Local Council By-Elections April 2021

Another surprise! Four by-elections in Wales! Ambassador, you're really spoiling us. This month saw 3,191 votes votes cast over four local authority contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. Only one council seat changed hands. For comparison with March's results, see here.

Party	Number of Candidates	Total Vote	%	+/-  March	+/- March 20	Avge/ Contest	+/- Seats
Conservative	3	1,218	38.2%	+13.2	+2.6	304	0
Labour	4	1,121	35.1%	+15.2	+19.6	280	+1
LibDem	1	230	7.2%	+1.9	-24.3	230	0
Green	0						0
SNP*	0						0
PC**	0						0
Ind***	4	587	18.4%	+10.7	+4.9	147	-1
Other****	2	35	1.1%	+0.7	-1.0	18	0

* There were no by-elections in Scotland
** There were four by-elections in Wales
*** There was one Independent clash
**** Others this month consisted of Propel (19, 16)

The scraps left over before the by-election fest of 6th May, where we can look forwward to well over 300 contests alongside the usual round of local authority elections. What fun! Nothing too much can be said for this month's performance considering the contests were so few and all in Wales, though I will note how peculiar it is to not have any Plaid Cymru representation at all. But still.

House keeping note. As we didn't have much in the way of by-elections last year all year on year comparisons will be with March 2020. At least until when October swings round seeing as Scotland was so kind as to provide us with a comparator last Autumn.

1st April
Monmouthshire UA, St Kingsmark, Con hold

8th April
Torfaen UA, Abersychan and Cwmavon, Lab gain from Ind
Torfaen UA, Cwmyniscoy, Lab hold
Torfaen UA, New Inn, Con hold

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