TORY VOTE COLLAPSES IN TADLEY
Voting in yesterday's Tadley South by-election saw the Conservative vote collapse while the Lib Dem vote increased with a massive 15% swing from Tory to Lib Dem. The Labour vote also dropped and the UKIP candidate managed just 41 votes.
Full results are as follows
Kerri Carruthers | Conservative | 456 (49%) | Down 14% |
Jo Slimin | Liberal Democrat | 342 (37%) | Up 16% |
Claire Ballard | Labour | 88 (9%) | Down 7% |
Phil Heath | UKIP | 41 (4%) |
Lib Dem candidate Jo Slimin
Commenting on the results Lib Dem candidate Jo Slimin said "This is a fantastic result and shows that where Liberal Democrats work hard then we can increase our support and take votes from both parties. I would like to thank all who supported me through this short winter by-election campaign and apologise that this time there was just not enough swing to gain another seat for the Liberal Democrats on the Borough. But you can be sure that we will continue to campaign for Tadley."
NW Hants Liberal Democrats chairman Len Gates added "the result shows that the only real alternative the Conservatives in NW Hampshire are the Liberal Democrats. We will continue to campaign across the constituency building on our success in Tadley and look forward to winning council seats in future elections."