Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Gravesham – Westcourt

Conservatives 492 (50.1 per cent, +21.0 on May) Labour 314 (32.0 per cent, -5.5) UKIP 116 (11.8 per cent, -11.1) Green Party 60 (6.1 per cent, +6.1)

Conservatives gain from Labour

Liverpool – Princes Park 

Labour 1,259 (73.1 per cent, +5.5 on May) Green Party 237 (13.8 per cent, -5.6) Lib Dems 148 (8.6 per cent, +3.6) Conservatives 79 (4.6 per cent, +1.2)

Labour hold.

North Yorkshire – Upper Dales 

Conservatives 884 (45.7 per cent, +16.2 on 2017) Independent 741 (38.3 per cent, -23.1) Lib Dems 204 (10.5 per cent, +10.5) Green Party 107 (5.5 per cent, +0.4)

Conservatives gain from Independent.

Richmondshire – Hawes, High Abbotside & Upper Swaledale 

Independent 409 (58.7 per cent, -26.0 on May) Conservatives 231 (33.1 per cent, +17.8) Green Party 57 (8.2 per cent, +8.2)

Independent hold

Forthcoming contests

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)