The Conservatives have crashed to landslide defeats in the latest council by-elections.

I'm away so not able to do the usual stats for yesterday's by-elections. However, the raw results are on ConHome and are good for Labour:

There were a couple of by-elections last Thursday which I did not report as I was away: Christchurch Ward, Allerdale BC. Con hold. Con 466 (66.1%, +0.9), LD 131 (18.6%, +18.6), Green 108 (15.3%, +15.3). Swing of 8.9% from Con to LD since 2007. Cossall and Kimberley Ward, Broxtowe. Con hold. Con 757 (37.6%, +8.7), Lab 731 (36.3%, +3.5), LD 524 (26.0%, -3.3). Swing of 2.6% from Lab to Con since 2007...

An interesting mix of results in this week’s by-elections. In the first result of the evening, the Liberal Democrats comfortably held North ward of Seaford Town Council, which is in Lewes constituency. LD Nick Norman: 407 Con: 319 Lab: 137 Ind: 74 BNP: 20 The turnout was 23.7%. The new councillor is currently away on

According to the Labour Party Website: As a result of expensive legal action by the Tory-controlled County Council (paid for out of your council tax), costly and unnecessary by-elections (paid for again out of your council tax!) have been forced on the citizens of Norwich. Norwich Labour Party believes this money would have been better spent keeping day-care centres for the elderly open and keepin...

Press Release from Norwich Conservatives Campaign HQ: A former city Tory Leader, a leading member of the business community and a charity worker are amongst the 9 men and women selected by the Norwich South Conservatives to contest the City by-elections due on 9th September. The Executive Committee of the Norwich South Conservative Association have adopted the following candidates: Bowthorpe - Ant...

I've now had offers from people in all political parties to write reviews ahead of the by-elections on 9th September. I am very grateful but still interested to hear from anyone who isn't connected to a party - get in touch if you can do this for us. I will post the predictions / analysis when I get them!

Around the country Labour has been getting great results in council by-elections. The results in votes cast in all the council by-elections in July and in the first weeks of August show us neck and neck with the Tories on 34%. The Lib Dems were on 24%. Our catch-up with the Tories is remarkable in view

In just one month voters in Norwich will be going to the polls again Here in Norwich, we’re fighting not 1, not 2, not even 10 council by-elections this summer. We’ve got 13. We won Norwich South at the General Election by just 310 votes. These elections are set to be just as close. Many

There were three by-elections yesterday: Radstock Ward, Bath & NE Somerset UA. LD gain from Ind. LD 542 (40.0%, +40) Lab 386 (28.5%, -18.2) Ind 370 (27.3%, -9.7) Con 55 (4.1%, -12.2). Swing of 29.1% from Lab to LD since 2007. This is in the NE Somerset constituency gained by the Tories from Labour partly as a result of boundary changes. Haywards Heath Franklands Ward, Mid Sussex DC. Result to ...