Saturday, May 05, 2007
Election round-up
There were undoubtedly disappointments for the Lib Dems in the elections last Thursday, but there were also some very positive stories to tell which have received little or no attention in the national media.
For instance: in the English local council elections, the Liberal Democrats won more seats than Labour. Also, the Lib Dems in England gained 26% of the votes, just one point behind Labour.
The party gained control of five councils: Eastbourne and Hinckley & Bosworth - both from the Conservatives - plus Rochdale, Kingston-upon-Hull and Caradon.
Lib Dem Holds - the Lib Dems retained control of the following councils:
Newcastle upon Tyne; Durham; Oadby & Wigston; Vale of White Horse; Chesterfield; Watford; Cambridge; Eastleigh; Lewes; North Norfolk; Pendle; Liverpool; Stockport; South Lakeland; Three Rivers; South Somerset; West Lindsey
The losses were Torbay, Restormel, Uttlesford, South Norfolk, Bournemouth, Windsor & Maidenhead, York, St. Albans, North Devon & Carrick.
Also to note:
· Lib Dem gains meant that Labour lost Sheffield, Oldham and Ashfield (in Derbyshire) to no overall control.
· Lib Dem gains meant that the Conservatives lost Solihull, Salisbury and Taunton Deane to no overall control.
· The Conservatives failed to breakthrough in the great northern cities. Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle still have no Conservative councillors, while the only Tory councillor standing in Sheffield - where Labour lost control - was defeated by the Liberal Democrats. In Liverpool the Conservatives came fifth.
· Lib Dems gained two seats from the BNP in Burnley and are the largest party on Burnley Council.
· The Liberal Democrats gained from both the Tories and Labour in Eastleigh, increasing the party’s majority on the council. There were two net gains from Labour in the neighbouring authority of Winchester.
· In Berwick and in Taunton, the Liberal Democrats replaced the Tories as the largest party on the local council.
For instance: in the English local council elections, the Liberal Democrats won more seats than Labour. Also, the Lib Dems in England gained 26% of the votes, just one point behind Labour.
The party gained control of five councils: Eastbourne and Hinckley & Bosworth - both from the Conservatives - plus Rochdale, Kingston-upon-Hull and Caradon.
Lib Dem Holds - the Lib Dems retained control of the following councils:
Newcastle upon Tyne; Durham; Oadby & Wigston; Vale of White Horse; Chesterfield; Watford; Cambridge; Eastleigh; Lewes; North Norfolk; Pendle; Liverpool; Stockport; South Lakeland; Three Rivers; South Somerset; West Lindsey
The losses were Torbay, Restormel, Uttlesford, South Norfolk, Bournemouth, Windsor & Maidenhead, York, St. Albans, North Devon & Carrick.
Also to note:
· Lib Dem gains meant that Labour lost Sheffield, Oldham and Ashfield (in Derbyshire) to no overall control.
· Lib Dem gains meant that the Conservatives lost Solihull, Salisbury and Taunton Deane to no overall control.
· The Conservatives failed to breakthrough in the great northern cities. Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle still have no Conservative councillors, while the only Tory councillor standing in Sheffield - where Labour lost control - was defeated by the Liberal Democrats. In Liverpool the Conservatives came fifth.
· Lib Dems gained two seats from the BNP in Burnley and are the largest party on Burnley Council.
· The Liberal Democrats gained from both the Tories and Labour in Eastleigh, increasing the party’s majority on the council. There were two net gains from Labour in the neighbouring authority of Winchester.
· In Berwick and in Taunton, the Liberal Democrats replaced the Tories as the largest party on the local council.
# posted by John Beanse @ 2:22 PM 
