was SWP, not independent. They are in limbo, unable to use the respect name as Galloways groups has the returning officer.
Really well justified result. Good work, congratulations to Winnie, and to all the Leyton team who helped her win back the seat Barry Smith was cheated of.
Well done Winnie 🙂 A great result indeed.
And for a little self promotion, the LibDems in Preston went from third to just 23 votes away from winning the usually safe Labour ward of Tulketh last night.
Well done everyone =P
Awesome news. Congratulations, Winnie!
Surely 1. Tinter it was the WPS, not an SWP splitter.
I won’t believe it till I see the Returning Officer’s transcript 🙂
Just saw results from all four council by-elections held yesterday. The Tories’ vote share fell in every one.