Turnout was disastrously low – further harming a good policy.
Cllr Fran Whymark won out in a close race.
Three Conservative seats were successfully defended – while UKIP took a seat from Lib Dems in Worthing.
Conservatives lose a seat to Labour in Charnwood
UKIP gain seat from Labour in Doncaster
The Conservatives lose a seat to the Lib Dems in Cornwall
The Conservative candidate was a retired police officer – who spent 16 years on the beat in the ward being contested.
A split result in a Tower Hamlets ward fought on new boundaries
The Conservatives hold a seat in Amber Valley
The Conservatives have gained two seats from independents
Independents win all the seats this week
Labour gain a seat from the Scottish Nationalists in South Lanarkshire
This by-election was ultimately won by the brute force of a massive activist turnout. It was a vivid demonstration of the importance of a party’s grassroots.
Conservatives hold a seat in Fenland
A seat in the Highlands remains held by an independent