Seven by-elections this week - six Conservative defences and a free-for-all. It was an awful night for the Tories as they lost all but one of the seats they were defending. They lost two seats to Labour, two to the Lib Dems and one to the Greens. The Aughton and Swallownest election in Rotherham was a technical gain for Labour, as the last election in May was for two seats and the Tory was elected in second place.
On a lighter note for the Tories, they gained a seat in Torridge (Devon) after the independent incumbent had been disqualified for non-attendance.
The Lib Dems did not contest Old Bracknell or Castle this time round. UKIP did not contest Northam.
Old Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Council
Lab: 434 (61.1%) +23.2%
Con: 276 (38.9%) -9.3%
Lab GAIN from Con
Anston & Woodsetts, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
LDem: 1,016 (38.6%) +16.6%
Con: 686 (26.1%) -6.6%
Lab: 533 (20.3%) +0.4%
Ind: 189 (7.2%) New
Ind: 118 (4.5%) -11.7%
Grn: 63 (2.4%) -5.8%
York: 20 (0.8%) New
RDP: 6 (0.2%) New
LDem GAIN from Con
Aughton & Swallownest, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Lab: 645 (49.8%) +10.2%
Con: 496 (38.3%) +6.1%
Grn: 59 (4.6%) New
York: 35 (2.7%) New
TUSC: 32 (2.5%) New
RDP: 15 (1.2%) -15.3%
LDem: 14 (1.1%) -4.1%
Lab GAIN from Con (see notes)
Castle, Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Grn: 731 (59.3%) +36.0%
Con: 454 (36.8%) -7.3%
Lab: 48 (3.9%) -5.0%
Grn GAIN from Con
Kings Hill, Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Con: 740 (59.3%) +12.2%
Ind: 316 (25.3%) -9.3%
LDem: 191 (15.3%) -3.0%
Con HOLD
West Malling & Leybourne, Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
LDem: 776 (49.6%) +17.7%
Con: 624 (39.8%) +4.0%
Grn: 137 (8.7%) New
Lab: 29 (1.9%) -4.1%
LDem GAIN from Con
Northam, Torridge District Council
Con: 386 (38.7%) +19.1%
LDem: 230 (23.1%) +9.9%
Grn: 224 (22.5%) New
Lab: 103 (10.3%) -0.7%
Ind: 54 (5.4%) New
Con GAIN from Ind
Abbreviations
Lab = Labour
LDem = Liberal Democrat
Con = Conservative
Grn = Green
York = Yorkshire Party
RDP = Rotherham Democratic Party
TUSC = Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
Ind = Independents
