Continuation thread & council by election news
Yesterday’s by-elections (thanks to Andrea Parma)
Charnwood – Sileby
Con 703 Lab 450 BNP 93 LD 29
Con hold. Around 4% swing Con to Lab (all due to Con being 9 points down) compared to 2011
South Northamptonshire – Grange Park
Con 313 LD 98
Con hold
Blaby- Ravenhurst and Fosse
Lab 1083 Con 501
Lab hold.10% swing Con to Lab compared to 2011
Chelmsford – Patching Hall
LD 842 Con 488 Lab 309 UKIP 263 Green 84
LD hold. 6.5% swing from Con to LD compared to 2011
Essex – Chelmsford North
LD 1614 Con 941 Lab 711 UKIP 435 Green 134
LD hold. Both Con and LD down but Tories are down more compared to 2009. Lab and UKIP 10 points up.
Kensington and Chelsea – Brompton
Con 650 Lab 103 LD 101 UKIP 71
Con hold.
Solid Tory result, on par with 2010 showing (but down compared to 2011 by-election)