Lib Dem fight-back continues with good by-election win in Elmbridge

Congratulations to newly elected councillor Neil Houston and the Lib Dem team in Long Ditton ward, Elmbridge, who held the seat by taking more than half the total votes cast with a 9% swing from Tory to Lib Dem since May.

This part of Surrey adjoins Greater London. Coming on the tail of significant Lib Dem wins in nearby Sutton, Kingston, Richmond, Mole Valley and Croydon, this win represents a key defence against the Tories in the Greater London area,

The full results of the Elmbridge BC, Long Ditton by election on 23rd July 2015 were:

• Neil Houston (LD) 770

• Conservative 611

• Green Party 79

• UKIP 61

• Majority: 159

• Lib Dem Hold