King’s Hedges (Cambridge) council by-election result:
CON: 34.9% (+3.0) LAB: 33.6% (-5.6) LDEM: 23.5% (+8.5) GRN: 8.0% (-6.0)
Votes cast: 1,780
Conservative GAIN from Labour. Write-up: https://medium.com/britainelects/previewing-the-kings-hedges-cambridge-by-election-of-tuesday-4th-july-2023-6bb52c37e994
It’s incredible how close council elections can be.
By my napkin maths, it would only have taken 12 people flipping from blue to red, or 24 from green/yellow to red, for a completely different outcome.
This is why it’s so important to vote in local elections. Not only can your individual vote have a significant impact, but local elections can have a surprising impact on your day-to-day life.
This is why we should use some sort of transferable vote system.
Almost certainly a protest vote against the congestion charge plans for the city that have been introduced by Labour/LD rather than anything pertaining to national party matters.
Congestion charge initial draft was bonkers, it included the park and ride car parks!
I don’t mind it, as I essentially never drive in the city anymore, but I also don’t have a vote because I live elsewhere and commute in.
