Great start to the new by-election year

The first week of the new year after the May elections bought two good bits of news for the Lib Dems

In Worcestershire we had our first gain of the year

Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick (Malvern Hills) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 25.8% (+10.6)

🌳 CON: 22.3% (+3.2)

➡️ RFM: 19.4% (New)

🙋 Ind: 16.9% (New) 🌍 GRN: 10.8% (New)

🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New)

No MHI (-65.6) as previous. Liberal Democrat GAIN from Localist. Changes w/ 2023.

Whist in Dorset we held  seat in Bridport which restored the Liberal Democrat majority on Dorset Council.

Away from council by-elections the Green candidate in the Mackerfield parliamentary by-election lasted 11 hours before resigning after antisemitic social media posts were discovered. This is not the first such candidate resignation and it is beginning to look like the Greens have a serious problem they need to address