There were eight by-elections this week with action in England, Scotland and Wales. It was a Tory wipeout with the Conservatives losing both seats they were defending, both in Lancashire and both to Labour. In Blackburn they lost by a margin of just seven votes, while it was a more comprehensive defeat in Blackpool.
It was a good night all round for Labour. In addition to the two gains, they managed to hold all four seats they were defending. There was also an impressive hold for the Greens in Suffolk, while Shetland was an independent affair.
Absentees this week were independents in Bolsover and Shetland, the Lib Dems in Bolsover and Propel in Rhondda.
Darwen South, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Lab: 569 (44.9%) +6.6%
Con: 562 (44.3%) -1.8%
LDem: 137 (10.8%) -4.9%
Lab GAIN from Con
Greenlands, Blackpool Council
Lab: 550 (48.0%) -0.1%
Con: 518 (45.2%) -6.6%
LDem: 77 (6.7%) New
Lab GAIN from Con
Pinxton, Bolsover District Council
Lab: 376 (63.3%) +24.3%
Con: 218 (36.7%) +36.7%
Lab HOLD
Linn, Glasgow City Council
(first preference votes)
Lab: 2,227 (43.4%) +11.4%
SNP: 1,702 (33.2%) -0.2%
Grn: 409 (8.0%) +1.9%
Con: 327 (6.4%) -5.1%
LDem: 294 (5.7%) -0.6%
Alba: 90 (1.8%) +0.5%
SSP: 46 (0.9%) New
UKIP: 19 (0.4%) New
Frdm: 19 (0.4%) New
Lab HOLD (elected at stage 8)
Hollinwood, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Lab: 718 (44.8%) -14.1%
Con: 639 (39.8%) +21.6%
Ind: 152 (9.5%) New
NHP: 59 (3.7%) -6.5%
LDem: 36 (2.2%) -6.6%
Lab HOLD
Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Lab: 520 (80.0%) +18.7%
Con: 56 (8.6%) -1.7%
Plaid: 56 (8.6%) -7.0%
Grn: 18 (2.8%) New
Lab HOLD
Shetland West, Shetland Islands Council
(first preference votes)
Ind: 375 (76.4%) +59.5%
Grn: 67 (13.6%) +4.5%
SNP: 49 (10.0%) +2.2%
Ind GAIN from Ind (elected at stage 1)
Beccles, Suffolk County Council
Grn: 2,114 (70.8%) +17.8%
Con: 624 (20.9%) -15.2%
Lab: 260 (8.4%) +0.9%
Grn HOLD
Abbreviations
Lab = Labour
Con = Conservatives
LDem = Liberal Democrats
SNP = Scottish National Party
Grn = Green
Alba = Alba
SSP = Scottish Socialist Party
UKIP = United Kingdom Independence Party
Frdm = Freedom Alliance
NHP = National Housing Party
Plaid = Plaid Cymru
Ind = Independents
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