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Double by-election win in Mole Valley

At the General Election, in Mole Valley, the Liberal Democrat vote fell by 14% while the Conservatives and UKIP shares increased.

There’s good news this morning though as the Liberal Democrats pulled off a convincing double by-election win for Holmwoods ward on the District Council. Congratulations to new Councillors Claire Malcolmson and Clayton Wellman. The local team is particularly pleased with the majority over the Tories. Here’s the result in full:

LD (Claire) 804

LD (Clayton) 768

Con 492

Con 458

UKIP 201

UKIP 180

Green 105

Green 78

Total votes 1594 (including 3 spoilt)

This constitutes a Liberal Democrat gain from UKIP and a hold. The by-elections were caused by …

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