| Party | Share | +/- |
| Lib Dem | 28.6% | -15.7% |
| Labour | 25.3% | -6.3% |
| UKIP | 24.2% | +24.2% |
| Conservative | 21.9% | -2.2% |
Donald Mackay stood for UKIP in a by-election for the Rutherglen South constituency of the Scottish Parliament. The results of that election were:
| Party | Share | +/- |
| Labour | 39.9% | -3.9% |
| Lib Dem | 29.5% | +4.8% |
| SNP | 21.0% | -2.9% |
| Conservative | 3.8% | +1.1% |
| UKIP | 3.3% | +3.3% |
| Green | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| Independent | 0.9% | +0.9% |
Finally, UKIP stood for the first time in Dawley where a councillor recently defected to the party from the local residents' group turned political party, TAWPA. The results there were:
Borough
| Party | Votes |
| Labour | 957 |
| Conservative | 379 |
| UKIP | 312 |
| Independent | 126 |
Parish
| Party | Share |
| Labour | 63.2% |
| UKIP | 36.8% |
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