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King's Hedges (Cambridge) council by-election result: Conservative GAIN from Labour.

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King's Hedges (Cambridge) council by-election result: Conservative GAIN from Labour. - Lemmy.world

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 [https://medium.com/britainelects/previewing-the-kings-hedges-cambridge-by-election-of-tuesday-4th-july-2023-6bb52c37e994]

Jul 6, 2023 at 7:26amWeb
Show threadGreatAlbatrossJul 6, 2023

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.

Show threadMexJul 6, 2023
This is why we should use some sort of transferable vote system.
Show threadNagoffJul 7, 2023
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.
Show threadm15otwJul 7, 2023

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.