Yesterday there was a by-election in Abingdon for two seats: Abbey Northcourt District Council and Abbey Town Council.
During the campaign, the Liberal Democrats predicted a two-horse race, suggesting that a vote for Labour or the Greens would help Reform or the Conservatives to win.
To people in the street, it looked like a two-horse race between the Liberal Democrats and the Greens. The Lib Dems were winning on staked banners. The Greens were winning on posters in people’s windows.
Yesterday was polling day.
The result in the Abbey ward was a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and Greens. Congratulations to Carol, from the Lib Dems, who has already done a lot for the town through her work as a Girl Guide leader.
The result in the Abbey Northcourt ward was clearer. Congratulations to Caleb. The Greens again came a strong second.
First of all, the previous councillor Cheryl Briggs of the Greens was an excellent hard working councillor and I hope her health recovers.
Make no doubt this is a Massive result for progressive politics, well done to the LibDems, now with 100% of the town council seats. Commiserations to the Greens.
There has always been a two horse race in Abingdon between the Conservatives and the Lib Dems.
Not any more I think Janet. The Greens are resurgent but I imagine the Islamic factor, which was evident in the recent Manchester by-election, will have put a lot of people off voting for them. Green is the colour of Islam as well as the environment, and the party sadly seems to have switched from one green to the other.
I suspect you have been reading too much of the anti-Green propaganda Michael… now they are a threat to the establishment they will be demonised! To that extent it shows how far they have come.
But in the meantime well done to the LibDems, they are doing very well locally and are the choice for sensible people who hold to middle ground British values.
What a load of tosh
are all the people voting green thinking the leader will do his magic hypnosis on them to swell certain body parts?!
I doubt it Rudi; I suspect most Green supporters don’t read the gutter press and are even less likely to believe the constant drip of lies they will tell about anyone their think may be progressive.
do you consider the bbc gutter press?
they found the interview where he reiterated his claims despite now saying he didnt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9enygvezeo
Boring and irrelevant.
I thought that local elections are all about showing the government what the people think of how they’re doing? Make your mind up!
25 votes for Labour speaks volumes.
and folk wonder why the town is in such a mess
Is it? Those grotty flags don’t help. I suppose only Reform can sort it all out?