Overall, 47,833 votes were cast over 29 local authority (tier one and tier two) contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. For comparison you can view Quarter Four 2019's results here.
Party | Number of Candidates | Total Vote | % | +/-
Q4
| +/- Q1 2019 | Average | +/-
Seats |
Conservative | 28 | 18,170 | 38.0% | -0.7% | +12.2% | 649 | -2 |
Labour | 24 | 14,292 | 29.9% | +0.3% | +2.2% | 596 | -2 |
LibDem | 20 | 8,103 | 16.9% | +2.7% | -4.6% | 405 | +3 |
Green | 19 | 2,230 | 4.7% | -2.1% | +0.3% | 117 | 0 |
SNP* | 1 | 898 | 1.9% | -1.5% | +0.3% | 898 | 0 |
PC** | 1 | 189 | 0.4% | -0.3%
| -1.1% | 189 | +1 |
Ind*** | 20 | 3,834 | 5.2% | +0.6% | -5.4% | 192 | 0 |
Other**** | 2 | 117 | 8.0% | +6.6% | +2.5% | 59 | 0 |
* There was one by-election in Scotland
** There was one by-election in Wales
*** There were five Independent clashes
**** Others this quarter consisted of Socialist Alternative (101 votes) and UKIP (16 votes)
What's happened with the postponement of more than half of March's contests has obviously impacted the results tallies, but the pattern we see here repeats what we saw last quarter. In other words, a return to politics as normal with Tories, Labour, and the Liberal Democrats settling back into their traditional positioning in popular vote terms. When the quarterly round up returns perhaps everything will have changed, or nothing at all. Stay tuned.
This month saw 4,730 votes cast over six local authority (tier one and tier two) contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. Two council seat changed hands. For comparison with February's results, see here.
Party | Number of Candidates | Total Vote | % | +/-
Feb
| +/- Mar 19 | Avge/
Contest | +/-
Seats |
Conservative | 5 | 1,587 | 35.6% | -2.9% | +11.4% | 317 | -1 |
Labour | 4 | 733 | 15.5% | -14.5% | -16.3% | 183 | 0 |
LibDem | 4 | 1,490 | 31.5% | +16.0% | +14.1% | 373 | +1 |
Green | 4 | 181 | 3.8% | +1.3% | -4.1% | 45 | 0 |
SNP | 0 | | | | | | 0 |
PC** | 0 | | |
| | | 0 |
Ind*** | 3 | 638 | 13.5% | +0.9% | +5.0% | 213 | 0 |
Other**** | 1 | 101
| 2.1% | +2.0% | -1.6% | 101 | 0 |
* There were no by-elections in Scotland
** There were no by-elections in Wales
*** No Independent clashes this month
**** The only Other this month was Socicalist Alternative (101 votes)
Bloody Coronavirus, coming over here, wreaking a health emergency and postponing local council by-elections indefinitely. Still, we managed to sneak six contests out before the curtain fell, so it makes zero sense to read anything into these results. Because we got interrupted about midway through the monthly cycle and, well, we're going to be in Year Zero territory when politics as normal reconvenes. Until then gaze upon these results and soak them up. You won't see their like again for quite some time.
10th March
Wiltshire UA, Till and Wylye Valley, Con hold
12th March
Ashford DC, Park Farm North, Ind gain from Con
Highland UA, Eliean a Cheo, Ind
South Somerset DC, Parrett, LDem hold
Stratford on Avon DC, Welford on Avon, LDem gain from Ind
19th March
Clackmannanshire UA, Clackmannanshire East, Con postponed
Coventry CC, Upper Stoke, Lab hold
Test Valley DC, Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams, Con postponed
Thanet DC, Newington, Lab postponed
26th March
Copeland BC, Whitehaven Central, Lab postponed
East Staffordshire DC, Eton Park, Lab and Ind postponed x2
Gloucestershire CC, Winchcombe and Woodmancote, Con postponed
North Lincolnshire UA, Ashby, Lab postponed
North Lincolnshire UA, Broughton and Appleby, Con and Con postponed x2
