Just three by-elections this week, all Conservative defences taking place in the Garden of England. All three were safe Tory seats and remain so, with varying results. While their share of the vote dipped in two of the seats, it went up considerably in the other - appearing to benefit from the absence of a UKIP candidate this time. No sign of any 'Labour surge' judging by these results...
Maypole & Leyton Cross, Dartford Borough Council
Con: 334 (63.1%) -21.1%
Grn: 76 (14.4%) New
Lab: 65 (12.3%) -3.5%
LDem: 54 (10.2%) New
Con HOLD
Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley, Dartford Borough Council
Con: 996 (67.8%) +16.9%
Lab: 272 (18.5%) +5.0%
LDem: 200 (13.6%) New
Con HOLD
Wilmington, Kent County Council
Con: 1,787 (57.9%) -14.5%
Lab: 613 (19.9%) -0.1%
LDem: 487 (15.8%) New
Grn: 200 (6.5%) -1.1%
Con HOLD
