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Lib Dem Gains

Seats won up and down the country, from June 2016 onwards.

Lib Dems Winning Here poster

Results from Councils in the North West are in bold.

14 Apr 2022:
• Maldon DC, Heybridge West. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 44.8%
• Surrey Heath DC, Bisley and West End ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 48.8%
• Hatfield TC, Briars ward. Gain from Lab.

7 Apr 2022:
• Mid Devon District Council, Cullompton South ward. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 26.2%
• East Riding of Yorkshire, South Hunsley ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 41%
• Chippenham Town Council, Cepen Park and Hunters Moon ward. Gain from Con.
• Amersham Town Council, Amersham Town ward. Gain from Con.

31 Mar 2022:
• Morecambe TC, Bare South West ward. Gain from MBI.

3 Mar 2022:
• South Somerset, Neroche ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 26.8%.

24 Feb 2022:
• Maldon TC, West ward. Gain from Con.

17 Feb 2022:
• North Northamptonshire, Oundle ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 22.6%.

19 Feb 2022:
• Somerset West and Taunton BC, Alcombe ward. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 16.7%.
• Wealden DC, Hailsham South ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 23.2%.

3 Feb 2022:
• Manchester City Council, Ancoats & Beswick ward. Gain from Lab. Lib Dems up 31%.

20 Jan 2022:
• Hatfield TC, South West ward. Gain from Lab.
• Carterton TC, Shillbrook ward. Gain from Con.
• Purbage TC, Lash Hill ward. Gain from Ind.
• Dawlish TC, South West ward. Gain from Ind.

6 Jan 2022:
• Gedling Council, Cavendish ward. Gain from Lab.

16 Dec 2021:
• North Shropshire parliamentary byelection. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 37.2%. Helen Morgan becomes new MP, with the 7th biggest byelection swing ever.
• West Lindsey Council, Nettleham ward. Gain from Con.
• Northumberland Council, Hexham East ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 11.7%. Conservatives lose majority on Northumberland county council.
• Malvern TC, Chase ward. Gain from Lab.

9 Dec 2021:
• Rotherham Council, Anston & Woodsetts ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 16.6%.
• Tonbridge & Malling Council, West Malling & Leybourne ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 17.7%.
• Great Aycliffe TC, Byerley Park, Horndale and Cobblers Hall ward. Gain 2 seats from Lab.
• Keynsham TC, Keynsham North ward. Gain from Con.

2 Dec 2021:
• Lancaster City Council, Upper Lune Valley ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 19.1%.
• Lancaster City Council, Bare ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 21.2%.
• Hailsham TC, Hailsham Central ward. Gain from Con.

26 Nov 2021:
• Morecambe TC, Heysham North ward. Gain from Ind.
• Morecambe TC, Westgate ward. Gain from Ind. This result meant Morecambe Bay Independents lost control of the council.

On 25 November, we held the North West seat of Oxton, on Wirral council, with Lib Dems up 8.4%

4 Nov 2021:
• Chichester CC, Chichester North ward. Gain from Con.
• Gloucester CC, Longlevens ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 15.1%
• West Sussex CC, Bourne ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 22.8%

30 Sep 2021:
• Eden DC, Penrith West ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 2.8%
• Wells CC, St Cuthbert ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 39.9%

On 23 September we held two North West council seats, on Kendal TC and South Lakeland DC.

16 Sep 2021:
• Bishop Auckland TC, Henknowle ward. Gain from Lab. Lib Dems up 54%.
• Malvern TC, Pickersleigh ward. Gain from Ind.

2 Sep 2021:
• Northampton TC, Talavera ward. Gain from Lab.

26 Aug 2021:
• Cumbria CC, Corby and Hayton ward. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 60.8%.

19 Aug 2021:
• Morecambe TC, Bare South East ward. Gain from Ind.
• Morecambe TC, Harbour ward. Gain from Ind.
• Rutland UA, Oakham South ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 9.8%.
Also that night we held Littlemoor and Primrose wards on Ribble Valley council and the same wards on Clitheroe Town Council.

12 Aug 2021:
• Highland UA, Inverness West ward. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 4.2%.
• Highland UA, Wick and East Caithness ward. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 23.2%.
• Richmond TC, Richmond West ward. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 41.9%.
Also that night we held Grange ward on South Lakeland with 66% of the vote, up 6%.

5 Aug 2021:
• Chippenham TC, Pewsham ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 25.9%

29 Jul 2021:
• Norfolk CC, Gaywood South ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 28%
• Harrogate DC, Knaresborough Scriven Park ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 19.6%
• Knaresborough TC, Scriven Park ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 29%

22 Jul 2021:
• Christchurch TC, Jumpers & St Catherine's ward. Gain from from Ind. Lib Dems up 41.9%.
• Beverley TC, Minster South ward. Gain from from Lab. Lib Dems up 19%.

15 Jul 2021:
• Lawley and Overdale PC, Jumpers & St Catherines ward. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 20.8%.

8 Jul 2021:
• Horsforth TC, Brownberrie ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 41.9%.

1 Jul 2021:
• Elmbridge DC, Cobham and Downside ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 28.1%.

24 Jun 2021:
• Chichester DC, Chichester East ward. Gain from Lab. Lib Dems up 24.7%.

17 Jun 2021:
• Lib Dems gain Chesham & Amersham in parliamentary byelection, taking us to 12 MPs.

6 May 2021:
• Luton, Round Green ward. Gain from Lab. Lib Dems up 6.2%.
• Richmond Upon Thames, Hampton Upon Wick ward. Gain from Green. Lib Dems up 11.5%.

26 Nov 2020:
• Perth & Kinross, Perth City Centre ward. Gain from SNP. Lib Dems up 2.8%.
12 Mar 2020:
• Stratford-on-Avon, Welford-on-Avod ward. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 43.6%.
27 Feb 2020:
• Cambridgeshire, Duxford ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 26.3%.
23 Jan 2020:
• Brent LBC, Alperton ward. Gain from Lab. Lib Dems up 29.5%.

28 Nov 2019:
• Wiltshire, Trowbridge Lambrok ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 25.6%.
14 Nov 2019:
• Eden, Shap ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 17.2%.
• Tunbridge Wells, Colverden ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 17.5%.
25 Oct 2019:
• Powys UA, Llandrindod North ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems 47.2% (previously no candidate)
17 Oct 2019:
• Chepstow TC, St Mary's ward. Gain from Lab.
3 Oct 2019:
• Somerset West and Taunton DC, Norton Fitzwarren & Staplegrove ward. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 17.6%
19 Sep 2019:
• Somerset West and Taunton DC, Vivary ward. Gain from Ind. Lib Dems up 21%
12 Sep 2019:
• South Northamptonshire DC, Middleton Cheney ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 9.7%
8 Aug 2019:
• Worcester BC, Claines ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 8.2%

1 Aug 2019:
• Lib Dems gain Brecon & Radnorshire in parliamentary byelection.
Over the next four months we gained 5 MPs from those elected in 2017 as Conservatives and 3 from Labour taking us to 21 MPs.

25 Jul 2019:
• Gloucester CC, Barnwood ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 15.1%
• Gloucester CC, Podsmead ward. Gain from Lab.Lib Dems up 30%.
18 Jul 2019:
• Daventry council, Brixworth ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 38.5%.
11 Jul 2019:
• East Riding of Yorkshire council, Bridlington North ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 42.7%.
4 Jul 2019:
• Wiltshire council, Trowbridge Drynham ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 28.4%.
20 Jun 2019:
• Forest of Dean DC, Newent & Taynton ward. Double gain from Con.
• Merton LB, Cannon Hill ward. Gain from Lab.Lib Dems up 24.3%.
13 Jun 2019:
• Broxtowe BC, Stapleford South East ward. Double gain from Con.
6 Jun 2019:
• Herefordshire UA, Ross North ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote share 75%, up 28%.

23 May 2019:
• Lib Dems second in EU elections nationwide with 20% beating Labour (14%) and Conservatives (9%). Gain 15 MEP seats taking us to 16 MEPs.

2 May 2019:
• Across England, 704 gains net from all parties - biggest ever Lib Dem net gain in local elections. Lib Dems gain control of 8 more councils.

21 Feb 2019:
• Belmont PC, Gilesgate Moor ward. Gain from Lab.
7 Feb 2019:
• Bradford council, Bolton & Undercliffe ward. Gain from Lab. Lib Dems up 9%.

8 Nov 2018:
• Braunton PC, West ward. Gain from Con.
25 Oct 2018:
• Wells City Council, Wells St Thomas ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 24.5%
• Hertfordshire CC,Three Rivers Rural ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 9.5%
• Mendip DC, Wells St Thomas ward. Gain from Con.
4 Oct 2018:
• Chesterfield council, Moor ward. Gain from Lab. Lib Dems up 12.1%.
• London Colney PC, North West ward. Gain from Lab.
23 Aug 2018:
• East Hertfordshire council, Watton-at-Stone ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 67%.
16 Aug 2018:
• North Yorkshire CC, Knaresborough ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 20.2%
2 Aug 2018:
• Colne TC, Waterside ward. Gain from Lab.
12 Jul 2018:
• Anston PC. Gain from Ind.
• Westbury TC, West ward. Gain from Ind.
21 Jul 2018:
• Waveney council, Southwold & Reydon ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 71.4%.
12 Jul 2018:
• Westbury TC, West ward. Gain from Ind.
5 Jul 2018:
• Bath & North East Somerset council, Kingsmead ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 10%.
28 Jun 2018:
• Fremington parish council, Bickington ward. Gain from Con.
21 Jun 2018:
• West Somerset council, Alcombe ward. Gain from UKIP. Lib Dems up 39.2%.
• South Northamptonshire council, Whittlewood ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 56.7%.
7 Jun 2018:
• South Oxfordshire council, Benson & Crowmarsh ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 27.2%.
24 May 2018:
• Broadland council, Aylesham ward. Gain rom Con. Lib Dems up 15.1%.

3 May 2018:
• Net 78 council seat gains in the annual main council elections, and gained overall control of 4 more councils.

19 April 2018:
• Warrington council, Lymm South ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 10.4%.
• West Berkshire council, Thatcham West ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 9.7%.
12 April 2018:
• Chichester council, Rogate ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 55.8%.
5 April 2018:
• Highland council, Caol & Mallaig ward. Gain from SNP. Lib Dems up 18.7%.
22 March 2018:
• Aylesbury Vale council, Central & Walton ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 18.1%.
8 March 2018:
• Westhoughton town council, White Horse ward. Gain from Con.
• Aylesbury Vale council, Northchurch ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 39.3%.
22 Feb 2018:
• West Somerset council, Minehead South ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 43.2%.
15 Feb 2018:
• Teignbridge council, Chudleigh ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 28.3%.
• Teignbridge council, Dawlish Central & North East ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 47.5%.
• North Norfolk council, Worstead ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 39.4%.
1 Feb 2018:
• Sunderland council, Pallion ward. Gain from Lab. Lib Dems up 49.5%
11 Jan 2018:
• South Molton TC. Gain from Ind.
13 Dec 2017:
• Waverley council, Godalming Central & Ockford ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems got 37.8% - not having stood before!
7 Dec 2017:
• North Devon, Newport ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 7.1%.
30 Nov 2017:
• Gainsborough TC, North ward. Gain from Con.
• Gosport, Caldene ward. Gain from Lab. Lib Dems got 57.9% - not having stood before!
• Maidstone TC, North ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 20%.
• Torridge TC, Torrington ward. Gain from UKIP. Lib Dems got 60.2% - not having stood before!
23 Nov 2017:
• Hebden Royd TC, Caldene ward. Gain from Lab.
• Earl Shilton TC, Church ward. Gain from Lab.
16 Nov 2017:
• Hedge End TC, Wildern ward. Gain from Con.
9 Nov 2017:
• Fareham, Stubbington ward. Gain from UKIP.
12 Oct 2017:
• Sefton, Dukes ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 10.9% on 2016 (and 28% on 2015).
• Arun, Aldwick West ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 34.2%.
• North Devon, Braunton East ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 3%.
12 Oct 2017:
• Three Rivers, Oxley Hall & Hayling ward. Gain from Con.
7 Sept 2017:
• East Cambridgeshire, Ely South ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 13.2%.
6 Apr 2017:
• Aylesbury Vale, Elmhurst ward. Gain from UKIP. Lib Dem vote up 37.9%.
23 Mar 2017:
• Prescot TC, North West ward. Gain from Lab.
• West Somerset DC, Dunster & Timberscombe ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 49.7%
9 Mar 2017:
• West Oxfordshire DC, Hailey, Minster Lovell & Leafield ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 34%
2 Mar 2017:
• Wells City PC, St Cuthbert's ward. Gain from Ind.
23 Feb 2017:
• Westhoughton TC, Bolton: Daisy Hill ward. Gain from Lab.
• Westhoughton TC, Bolton: Wingates ward. Gain from Lab.
• South Hams DC, Charterlands ward. Gain from Con.
• Kettering council, Barton Seagrove ward. Gain from Con.
17 Feb 2017:
• Wokingham DC, Emmbrook ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 22.3%
9 Feb 2017:
• Cotswolds, Fairford North ward. Gain from Con. Lib Dem vote up 40.3%
• North Norfolk DC, Waterside ward. Gain from Con.
2 Feb 2017:
• Rotherham: Brinsworth & Catcliffe ward. Lib Dem gain from Lab. Lib Dem vote up 50.4%
19 Jan 2017:
• Faversham TC, Abbey ward. Gain from Con.
12 Jan 2017:
• Sunderland, Sandhill ward. Lib Dem gain from Lab.: Lib Dem vote up 41.5%
• Three Rivers, Gade Valley ward. Gain from Con: Lib Dem vote up 24%
5 Jan 2017:
• Ilkley PC, South ward. Gain from Green
15 Dec 2016:
• Teignbridge, Bovey ward. Gain from Con: Lib Dems up 20.3%
• Teignbridge, Chudleigh ward. Gain from Con: Lib Dem vote up 38.8%
• Taunton Dean, Blackdown ward. Gain from Con: Lib Dem vote up 49.9%
• Brickhill PC, Woodlands Park ward. Gain from Ind:
1 Dec:
• Richmond Park and North Kingston Parliamentary Seat. Gain from Con: Sarah Olney MP
• Greenham TC, 2x Gain from Ind.
• Crediton TC, Lawrence ward. Gain from Ind.
• Chichester, Southbourne ward. Gain from Con.
29 Nov:
• Shepton Mallet TC, East. Gain from Ind.
3 Nov:
• Staveley TC, Woodthorpe. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
27 Oct:
• Horwich TC, Claypool. Gain from Con.
• Houghton Regis TC, Houghton Hall. Gain from Ind.
• Newhaven TC, Meeching. Gain from UKIP.
• Seaford TC, Seaford North. Gain from Con.
20 Oct
• Bodmin TC. Gain.
• East Riding, St Mary's. Gain from Con. Lib Dems up 29.2%
13 Oct
• Poole, Broadstone gain from Con Lib Dems up 22.5%
• Knowsley TC, Knowsley Park North. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
• Tupton TC. Lib Dems gain 2 from Lab.
6 Oct
• Highland, Culloden & Ardersier from Lab Lib Dems up 11.5%
• Brickhill PC, East. Lib Dem gain from Ind.
29 Sep
• Dacorum, Adeyfield West from Con Lib Dems up 24.4%
• Cotswold, Stow from Con Lib Dems up 21%
• North Norfolk, Glaven Valley from Con Lib Dems up 8.4%
22 Sep
• Teignmouth TC, Central. Lib Dem gain 2 from Lab.
• Teignbridge, Teignmouth Central. Lib Dem gain from Con, Lib Dems up 26.8%
• Cockermouth TC, Christchurch. Lib Dem gain from Con.
• Hailsham TC, East. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
• Suffolk, Hadleigh. Lib Dem gain from Con. Lib Dems up 12%
20 Sep
• Cardiff, Plasnewydd, from Lab. Lib Dems up 15.4%
• Suffolk, Hadleigh from Con. Lib Dems up 12%
15 Sep
• North East Derbyshire, Tupton, from Lab. Lib Dems up 38.3%
8 Sep
• Sheffield, Mosborough, from Lab. Lib Dems up 31.8%
1 Sep
• Cornwall, Four Lanes, from UKIP. Lib Dems up 34.7%
Lymington & Pennington TC, Pennington. Lib Dem gain from Con.
25 Aug
• Hailsham TC, East. Lib Dem gain from Con.
18 Aug
• Colne TC, Vivary Bridge. Lib Dem gain from Con.
4 Aug
• Eden, Alston Moor, from Con. Lib Dems up 54.6%
28 Jul
• Cornwall, Newlyn & Goonhavern from Con. Lib Dems up 24.4%
27 Jul
• South Hams, Totnes, from Lab. Lib Dems up 14.6%
21 Jul
• Northampton, Westone, from Con. Lib Dems up 36.4%
14 Jul
• Cornwall, Newquay Treviglas, from UKIP Lib Dems up 32.9%
• Cornwall, St Teath & St Brewards, from Ind. Lib Dems up 13%
• North Norfolk, Astley, from Con Lib Dems up 40.8%
• Wiltshire, Trowbridge Grove, from Ind Lib Dems up 45.9%
30 Jun
• Mole Valley, Leatherhead North, from Con Lib Dems up 27.4%

Summaries by year:

Across 2020:

  • Liberal Democrats: net 4 seats gained
  • SNP: net 1 seat lost
  • Labour: net 2 seats lost
  • Conservatives: net 2 seats lost