Queen Edith’s on Cambridge (Lab Defence)
Result of last election to council (2014): Labour 25, Liberal Democrats 14, Independents 2, Conservative 1 (Labour majority of 8)
Result of last election in ward (2012): Labour 1,084 (40%), Liberal Democrats 963 (35%), Conservatives 513 (19%), Green 172 (6%)
Candidates duly nominated: Rahima Ahammed (Lab), Andrew Bower (Con), Joel Chalfen (Green), Viki Sanders (Lib Dem)

Brent (Con Defence) and Littlebrook (Lab Defence) on Dartford
Result of last election to council (2011): Conservatives 31, Labour 9, Ratepayers 4 (Conservative majority of 18)
Result of last election in ward (2011) : Emboldened denotes elected

Brent
Conservative 1,152, 1,129, 1,115
Labour 779, 638, 616
English Democrats 252, 211, 193
Candidates duly nominated: Shan-E-Din Choycha (UKIP), Rosanna Currans (Con), Mark Maddison (Lab)

Littlebrook
Labour 585, 504
Conservatives 256, 233
English Democrats 226
Candidates duly nominated: Sonia Keane (UKIP), Calvin McLean (Con), Daisy Page (Lab)

Alport and Derwent on Derbyshire (Con Defence)
Result of council at last election (2013): Labour 43, Conservatives 18, Liberal Democrats 3 (Labour majority of 22)
Result of ward at last election (2013): Conservatives 1,558 (42%), UKIP 936 (25%), Labour 894 (24%), Liberal Democrats 295 (8%)
Candidates duly nominated: David Fisher (UKIP), Mike Ratcliffe (Lab), David Taylor (Con)

Bolney on Mid Sussex (Con Defence)
Result of council at last election (2011): Conservatives 45, Liberal Democrats 8, Labour 1 (Conservative majority of 36)
Result of ward at last election (2011): Conservative 745 (67%), Liberal Democrat 217 (20%), UKIP 148 (13%)
Candidates duly nominated: John Allen (Con), Simon Hicks (Lib Dem), Anthony Williams (UKIP)

Douglas on Wigan (Lab Defence)
Result of council at last election (2014): Labour 62, Independents 11, Conservatives 2 (Labour majority of 49)
Result of ward at last election (2012): Labour 1,774 (78%), Independent 324 (14%), Conservative 172 (8%)
Candidates duly nominated: Margaret Atherton (Con), Damien Hendry (Green), Michael Moulding (Community Action Party), Maggie Skilling (Lab), Derek Wilkes (UKIP)

Bulmershe and Whitegates on Wokingham (Ind defence from Lib Dem defection)
Result of council at last election (2014): Conservatives 44, Liberal Democrats 7, Independents 2, Labour 1 (Conservative majority of 34)
Result of ward at last election (2012): Liberal Democrat 976 (37%), Labour 750 (29%), Conservative 660 (25%), UKIP 137 (5%), Green 106 (4%)
Candidates duly nominated: Munir Ahmed (Lib Dem), Greg Bello (Lab), Peter Jackson (UKIP), Alison Swaddle (Con), Adrian Windisch (Green)

* I apologise for just the bare bones this week, but in-between clutches going on cars, tractors reversing into community benches, rehearsals for a Gilbert and Sullivan production and my grandmother needing hot water bottles to ease her back, this week has been rather go, go, go, go, go, go and go. Hopefully, as there are only three by-elections next week, I may have a chance to summarise them properly.