There were 15 by-elections during April with just 1 (7%) changing hands.
| Party | Candidates | Defended | Retained | Gained | Lost | Won |
| Conservative | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Labour | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Lib Dems | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| BNP | 1 | |||||
| Greens | 5 | |||||
| UKIP | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Resident Groups | 3 | |||||
| National Front | 1 | |||||
| TUSAC | 3 | |||||
| Elvis Party | 1 | |||||
| Independents * | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 67 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
* 4 candidates contesting 3 seats.
The only seat to change hands was North Lincolnshire UA, Humberston & New Waltham which UKIP gained from Conservatives
- swing Conservative to UKIP 11% since 2012 and 16% since 2011
as former Parliamentary candidate wins long standing Conservative seat
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