Local By-Election Results : February 25th 2016
Key: Death Resignation
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath on Dudley (Con defence)
Result: Conservative 1,456 (54% +11%), Labour 934 (35% +8%), United Kingdom Independence Party 262 (10% -17%), Green Party 52 (2% -1%)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 522 (19%) on a swing of 1.5% from Labour to Conservative
St. James on Dudley (Lab defence)
Result: Labour 847 (46% +1%), United Kingdom Independence Party 554 (30% +2%), Conservative 427 (23% -1%)
Labour HOLD with a majority of 293 (16%) on a swing of 0.5% from Labour to United Kingdom Independence Party
Catterick (Con defence) on Richmondshire
Result: Conservative 308 (60% +20%), Independent 203 (40% -4%)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 105 (20%) on a swing of 12% from Independent to Conservative
Studley with Sambourne (Con defence) R on Stratford upon Avon
Result: Liberal Democrat 632 (55% +24%), Conservative 233 (20% -13%), Labour 156 (14% -4%), Independent 66 (6% unchanged), United Kingdom Independence Party 55 (5% -5%)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 399 (35%) on a swing of 18.5% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat
February 2016 Summary:
Conservatives 9,856 votes (31%) winning 7 seats (-3)
Labour 9,570 votes (30%) winning 6 seats (unchanged)
Liberal Democrats 4,971 votes (16%) winning 5 seats (+1)
United Kingdom Independence Party 3,256 votes (10%) winning 0 seats (unchanged)
Green Party 1,374 votes (4%) winning 1 seat (+1)
Scottish National Party 1,113 votes (3%) winning 1 seat (+1)
Independents 1,287 votes (4%) winning 0 seats (unchanged)
Other Parties 510 (2%) winning 1 seat (unchanged)
Westminster (England and Scotland) Forecast
Conservatives 282 seats (-37 seats)
Labour 243 seats (+36 seats)
Liberal Democrats 37 seats (+30 seats)
Scottish National Party 27 seats (-29 seats)
Green Party 1 seat (unchanged)
United Kingdom Independence Party 1 seat (unchanged)
Speaker 1 seat (unchanged)