Sabiha Choudhury came fourth yesterday in the East Brighton by-election, behind the Greens who control the council and the Lib Dems who ... well, they're Lib Dems. This is a ward that UKIP has never contested before, they couldn't start campaigning before the postal votes went out and Brighton produces unusual election results because of the Greens. More at UKIP Brighton & Hove.
| Labour | 1596 | 56% |
| Conservative | 531 | 19% |
| Green | 456 | 16% |
| UKIP | 148 | 5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 59 | 2% |
| Trade Union Socialists | 55 | 2% |
John Stanford also came fourth in the Maidstone Central by-election, behind the LibLabCon but ahead of the Greens and the English Democrats.
| Liberal Democrats | 2169 | 40% |
| Conservative | 1301 | 24% |
| Labour | 943 | 17% |
| UKIP | 510 | 9% |
| Green | 393 | 7% |
| English Democrats | 89 | 2% |
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