But Democrats say their victories were historic. For the first time in 14 years, Democrats gained a majority on the town council in Glastonbury. “I think my Republican colleagues ran up against a perfect storm of a Republican president who is very unpopular and that gave us some votes,’’ said Tom Gullotta, Glastonbury Democrat. “I also think the elementary school air-conditioning issue hung over them along with the town hall renovations. We had energetic, hard-working candidates who worked hard on the campaign.”