Last week saw two extremes of Lib Dem performance - a great win against Labour in Golcar in Kirklees and an abject defeat to the Tories in Comberton South Cambridgeshire.
This week there are six contests - three Labour vacancies, two Tory and one SNP - in John Thurso's Caithness and Sutherland constituency. Needless to say it's the only contest in which the Lib Dems aren't standing.
The interesting contests are in Lambeth's Vassell ward which in 2010 was a tight Lib Dem/Labour contest where both parties won seats in a split ward. I can't see it being that close this time. The other interesting battle is in Wakefield's Horbury and South Ossett ward where a marginal Tory/Labour ward has recently been won by increasing margins by the reds. Labour should hold, but the size of their majority may be indicative of whether the Tories are making progress in the northern English towns.
This week there are six contests - three Labour vacancies, two Tory and one SNP - in John Thurso's Caithness and Sutherland constituency. Needless to say it's the only contest in which the Lib Dems aren't standing.
The interesting contests are in Lambeth's Vassell ward which in 2010 was a tight Lib Dem/Labour contest where both parties won seats in a split ward. I can't see it being that close this time. The other interesting battle is in Wakefield's Horbury and South Ossett ward where a marginal Tory/Labour ward has recently been won by increasing margins by the reds. Labour should hold, but the size of their majority may be indicative of whether the Tories are making progress in the northern English towns.
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