Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Basingstoke and Deane – Bramley and Sherfield

Independent 800, Conservatives 449, Independent 150.

Independent gain from Conservative

Corby – Beanfield

Labour (56.0 per cent, -5.1 on 2015) Conservatives (34.0 per cent, +17.4) Lib Dems (10.1 per cent, +10.1)

Labour hold

Watford – Tudor 

Lib Dems (55.4 per cent, -5.6 on May) Conservatves (31.2 per cent, +13.1) Labour (13.4 per cent, -7.6)

Lib Dems hold.

Forthcoming contests

October 17th

Gravesham – Westcourt (Labour held)

Liverpool – Princes Park (Labour held)

North Yorkshire – Upper Dales (Independent held)

Richmondshire – Hawes, High Abbotside & Upper Swaledale (Independent held)

October 24th

Daventry – Abbey North (Labour held)

Devon – Heavitree and Whipton Barton (Labour held)

Flintshire – Bagillt West (Labour held)

Powys –  Llandrindod North (Conservative held)

Powys – Newtown South (Conservative held)

South Ribble – Coupe Green and Gregson Lane (Conservative held)

Wiltshire – Melksham Without South (Conservative held)