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And here are some of the main ones on our site this morning.
- Theresa May came under further pressure on Thursday, with a group of rebel MPs seeking advice on a potential challenge from those involved in the last successful coup against a Tory leader and a former party chairman urging her to call a leadership election.
- Conservative donors have called for Theresa May to stand down because she is being “bullied” by colleagues including Boris Johnson.
- Nick Clegg, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, has urged voters to join Labour or the Conservatives if they wish to keep the UK in the EU.
- Male speakers dominated panel events at fringe meetings at the Conservative party’s conference in Manchester, taking up more than two-thirds of the speaking slots.
- Michael Gove has been accused by Scottish ministers of breaking Brexit campaign promises to protect rural funding from the EU worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
On Thursdays local council byelections take place. There were eight yesterday. Britain Elects has seven of the results.
Eight council by-elections today: four Tory defences, two Labour, one Lib Dem, one UKIP.@andrewteale's previews: https://t.co/IPir4bEQxW
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
Labour GAIN Mash Barn (Adur) from UKIP.
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
Mash Barn (Adur) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
LAB: 49.3% (+29.7)
CON: 38.6% (+16.1)
LDEM: 9.0% (-6.6)
GRN: 3.1% (+3.1)
No UKIP (-42.3) to defend.
Labour HOLD Claremont (Salford).
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
Claremont (Salford) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
LAB: 46.5% (+1.4)
CON: 29.0% (+9.3)
IND: 11.1% (+11.1)
LDEM: 10.5% (+4.4)
GRN: 3.0% (-2.9)
No UKIP (-21.7).
Labour GAIN Borehamwood Kenilworth (Hertsmere) from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
Borehamwood Kenilworth (Hertsmere) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
LAB: 37.8% (-9.1)
CON: 33.7% (-19.4)
LDEM: 14.2% (+14.2)
IND: 9.0% (+9.0)
UKIP: 5.3% (+5.3)
Labour HOLD Crewe East (Cheshire East).
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
Crewe East (Cheshire East) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
LAB: 60.7% (+14.8)
CON: 28.0% (+6.2)
UKIP: 8.2% (-14.7)
GRN: 3.1% (-6.4)
Conservative HOLD Stoneleigh & Cubbington (Warwick).
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
Stoneleigh & Cubbington (Warwick):
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
CON: 52.6% (+13.0)
LAB: 32.6% (+15.1)
LDEM: 11.8% (+11.8)
GRN: 3.0% (-10.3)
No Ind (-29.6) as prev.
Conserative HOLD Burnham Lent Rise & Taplow (South Buckinghamshire).
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
Burnham Lent Rise & Taplow (South Bucks):
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
CON 65.9% (+23.6)
LAB 15.6% (-0.4)
LD 12.8% (+12.8)
GRN 5.7% (-7.7)
No UKIP (-17.9), Ind (-10.3)
Burbage Sketchley & Stretton (Hinckley & Bosworth):
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) October 5, 2017
CON: 39.0% (-4.6)
LD: 37.3% (+8.3)
LAB: 15.2% (+2.0)
UKIP: 5.7% (-8.5)
IND: 2.7% (+2.7)
So with 7 out of 8 results in:
— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) October 5, 2017
Lab 4 (+2)
Con 3 (-1)
UKIP 0 (-1)
The LD defence in Redcar still to come...
