Liberal Democrat Gain from Conservatives in England and a Labour Gain from Communists in Scotland
August 28, 2016 1:11 PM
There were only two local council by elections this week.
In the first, Liberal Democrats won a town council seat from the Conservatives in East Sussex.
In the second Labour gained a seat from the Communists in Fife.
Hailsham Town Council, East Ward
Liberal Democrat Alexa Clarke 186 56.2%
Independent 98 29.6%
Conservative 47 14.2%
Majority 88
Lib Dem Gain from Conservative
Fife UA, The Lochs Ward
Labour 1318 47.1% + 6.4%
SNP 1079 38.6% +17.6%
Conservative 270 9.6% + 6.7%
Communist 86 3.1% -27.3%
Greens 45 1.6% + 1.6%
Independent - 0.0% - 5.0%
(No Lib Dem candidate this time or last time) Changes from 2012
Labour Gain from Communist
Well it's not often you can write that!