The other Lib Dem by-election triumph: Berrylands

Surbiton.com: March 1, 2013 - 2:03pm

The party's victory over the Tories in last night's council by-election in London offers even greater evidence of Lib Dem resilience.

That’s right, not Eastleigh. Berrylands. Don’t get me wrong, Eastleigh is a brilliant result – and it’s a victory for the grass roots, who flooded into the area from all over the country, joined phone banks if they couldn’t make it down there, or made big financial contributions to the cause. But it’s not in itself proof of the resilience of the Lib Dems. Because the amazing Eastleigh operation can’t be repeated in 2015 – there simply aren't enough feet to put on the ground.

And as one notable Lib Dem resident noted, it’s not like the other parties didn’t take the Berrylands election seriously. They threw major resources at it.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/03/other-lib-dem-election-triumph-berr...

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