Steve Bradley wins Vassall for the Lib Dems

12.46.35pm GMT Fri 21st Mar 2008

Steve Bradley has won the Vassall By-election for the Lib Dems

Steve Bradley has won the Vassall by-election held on Thursday 20 March 2008. He was elected with over 50% of the vote and with a 12% swing to the Liberal Democrats.

Newly elected Councillor Steve Bradley said, "I would like to thank people of Vassall for giving me the chance to be their representative at the Town Hall.

"The scale of Labour's defeat shows that they haven't addressed the issues that matter to people in Vassall - high crime, the neglect of the area and the high council tax increases.

"On the doorsteps, people said to me, 'It's time for a change.' And this result leads towards excellent results in May's GLA elections and in the next Lambeth Council elections in 2010. The message is clear - Labour are on the way out."

Councillor Ashley Lumsden, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Lambeth Council said, "I am delighted to welcome Cllr Steve Bradley to the Liberal Democrat Group at the Town Hall. He will make an excellent and hard-working representative for his area."

"Steve's tremendous success shows residents are giving Labour their marching orders. If the swing in Vassall was repeated across Lambeth then the Lib Dems would take 17 seats from Labour, run the council, hold the GLA seat and both MPs."

The final results are as follows:

Steve Bradley, Liberal Democrat 1,209 (50.4%)

Labour 859 (35.8%)

Conservative 206 (8.6%)

Green 109 (4.5%)

English Democrat 8 (0.3%)

Independent 7 (0.3%)

Turnout 25.9%