Seven seats were on offer this week in six by-elections. The Conservatives were defending four and lost three. They held in Croydon, but their vote share plummeted. They lost to Labour in Lichfield, the Lib Dems in Wiltshire and an independent in Nottinghamshire. In Wiltshire and Nottinghamshire they slipped to third place.
There was better news for the Tories in South Cambridgeshire, where they took one of two seats the Lib Dems were defending.
In Moray the SNP gained a seat from the Lib Dems in an intriguing contest. In May's local elections the Lib Dems, SNP and Conservatives each put forward a candidate for three vacancies. As they were the only three candidates, they were all elected unopposed. The Lib Dem winner since resigned, hence the by-election. The Lib Dems came nowhere, leaving the SNP to do battle with an impressive Tory turnout.
Absentees in this week's polls were the Greens in Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire, and the Lib Dems in Nottinghamshire.
Selsdon Vale & Forestdale, Croydon London Borough Council
Con: 983 (46.3%) -21.2%
Grn: 530 (24.9%) +8.8%
Lab: 372 (17.5%) +1.0%
Ind: 168 (7.9%) New
LDem: 72 (3.4%) New
Con HOLD
Chasetown, Lichfield District Council
Lab: 318 (73.3%) +15.2%
Con: 116 (26.7%) -15.2%
Lab GAIN from Con
Buckie, Moray Council
(first preference votes)
SNP: 1,172 (48.9%)
Con: 879 (36.7%)
Lab: 239 (10.0%)
LDem: 67 (2.8%)
Ind: 38 (1.6%)
SNP GAIN from LDem (elected at stage 4)
Eastwood, Nottinghamshire County Council
Ind: 1,223 (43.1%) New
Lab: 1,182 (41.7%) -0.1%
Con: 431 (15.2%) -31.2%
Ind GAIN from Con
Longstanton, South Cambridgeshire District Council
(two seats)
LDem: 578 (16.9%) elected
Con: 566 (16.5%) elected
LDem: 534 (15.6%)
Ind: 422 (12.3%)
Lab: 411 (12.0%)
Con: 394 (11.5%)
Lab: 266 (7.8%)
Grn: 169 (4.9%)
Grn: 85 (2.5%)
LDem HOLD
Con GAIN from LDem
Salisbury St Paul’s, Wiltshire Council
LDem: 813 (64.8%) +34.8%
Lab: 237 (18.5%) -3.3%
Con: 213 (16.6%) -15.6%
LDem GAIN from Con
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