Council by-election results from yesterday

Hartlepool Borough – Manor House:

Lab 639, Ukip 226, Hartlepool First 194, Con 74.

(May 2012 – Three seats: Lab 906, 822, 808; Hartlepool First 305; Ukip 289; BNP 230; C 105, 79, 70).

Lab hold. Swing of 3.2% from Con to Lab.

Torridge District – Shebbear and Langtree:

Con 240, Ukip 217, Green 41, No description 10.

(May 2011: Con 468, Lib Dem 273).

Con hold.

Walsall Borough – Aldridge Central and South:

Con 1254, Ukip 615, Lab 470, Lib Dem 114, English Democrats 72.

(May 2012: Con 1602, Lab 735, Ukip 517, Lib Dem 358).

Con hold. Swing of 4.2% from Con to Ukip.

West Berkshire District – Hungerford:

Con 810, Lib Dem 751, Lab 86, United People's Party 28.

(May 2011 – Two seats: Con 1315, 1178; Lib Dem 840, 711).

Con hold. Swing of 9.8% from Cpn to Lib Dem.