Local authority by-elections held Thursday 5th June 2014:
South Lanarkshire Council – Clydesdale South: Scottish Labour gain
By-election held following the resignation of SNP councillor Archie Manson.
Muir, Gordon – Scottish Labour – 1, 492 (41%) – **ELECTED**
Sneddon, George – SNP – 1, 170 (32%)
Hood, Donna – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party – 659 (18%)
MacKay, Donald Murdo – UKIP – 233 (6%)
Thomas, Ruth – Scottish Green Party – 104 (3%)
Votes: 3, 658*
Turnout: 30.97%
Majority: 322
Local authority by-elections held Thursday 12th June 2014
North Kesteven District Council – Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham: Lincolnshire Independents gain
By-election held following the resignation of Sleaford Independents councillor Ian Dolby.
Suffield, Mark – Lincolnshire Independents – 527 (45%) – **ELECTED**
Titmus, Garry – Conservative – 477 (40%)
Gresham, Nigel – Independent – 178 (15%)
Votes: 1, 182*
Turnout: 22.2%
Majority: 50
North Kesteven District Council – Sleaford Westholme: Lincolnshire Independents gain
By-election held following the resignation of Sleaford Independents councillor Brian Watson.
Fields, Steve – Lincolnshire Independents – 342 (69%) – **ELECTED**
Rayner, Andrew – Conservative – 119 (23%)
Greetham, Robert – Labour – 38 (8%)
Votes: 499*
Turnout: 25.07%
Majority: 223
Rother District Council – Bexhill Collington: Independent gain
By-election held following the resignation of Association of Independent councillor John Lee.
Oliver, Douglas Barry – Independent – 570 (42%) – **ELECTED**
Wheeler, Gillian Patricia – Conservative – 378 (28%)
Moore, Philip – UKIP – 311 (23%)
Bearne, Michael Alan – Labour – 102 (7%)
Votes: 1, 361*
Turnout: 36.51%
Majority: 192
*NB: number does not include spoilt ballots
Political compositions of the local authorities concerned:
South Lanarkshire Council: Labour 38, SNP 22, Conservatives 3, Independent 3, Liberal Democrats 1 – Labour controlled.
North Kesteven District Council: Conservative 27, Liberal Democrats 3, Sleaford Independent Group 3, Independent 2, Lincolnshire Independents 2, NK Independent 2, Rural Independent Group 2, Skellingthorpe Independent Group 2 – Conservative controlled.
Rother District Council: Conservative 23, Liberal Democrats 5, Association of Independents 5, Labour 2, Independent 2, Vacancy 1 – Conservative controlled.