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Lib Dems gains in local contests

While Prime Minister Boris Johnson is determinedly seizing the political agenda, it is the Liberal Democrats who are making the electoral weather.

So far, local government has avoided most of the extremes of turbulence that seem to characterise current national politics.

The two main parties continue to struggle, and Liberal Democrats and Independents are taking advantage.

Multi-party politics is back with a vengeance, with a leap in the number of Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent councillors.

There’s no escaping the national political turmoil over Brexit, even for local council by-elections.

An interesting feature of the latest local by-election results is the contrasting fate of candidates who never gave up trying.

Tower Hamlets is one of the most interesting local authorities, electorally speaking, and two by-elections to dissect is a delight.