Local authority by-elections held Thursday 18th September 2014:
Conwy County Borough Council – Abergele Pensarn: Labour hold.
Griffiths, Barry Douglas – Independent – 56 (9.1%)
Parker, Valerie Mary – Independent – 10 (1.62%)
Pitt, John Edgar Hanson – Welsh Conservative – 54 (8.75%)
Smith, Michael David – Independent – 134 (21.71%)
Stubbs, Richard – Welsh Labour – 160 (25.93%) **elected**
Sudlow, Kenneth John – Non-aligned – 74 (11.99%)
Wardlaw, Sarah Jane – UKIP – 129 (20.9%)
Votes: 617*
Turnout: 30.7%
Majority: 26
By-election held following the resignation of Labour councillor Jean Stubbs.
Durham County Council – Crook: Labour hold.
Booth, Alan – Conservative – 90 (5.59%)
English, David – Liberal Democrat – 233 (14.49%)
Hopson, Betty – UKIP – 339 (21.1%)
Simpson, Tony – Independent – 193 (12%)
Stanton, Maureen Blanche – Labour – 753 (46.82%) **elected**
Votes: 1, 608*
Turnout: 17.17%
Majority: 414
By-election held following the death of Independent councillor Eddie Murphy.
Oxford City Council – Quarry and Risinghurst: Labour hold.
Gasper, Julia Margaret – English Democrats - “Putting England First!” – 43 (2.32%)
Harborne, Katharine Mary – Conservative – 222 (12.01%)
Munkonge, Chewe – Labour – 782 (42.31%) **elected**
Smith, Roz – Liberal Democrat – 615 (33.3%)
Taylor, Liz – Green Party – 186 (10.06%)
Votes: 1, 848*
Turnout: 38%
Majority: 167
By-election held following the resignation of Labour councillor Laurence Baxter.
*NB: number does not include spoilt or rejected ballots.
Political compositions of the local authorities concerned:
Conwy County Borough Council: Independent 19, Conservative 12, Plaid Cymru 12, Labour 11, Liberal Democrats 4, Vacant 1 – No overall control.
Durham County Council: Labour 94, Durham Independent Group 13, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 4, Durham Council Independent Group 2, Independent 2, Vacant 2 – Labour controlled.
Oxford City Council: Labour 33, Liberal Democrats 8, Green Party 6, Independent 1 – Labour controlled.