The third byelection result - #somertonandfrome - fits the pattern of a misconduct byelection leading to the loss of the seat. It forms part of a pattern of predominantly rural #conservative seats falling to the #libdems under such circumstances - first #northshropshire , then #tivertonandhoniton and now #somertonandfrome !

The seven misconduct byelections were in two #labour seats and in five #conservative ones. #labour lost one misconduct byelection #hartlepool to the #conservatives - their sole gain! - but retained the other #cityofchester very comfortably. The #conservatives lost four out of five - #northshropshire , #somertonandfrome , #tivertonandhoniton and #wakefield - but just retained #uxbridgeandsouthruislip . #wakefield was taken by #labour while the other three went to the #libdems !

It was chuffing chilly on the dog walk this evening, but the full moon rising in the pastel coloured sunset was gorgeous. And impossible to adequately capture with a phone camera in one hand and the lead of a Rottweiler trying to drag me home in the other 🤣
#Shropshire #FullMoon #DogWalking #NorthShropshire

It was chuffing chilly on the dog walk this evening, but the full moon rising in the pastel coloured sunset was gorgeous. And impossible to adequately capture with a phone camera in one hand and the lead of a Rottweiler trying to drag me home in the other 🤣
#Shropshire #FullMoon #DogWalking #NorthShropshire

RT @MatthewGreen02: Helen Morgan, @LibDems MP for North Shropshire, speaking to LibDems’ regional conference.
She spoke on why farmers are switching to back LibDems & how her campaigning & victory in #northshropshire by-election forced Tory MPs take interest in ambulance crisis.
#libdemsassemble

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/PhilBennion/status/1594398029293178881

RT @djnicholl: A year ago today I was out on my 🚴 campaigning for @HelenMorganMP in #NorthShropshire a pleasure to have dinner with her last night. Excellent MP 👏👏👏👏👏 #WMidsLibdems

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/PhilBennion/status/1594397595840962565

RT @MatthewGreen02: This is what you call the ‘North Shropshire effect’
@smarkets
#TivertonandHoniton #Byelection #northshropshire #LibDems

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/LNethsingha/status/1520514060835557380

RT @MatthewGreen02: This is what you call the ‘North Shropshire effect’
@smarkets
#TivertonandHoniton #Byelection #northshropshire #LibDems

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/JudithBuntingLD/status/1520478143743672320

Polls have closed in the #northshropshire by-election #ukpol

It'll be intriguing to see how much the lib Dems have eaten into the conservative majority 🧐