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Council by election results 10th December 2015

Bournemouth, Kinson South (2 seats) - Conservatives hold

Party  2015 B votes    2015 B share  since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"
Conservative      520+509        33.9%       +9.3%          +10.4%         -6.7%            -5.9%
Labour     471+371        27.7%       +5.3%            +6.7%       -18.1%          -19.0%
UKIP          313        20.6%       -4.7%            -5.9%  from nowhere     from nowhere
Bournemouth Independent      168+116          9.4%       -0.8%            -1.2%  from nowhere     from nowhere
Liberal Democrat        61+60          4.0%       -3.8%            -4.2%         -9.6%            -9.5%
Green        63+54          3.9%       -5.9%            -6.3%  from nowhere     from nowhere
Patria             8          0.5%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Total votes  - average        1,528        31%            33%         67%           73%

Swing Labour to Conservative on average by-election votes ~2% since May and ~6% since 2011

Council now 51 Conservative, 1 UKIP, 1 Green, 1 Independent

Fylde, Clifton - Conservative hold

Party  2015 B votes    2015 B share   since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"
Conservative           576        59.8%       +14.0%          +17.4%         +9.4%          +11.2%
UKIP         128        13.3%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Independent          122        12.7%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Labour            84          8.7%         -9.6%          -10.8%  from nowhere     from nowhere
Liberal Democrat            53          5.5%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Previous Independent        -35.8%          -38.1%       -49.5%          -51.4%
Total votes         963         32%            34%         59%            61%

Swing not meaningful

Council now 32 Conservative, 12 Independent, 2 Liberal Democrat, 2 Ratepayer, 2 Non Aligned, 1 Labour

Harborough, Market Harborough Logan - Liberal Democrat hold 

Party  2015 B votes    2015 B share  since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"
Liberal Democrat            402        45.2%         +9.0%          +11.0%         +4.2%            +3.5%
Conservative          303        34.0%         -1.3%            +0.6%         -6.7%            -4.3%
Labour            82          9.2%         -5.9%            -8.0%         -3.6%            -4.7%
Green            56          6.3%         -7.1%            -8.9%  from nowhere     from nowhere
UKIP            47          5.3%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Independent                 -5.5%            -6.1%
Total votes            890         32%            37%          50%             55%

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat ~5% / 5½% since May and 4% / 5% since 2011

Council now 29 Conservative, 8 Liberal Democrat

Huntingdonshire, Huntingdon East - Liberal Democrat gain from UKIP
Party  2015 B votes    2015 B share    since 2015      since 2014    since 2012    since 2011  
Liberal Democrat           844        45.0%     +17.0%     +13.8%       +8.1%     +11.0%
Conservative          596        31.8%       -3.3%       +5.9%       -3.3%     -17.2%
UKIP          293        15.6%       -7.8%     -16.9%       +0.6%from nowhere
Labour          141          7.5%       -4.9%       -2.9%       -5.1%       -9.4%
TUSC       -1.1%
Total votes      1,874        41%       69%       84%        65%

Swing if meaningful Conservative to Liberal Democrat ~10% since May

Council now 35 Conservative plus 1 Independent Conservative, 5 Liberal democrat, 5 Independent, 4 UKIP, 2 Labour

North East Derbyshire, Coal Aston - Conservative hold

Party  2015 B votes    2015 B share  since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"  since 2014 B  since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"
Conservative          606        66.6%       +15.1%          +15.2%      +20.3%       +17.1%          +17.9%
Labour          304        33.4%         -1.0%            -0.4%         -3.1%         -3.6%            -4.2%
UKIP       -14.1%          -14.7%       -17.2%
Liberal Democrat        -13.4%          -13.7%
Total votes          910          45%             47%          81%          62%             63%

Swing Labour to Conservative ~8% since May, ~12% since 2014 election and ~10% since 2011

Council now 34 Labour, 18 Conservative, 1 Independent

North East Derbyshire, Holmewood & Heath - Labour hold

Party  2015 B votes    2015 B share  since 2015 "top"since 2015 "average"since 2011 "top"since 2011 "average"
Labour         282        79.0%         +7.4%            +7.1%         +8.0%            +8.4%
Conservative             75        21.0%         -7.4%            -7.1%         -8.0%            -8.4%
Total votes        357          27%             29%          42%             42%

Swing Conservative to Labour ~7% since May and 8% since 2011 

Council now 34 Labour, 18 Conservative, 1 Independent

South Lanarkshire, Blantyre - Labour hold
based on first preference votes

Party  2015 votes    2015 share    since 2012    since 2007  
Labour       1,476       47.2%       -7.0%       +5.3%
SNP       1,236       39.6%       +8.9%     +20.1%
Conservative          140         4.5%       +0.6%       -0.6%
Scottish Socialist             122         3.9%from nowherefrom nowhere
Liberal Democrat             92         2.9%       +2.2%from nowhere
UKIP            59         1.9%from nowherefrom nowhere
Independent Martin        -5.1%
Christian *       -4.6%       -11.6%
Independent Wallace                 -0.9%         -0.8%
Independent Thomson **       -21.2%
Total votes        3,125        68%         48%
* candidate stood as Independent in 2007
** elected as SNP in 2012

Swing Labour to SNP ~8% since 2012 and if meaningful ~7½% since 2007

Council now 38 Labour, 20 SNP, 4 Conservative, 2 Independent, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Solidarity, 1 Vacant