Council by-election results from yesterday

Lichfield – Stowe 

Conservatives 499 (44.1 per cent, -0.8) Labour 440 (38.9 per cent, +12.7) Lib Dems 193 (17.0 per cent, -1.9)

Conservatives hold.

Nottingham – Clifton North

Conservatives 1,311 (47.7 per cent, +12.1 on 2015) Labour 928 (33.8 per cent, -4.2) Nottingham Independents 307 (11.2 per cent, +11.2) Lib Dems 92 (3.3 per cent, +3.3) Green Party 64 (2.3 per cent, +2.3) Bus Pass Elvis 46 (1.7 per cent, +1.7)

Conservatives gain from Labour.

Salford – Eccles

Labour 1,071 (54.6 per cent, -7.1 on 2016) Conservatives 474 (24.1 per cent, +0.9) Lib Dems 156 (7.9 per cent, +7.9) Green Party 123 (6.3 per cent, -3.1) UKIP 100 (5.1 per cent, +5.1) Women’s Equality 39 (2.0 per cent, +2.0)

Labour hold