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Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 31m

One could perhaps call this... two party politics?

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 3h

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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Marie Goldman MP @mariecgoldman.bsky.social · 2h

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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מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 15h

feeling this more tonight re: 2026

מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · Sep 16

am i insane or could this election be plaid cymru's 2007 moment

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מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 7h

also, n = 506

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מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 7h

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מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 13h

anyway multiparty elections? the USA could never

מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 14h

plaid cymru GAIN #caerphilly

LDEM: 497
GWLAD: 117
GRN: 516
CON: 690
REF: 12 113
UKIP: 79
LAB: 3 713
PC: 15 961

מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 14h

result imminent #caerphilly

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 14h

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.

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מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 14h

BTW, China is not the lamb.

מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 14h

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

מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 14h

BALLOT CHECK

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מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 15h

rhun says 'an hour' away from declaration and it's looking 'very positive'

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radek @radekllundain.bsky.social · 16h

mate no one who's reading the Welsh politics live blog at midnight of a Thursday needs you to explain this

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מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 15h

yeah after the coverage i'm regretting predicting them so high

מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 15h

plaid cymru candidate lindsay whittle said it was looking 'very exciting'

מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 15h

feeling this more tonight re: 2026

מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · Sep 16

am i insane or could this election be plaid cymru's 2007 moment

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 15h

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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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 15h

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.

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מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 15h

i can't decide if 50.43% turnout is good or bad for plaid

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 15h

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

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מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 16h

she's trying to summon angels from africa to help trump win maricopa county

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מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 16h

50.43% turnout?!

מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 16h

apparently it's recount territory in caerphilly which means sleeptime for me

מיידלבאָס ↙️↙️↙️ @pharisee.bsky.social · 17h

i think it's a dead heat and could go either way honestly, i'm erring on the side of optimism

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