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Bewsey & Whitecross Ward WARRINGTON BC;

Reform GAIN from Labour

➡️ Ref, 752, 43.7%
🔴 Lab, 631, 36.6%
🔶 Libdem, David Crowther, 223, 13.0%
🔵 Con, 116, 6.7%

Congratulations to David Crowther and the 🔶 team! 🏆

Barnstaple with Westacott, NORTH DEVON DC;

LIB DEM HOLD

🔶LD - Josh Rutty - 505- 40.2%
➡️ RefUK - 383- 30.5%
🔵CON- 205- 16.3% 
🟢GRN- 154- 13.0%

Congratulations to Cllr Josh Rutty 
and his 🔶 team for a great win! 🥇

🔸Thank you to David Hewitt for reporting on by-elections this week.

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Barleythorpe, Rutland

CON GAIN FROM GREEN PARTY

🔵 Con 209, 35.9%
🔶 LD 136, 23.4%
➡️ Rfm 123, 21.1%
⚪ Ind 114, 19.6%

Well done to Jonathan Nichols and the team on a good second place.

Swanage - Dorset

CON HOLD

🔵 Con 1254, 35.3%
➡️ Rfm 748, 21.0%
🔶 LD 737, 20.7%
⚪ Inds for Dorset 415, 11.7%
🔴 Lab 400, 11.3%

Well done to Poppy Maltby and the team for increasing the Lib Dem vote here!

Borehamwood Brookmeadow - Hertsmere

CON HOLD

🔵 Con 478, 29.58%
➡️ Rfm 394, 24.38%
⚪ Ind (MV) 339, 20.98%
🔴 Lab 295, 18.25%
🔶 LD 47, 2.91%
🟢 Grn 37, 2.29%
⚪ Ind (LS) 26, 1.61%

Thank you to Rosalind Levine and the team for flying the Lib Dem flag!

Bromley Common and Holwood - Bromley

RefUK GAIN from Con

➡️RFM- 1342- 34%- New
🔵CON- 1161- 29%- -11.8%
🔴LAB- 720- 18%- -10.4%
🔶LD- 540- 13%- -2.2%
🟢GRN- 185- 4.7%- 9.7%

Thank you to Laura McCracken for flying the Lib Dem flag

Berkhamsted West- Dacorum Borough Council

LIB DEM HOLD ANOTHER COUNCIL SEAT

🔶LD- 643- 56%- -2%
🔵cON- 357- 31%- -8.5%
🟢GRN- 99- 8%- -0.4
🔴LAB- 41- 3%- -6%

Congratulations to Cllr Will Jankowski and his team for a great win!

Alrewas & Fradley- Lichfield District Council

Con HOLD

🔵 CON- 690- 42%- -1.2%
➡️ RFM- 439- 27%- New
🔴 LAB- 314- 19%- -18%
🔶 LD- 185- 11%- -7.8%

Thank you to Morag Maclean for flying the LD flag

Llanrumney- Cardiff

Labour HOLD

🔴 LAB- 755- 39.4%- -20.5%
➡️ RFM- 630- 32.9%- New
🔶 LD- 281- 14.7%- +9.3%
🟡 PC- 138- 7.2%- New
🔵 CON- 64- 3.3%- -14.2%
🟢 GRN- 47- 2.5%- New

Well done to Wayne Street for increasing the vote share!

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🔶 Thank you to Tom Shaw for reporting on our by-elections this week.

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Aggregate Result of the 68 Council By-Elections 
since the May 2025 Local Elections:

➡️ RFM: 23 (+20)
🔶 LDM: 21 (+5)
🔵 CON: 7 (-6)
🔴 LAB: 6 (-15)
🟢 GRN: 5 (+2)
💁‍♂️ Ind: 3 (-2)
🎗️ SNP: 1 (=)
🌼 PLC: 1 (=)
🏘️ Local: 1 (-4)

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Baglan - Neath Port Talbot

Labour hold

🔴 LAB,, 708, 37.5%, -16.8
⚪ IND, 532, 28.2%, new
➡️ RFM, 447, 23.7%, new
🟡 PC, 149, 7.9%, new
🔵 CON, 19, 1.0%, -14.1
🟢 GRN, 18, 1.0%, new
🔶LD, Tomos Roberts-Young, 13, 0.7%, new

Thanks to Tomos and the team.

St Martin's - Basildon Borough Council

Reform gain from Labour

➡️Reform 1057 44.6%
🔴Lab 833 35.1%
🔵Con 320 13.5%
🟢Green 82 3.4%
🔶Michael Chandler Lib Dem 39 1.6%
🔘TUSC 26 1.1%
🔘SDP 13 0.5%

Thanks to Michael and the team!

Prestatyn Central - Denbighshire

Conservative hold

🔵Con 230 21.7%
🔘Ind 223 21.1%
➡️Reform 195 18.4%
🔘Plaid Cymru 152 14.3%
🟢Green 144 13.6%
🔴Lab 95 9.0%
🔶Chris Brown Lib Dem 19 1.8%

Thanks so much to Chris for standing.

Market Harborough - Logan - Harborough District Council

Conservative Gain from Liberal Democrat

🔵Con 410 31.3%
🔶Roger Dunton - Liberal Democrat 355 27.1%
🟢Green 290 22.2%
➡️Reform 190 14.05%
🔴Lab 44 3.4%
🔘Ind 10 0.7%
🔘Ind 9 0.6%

Commiserations to Roger and the team.

Sefton Park - Liverpool City Council

Green Party Hold

🟢Green Party 468 49.8%
🔴Lab 211 22.4%
🔶Tristan Paul Lib Dem 193 20.5%
➡️ Reform Party 54 5.7%
🔵Con 14 1.5%

Thanks to Tristan and the team.

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