Council by-election results from yesterday

Bolton – Farnworth 

Farnworth & Kearsley First 1,204 (47.5 per cent, +47.5) Labour 969 (38.2 per cent, -10.2) UKIP 169 (6.7 per cent, -29.7) Conservatives 153 (6.0 per cent, -2.6) Lib Dems 23 (0.9 per cent, -2.1) Green Party 18 (0.7 per cent, -2.8)

Farnworth & Kearsley First gain from Labour

Dacorum – Northchurch

Lib Dems 545 (59.2 per cent, +40.4) Conservatives 260 (28.2 per cent, -32.1) Labour 97 (10.5 per cent, -1.7) Green Party 19 (2.1 per cent, -6.6)

Lib Dems gain from Conservatives.

East Hampshire Petersfield Bell Hill

Independent 178 (32.7 per cent, +32.7) Lib Dems 156 (28.3 per cent, +14.3) Conservatives 145 (26.7 per cent, -20.8) Labour 56 (10.3 per cent, -4.9) UKIP 11 (2.0 per cent, -10.1)

Independent gain from Conservatives

Harlow – Little Parndon & Hare Street

Labour 781 (62.2 per cent, +7.9) Conservatives 394 (31.4 per cent, +5.2) UKIP 80 (6.4 per cent, -13.1)

Labour hold.

Medway – Rochester West

Labour 1,212 (47.5 per cent, +26.5) Conservatives 1,007 (39.5 per cent, -4.0) Lib Dems 119 (4.7 per cent, +1.0) Green Party 107 (4.2 per cent, -6.1) UKIP 104 (4.1 per cent, -16.2)

Labour gain from Conservatives.

Nottingham – Wollaton West 

Labour 2,193 (48.8 per cent, +10.1) Conservatives 1,950 (43.4 per cent, +8.2) Lib Dems 237 (5.3 per cent, -1.8) Green Party 72 (1.6 per cent, -8.1) Bus Pass Elvis 41 (0.9 per cent, +0.9)

Labour gain from Conservatives

Rutland – Oakham South East 

Independent 300 (59.5 per cent, +59.5) Conservatives 204 (40.5 per cent, +5.1)

Independent gain from Conservatives

Tameside – Droylsden East

Labour 986 (61.5 per cent, +7.4)  Conservatives 489 (30.5 per cent, +30.5) Green Party 98 (6.1 per cent, -1.5) Lib Dems 30 (1.9 per cent, +1.9)

Labour hold