There were 11 by-elections during March 2015, including 1 candidate returned unopposed, with 5 (45%) changing hands. The results can be summarised by:
| Party | Candidates | Defended | Retained | Gained | Lost | Won | retention rate |
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100% | |
| Labour | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 60% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | ||||||
| SNP | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100% | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2 | ||||||
| UKIP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0% | |||
| Green | 5 | ||||||
| Resident Group | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | |||
| Independent * | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% |
| Total | 45 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 55% |
* 8 Independents contesting 7 seats
Conservatives retained Brent: Kenton whilst gaining Essex: Bocking from UKIP and Vale of Glamorgan: Llantwit Major from Llantwit First Independents
- 12.2% majority in Kenton over Labour in this traditionally Conservative 3 seat ward
~4% swing to Labour since 2014 but ~3% swing to Conservative since 2011 by-election and small swing since 2010
- 3.1% majority in Bocking over UKIP in a division won by Labour in 2005, Conservative in 2009 and UKIP in 2013
3.7% swing from UKIP since 2013 but 6.3% Conservative to UKIP since 2009
- 0.5% majority in Llantwit Major over Llantwit 1st Independents in a ward returning 4 Llantwit 1st in 2012 but 3 Llantwit 1st, 1 Conservative in 2004 and 2008
~16% swing Llantwit First to Conservative since 2012 and ~8% since 2008
Labour retained Camden: St Pancras & Somers Town, Croydon: Selhurst and Denbighshire: Rhyl South West
- 60.8% majority in St Pancras & Somers Town over Conservative in this traditionally Labour 3 seat ward
small swing Conservative to Labour since 2014 but ~11% since 2010
- 59.8% majority in Selhurst over Conservative in another traditionally Labour 3 seat ward
~10% swing Conservative to Labour since 2014, largely due to increase in Labour share, and ~15% since 2010
- 46.0% majority in Rhyl South West over Conservative in this traditionally Labour 2 seat ward
~6% swing Labour to Conservative since 2012 but ~7½% Conservative to Labour since 2008
but lost Fife, Glenrothes West & Kinglassie to SNP and Western Isles, Benbecula & North Uist to an Independent
- 19½% SNP majority in Glenrothes West & Kinglassie over Labour in a ward returning 2 Labour, 2 SNP in both 2007 and 2012
~9% swing Labour to SNP since 2012 and ~3% since 2007
- Labour did not defend Western Isles, Benbecula & North Usit won by an Independent with a 18.2% majority in a straight fight with SNP
SNP retained West Lothian: Armadale & Blackridge whilst gaining Fife: Glenrothes West & Kinglassie from Labour and Moray: Buckie from Independent
- 16.3% majority in Armadale & Blackridge over Labour in a ward returning an Independent, Labour and SNP in both 2007 and 2012
swing not considered meaningful as Stuart Borrowman topped the first preferences in both 2007 and 2012
- 31.6% majority in Buckie over Independent in a ward returning 2 Independents (husband & wife) and 1 SNP in both 2007 & 2012
~20% swing - if meaningful - from 2014 by-election, won by an Independent following death of the wife, 2012 and 2007
An Independent retained Western Isles: West Side & Ness unopposed.
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