Council by-election results from yesterday

Arun – Marine 

Lib Dems 309 (32.7 per cent, +32.7 on 2015) Labour 352 (26.7 per cent, +7.3) Conservatives 242 (25.6 per cent, -0.7) Independent 141 (14.9 per cent, +14.9)

Lib Dems gain from Conservatives.

Boston – Old Leake & Wrangle 

Conservatives 563 (74.2 per cent, +21.3 on 2015) Labour 123 (17.0 per cent, +17.0) UKIP 50 (6.9 per cent, -40.1) Blue Revolution 13 (1.8 per cent, +1.8)

Conservatives hold

Chichester – Fishbourne 

Lib Dems 459 (54.6 per cent, +3.3on 2015) Conservatives 294 (35.0 per cent, -2.3) Labour 88 (10.5 per cent, +10.5)

Lib Dems hold

Dorset – Bridport

Conservatives 1,660 (39.6 per cent, +2.5 on 2017) Lib Dems 1,451 (34.6 per cent, -3.7) Labour 691 (16.5 per cent, +4.4) Green Party 388 (9.3 per cent, -3.2)

Conservatives gain from Lib Dems.

Hertfordshire – Goffs Oak & Bury Green

Conservatives 1,390 (59.6 per cent, -5.5 on 2017) Lib Dems 482 (20.7 per cent, +14.8) Labour 383 (16.8 per cent, -0.8) Green Party 69 (3.0 per cent, +3.0)

Conservatives hold

Lichfield – Stowe

Conservatives 513 (44.8 per cent, -9.0 on 2015) Labour 299 (26.1 per cent, -0.9) Lib Dems 217 (19.0 per cent, +19.0) Something New 59 (5.2 per cent, +5.2) Green Party 56 (4.9 per cent, -14.2)

Conservatives hold

North Kesteven – Eagle, Swinderby & Witham St Hughes

Conservatives 563 (57.8 per cent) Independent 347 (35.6 per cent) Lib Dems 64 (6.6 per cent). Previously uncontested.

Conservatives gain from Independent

Scottish Borders – Selkirkshire

Conservatives 1,247, Independent 1,040, SNP 691, Independent 219, Labour 134, Lib Dems  95 Green Party 70 – First preferences

Independent gain from Conservatives

Torfaen – Trevethin

Labour 233 (50.9 per cent, +12.8 on 2017) Independent 148 (30.8 per cent, +30.8) Independent 69 (15.1 per cent, +15.1) Green Party 15 (3.3 per cent, +3.3)

Labour hold.

West Dorset – Bridport North 

Conservatives 600 (36.0 per cent, +5.0 on 2015) Lib Dems (30.0 per cent, -9.1) Labour (23.0 per cent, +9.8) Green Party (11.0 per cent, -5.7)

Conservatives gain from Lib Dems

West Somerset – Minehead South 

Lib Dems 318 (43.2 per cent, +43.2 on 2015) Conservatives 291 (39.8 per cent, +3.2) Labour 125 (17.1 per cent, -1.3)

Lib Dems gain from Independent