Lib Dems gain Leatherhead seat in first post-referendum elections
3 Jul 2016
Congratulations to Joe Crome and the Lib Dem Focus team in Mole Valley, who have gained Leatherhead North with a spectacular 19.5% swing from the Conservatives.
As reported on Twitter by @britainelects ("Britain Elects") the resuls were:
- LDEM: 56.6% (+27.4)
- CON: 22.3% (-11.7)
- UKIP: 10.3% (-7.9)
- LAB: 8.9% (-5.7)
- GRN: 1.8% (-2.1)
This Mole Valley district council by election, held just a week after the EU referendum, saw a Lib Dem majority of 4% in May transformed to an extraordinary 34% in June.
This has been the most astonishing week in British politics since 1945.