Lib Dem Gains
Seats won up and down the country, from June 2016 onwards
26 Nov 2020:
• Perth & Kinross, Perth City Centre ward. Gain from from SNP. Lib Dems up 2.8%.
12 Mar 2020:
• Stratford-on-Avon, Welford-on-Avod ward. Gain from from Ind. Lib Dems up 43.6%.
27 Feb 2020:
• Cambridgeshire, Duxford ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 26.3%.
23 Jan 2020:
• Brent LBC, Alperton ward. Gain from from Lab. Lib Dems up 29.5%.
28 Nov 2019:
• Wiltshire, Trowbridge Lambrok ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 25.6%.
14 Nov 2019:
• Eden, Shap ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 17.2%.
• Tunbridge Wells, Colverden ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 17.5%.
25 Oct 2019:
• Powys UA, Llandrindod North ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems 47.2% (previously no candidate)
17 Oct 2019:
• Chepstow TC, St Mary's ward. Gain from from Lab.
3 Oct 2019:
• Somerset West and Taunton DC, Norton Fitzwarren & Staplegrove ward. Gain from from Ind. Lib Dems up 17.6%
19 Sep 2019:
• Somerset West and Taunton DC, Vivary ward. Gain from from Ind. Lib Dems up 21%
12 Sep 2019:
• South Northamptonshire DC, Middleton Cheney ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 9.7%
8 Aug 2019:
• Worcester BC, Claines ward. Gain from 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 from Con. Lib Dems up 15.1%
• Gloucester CC, Podsmead ward. Gain from from Lab.Lib Dems up 30%.
18 Jul 2019:
• Daventry council, Brixworth ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dem vote up 38.5%.
11 Jul 2019:
• East Riding of Yorkshire council, Bridlington North ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dem vote up 42.7%.
4 Jul 2019:
• Wiltshire council, Trowbridge Drynham ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dem vote up 28.4%.
20 Jun 2019:
• Forest of Dean DC, Newent & Taynton ward. Double gain from from Con.
• Merton LB, Cannon Hill ward. Gain from from Lab.Lib Dems up 24.3%.
13 Jun 2019:
• Broxtowe BC, Stapleford South East ward. Double gain from from Con.
6 Jun 2019:
• Herefordshire UA, Ross North ward. Gain from 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 from Lab.
7 Feb 2019:
• Bradford council, Bolton & Undercliffe ward. Gain from from Lab. Lib Dems up 9%.
8 Nov 2018:
• Braunton PC, West ward. Gain from from Con.
25 Oct 2018:
• Wells City Council, Wells St Thomas ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 24.5%
• Hertfordshire CC,Three Rivers Rural ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 9.5%
• Mendip DC, Wells St Thomas ward. Gain from from Con.
4 Oct 2018:
• Chesterfield council, Moor ward. Gain from from Lab. Lib Dems up 12.1%.
• London Colney PC, North West ward. Gain from 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 from Con. Lib Dems up 20.2%
2 Aug 2018:
• Colne TC, Waterside ward. Gain from 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 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 from Con. Lib Dems up 10%.
28 Jun 2018:
• Fremington parish council, Bickington ward. Gain from from Con.
21 Jun 2018:
• West Somerset council, Alcombe ward. Gain from from UKIP. Lib Dems up 39.2%.
• South Northamptonshire council, Whittlewood ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 56.7%.
7 Jun 2018:
• South Oxfordshire council, Benson & Crowmarsh ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 27.2%.
24 May 2018:
• Broadland council, Aylesham ward. Gain from from 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 from Con. Lib Dems up 10.4%.
• West Berkshire council, Thatcham West ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 9.7%.
12 April 2018:
• Chichester council, Rogate ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 55.8%.
5 April 2018:
• Highland council, Caol & Mallaig ward. Gain from from SNP. Lib Dems up 18.7%.
22 March 2018:
• Aylesbury Vale council, Central & Walton ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 18.1%.
8 March 2018:
• Westhoughton town council, White Horse ward. Gain from from Con.
• Aylesbury Vale council, Northchurch ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 39.3%.
22 Feb 2018:
• West Somerset council, Minehead South ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 43.2%.
15 Feb 2018:
• Teignbridge council, Chudleigh ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 28.3%.
• Teignbridge council, Dawlish Central & North East ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 47.5%.
• North Norfolk council, Worstead ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 39.4%.
1 Feb 2018:
• Sunderland council, Pallion ward. Gain from 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 from Con. Lib Dems got 37.8% - not having stood before!
7 Dec 2017:
• North Devon, Newport ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 7.1%.
30 Nov 2017:
• Gainsborough TC, North ward. Gain from from Con.
• Gosport, Caldene ward. Gain from from Lab. Lib Dems got 57.9% - not having stood before!
• Maidstone TC, North ward. Gain from from Con. Lib Dems up 20%.
• Torridge TC, Torrington ward. Gain from from UKIP. Lib Dems got 60.2% - not having stood before!
23 Nov 2017:
• Hebden Royd TC, Caldene ward. Gain from from Lab.
• Earl Shilton TC, Church ward. Gain from from Lab.
16 Nov 2017:
• Hedge End TC, Wildern ward. Gain from from Con.
9 Nov 2017:
• Fareham, Stubbington ward. Gain from 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