Commenting on the two 25 October by-elections in Little Parndon & Hare Street and Toddbrook wards, local Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Chris Millington said:

"These haven't been the Liberal Democrats' strongest wards - but Nick and Julian fought a good campaign on the issues that matter to local residents. Labour were fortunate to hang on in their one remaining stronghold of Little Parndon & Hare Street, though they must have expected the loss of Toddbrook, even with the procession of government ministers who visited during the campaign.

As for the Conservative party, considering the amount of money that Conservative Central Office has poured into buying this constituency for the Tories at the next election, they will surely be disappointed to have only scraped home in Toddbrook, while slipping back significantly in Little Parndon & Hare Street."