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One could perhaps call this... two party politics?
Aggregate Result of the 139 Council By-Elections (for 142 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections:

RFM: 49 (+42)
LDM: 43 (+16)
CON: 15 (-16)
LAB: 13 (-33)
GRN: 11 (+2)
Ind: 6 (-4)
Local: 3 (-5)
SNP: 1 (-1)
PLC: 1 (=)

Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...
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The voices of trans people must be heard in Parliament.️‍‍ I’ve urged full scrutiny of EHRC’s guidance, which risks undermining their rights. Lib Dems call on the Government to protect everyone fairly and ensure people aren’t excluded from safe facilities or public life.
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feeling this more tonight re: 2026
am i insane or could this election be plaid cymru's 2007 moment
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anyway multiparty elections? the USA could never
plaid cymru GAIN #caerphilly

LDEM: 497
GWLAD: 117
GRN: 516
CON: 690
REF: 12 113
UKIP: 79
LAB: 3 713
PC: 15 961
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Moseley (Birmingham) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 34.7% (-11.9)
🌹 LAB: 24.4% (-14.1)
🙋 Ind: 19.6% (New)
🌍 GRN: 10.1% (+1.5)
➡️ RFM: 7.3% (New)
🌳 CON: 2.4% (-4.1)
🙋 Ind: 1.7% (New)

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
i am guessing from left to right that's plaid, labour, UKIP, reform, the tories, and the greens, with gwlad and the lib dems not visible
rhun says 'an hour' away from declaration and it's looking 'very positive'
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mate no one who's reading the Welsh politics live blog at midnight of a Thursday needs you to explain this
yeah after the coverage i'm regretting predicting them so high
plaid cymru candidate lindsay whittle said it was looking 'very exciting'
feeling this more tonight re: 2026
am i insane or could this election be plaid cymru's 2007 moment
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Dunster (Somerset) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 49.6% (+8.5)
➡️ RFM: 28.9% (New)
🌳 CON: 19.0% (-22.9)
🌹 LAB: 1.9% (-4.2)

No GRN (-10.3) as previous.

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2022.
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Milton & Tamarside (Torridge) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 37.5% (New)
➡️ RFM: 31.1% (New)
🌳 CON: 16.7% (New)
🌍 GRN: 5.9% (-23.9)

No Ind (-43.5) or LAB (-17.9) as previous.

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Independent.
Changes w/ 2023.
i can't decide if 50.43% turnout is good or bad for plaid
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The turnout for the 2025 Caerphilly by-election is 50.43%

2021's turnout was 44.31%

It is unusual for a by-election to have higher turnout than the general election
she's trying to summon angels from africa to help trump win maricopa county
apparently it's recount territory in caerphilly which means sleeptime for me
i think it's a dead heat and could go either way honestly, i'm erring on the side of optimism