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COUNCIL BY ELECTION RESULTS 10th September

Collated by MiddleEnglander

Edinburgh, Leith Walk - SNP hold one seat whilst Labour gain second seat from Green
based on first preference votes

Party  2015 votes     2015 share     since 2012     since 2007   
SNP       2,290       36.2%       +7.7%     +13.5%
Labour       1,623       25.7%       -7.6%       -1.7%
Green       1,381       21.8%       +1.6%       +6.3%
Conservative          501         7.9%       -0.2%       -2.0%
Liberal Democrat            255         4.0%       -1.1%     -15.2%
UKIP          102         1.6%from nowherefrom nowhere
Socialist            97         1.5%from nowhere       -0.1%
Left Unity            32         0.5%from nowherefrom nowhere
Independent            26         0.4%from nowherefrom nowhere
Libertarian            17         0.3%from nowherefrom nowhere
Previous Independents  

       -2.6%       -0.1%
TUSC

       -1.4%
Liberal

       -0.9%       -1.7%
Solidarity


       -1.8%
Total       6,324
        80%        56%

Swing Labour to SNP 7.7% since 2012 and 7.6% since 2007

Council now 21 Labour, 17 SNP, 11 Conservative, 5 Green, 3 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent

Maidstone, Fant - Conservative hold

Party  2015 B votes     2015 B share     since 2015     since 2014     since 2012     since 2011   
Conservative          477        27.1%       -2.6%       +9.2%       -4.8%       -2.5%
Liberal Democrat            424        24.1%       +2.1%       +7.5%       +7.9%       -2.8%
Labour          352        20.0%       -0.3%       -3.6%       -8.6%       -2.0%
Green          249        14.2%       +3.9%       -6.2%       -9.0%       -7.2%
UKIP          180        10.2%       -7.3%     -11.3%from nowherefrom nowhere
Independent            75          4.3%from nowherefrom nowherefrom nowherefrom nowhere
Total votes      1,757
        42%        70%        92%        72%

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 2.3% since May, 0.9% since 2014 and 6.4% since 2012 but marginal swing to Conservative since 2011

Council now 25 Conservative, 20 Liberal Democrat, 6 Independeent, 2 Labour, 2 UKIP

Midlothian, Midlothian West - SNP hold
based on first preference votes

Party  2015 votes     2015 share     since 2012     since 2007   
SNP       1,540       43.2%       +3.5%     +10.0%
Labour          945       26.5%       -9.0%       +1.3%
Conservative          524       14.7%       +4.0%       +4.1%
Green          372       10.4%       +5.2%from nowhere
Liberal Democrat            162         4.5%       -1.1%     -10.0%
No Description              25         0.7%from nowherefrom nowhere
Previous Independents  

       -2.4%     -11.2%
TUSC

       -0.9%
Socialist


       -1.8%
Had Enough


       -1.8%
Solidarity


       -1.7%
Total votes       3,568
        82%        60%

Swing Labour to SNP 6.2% since 2012 and 4.3% since 2007

Council now 8 Labour, 8 SNP, 1 Green, 1 Independent

Sandwell, Blackheath - Labour hold

Party  2015 B votes     2015 B share    since 2015     since 2014     since 2012     since 2011   
Labour          915         51.4%       +7.0%     +12.1%       -1.8%       -7.3%
Conservative            544         30.5%       -0.6%       +9.9%       -4.0%     -10.8%
UKIP          287         16.1%       -8.4%     -20.0%from nowherefrom nowhere
Green            35           2.0%from nowhere       -2.0%from nowherefrom nowhere
Traditional Independent  



     -12.3%
Total votes       1,781
        56%        64%        72%        56%

Swing Conservative to Labour 3.8% since May, 1.1% since 2014 if meaningful, 1.1% since 2012 and 1.7% since 2011

Council now 69 Labour, 2 Independent Labour, 1 UKIP

Thurrock, West Thurrock & South Stifford - Labour hold

Party  2015 B votes     2015 B share     since 2015     since 2014 B     since 2014      since 2012     since 2011   
Labour          629        43.0%       -3.9%        -7.3%       -4.3%       -8.8%       -9.6%
UKIP          450        30.8%       +1.9%        -3.9%       -3.4%     +10.4%from nowhere
Conservative            384        26.2%       +2.1%      +11.2%     +11.0%     +12.8%       -5.7%
Liberal Democrat  



       -3.3%       -3.0%       -4.8%
Independent




     -11.4%
BNP





     -10.7%
Total votes       1,463
        34%          82%        66%        93%        81%

Swing Labour to UKIP 2.9% since May, 1.7% since 2014 by-election, 0.5% since 2014 an 9.6% since 2012

Council now 18 Labour, 17 Conservative, 11 UKIP, 3 Independent

Tunbridge Wells, Southborough North - Conservative hold

Party  2015 B votes     2015 B share     since 2015     since 2014     since 2011     since 2010   
Conservative            483         43.7%     -14.0%     -11.8%       -8.7%     -15.3%
Liberal Democrat             434         39.3%     +23.9%     +26.6%     +14.3%       -1.7%
UKIP          188         17.0%       +6.0%       +1.6%       +8.2%from nowhere
Labour

     -16.0%     -16.4%     -13.8%
Total votes       1,105
        47%        78%        70%       49%

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 19% since both May and 2014, 11.5% since 2011 and ~7% since 2010

Council now 42 Conservative, 3 Liberal Democrat, 2 Labour, 1 Independent