. @libdems.org.uk have strengthened their grip on #Somerset Council following by-election wins in #Dunster and #Glastonbury: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2556918... #LDReporter #Somerset #LE2025

Retention rates by party in defending their seats in the 135 local by-elections since #LE2025:

PC 100% (1/1)
LD 92% (24/26)
Grn 67% (6/9)
Ref 57% (4/7)
SNP 33% (1/3)
Ind 33% (3/9)
Lab 27% (12/44)
Con 24% (7/29)
Loc 0% (0/7)

Brackets = number of seats they held/defending.

Tributes paid to Glastonbury councillor as by-election candidates confirmed Councillor Nick Cottle passed away on August 11 at the age of 69

Five people have thrown their hat into the ring to replace the late Councillor Nick Cottle in the upcoming #Glastonbury by-election: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2550630... #LDReporter #Somerset #LE2025

Two Somerset Council by-elections to take place before Halloween Two Somerset Council by-elections will be held before Halloween following the death of one councillor and the retirement of another.

Two by-elections to #Somerset Council will take place before #Halloween2025 following the death of one councillor and the retirement of another: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2549166... #LDReporter #LE2025 #Dunster #Minehead #Williton #Watchet #Glastonbury

Benfieldside by-election result: Earley, Kevin (Lab) 800, Harrison, Stephen (Ref) 747, Lowes, David (Con) 76, Robinson, Stephen (Ind) 459, Rooney, Terry (Lib Dem) 824, Simpson, Richard Edwin (Green) 40.

Terry Rooney has been elected councillor for Benfieldside #CountyDurham #LE2025

First successful Conservative defence since #LE2025:

Aggregate Result of the 9 Council By-Elections Since #LE2025:

LDM: 4 (=)
RFM: 3 (+3)
LAB: 1 (-2)
SNP: 1 (=)
CON: 0 (-1)

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Aggregate Result of the 6 Council By-Elections Since #LE2025:

RFM: 3 (+3)
LAB: 1 (-2)
LDM: 1 (=)
SNP: 1 (=)
CON: 0 (-1)

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I was talking #GetGreensElected after #LE2025 on Sunday with Tim Iredale on BBC Yorkshire.

Eight successive years of growth in councillors into the age of five-party politics. (On the show with Labour and Reform reps)

Greens are alternative to Reform UK says Bucks councillor The Green Party is an alternative to Reform UK, a Bucks councillor who kept his seat in the local elections has said.

Had a lovely time visiting Stone last year, and been back to Haddenham several times, so particularly delighted to see this #LE2025 result, with extra @greenparty.org.uk councillor elected!

Great #GetGreensElected work
www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/people/...

One week on from #LE2025

Our local election forecast was a disaster. It understated Reform in every quarter. Here's what we learned:
www.newstatesman.com/politics/pol...

One week on from #LE2025

The Britain Predicts model proved better than the rest

www.newstatesman.com/politics/pol...

People speculated how long it would be before Reform councillors resigned. Well, a week on from the local elections and a Reform councillor has already resigned from Nottinghamshire County Council. The by-election will cost the taxpayer an estimated £25,000. 🇬🇧🗳 #LE2025

🔊 “It’s not a goddamned sport,” says @hannahfearn.bsky.social in amongst the @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social panel discussion following recent #LE2025 events.

Not sure I’m going to manage the call to grab a bottle of 🍷 and head round the neighbours though 😳😬🫣

🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻

Resisting the impulse to be alarmist, but I've just suffered the uncomfortable realisation that the best thing for UK centre-left politics in the next couple of years will be a stronger Conservative party.
#LE2025

FPTP lottery -
Labour won 6% of seats with 20% of the vote

Greens won 5% of seats with 11% of the vote

Cons won 19% of seats with 15% of the vote

LDs won 22% of seats with 17% of the vote

Reform won 41% of seats with 30% of the vote

#FPTP chaos
#Fascism
#PR
#ProportionalRepresentation
#LE2025

Total Votes Cast #LE2025:

➡️ RFM: 31% (+31)
🌳 CON: 23% (-23)
🔶 LDM: 17% (+2)
🌹 LAB: 14% (-8)
🌍 GRN: 9% (+1)
🙋 Oth: 6% (-3)

Changes w/ 2021 Local Elections.

With a low turnout affecting the big By-election result in Runcorn, it is worth noting out the people who voted in 2019 who are most likely to have disengaged in recent years. See the infographic below. #election #turnout #LE2025 #politics #vote

Green Party have more than doubled their council seats in today's councils... and guru Sir John Curtice says they are, err, "only treading water" 🙃
#GreenParty
@BBCPolitics
#SirJohnCurtace
#LE2025

After all 23 results, state of the parties:

Councils:
Reform 10 +10
Liberal Democrat 3 +3
Conservative 0 -16
Labour 0 -1
NOC 10 +4

Councillors:
Reform 677 +677
Liberal Democrat 370 +163
Conservative 317 -676
Labour 99 -186
Independent 88 -11
Green 80 +45
Other 6 -12

#LE2025 #LocalElections

#LocalElections2025 #LE2025
Full results for all 23 councils declared:

🔶 370 LIB DEMS
COUNCILLORS ELECTED
🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈

⬆️ 163 GAINS
🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈

Achieving second place for council seats won & gained.

#LibDems
🔶🔶🔶🔶🔶

West Northamptonshire Council #LE2025:

RFM: 42 (+42)
CON: 17 (-35)
LAB: 9 (-9)
LDM: 6 (+2)
IND: 2 (=)

Reform GAIN from Conservative.

North Northamptonshire Council Result #LE2025:

RFM: 39 (+39)
CON: 13 (-37)
GRN: 8 (+5)
LAB: 4 (-8)
IND: 1 (=)
LDM: 1 (+1)

Reform GAIN from Conservative.

#LE2025 #LibDem wins inc:

- Majority control of Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Shropshire

- Becoming biggest party on Devon, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire & Hertfordshire (we'll lead those councils)

- Elected more Cllrs than Lab or Con

We now run more English councils than Con! #VoteLibDem

Buckinghamshire Council Result #LE2025:

CON: 46 (-31)
LDM: 27 (+19)
INDs/LOCs: 13 (+6)
LAB: 5 (+1)
GRN: 3 (+2)
RFM: 3 (+3)

Conservative LOSE to No Overall Control.

Buckinghamshire: Con lose to NOC
Conservative 42 -30
Liberal Democrat 26 +18
Independent 13 +6
Labour 5 +1
Green 3 +2
Reform 3 +3

#BBCElections #localelections #LE2025

Doncaster Council Result #LE2025:

RFM: 37 (+37)
LAB: 12 (-28)
CON: 6 (-5)
LOCs: 0 (-4)

Reform GAIN from Labour.

Shropshire Council Result #LE2025:

LDM: 42 (+29)
RFM: 16 (+16)
CON: 7 (-38)
GRN: 4 (=)
LAB: 4 (-5)
INDs: 1 (-2)

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.