Local by-elections, 22nd February 2018

[middleenglander]

North Kesteven, Eagle, Swinderby & St Hughs - Conservative gain from Independent

Party	2018 votes	2018 share	2015 result	2011 result	since 2007 "top"	since 2007 "average"
Conservative	563	57.8%	unopposed	unopposed	+12.6%	+16.2%
Lincolnshire Independent	347	35.6%			from nowhere	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	64	6.6%			from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent			unopposed	unopposed	-41.7%	-44.4%
Green					-13.1%	-13.9%
Total votes	974				68%	72%

Swing not meaningful

Council now 29 Conservative, 8 Lincolnshire Independent NK, 4 Village Independent, 2 unaligned Independent

Scottish Borders, Selkirkshire - Independent gain from Conservative at stage 7 
based on first preference votes

Party	2018 votes	2018 share	since 2017	since 2012	since 2007
Conservative	1,247	35.7%	-6.4%	+11.4%	+10.5%
Independent Penman	1,040	29.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
SNP	691	19.8%	-2.4%	-0.6%	+1.2%
Independent Gunn	219	6.3%	-3.5%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Labour	134	3.8%	+0.2%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	95	2.7%	-0.6%	-17.0%	-26.7%
Green	70	2.0%	-1.0%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Previous Independent elected			-12.8%	-26.5%	-18.8%
Other previous Independent 1			-3.1%
Other previous Independent 2				-9.1%	-8.1%
Total votes	3,496		87%	106%	78%

Swing not meaningful

Council now 14 Conservative, 9 SNP, 8 Independent, 2 Liberal Democrat, 1 non aligned

Torfaen, Trevethin - Labour hold

Party	2018 votes	2018 share	since 2017 "top"	since 2017 "average"	since 2012 "top"	since 2012 "average"
Labour	233	50.9%	-0.6%	-2.7%	-1.4%	-1.0%
Independent Parker	141	30.8%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent Wildgust	69	15.1%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Green	15	3.3%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhereot
Previous Independents			-48.5%	-46.4%	-29.8%	-28.4%
Plaid Cymru					-18.0%	-19.7%
Total votes	458		56%	62%	60%	66%

Swing not meaningful

Council now 29 Labour, 11 Independent, 4 Conservative

West Dorset, Bridport North - Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Party	2018 votes	2018 share	since 2015 "top"	since 2015 "average"
Conservative	600	36.0%	+5.0%	+1.7%
Liberal Democrat	500	30.0%	-9.1%	-1.2%
Labour	383	23%	+9.8%	+9.3%
Green	184	11.0%	-5.7%	-9.8%
Total votes	1,667		34%	42%

Swing Liberal Democrat to Conservative ~ 7% / 1½% since 2015

Council now 30 Conservative, 11 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent

West Somerset, Minehead South - Liberal Democrat gain from Independent sitting as UKIP

Party	2018 votes	2018 share	since 2015 *	since 2011 "top"	since 2011 "average"
Liberal Democrat	318	43.3%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Conservative	291	39.6%	+3.1%	+7.8%	+11.2%
Labour	125	17.0%	-1.3%	-14.8%	-16.4%
Resigning Independent			-28.1%
Green			-16.9%	-15.9%	-16.6%
Other Independent				-20.5%	-21.5%
Row 8 column 1	734		53%	45%	47%

* in 2015 there were 4 candidates for 2 seats - Conservative and Independent elected, Labour and Green not

Swing not meaningful

Council now 20 Conservative, 3 Independent, 2 Liberal Democrat, 2 UKIP, 1 Labour

[Andrew_S]