Meanwhile a message from Marf & council by election results
Leith Walk on Edinburgh (SNP and Green defence)
Result: SNP 2,290 (36% +7%), Labour 1,623 (26% -7%), Green Party 1,381 (22% +2%), Conservative 501 (8% unchanged), Liberal Democrats 255 (4% -1%), UKIP 102 (2%, no candidate in 2012), Scottish Socialists 97 (2%, no candidate in 2012), Left Unity 32 (1%, no candidate in 2012), Independent 26 (0% -3%), Libertarian 17 (0%, no candidate in 2012)
SNP HOLD on the first count, Labour GAIN from Green on the tenth count. Swing: 7% from Labour to SNP
Midlothian West on Midlothian (SNP defence)
Result: SNP 1,540 (43% +3%), Labour 945 (26% -9%), Conservatives 524 (15% +4%), Green Party 375 (11% +6%), Liberal Democrats 162 (5% -1%), Non Party Independent 25 (1%, no candidate in 2012)
Scottish National Party HOLD on the forth count with a majority of 595 (17%) on a swing of 6% from Labour to SNP
Fant on Maidstone (Con defence)
Result: Conservatives 477 (27% -3%), Liberal Democrats 424 (24% +2%), Labour 352 (20% unchanged), Green Party 249 (14% +4%), United Kingdom Independence Party 180 (10% -8%), Independent 75 (4%. no candidate in 2015)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 53 (3%) on a swing of 2.5% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat
Blackheath on Sandwell (Lab defence)
Result: Labour 915 (51% +12%), Conservatives 544 (31% +10%), United Kingdom Independence Party 287 (16% -20%), Green Party 35 (2% -2%)
Labour HOLD with a majority of 371 (20%) on a swing 1% from Conservative to Labour
Southborough North on Tunbridge Wells (Con defence)
Result: Conservatives 483 (44% -15%), Liberal Democrats 434 (39% +26%), United Kingdom Independence Party 188 (17% +1%)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 49 (5%) on a swing of 20.5% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat
West Thurrock and South Stifford on Thurrock (Lab defence)
Result: Labour 629 (43% -7%), United Kingdom Independence Party 450 (31% -4%), Conservatives 384 (26% +11%)
Labour HOLD with a majority of 179 (12%) on a swing of 1.5% from Labour to UKIP
Harry Hayfield
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