The big by-election news this week has all been on the Parliamentary front, with the Richmond Park by-election now confirmed for 1 December.On the principal local authorities front there are just three council by-elections, two of which are in the same council. The Lib Dem picture is typically patchy in that pair - big vote increase in one, no candidate in the other. Although both saw a halving in the Ukip vote:
And three gains and two holds in Town and Parish Councils
LD Tim Welch 299 [51.3%]
Independent 153 [26.2%]
Independent 131 [22.5%]
LD gain from Independent
LD Alison Munro 438 [48.0%]
Conservative 294 [32.2%]
Labour 141 [15.5%]
UKIP 39 [4.3%]
Majority: 144
LD hold
LD Robert Graham 323 [47.5%]
Conservative 152 [22.4%]
Labour 108 [15.9%]
Independent 80 [11.8%]
Green 17 [2.5%]
Majority: 171
LD Gain from Conservatives
LD Cheryl White 321 [43.5%]
Conservative 195 [26.4%]
UKIP 133 [18.0%]
Lab 89 [12.1%]
Majority: 126
LD gain f rom Conservative
LD Maggie Wearmouth 295 [32.2%]
Conservative 293 [32.0%]
LD Eleas Hussain 248
Conservative 211
Labour 128 [14.0%]
UKIP 126 [13.7%]
Labour 115
Green 75 [8.2%]
LD hold 1 seat & Conservatives hold 1 seat
LD Mary Varrall 259 [31.4%; +14.8%]
Labour 79 [9.6%; -0.6%]
Green 69 [8.4%; -6.6%]
UKIP 60 [7.3%; -9.5%]
Conservative Hold
Percentage change since 2015
Conservative 622 [55.8%]
LD Andy Halliday 333 [29.9%]
Labour 87 [7.8%]
Green 72 [6.5%]
Majority: 589
Conservative hold
Labour 199 [48.0%; -2.4%]
Conservative 93 [22.4%; +8.3%]
Independent 55 [13.3%; +13.3%]
Independent 42 [10.1%; +10.1%]
LD Keith Kirwan 26 [6.3%; +6.3%]
Plaid Cymru [0.0% -16.6%
Labour hold
Percentage change since 2015
Independent 818 [60.0%; +60.0%]
Conservative 393 [28.8%; +7.1%]
Labour 87 [6.4%; +0.15%]
UKIP 66 [4.8%; -4.5%]
Independent gain from Independen
Percentage change since 2015