Staple Tye ward, Harlow District Council
Thursday 30 April 2009
LD 604 (+ 48) 39.145% (+ 5.971%) John Strachan ELECTED
Con 544 (-304) 35.256% (-15.341%)
Lab 329 (+ 57) 21.322% (+ 5.093%)
UKIP 66 (+ 66) 4.277% (+ 4.277%)
Turnout 30% (-2.26%) 133 less valid votes
LIB DEM GAIN (from Con) - MAJ 60
Local activist Lorna Spenceley points to a massive drop in the Tory vote: a huge blow to the party in one of its very top national target parliamentary seats.
Also significant is the poor showing of UKIP.
If UKIP had not stood, their votes would probably have gone to the Tories. Just as well they stood then.
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