Liberal Democrats held onto a strong third place in the Norwich North by-election.
Thank you to Liberal Democrat activists in Norwich and around the country who supported April Pond’s campaign in the Norwich North by-election.
The result saw Labour’s vote collapse. Having won the seat with 45% of the vote at the general election, they polled 18% on Thursday. This was a damning rejection of the way the Government is running the country and in particular Labour’s handling of the economic crisis.
While the Conservatives gained the seat, albeit with fewer votes than they received in 2005, the Liberal Democrats maintained a good third place, less than 1500 votes behind Labour. According to analysis by The Independent, a similar swing nationwide would see the Liberal Democrats increasing from 63 to 79 seats at the general election.
The Green Party will be very disappointed with their result. Despite talking up their chances of coming second or even winning, their candidate dropped to fifth place.
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