Conservative by-election candidate sees largest increase in vote share

The Conservatives saw the largest increase in vote share of all the parties in the Crystal Palace by-election on 6th September.

Jason Hadden saw a 3.5% increase in the Conservative vote, compared to 2.5% for the Lib Dems, 1.5% for Labour and a devastating 7.5% drop in the Green vote.

The by-election was called following the sad death of Cllr. Chris Gaster (Lib Dem) who was first elected in 1971. Jason paid tribute to Cllr. Gaster, saying, “This was an election that no one wanted to fight. He did a fantastic job in Crystal Palace.”