Local By-Election Results : January 21st 2016
Bushey North (Con defence) on Hertfordshire
Result: Conservative 881 (53% +9%), Liberal Democrat 333 (20% +6%), Labour 286 (17% -2%), UKIP 176 (11% -12%)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 548 (33%) on a swing of 1.5% from Liberal Democrat to Conservative
Thatto Heath (Lab defence) on St. Helens
Result: Labour 964 (71% -4%), UKIP 182 (13%, no candidate in 2012), Conservative 147 (11% +4%), Green Party 62 (5% -3%)
Labour HOLD with a majority of 782 (58%) on a notional swing of 8.5% from Labour to UKIP
Hamilton North and East (SNP defence) on South Lanarkshire
Result: Scottish National Party 1,089 (43% +2%), Labour 855 (34% -9%), Conservatives 469 (18% +8%), Green Party 83 (3% unchanged), Liberal Democrats 45 (2%, no candidate in 2012)
Scottish National Party HOLD on the fifth count with a lead of 234 (9%) on a swing of 5.5% from Labour to SNP
Faraday (Lab defence) on Southwark
Result: Labour 1,072 (61% -1%), Liberal Democrats 255 (14% +8%), Green Party 138 (8% -4%), Conservatives 117 (7% -3%), UKIP 93 (5%, no candidate in 2014), Independent 47 (3%, no candidate in 2014), All People’s Party 38 (2% -5%)
Labour HOLD with a majority of 817 (47%) on a swing of 4.5% from Labour to Liberal Democrat
Newington (UKIP defence) on Thanet
Result: Labour 288 (38% +2%), UKIP 229 (30% -14%), Conservative 156 (20% unchanged), Independent (Hodder) 49 (6%, no candidate in 2015), Green Party 20 (3%, no candidate in 2015), Liberal Democrats 12 (2%, no candidate in 2015), Independent (Birchall) 10 (1%, no candidate in 2015)
Labour GAIN from UKIP with a majority of 59 (8%) on a swing of 8% from UKIP to Lab
Crowborough East (Con defence) on Wealden
Result: Conservatives 517 (64% -1%), Liberal Democrats 198 (25% -10%), Labour 93 (12%, no candidate in 2015)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 319 (39%) on a swing of 4.5% from Liberal Democrat to Conservative