Sally triumphs in Romsey's Abbey Ward
November 26, 2004 8:30 AM
Liberal Democrat candidate Sally Lamb has won the Abbey Ward by-election for Test Valley Borough Council.
The result of the election on Thursday 25th November was:
Sally Lamb (Liberal Democrat) 861
John Ray (Conservative) 842
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent.
Turn-out 47.8%
The result will be a major blow to Conservative hopes of winning back Romsey at the General Election - one of their most marginal targets.
The Conservatives targetted huge resources at this by-election and their parliamentary candidate personally had a high profile in their campaign.
Last time the 2 member ward was fought (in 2003) the Conservative candidate finished almost 100 votes ahead of the best placed Lib Dem. The result then was:
Ind 773
Con 765
LD 678
LD 528
Lab 134
The result is a great vote of confidence in the work of Sandra Gidley MP and her team.
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