Results of by-elections - August 2015

[middleenglander]

Glasgow, Anderston / City - SNP hold
based on first preference votes

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2012	since 2007
SNP	1,441	48.1%	+18.5%	+24.4%
Labour	857	28.6%	-21.7%	-7.2%
Green	414	13.8%	+3.3%	+1.1%
Conservative	164	5.5%	+0.8%	-1.6%
Liberal Democrat	66	2.2%	+0.5%	-9.5%
UKIP	43	1.4%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Libertarian	12	0.4%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Solidarity			-1.7%	-4.1%
Pirate			-0.9%
Glasgow 1st			-0.4%
Britannica			-0.3%
Scottish Socialist				-2.9%
Independent				-2.1%
Total votes	2,997		56%	43%

Swing Labour to SNP ~20% since 2012 and ~16% since 2007

Council now 45 Labour, 28 SNP, 4 Green, 1 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat 

Glasgow, Calton - SNP hold
based on first preference votes

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2012	since 2007
SNP	1,507	55.5%	+25.5%	+33.5%
Labour	814	30.0%	-24.6%	-20.2%
Conservative	129	4.7%	+2.1%	+0.0%
UKIP	103	3.8%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Green	99	3.6%	+0.7%	-0.6%
No Description	47	1.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	18	0.7%	-0.3%	-3.8%
Glasgow 1st			-2.9%
Independents			-2.5%	-2.5%
Unionists			-2.4%	-3.8%
Scottish Socialist			-0.9%	-2.4%
Britannica			-0.2%
Solidarity				-5.8%
Total votes	2,717		60%	52%

Swing Labour to SNP ~25% since 2012 and ~27% since 2007

Council now 45 Labour, 28 SNP, 4 Green, 1 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat

Glasgow, Craigton - SNP hold
based on first preference votes

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2012	since 2007
SNP	2,674	54.2%	+22.8%	+29.5%
Labour	1,643	33.3%	-20.1%	-14.8%
Conservative	300	6.1%	+2.5%	+0.9%
Green	136	2.8%	+0.7%	-0.1%
UKIP	95	1.9%	+0.9%	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	87	1.8%	+0.8%	-2.4%
Solidarity			-5.8%	-11.0%
Glasgow 1st			-1.8%
Unionist				-2.1%
Scottish Socialist				-2.0%
Total votes	4,935		60%	45%

Swing Labour to SNP ~21½% since 2012 and ~22% since 2007

Council now 45 Labour, 28 SNP, 4 Green, 1 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat

Glasgow, Langside - SNP gain from Green
based on first preference votes

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2012	since 2007
SNP	2,134	49.9%	+12.0%	+22.9%
Labour	932	21.8%	-14.1%	-11.1%
Green	579	13.5%	+4.5%	+4.0%
Conservative	379	8.9%	+1.6%	-1.8%
Liberal Democrat	125	2.9%	-4.4%	-10.0%
UKIP	65	1.5%	from nowhere	from nowhere
TUSC	62	1.4%	-0.9%	from nowhere
Glasgow 1st			-0.1%
Solidarity				-5.0%
Scottish Socialist				-1.9%
Total votes	4,276		63%	46%

Swing Labour to SNP ~13% since 2012 and ~17% since 2007

Council 45 Labour, 28 SNP, 4 Green, 1 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat

South Lanarkshire, Hamilton South - SNP hold
based on first preference votes

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2013	since 2012	since 2007
SNP	1,881	48.0%	+15.5%	+15.4%	+24.2%
Labour	1,396	35.6%	-16.1%	-15.8%	-12.6%
Conservative	349	8.9%	-0.5%	-0.3%	-1.8%
Green	127	3.2%	from nowhere	from nowhere	+0.7%
Christian	77	2.0%	-1.9%	-1.1%	from nowhere
UKIP	43	1.1%	-1.4%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	32	0.9%	from nowhere	from nowhere	-4.9%
Pirate	13	0.3%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Pensioners				-3.7%
Independents					-9.0%
Total votes	3,918		114%	73%	52%

Swing Labour to SNP ~16% since 2013 by-election, ~15½% since 2012 and 18½% since 2007

Council now 38 Labour, 21 SNP, 3 Conservative, 3 Independent, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Solidarity

Falkirk, Denny & Banknock - SNP hold
based on first bprefernce votes

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2012	since 2007
SNP	2,576	69.1%	+30.2%	+29.1%
Labour	549	14.7%	-15.9%	-19.8%
Conservative	431	11.6%	+7.9%	+6.2%
Green	170	4.6%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independents (3)			-26.7%	-18.2%
Scottish Socialist				-1.9%
Total votes	3,726		71%	52%

Swing Labour to SNP 23.0% since 2012 and 24.4% since 2007

Council now 14 Labour, 13 SNP, 3 Independent, 2 Conservative

North Lanarkshire, Wishaw - SNP hold
based on first preference votes

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2012	since 2007
SNP	1,915	51.1%	+16.6%	+20.4%
Labour	1,230	32.8%	-24.9%	-26.2%
Conservative	385	10.3%	+2.4%	-0.2%
Scottish Socialist	117	3.1%	from nowhere	from nowhere
UKIP	67	1.8%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	37	1.0%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Total votes	3,751		72%	51%

Swing Labour to SNP 20.8% since 2012 and 23.3% since 2007

Council now 41 Labour, 23 SNP, 5 Independent, 1 Cumbernauld Independent

Orkney, West Mainland - Orkney Manifesto gain from No Description sitting as Orkney Manifesto
based on first preferrence votes

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2012	since 2007
Orkney Manifesto	593	51.4%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent	446	38.6%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Green	115	10.0%	from nowhere	from nowhere
No Descriptions (5 / 0)			-71.2%
Independents (4 / 8)			-28.8%	-96.2%
Conservative				-3.8%
Total votes	1,154		63%	65%

Swing not meaningful

Council now 18 Independent / No Description, 3 Orkney Manifesto

[middleenglander]

Caerphilly, Crosskeys - Labour hold

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2012	since 2008	since 2004
Labour	354	50.6%	-4.3%	+0.6%	-20.6%
Plaid Cymru	179	25.6%	+12.9%	-1.8%	+7.1%
UKIP	166	23.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Conservative			-3.9%	-11.8%	-10.3%
Independent			-28.4%	-10.8%
Total votes	699		71%	66%	66%

Swing if meaningful Labour to Plaid Cymru ~8½ since 2012, Plaid Cymru to Labour 1¼% since 2008 and Labour to Plaid Cymru ~14% since 2004

Council now 49 Labour, 20 Plaid Cymru, 3 Independent, 1 Vacant

Exeter, Pinhoe - Conservative gain from Labour

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2014	since 2012	since 2010	since 2008
Conservative	755	42.3%	+7.3%	+7.7%	-2.0%	-1.5%
Labour	749	42.0%	+5.5%	-5.7%	-2.5%	+1.8%
UKIP	143	8.0%	-11.5%	-3.2%	+2.9%	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	63	3.5%	+0.5%	+0.3%	-0.1%	-3.1%
Green	62	3.5%	-1.4%	+0.3%	+1.1%	from nowhere
Independent	11	0.6%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independence from Europe			-1.0%
Liberal						-9.4%
Total votes	1,783		76%	83%	88%	79%

Swing Labour to Conservative 0.9% since 2014, 6.7% since 2012, 0.2% since 2010 but Conservative to Labour 1.6% since 2008

Council now 28 Labour, 11 Conservative 1 Liberal Democrat

Powys, Glabury - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2012	2008 result	2004 result
Liberal Democrat	457	44.4%	from nowhere
Conservative	415	40.3%	-10.9%
Independent	106	10.3%	-8.1%
Green	52	5.0%	from nowhere
Independent Morris			-30.5%	unopposed	unopposed
Total votes	1,030		105%

Swing not meaningful

Council now 48 Independent, 10 Liberal Democrat, 9 Conservative, 6 Labour

Warwickshire, Nuneaton Whitestone - Conservative hold

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2013	since 2009	since 2005
Conservative	1,281	58.4%	+5.5%	+4.1%	+1.3%
Labour	503	22.9%	-8.5%	+5.5%	-20.0%
UKIP	292	13.3%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Green	119	5.4%	-10.3%	-8.6%	from nowhere
BNP				-14.3%
Total votes	2,195		99%	72%	46%

Swing Labour to Conservative 7.0% since 2013, Conservative to Labour 0.7% since 2009 and Labour to Conservative10.6% since 2005 

Council now 26 Conservative, 22 Labour, 9 Liberal Democrat, 3 Independent, 2 Green

Cornwall, Pendarves - Conservative gain from UKIP

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2013
Conservative	325	30.3%	+0.4%
Liberal Democrat	311	29.0%	from nowhere
Labour	220	20.5%	+1.8%
UKIP	89	8.3%	-23.5%
Mebyon Kernow	85	7.9%	-11.8%
Green	31	2.9%	from nowhere
Independent	13	1.2%	from nowhere
Total votes	1,074		100%

Swing if meaningful UKIP to Conservative ~12% since 2013

Council now 37 Liberal Democrat, 36 Independent, 30 Conservative, 8 Labour, 6 UKIP, 4 Mebyon Kernow, 1 Green, 1 Unspecified

Durham, Shotton & South Hetton - Labour hold 

Party	2015 votes	2015 share	since 2013 "top"	since 2013 "average"	since 2008 "top"	since 2008 "average"
Labour	595	52.5%	-4.0%	-7.4%	+0.3%	-0.5%
North East	214	18.9%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
UKIP	131	11.6%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	107	9.4%	from nowhere	from nowhere	-7.1%	-5.0%
Conservative	67	5.9%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Green	19	1.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independents			-43.4%	-40.1%	-31.3%	-32.5%
Total votes	1,133		72%	77%	48%	50%

Swing not meaningful

Council now 96 Labour, 17 Independent, 9 Liberal Democrat, 4 Conservative

West Oxfordshire, Witney North - Conservative hold

Party	2015 B votes	2015 B share	since 2015	since 2014	since 2012	since 2011
Conservative	264	33.9%	-15.7%	-9.6%	-19.9%	-20.3%
Liberal Democrat	201	25.8%	+19.8%	+14.2%	+11.6%	+8.6%
Green	136	17.5%	+3.1%	-10.2%	-0.1%	-11.2%
Labour	114	14.6%	-3.9%	-2.7%	+0.2%	from nowhere
UKIP	64	8.2%	-3.3%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Total votes	779		35%	75%	53%	71%

Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat ~18% since May, ~12% since 2014, ~16% since 2012 and ~14½% since 2011

Council now 41 Conservative, 4 Labour, 4 Liberal Democrat

Barnsley, Dearne North - Labour hold

Party	2015 B votes	2015 B share	since 2015	since 2014	since 2012	since 2011
Labour	817	69.8%	+4.2%	+11.9%	+0.7%	+0.8%
UKIP	140	12.0%	-15.4%	-25.0%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Yorkshire First	115	9.8%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
TUSC	55	4.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Conservative	43	3.7%	-3.3%	-1.4%	-0.9%	from nowhere
Barnsley Independent Group					-26.3%	-20.8%
BNP						-10.2%
Total votes	1,170		29%	58%	62%	49%

 
Swing UKIP to Labour ~10% since May 2015 and ~18½% since 2012

Council now 55 Labour, 4 Conservative, 4 Independent

[middleenglander]

There were 16 by-elections in August with 5 (31%) changing hands. The results can be summarised by:

Party	Candidates	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	Retention Rate
Conservative	14	3	2	2	1	4	67%
Labour	14	4	3		1	3	75%
Liberal Democrat	11			1		1
SNP	7	6	6	1		7	100%
Plaid Cymru	1
UKIP	13	1			1		0%
Green	13	1			1		0%
Independent	4
Christian	1
Libertarian	1
Mebyon Kernow	1
No Description	1	1			1		0%
North East	1
Pirate	1
Orkney Manifesto	1			1		1
Scottish Socialist	1
TUSC / TUSAC	2
Yorkshire First	1
Total	88	16	11	5	5	16	69%

Conservatives gained 2 seats and lost 1
- gained Cornwall, Pendarves from UKIP on a ~12% swing since 2013 with UKIP coming fourth behind a Liberal Democrat and Labour
- gained Exeter, Pinhoe from Labour with ~1% swing since 2014, ~6¾% since 2012 and a marginal swing fom Labour since 2010
- lost Powys, Glasbury to a Liberal Democrat who had not contested the seat in recent years 
  - the recently elected MP had gained the seat in 2012 from an Independent who had been returned unopposed in 2008 and 2004

SNP gained Glasgow, Langside from Green who had won the seat in 2012 with just 9.1% of first preference votes
Orkney Manifesto gained Orkney, West Mainside from No Description who had founded and was now sitting as Orkney Manifesto

Elsewhere Conservatives retained Warwickshire, Whitestone with an increased majority of 35% over Labour
and West Oxfordshire, Witney North with a much reduced majority of 8% over a Liberal Democrat,
Labour retained 3 former "coalfield" seats polling over 50% in all cases whilst
SNP retained 6 seats with swings over Labour since 2012 of approaching 20% or more.

[middleenglander]

There were 49 by-elections in the June to  August period with 13 (27%) changing hands. The results can be summarised by:

Party	Candidates	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	Retention Rate
Conservative	46	11	8	5	3	13	73%
Labour	44	16	14	2	2	16	88%
Liberal Democrat	34	4	3	4	1	7	75%
SNP	10	9	9	1		10	100%
Plaid Cymru	4	1	1			1	100%
UKIP	39	4	1		3	1	25%
Green	34	1			1		0%
Independent	12
Christian	2
Libertarian	1
Local Groups *	5	2			2		0%
Mebyon Kernow	1
No Description	2	1			1		0%
Pirate	1
Orkney Manifesto	1			1		1
Scottish Socialist	2
Something New	1
TUSC / TUSAC	3
Total	242	49	36	13	13	49	73%

* Hykeham Independent, Lincolnshire Independent, Llais Gwynedd, North East, Yorkshire First all contested one seat
  - Lincolnshire Independent did not defend one seat whilst Tower Hamlets First is no longer registered so defended seat as an Independent

Conservatives gained Cambridgeshire: Wisbech South, Cornwall: Pendarves and Norfolk: Gorleston St Andrews from UKIP
- also Exeter: Pinhoe from Labour and North Kesteven: North Hykeham Mill from Lincolnshire Independent who did not contest the seat
- but lost Powys: Glasbury, Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Wick and Rother: Battle Town to Liberal Democrats 
 
Labour gained Cambridgeshire: Romsey from Liberal Democrat and Tower Hamlets: Stepney Green from Tower Hamlets First who did not contest seat
- but lost Wrexham: Llay to Liberal Democrat along with Exeter: Pinhoe to Conservative

Liberal Democrats gained Powys: Glasbury, Richmond upon Thames: Hampton Wick & Rother: Battle Town from Conservatives 
as well as Wrexham: Llay from Labour but lost Cambridgeshire: Romsey to Labour.

SNP gained Glasgow: Langside from Green
Orkney Manifesto gained Orkney: West Mainside from No Description who had founded and was sitting as Orkney Manifesto