Local authority by-elections held Thursday 7th August 2014:
Epping Forest District Council – Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazing: Conservative hold.
By-election held following the death of Conservative councillor Penny Smith.
Glozier, Robert – Conservative – 155 (50%) **elected**
Hartington, William – Green Party – 23 (8%)
McEvoy, Ron – UKIP – 122 (40%)
Verrall, Arnold – Liberal Democrats – 7 (2%)
Votes: 307*
Turnout: 18%
Majority: 33
Huntingdonshire District Council – Warboys and Bury: Conservative hold.
By-election held following the death Conservative councillor John Pethard.
Curtis, Angie – Conservative – 619 (46.6%) **elected**
Howell, Mary – Labour – 72 (5.41%)
Tew, Michael – UKIP – 560 (42.13%)
Wills, Christine – Liberal Democrats – 78 (5.86%)
Votes: 1, 329*
Turnout: 27.61%
Majority: 59
Malvern Hills District Council – Wells: Conservative hold.
By-election held following the death of Conservative councillor Chris Cheeseman.
Burrows, Christopher – Labour – 71 (8.36%)
Gibson, Louise – Independent – 76 (8.95%)
Gill, Simon – Liberal Democrat – 227 (26.73%)
O’Donnell, Chris – Conservative – 317 (37.35%) **elected**
Spencer, Richard – UKIP – 158 (18.61%)
Votes: 849*
Turnout: 31.48%
Majority: 90
Stroud District Council – Valley: Green Party hold.
By-election held following the resignation of Green Party councillor Molly Scott Cato MEP.
**Baxendale, Martin – Green Party – 291 (42.8%)**
Davies, Stephen – Conservative – 67 (9.85%)
Heslop, James – Labour – 230 (33.82%)
Francis-Love, Stuart – Conservative – 76 (11.18%)
Roberts, Lucy – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition – 16 (2.35%)
Votes: 680*
Turnout: 35%
Majority: 61
Worthing Borough Council – Castle: UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats.
By-election held following the disqualification of Liberal Democrat councillor David Potter.
Deen, Jim – Labour – 197 (12.78%)
Harman, Alex – Conservative – 485 (31.47%)
James, Charles – UKIP – 568 (36.85%) **elected**
Sykes, Stefan – Green Party – 49 (3.2%)
Wiltshire, Nicholas – Liberal Democrats – 242 (15.7%)
Votes: 1, 541*
Turnout: 24.7%
Majority: 83
*NB: number does not include spoilt ballots.
Political compositions of the local authorities concerned:
Epping Forest District Council: Conservative 36, Loughton Residents Association 12, Liberal Democrats 3, UKIP 2, Independent 2, Labour 1, Green Party 1, Vacant 1 – Conservative controlled.
Huntingdonshire District Council: Conservative 34, UKIP 7, Liberal Democrats 5, Independent 2, Not Specified 2, Labour 1 – Conservative controlled.
Malvern Hills District Council: Conservative 21, Democratic Group 10, Liberal Democrat 7 – Conservative controlled.
Stroud District Council: Conservative 21, Labour 20, Green Party 5, Liberal Democrats 3, Conservative No Group 1 – No overall control, Conservative leadership.
Worthing Borough Council: Conservative 27, Liberal Democrat 6, UKIP 2, Green 1, Independent 1 – Conservative controlled.