Liberal Democrats gained 45 seats in the Council elections on May 5th. For comparison, UKIP gained 31 and both the Conservative and Labour parties lost Councillors.
Local Council Election Results
Councils
|
CON 38 (-3) |
LAB 58 (0) |
LIB DEM 4 (+1) |
UKIP 0(0) |
OTHER/NOC 24 (+2) |
Seats
|
CON 842 (-48) |
LAB 1326 (-23) |
LIB DEM 378 (+45) |
UKIP 58 (+31) |
OTHER/NOC 167 (-5) |
Locally, Liberal Democrats triumphed by winning Godmanchester with 61% of the votes cast and by holding both Brampton and Huntingdon East.
Chair of the local party, Councillor Sarah Conboy, said “These results are very encouraging and show that the Liberal Democrat fightback is now well under way.”
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