Last week saw council by-elections in Merton, Redcar, Swindon and Waveney in Suffolk. And the Lib Dems polled 196 votes - not in any one of the contest, but in all four put together. Swindon saw the highest share of just 3%.
This week there are four more by-elections in Hartlepool, West Devon, Walsall and West Berkshire. The Lib Dems are standing in just half - Walsall and West Berkshire.
The result from West Bershire will undoubtably be better than anything last week or the others this week - but it shows how weak the party's infrastructure is if it can only seriously fight one in eight by-elections - some of which are in seats the party used to have MPs in.
This week there are four more by-elections in Hartlepool, West Devon, Walsall and West Berkshire. The Lib Dems are standing in just half - Walsall and West Berkshire.
The result from West Bershire will undoubtably be better than anything last week or the others this week - but it shows how weak the party's infrastructure is if it can only seriously fight one in eight by-elections - some of which are in seats the party used to have MPs in.
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