Local By-Election Results : UKIP & LAB gain and lose a seat from each other – LD revival continues
Beaver (Lab defence) on Ashford
Result: United Kingdom Independence Party 373 (42% +11%), Labour 243 (27% -4%), Conservative 240 (27% unchanged), Green Party 31 (3%, no candidate in 2015)
United Kingdom Independence Party GAIN from Labour with a majority of 130 (15%) on a swing of 7.5% from Labour to UKIP
East Brighton (Lab defence) on Brighton and Hove
Result: Labour 1,488 (58% +11%), Conservatives 514 (20% -3%), Green Party 286 (11% -9%), United Kingdom Independence Party 152 (6%, no candidate in 2015), Liberal Democrat 116 (4% -4%), Independent 31 (1%, no candidate in 2015)
Labour HOLD with a majority of 974 (38%) on a swing of 7% from Con to Lab
Holderness South West (Con defence) on the East Riding of Yorkshire
Result: Conservative 917 (39% +1%), Labour 806 (34% +7%), United Kingdom Independence Party 390 (16% -10%), Independent 173 (7% -3%), Liberal Democrat 98 (4%, no candidate in 2015)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 111 (5%) on a swing of 3% from Con to Lab
Alston Moor (Con defence) on Eden
Result: Liberal Democrat 302 (55%, no candidate in 2015), Conservative 251 (45% +4%)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 51 (10%) on a notional swing of 29.5% from Con to Lib Dem
Silverdale and Parksite (Newcastle Independent Group defence, elected as UKIP) on Newcastle under Lyme
Result: Labour 399 (57% +20%), United Kingdom Independence Party 174 (25% -21%), Conservative 80 (11% -1%), Independent 54 (8%, no candidate in 2014)
Labour GAIN from United Kingdom Independence Party with a majority of 225 (32%) on a swing of 20.5% from UKIP to Lab
Bingham (Con defence) on Nottinghamshire
Result: Conservative 1,270 (44% +2%), Independent 1,232 (43%, no candidate in 2013), Labour 382 (13% -7%)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 38 (1%) on a notional swing of 22.5% from Con to Ind
Carnmer (Con defence) on Rushcliffe
Result: Conservative 318 (54% -17%), Independent 138 (24%, no candidate in 2015), Labour 130 (22% -7%)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 180 (30%) on a notional swing of 20.5% from Con to Ind