UK local by-elections, 2017

[Tintrlvr]

What did happen in Sunderland, anyway? This isn't a snap back to pre-2010 voting patterns in the sense that the Lib Dems never had much of a presence in Sunderland, and zero presence in Sandhill ward. Even in 2004, pretty much the Lib Dem zenith UK-wide for local elections, they only had 2/75 seats in all of Sunderland and didn't even run in Sandhill. I'm sure some weird local issue, but it's probably interesting.

[Tintrlvr]

Will there be another by-election in Blackburn, then? Or is the UKIP candidate elected?

[Tintrlvr]

Torridge, Hartland & Bradworthy

Lib Dem 57.5 (+57.5)
Green 42.5 (-6.1)

Lib Dem gain Harland & Bradworthy from UKIP

What a weird seat, to have been a UKIP-Green straight fight last time and a Lib Dem-Green straight fight this time, with apparently no Labour or Conservative candidates either time!

[Tintrlvr]

Strong night for the Lib Dems.

[Tintrlvr]

Previews here: https://britainelects.com/2017/12/06/previews-07-dec-2017/

Don't have figures for the results, but the results were:

LD GAIN North Devon, Newport from Con
Lab HOLD Enfield, Enfield Highway