An LD won off UKIP in this week’s Local By-Elections

An LD won off UKIP in this week’s Local By-Elections

Kinson South (Two Conservative defences) on Bournemouth
Result of ward at last election (2015): Emboldened denotes elected
Apology Number One: The result last time was for Kinson NORTH ward, this is the correct result for Kinson SOUTH ward
United Kingdom Independence Party 1,224 (25%)
Conservatives 1,188, 1,147, 919 (25%)
Labour 1,083, 951, 875 (22%)
Bournemouth Independents 489 (10%)
Green Party 471 (10%)
Liberal Democrats 378 (8%)

Result: Emboldened denotes elected
Conservatives 520, 509 (33% +8%)
Labour 471, 371 (29% +7%)
United Kingdom Independence Party 313 (20% -5%)
Bournemouth Independents 168, 116 (11% +1%)
Green Party 63, 54 (4% -6%)
Liberal Democrats 61, 60 (4% -4%)
Patria 8 (1%, no candidate in 2015)
Two Conservative HOLDS on a swing of 0.5% from Labour to Conservative

Clifton (Conservative defence) on Flyde
Result: Conservative 576 (60% +14%), United Kingdom Independence Party 128 (13%, no candidate in 2015), Independent 122 (13% -23%), Labour 84 (9% -9%), Liberal Democrat 53 (6%, no candidate in 2015)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 448 (47%) on a notional swing of 0.5% from United Kingdom Independence Party to Conservative

Market Harborough, Logan (Liberal Democrat defence) on Harborough
Result: Liberal Democrat 402 (45% +9%), Conservative 303 (34% -1%), Labour 82 (9% -6%), Green Party 56 (6% -7%), United Kingdom Independence Party 47 (5%, no candidate in 2015)
Liberal Democrat HOLD with a majority of 99 (11%) on a swing of 5% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat

Coal Aston (Conservative defence) and Holmwood and Heath (Labour defence) on North East Derbyshire
Coal Ashton
Result: Conservative 606 (67% +15%), Labour 304 (34% unchanged)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 302 (33%) on a swing of 7.5% from Labour to Conservative

Holmewood and Heath
Result: Labour 282 (79% +7%), Conservative 75 (21% -7%)
Labour HOLD with a majority of 207 (58%) on a swing of 7% from Conservative to Labour

Blantyre (Labour defence) on South Lanarkshire
Result: Labour 1,476 (47% -7%), Scottish National Party 1,236 (40% +9%), Conservative 140 (5% +1%), Scottish Socialists 122 (4%, no candidate in 2012), Liberal Democrat 92 (3% +2%), United Kingdom Independence Party 59 (2%, no candidate in 2012)
Labour HOLD on fifth count with a lead of 240 (7%) on a swing of 8% from Labour to Scottish National Party

Apology Number Two: I was completely unaware of Huntingdon East until several people mentioned it on Twitter
Huntingdon East (UKIP defence) on Huntingdonshire
Result of council at last election (2015): Conservatives 36, United Kingdom Independence Party 6, Liberal Democrats 4, Independents 4, Labour 2 (Conservative majority of 20)
Result of ward at last election (2014): United Kingdom Independence Party 882 (33%), Liberal Democrats 848 (31%), Conservatives 702 (26%), Labour 282 (10%)
Result: Liberal Democrat 844 (45% +14%), Conservative 596 (32% +6%), United Kingdom Independence Party 293 (16% -17%), Labour 141 (8% -2%)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from United Kingdom Independence Party with a majority of 248 (13%) on a swing of 4% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat

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