Vivienne Johnson has failed in her attempt to be parachuted into a seat in Holy Trinity Ward which became available after the death of the incumbent Lib Dem.
She lost the by-election by 166 votes, a massive reversal from the 100 vote majority the Lib Dems enjoyed back in May.
Now the Lib Dem recriminations will begin!
Did the campaign fail because of the young upstarts who ran it in the early stages?
Or was it that Vivienne wanted to exercise too much control over the campaign once she was selected?
Or perhaps it was the fact the Lib Dems are now rudderless following the political death of Sir Ming?
Or was it just the last minute negative leaflet that put many voters off?
Who knows, but one thing is correct, having been rejected in the Christchurch Ward that she represented for 16 years and now in Holy Trinity, Vivienne Johnson is starting to look like a serial election loser. But let's not underestimate her, one ex Lib Dem candidate once christened her the "Princess of Darkness" - and like all good horror films the villain often returns from the dead.
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