There were 25 by-elections during March with 6 (24%) changing hands.
This assumes no change in Fylde, St John's where the former Councillor had been elected as Ratepayers' Association in 2007, as Independent sponsored by Ratepayers' Association in 2011 whilst the new Councillor won as Ratepayers' Association.
| Party | Candidates | Defended | Retained | Gained | Lost | Won | Retention Rate |
| Conservative | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 73% |
| Labour | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 88% |
| Lib Dem | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 50% |
| UKIP | 20 | ||||||
| SNP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| Green | 9 | ||||||
| Independent * | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| Resident Groups | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% |
| OMRLP | 1 | ||||||
| Elvis | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 108 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 76% |
* 7 candidates contesting 5 seats
Conservatives gained 1 seat from both Labour and Staffordshire Independent Group whilst losing 2 seats to the Lib Dems and 1 to Ashford Independents
- Labour gained 1 seat from Liberal Democrats
* Bury MB, Ramsbottom - Conservative gain from Labour following resignation of previous councillor elected by lot in 2011
Conservative seat each year from 2004 to 2010 with Labour winning in 2011 and 2012
Swing Labour to Conservative 12% since 2012, 6% since 2011 and 1% since 2010
* Staffordshire Moorlands DC, Cellarhead - Conservative gain from Staffordshire Independent Group following death of previous councillor
Two seat ward where the Conservative won both in 2007 and topped the poll in 2011 with the late councillor winning the second
Labour was runner-up, not having contested the seat in 2011, whilst there was 1% swing Conservative to Labour since 2007
* Ashford BC, Wye - Ashford Independent gain seat from Conservative following resignation of previous councillor
Single member ward won by Conservatives in 2003 and 2011 but by an Ashford Independent in 2007
Swing 9% Conservative to Ashford Independent since 2011 but almost 12% to Conservatives since 2007
* Canterbury BC, Barham Downs - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative following death of former councillor
Single member ward won by Liberal Democrats in 2003 and 2007 but Conservative in 2011 with a 2% majority
Swing 4% Conservative to Lib Dem since 2011 but 8% to Conservatives since 2007 and 17% since 2003
* Shropshire UA, Ludlow North - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative following resignation of previous councillor
Conservatives had won the seat with a majority over Liberal Democrat of 12% in 2009 and 7% in 2013
Swing Conservative to Lib Dem 11% since 2013 and 13% since 2007,
- possibly exacerbated by known Conservative standing as an Independent polling 17%
* Gedling BC, Gedling - Labour gained from Liberal Democrat following resignation of previous councillor
Three member seat where the Liberal Democrats won all in 2003 and 2007 but split ward in 2011 with 2 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat
Very small swing from Liberal Democrat to Labour since 2011 but 16% since 2007
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