Local By-Election Results : March 3rd 2016
Bloomfield (Lab defence) on Blackpool
Result: Labour 450 (58% +13%), Conservative 150 (19% -1%), United Kingdom Independence Party 118 (15% -10%), Green Party 32 (4% -5%), Liberal Democrat 31 (4%, no candidate in 2015)
Labour HOLD with a majority of 300 (39%) on a swing of 7% from Conservative to Labour
Alderholt (Con defence) on East Dorset
Result: Conservative 384 (47% -16%), Liberal Democrat 376 (46%, no candidate in 2015), Labour 49 (6%, no candidate in 2015)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 8 (1%) on a notional swing of 31% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat
Bondfields (Con defence) on Havant
Result: Conservative 207 (30% -3%), Liberal Democrat 187 (27% +16%), Labour 148 (22% -7%), United Kingdom Independence Party 143 (21%, no candidate in 2014)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 20 (3%) on a swing of 9.5% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat
Whissendine (Lib Dem defence) on Rutland
Result: Liberal Democrat 265 (65% -1%), Conservative 109 (27% -7%), United Kingdom Independence Party 33 (8%, in 2015)
Liberal Democrat HOLD with a majority of 156 (38%) on a swing of 3% from Conservative to Liberal Democrat