There were 8 by-elections in the later weeks of May with 4 (50%) changing hands. There was also a deferred County Council election in Somerset, Coker which the Conservatives gained from Lib Dems although this is not included within the statistics.
| Party | Candidates | Defended | Retained | Gained | Lost | Won |
| Conservatives | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Labour | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Lib Dems | 6 | |||||
| UKIP | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Residents Association | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| BNP | 2 | |||||
| Greens | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| TUSAC | 2 | |||||
| Independents | 3 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Conservatives lost 2 seats, 1 to Labour and 1 to UKIP
* Labour gained Weymouth & Portland, Melcombe Regis on a swing of around 8% since 2012 and 2011
- seat was Lib Dems for many years and late councillor elected in 2012 had previous been Lib Dem
* UKIP gained Thanet, Cliftonville East at first attempt following jailing of previous councillor
* Labour lost Rotherham, Rawmarsh to UKIP who had not contested the 2012 elections
- although UKIP had polled 32% in 2008 followed by 13% / 14% in 2010 and 2011
* Whitwell Residents Association gained Bolsover, Whitwell from Greens who did not defend the seat
- Residents won the second seat in 2011 and both seats in 2007 as well as 2003
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