Just before Christmas I had a go at listing all the other elections that were due to take place in the UK on the same day as the general election. The exact number…

Just one council by-election this week. Labour held a seat on Derbyshire county council with ease: This was the first time Ukip contested the seat. The Tories slumped from second…

This week’s council by-elections saw no changes. The Tories held all three seats that were up for grabs, two of which were in the same ward of St Albans city council:…

No seats changed hands in the first council by-elections of 2015, but each result had its own interesting story to tell. The most eye-catching contest was for a seat on…

Just two council by-elections were held on Thursday. Labour held a seat comfortably on Nottinghamshire council: Ollerton is in the marginal Tory constituency of Sherwood, which is one of Labour’s…

Along with contests to choose the 650 MPs for the next UK parliament, on 7 May 2015 local elections are also being held across most of England. A handful of…

A feast of council by-elections this week. There were a total of 12 contests on Thursday, taking place across England, Scotland and Wales. Plus there’s an extra result left over…

Just one seat changed hands in this week’s council by-elections. Labour made a gain from an independent on Mansfield council. No independents were contesting the seat this time, and Labour’s…

There was a rich crop of 13 council by-elections on Thursday, including a mix of gains, holds and even an uncontested seat. First, a local landslide for Conservative candidate Ronnie…

It wasn’t widely reported, but a by-election parallel to that in Rochester & Strood took place on Thursday. Chris Irvine won a seat on Medway council after defecting from the…