After last week’s Tory loss of 5 local by-elections the blue team returns to its winning ways
Two CON holds and a gain
Stamford, St. George’s on South Kesteven (Con defence)
Result: Con 309 (46% +13% on last time), Ind 174 (26%, no candidate last time), Lab 114 (17% +1% on last time), Lib Dem 68 (10%, no candidate last time), Green 13 (2% -10% on last time) (No UKIP candidate this time -19%. No Stamford Independent this time -19%)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 135 (20%) on a notional swing of 6.5% from Ind to Con (16% from UKIP to Con)
Stamford, St. John’s on South Kesteven (Con defence)
Result: Con 327 (39% -10% on last time), Ind 267 (32%, no candidate last time), Lib Dem 156 (19%, no candidate last time), Lab 66 (8%, no candidate last time), Green 15 (2%, no candidate last time) (No UKIP candidate this time -22%, No Stamford Independent candidate this time -29%)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 60 (7%) on a notional swing of 21% from Con to Ind (9.5% from Stamford Independent to Con)
Longbeck on Redcar and Cleveland (Ind defence)
Result: Con 494 (33% +7% on last time), Lib Dem 397 (26% +12% on last time), Lab 337 (22% +4% on last time), Ind 282 (19% -3% on last time) (No UKIP candidate this time -20%)
Conservative GAIN from Independent with a majority of 97 (7%) on a swing of 2.5% from Con to Lib Dem (5% from Ind to Con)