Lib Dems take Red Lodge from Tories
6 Jun 2008
In a spectacular by-election victory Liberal Democrats in neighbouring Forest heath District Council stormed to victory with 55% of the vote taking the seat from the Conservatives after their existing Councillor resigned. Labour's local collapse was highlighted by their failure to even find a candidate. A characteristic of this by-election was the high turnout at over 38%.
The full results are below:
Forest Heath DC
Red Lodge Ward
Turnout 38%
Pat McCloud Lib Dem 321 votes 55.9%
Conservative 230 votes 40.1%
UKIP 23 Votes 4.0%
Majority 91