Local Council By-Elections January 2020

This month saw 21,087 votes cast over eight local authority (tier one and tier two) contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. Just one council seat changed hands. For comparison with December's results, see here.

Party	Number of Candidates	Total Vote	%	+/-  Dec	+/- Jan 19	Avge/ Contest	+/- Seats
Conservative	8	8,116	38.5%	-3.1%	+2.5%	1,014	0
Labour	8	6,951	33.0%	-3.8%	+28.9%	869	-1
LibDem	7	3,202	15.2%	+4.1%	-1.2%	457	+1
Green	8	1,500	7.1%	+0.0%	+5.7%	188	0
SNP	1	898	4.3%	+4.3%	+4.3%	898	0
PC**	0						0
Ind***	3	420	2.0%	-0.4%	-35.5%	140	0
Other****	0						0

* There was one by-election in Scotland
** There were no by-elections in Wales
*** There was one Independent clash this month
**** There were no Others

January is usually a super slow month in council by-election land, so to have eight contests is something of a treat for those of us ridiculous enough not to be all electioned-out. And what we have is ... a month that looked a lot like December, albeit on a smaller scale. It's like the general election rubbed away the weird fluctuations we've seen these last few years and we're back to Tory leads with Labour a firm second and the LibDems a firmer third. Good showing for the Greens though as they maintain last month's position.

But, again, it's far too early to say if this is the new normal. We'll find out soon enough.


16th January
Bristol UA, Brislington East, Lab hold

23rd January
Brent LBC, Alperton, LDem gain from Lab
Brent LBC, Barnhill, Lab hold x2
Brent LBC, Wembley Central, Lab hold
Dumfries and Galloway, Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, Con hold

30th January
Suffolk CC, Newmarket and Red Lodge, Con hold
West Suffolk DC, Newmarket North, Con hold

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