Council by election results 11th December

Lincolnshire, Stamford North - UKIP gain from Independent

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2013	since 2009	since 2005
UKIP	400	31.5%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Labour	268	21.1%	+0.1%	+6.9%	-13.4%
Conservative	261	20.6%	-11.1%	-11.6%	-16.6%
Lincolnshire Independent	199	15.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	142	11.2%	from nowhere	-8.0%	-9.1%
Independent			-47.4%	-34.4%	-8.1%
Total votes	1,270		78%	56%	34%

Swing not meaningful

Sunderland, Washington East - Labour hold

Party	2014 B votes	2014 B share	since 2014	since 2012	since 2011	since 2010
Labour	775	38.3%	-3.0%	-18.1%	-15.5%	-6.6%
Conservative	595	29.4%	+4.2%	+5.3%	-4.0%	-2.3%
UKIP	506	25.0%	-1.1%	+14.7%	+17.9%	from nowhere
Green	93	4.6%	from nowhere	-0.5%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	52	2.6%	-2.2%	-1.3%	-3.0%	-16.1%
TUSAC			-2.5%
BNP						-4.5%
Total votes	2,021		67%	66%	56%	38%

Swing Labour to Conservative 3.6% since May 2014, ~12% since 2012, ~6% since 2011 and ~2% since 2010

Windsor & Maidenhead, Cox Green - Conservative hold

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2011 "top"	since 2011 "average"	since 2007 "top"	since 2007 "average"
Conservative	738	50.7%	-2.2%	-1.7%	+13.9%	+16.0%
Liberal Democrat	315	21.6%	-10.8%	-11.3%	-19.8%	-21.5%
UKIP	278	19.1%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Labour	124	8.5%	-1.0%	-0.7%	+2.7%	+3.1%
BNP			-5.0%	-5.3%	-15.9%	-16.8%
Total votes	1,455		52%	55%	59%	62%

Swing Liberal Democrat to Conservative ~4½% since 2011 and ~18% since 2007

Argyll & Bute, South Kintyre - SNP hold
- based on first preference votes

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2012	since 2007
SNP	942	62.2%	+37.2%	+40.8%
Liberal Democrat	214	14.1%	-0.1%	-0.1%
Conservative	203	13.4%	-32.5%	-34.3%
Labour	156	10.3%	from nowhere	-4.0%
Independents			-14.9%
Solidarity				-2.4%
Total votes	1,515		61%	49%

Swing Conservative to SNP ~35% since 2012 and 37½% since 2007

Broxtowe, Toton & Chilwell Meadows - Conservative hold

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2012 B	since 2011 "top"	since 2011 "average"	since 2009 B	since 2007 "top"	since 2007 "average"
Conservative	952	54.5%	+6.9%	+5.8%	+5.5%	-2.2%	+6.2%	+6.7%
Labour	454	26.0%	+3.9%	-3.5%	-3.7%	+10.5%	+11.8%	+11.7%
UKIP	340	19.5%	+6.4%	+9.8%	+9.4%	from nowhere	+14.3%	+14.1%
Liberal Democrats			-17.2%	-12.0%	-11.2%	-24.7%	-25.1%	-25.2%
BNP						-3.0%	-7.1%	-7.3%
Total votes	1,746		100%	56%	58%	92%	61%	62%

Swing Labour to Conservative 1½% since 2012 by-election and ~4½% since 2011 but Conservative to Labour ~4% since 2009 by-election and ~2½% since 2007

Carmarthenshire, Trelech - Plaid Cymru gain from Independent

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2012	since 2008
Plaid Cymru	598	68.3%	+33.6%	+36.6%
Independent	181	20.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat	96	11.0%	-3.4%	from nowhere
Previous Independent			-50.9%	-68.2%
Total votes	875		95%	91%

Swing not meaningful

Aylesbury Vale, Gatehouse - Liberal Democrat hold

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2011 "top"	since 2011 "average"	since 2007 "top"	since 2007 "average"
Liberal Democrat	295	35.6%	-5.9%	-6.1%	-20.7%	-21.1%
UKIP	267	32.2%	+15.2%	+15.3%	+19.3%	+18.7%
Conservative	113	13.6%	-9.2%	-8.2%	-17.1%	-16.1%
Labour	113	13.6%	-5.0%	-5.7%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Green	28	3.4%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Independent	12	1.4%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Total votes	828		55%	58%	68%	71%

Swing Liberal Democrat to UKIP ~10½% since 2011 and ~20% since 2007

Aylesbury Vale, Southcourt - Liberal Democrat gain from Labour

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2011 "top"	since 2011 "average"	since 2007 "top"	since 2007 "average"
Liberal Democrat	429	42.3%	+6.3%	+7.4%	-7.9%	-6.6%
UKIP	266	26.2%	+12.1%	+11.9%	+13.9%	+12.6%
Labour	175	17.2%	-12.2%	-13.6%	+1.0%	+2.8%
Conservative	112	11.0%	-9.4%	-8.8%	-10.2%	-12.1%
Green	33	3.3%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Total votes	1,015		68%	75%	72%	80%

Swing Liberal Democrat to UKIP ~2½% since 2011 and ~10% since 2007

Halton, Kingsway - Labour hold

Party	2014 B votes	2014 B share	since 2014	since 2012	since 2011	since 2010
Labour	537	73.2%	-2.4%	-17.1%	unopposed	from nowhere
UKIP	164	22.3%	-2.1%	from nowhere		from nowhere
Conservative	22	3.0%	from nowhere	from nowhere		-40.1%
Liberal Democrat	11	1.5%	from nowhere	-8.2%		-19.0%
Green						-36.4%
Total votes	734		63%	78%		34%

Negligible swing Labour to UKIP since May 2014 otherwise not meaningful

New Forest, Bransgore & Burley - Conservative hold

Party	2014 votes	2014 share	since 2011 "top"	since 2011 "average"	since 2007 "top"	since 2007 "average"
Conservative	834	77.3%	+11.3%	+12.9%	+27.0%	+28.6%
UKIP	171	15.8%	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere	from nowhere
Labour	74	6.9%	-7.4%	-8.1%	from nowhere	from nowhere
Liberal Democrat			-19.8%	-20.7%	-16.2%	-16.7%
Independent					-33.5%	-34.6%
Total votes	1,079		40%	42%	41%	42%

Swing not particularly meaningful