Link also to >>> Council Election results June 2015 - April 2016
Collated by marksenior
UKIP 53 by elections fought which had been fought previously Vote share down from 19.8% to 11.9%
28 by elections fought which had not been fought previously Vote share 8.8%
Lib Dems 65 by elections fought which had been fought previously Vote share up from 14.0% to 19.6%
16 by elections fought which had not been fought previously Vote share 12.0%
Labour 22 Scottish by elections fought previously and at by election Vote share down from 39.6% to 26.4%
74 Eng/Wales by elections fought previously and at by election Vote share down from 35.5% to 33.2%
3 seats not fought previously by election vote share 10.9%
Conservatives 26 Scottish seats fought previously and at by election Vote share up from 10.0% to 13.4%
77 Eng/Wales seats fought previously and at by election Vote share up from 33.0% to 33.6%
10 seats not fought previously by election vote share 9.6%
41 seats were also either contested in 2015 or had DC results which allow vote shares to be calculated in May .
In these the Conservative vote share fell from 39.2% to 32.6% . Clearly the Conservatives are doing better
than in 2012/2013/2014 but not as well as they did in May
SNP 24 by elections fought previously ( all 2012 ) and at by election . Vote share increased from 34.2% to 47.2%
Plaid 8 by elections fought previously and at by election , Vote share increased from 33.2% to 41.3%
Plaid 3 by elections not fought previously vote share 16.1%
Greens 44 by elections fought previously and at by election , Vote share decreased from 10.7% to 9.3%
Greens 27 by elections not fought previously vote share 3.7%