In the only by-election to take place this week the Conservatives easily held the Canons ward in Harrow, London. The vacancy arose following the death of long serving Councillor John Cowan and the Tories were expected to hold onto this seat comfortably. They did just that as Amir Moshenson eased to a 721 vote victory over his Labour challenger. The Conservatives did suffer a 3.6% swing against them from last year's result but this was due to the Liberal Democrats falling back at Labour's expense. In fact, the Tories' share of the vote rose slightly as the Lib Dems suffered a 7.9% drop.
The Council is currently controlled by Labour who enjoy an 8 seat majority with a pending by-election in another safe Conservative ward.
Harrow Council | |||||||
LAB | CON | IND | LD | VAC | |||
34 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Canons | |||||||
By-Election Candidate | Votes | Vote % | +/- | ||||
Amir Moshenson (E) | 1495 | 59.7% | +0.3% | ||||
Nitin Parekh | 774 | 30.9% | +7.5% | ||||
Darren Diamond | 236 | 9.4% | -7.9% | ||||
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