Reports of a historically low turnout so far in Easton especially in the Lib Dem heartland of Whitehall. It looks like Labour and Lib Dem voters rather than switching might be staying at home to express their disapproval.
Senior Lib Dem Dennis Brown and Abdul “The Mayor” Malik have both been spotted running around the ward like blue-arsed flies for most of the day too.
A bloody nose for Kiely in Easton could spell the start of a very bad night for Bristol Lib Dems indeed. It’s said if he were to go in Easton and his partner Jos Clark, the Lib Dem education exec, is booted from Hengrove by the Tories – which is a possibility – then that’s the end of Janke’s Junta in Bristol.
Let’s wait and see…