North West Lib Dems: Six Wins In One Night!

The Lib Dems won six council byelections in the North West last night - and more elsewhere in the country!

Here in the North West we gained two seats and held four defences:

LIB DEM GAIN in Morecambe from Independent in Bare South East ward
Lib Dem: 178
Morecambe Bay Independent: 133
Congratulations to the newly elected Cllr Gerry Blaikie

LIB DEM GAIN from Independent in Morecambe - Harbour Ward.
Lib Dem: 443
Labour: 208
Morecambe Bay Independent: 118
Congratulations to the newly elected Cllr Catherine Pilling

LIB DEM HOLD Ribble Valley - Primrose ward
Lib Dem: 200
Con: 119
Labour: 109
Green: 28
Congratulations to the newly elected Cllr Kerry Fletcher

LIB DEM HOLD Ribble Valley -Littlemoor ward
Lib Dem: 281
Con: 216
Lab: 59
Green: 17
Congratulations to the newly elected Cllr Gaynor Hibbert

LIB DEM HOLD Clitheroe - Primrose ward
Lib Dem: 203
Conservative: 118
Labour: 106
Green: 30
Congratulations again to Cllr Kerry Fletcher

LIB DEM HOLD Clitheroe - Littlemoor ward
Lib Dem: 280
Conservative: 211
Labour: 58
Green: 21
Congratulations again to Cllr Gaynor Hibbert

Elsewhere in the country...

We gained a county council seat from the Conservatives in Rutland:

Lib Dem: 886
Con: 420

And we gained a seat from Labour in Yeovil:

Lib Dem: 339
Conservative: 246
Labour: 89
Green: 83