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ROUND UP OF COUNCIL ELECTIONS JANUARY 2017

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12th January (2)
19th January (1)
26th January (1)

There were 4 by-elections during January 2017 with 2 (50%) changing hands. The results can be summarised by:

Party
  Contested   
   Defended  
   Retained    
     Gained     
       Lost       
       Won       
retention rate
Conservative
4
2
1

1
1
50%
Labour
4
1


1

0%
Liberal Democrat 
2


2

2

SNP
1
1
1


1
100%
Green
3






UKIP
3






Libertarian
1






Total votes
18
4
2
2
2
4
50%

Liberal Democrats gained Sunderland, Sandhill from Labour with a 45% vote share and on a swing of around 36% since 2012 to 2016
- 3 member Metropolitan ward won by Labour every year since 2004 where the previous highest Liberal Democrat share was 20.4% in 2010

Liberal Democrats regained Three Rivers, Gade Valley from a Conservative on a swing of 2¾% since 2016, 23½% since 2015 and ~ 9% since 2014
- 3 member ward electing 3 Liberal Democrats in 2014 all out elections, a Conservative narrowly winning on 2015 General Election turnout, but Liberal Democrat in 2016

Elsewhere Conservatives retained Bromsgrove, Norton although there was a 12% swing to Labour since 2015 in this single member ward of 2,018 electors whilst
SNP retained East Ayrshire, Kilmarnock East & Hurlford on a swing from Labour of 9¼% since 2012 and 12½% since 2007 with Conservative share  at 20.1% against 7.4% and 7.7% previously.