Five council by-elections have taken place since Tory Conference this week. The Conservative vote went down in all of them…
- Teignbridge: LibDem gain from Cons, Cons down 19%
- West Lancashire: Independent gain from Lab, Cons down 8.7%
- Bath & North East Somerset: LibDem hold, Cons down 12.8%
- Hart: LibDem hold, Cons down 7.5%
There are two more today. At Skelton East in Redcar and Cleveland, Reform gained a Tory council seat with 65% of the vote. The Tories dropped 29 points to reach 13.9%. That is Reform’s highest vote percentage in any election ever…
