They won 17 of the 39 seats the council, with the Conservatives on 11 seats, Labour on seven and the Independents on four.
The Liberal Democrats’ Laura Cavaliere bounded ahead of the Conservatives in Witley & Milford, despite Jeremy Hunt and his team throwing everything into the campaign.
Sutton Liberal Democrats achieved a huge swing in the St Helier West by-election - in a sign that the party is on course to winning in the General Election later this year.
Flipping an ex-Tory seat to the Lib Dems, James Catmur has won the HDC by-election in Gt Paxton - showing the Lib Dems are best placed to beat the Tories in St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire.
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The Lib Dems become the largest party in Hart District Council following gains in the Local Elections.
