Council by-election results

Yesterday's by-elections, 3 Labour gains in Leicester, Preston and Walsall:

Corfe Mullen South Ward, East Dorset DC. LD hold. LD 478 (55.3%, -1.2), Con 350 (40.5%, -3) UKIP 36 (4.2%, +4.2). Swing of 0.9% from Con to LD since 2007.

Pirbright Ward, Guildford BC. Con hold. Con 364 (64.7%, -1.6) LD 199 (35.3%, +1.6). Swing of 1.6% from Con to LD since 2007.

Diffwtn & Maenofferen Ward, Gwynnedd CBC. Llais Gwynedd hold. Llais Gwynedd 185 (50.5%, +1.2), Plaid Cymru (49.5%, +8.3%). Swing of 3.6% from LG to PC since 2008.

Castle Green Ward, Leicester City Council. Lab gain from Green. Lab 766 (38.1%, +6.5), Green 625 (31.1%, +4.3), Con 411 (20.5%, -2), LD 151 (7.5%, -7.6), Eng Dem 33 (1.6%, +1.6), Lib 11 (0.5%, -1.5), Ind 11 (0.5%, +0.5). Swing of 1.1% from Green to Lab since 2009.

Riversway Ward, Preston BC. Lab gain. Lab 890 (66.7%, +19.5), LD 388 (29.1%, -4.3), Green 56 (4.2%, +4.2). Swing of 11.9% from LD to Lab since May this year. Note absence of Tory candidate.

Wheatley Ward, Rochford DC. Con hold. Con 417 (61%, -7.8), Eng Dem 142 (20.8%, -10.4), LD 78 (11.4%, +11.4), Lab 47 (6.9%, +6.9). Swing of 1.3% from Eng Dem to Con since May this year.

Worplesdon Division, Surrey CC. Con hold. Con 1844 (53.6%, +5.1), LD 1286 (37.4%, +2.3), Lab 193 (5.6%, +1.4), UKIP 78 (2.3%, -9.9), Peace 39 (1.1%, +1.1). Swing of 1.4% from LD to Con since 2009.

Bloxwich West Ward, Walsall MBC. Lab gain from Con. Lab 1142 (53.6%, +18.5), Con 800 (37.5%, -3.2), UKIP 91 (4.3%, +4.3), LD 71 (3.3%, -6.6), Green 28 (1.3%, -0.4). Swing of 10.9% from Con to Lab since May this year. The BSF cuts will have been a major factor in this result.

Greater Marlow Ward, Wycombe BC. Con hold. Con 609 (52.9%, +17.1), Ind 348 (30.2%, -10.8), LD 195 (16.9%, 0). Swing of 14% from Ind to Con since 2007.