How one of Scotland's leading political sites reported the SNP loss of a by-election in the Highlands pic.twitter.com/9VNpteamEL

— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 9, 2015

Bolsover South on Bolsover (Lab defence)
Result: Labour 232 (43%), United Kingdom Independence Party 127 (23%), Conservative 109 (20%), Trade Unionist and Socialist 78 (14%)
Labour HOLD with a majority of 105 (20%)

Aird and Loch Ness on Highland (SNP defence)
Result: Liberal Democrat 1,029 (33% +21%), Scottish National Party 1,000 (33% +5%), Conservatives 467 (15% +8%), Independent 293 (10% -36%), Green Party 287 (9%, no candidate in 2012)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Scottish National Party on fourth count with a majority of 29 (0%) on a swing of 8% from Scottish National Party to Liberal Democrat

Totnes on South Hams (Green defence)
Result: Green Party 570 (30% -3%), Liberal Democrats 558 (30% +13%), Labour 432 (23% +4%), Conservatives 268 (14% -3%), Independent 63 (3%, no candidate in 2015)
Green HOLD with a majority of 12 (0%) on a swing of 8% from Green to Liberal Democrat

Sandford and the Whittenhams on South Oxfordshire (Con defence)
Result: Conservative 290 (43% -4%), Liberal Democrats 249 (37% +17%), Labour 89 (13% -4%), Green Party 50 (7% -9%)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 41 (6%) on a swing of 10.5% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat

Goldsworth East (Lib Dem defence) and Goldsworth West (Lib Dem defence) on Woking
Goldsworth East
Result: Liberal Democrat 594 (38% -2%), Conservative 562 (36% +2%), Labour 262 (17% -1%), United Kingdom Independence Party 154 (10% +1%)
Liberal Democrat HOLD with a majority of 32 (2%) on a swing of 2% from Liberal Democrat to Conservative

Goldsworth West
Result: Conservative 367 (40% +7%), Liberal Democrat 349 (38% unchanged), Labour 105 (11% +1%), United Kingdom Independence Party 97 (11% -8%)
Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat with a majority of 18 (2%) on a swing of 3.5% from Liberal Democrat to Conservative

Compiled by Harry Hayfield