Lib Dem incumbency would be overwhelmed on current polling
Their current national figures would see losses on the same scale as the local elections Cockroach-like. That was Tim Farron’s description of Lib Dems’ resilience in withstanding a hostile climate. The inference was that no matter how tough things might be across the country, where they have elected representatives, their vote would hold firm enough. He had a point: Lib Dem MPs and councillors have in the past proven notoriously difficult to shift due to local campaigning, popularity and hard…