Labour’s last remaining lead in votes may be at risk this time. The SNP look most likely to overtake, given their command of the local constituencies, with Conservative prospects perhaps less rosy than it would have seemed last year.
East Lothian
By-Election Result: Preston, Seton and Gosford
The very final by-election of the 2017-2022 term delivers an unsurprising Labour victory and, perhaps more surprisingly, a suite of only very small swings.
By-Election Preview: Preston, Seton and Gosford (East Lothian) 20th of January 2022
What is definitely, this time, the last by-election of the term follows the sad passing of a very long-serving Labour councillor. They’ll have the edge here, but there’s been a lot of change since 2017 that could see them facing a stiff challenge.
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