This is a groundbreaking night for the Liberal Democrats. We are exceeding all expectations. We have delivered a hammer blow to the Conservative Party in the Blue Wall ahead of next year’s general election.
That was Ed Davey early this morning BEFORE we heard the result from Windsor and Maidenhead.
Yesterday’s elections were built on the excellent results for the Lib Dems in 2019, so we were being somewhat cautious about our capacity to increase our wins this time. On the other hand the Conservatives had been managing expectations by making out that fewer than 1000 losses on the night would be a victory of sorts. In the event, the night ended with the Tories already down by 228 councillors, with some of the most vulnerable blue wall areas yet to be counted. Lib Dems are already up by 61, and three quarters of all councils are yet to declare.
So what happened in Windsor and Maidenhead? This is what happened:
LDEM: 61.0% (+37.5)
CON: 24.2% (-14.3)
LAB: 14.8% (+2.6)
Just savour that for a minute. We gained 13 seats to take control for the first time, and …
Now I wonder if anyone tried to canvass the King?
So what else has been going on since our last post?
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