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The UK Conservative Party lost control of Somerton and Frome and Selby and Ainsty in July 20's by-elections while retaining Uxbridge and South Ruislip, following the resignations of Members of Parliament (MPs) David Warburton, Nigel Adams and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, respectively.
All three seats had been held by the Conservative Party for the last three elections in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
Somerton and Frome was gained by the Liberal Democrats with 55% of the vote and will now be represented by Sarah Dyke. In her victory speech, she claimed that the Conservatives had "let down and taken [the public] for granted for far too long". 
The seat had been left vacant following the resignation of David Warburton, who was suspended from Parliament in April last year following scandals regarding admitted cocaine use and alleged sexual harassment.
Selby and Ainsty was won by Labour, with Keir Mather becoming the new youngest member of the House of Commons at 25 years old. Labour gained 46% of the vote share. Mather stated that the party had "rewritten the rules on where Labour can win".
The former MP for the seat, Nigel Adams, resigned last month in order to return to private sector work, he stated. This followed him not receiving a resignation honour from Boris Johnson.
With 45% of the vote share and a majority of 495 votes, however, the Tories remained in control of Boris Johnson's former seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip. Election winner Steve Tuckwell fought the election primarily on opposition to the expansion of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone. In his victory speech, he stated Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's proposed Ulez expansion ensured the Conservatives remained in power in Uxbridge.
The former prime minister resigned as MP with immediate effect ahead of the publishing of the Partygate report, which investigated Johnson's lying to Parliament about breaches of lockdown by throwing parties. He claimed the report was "riddled with inaccuracies and reeks of prejudice but under their absurd and unjust process I [had] no formal ability to challenge anything they say".
Since November 2021, the Conservative Party has consistently trailed behind the Labour Party in Politico's Poll of Polls. In October, Labour reached a peak of 52% after Liz Truss became prime minister. As of July 20, Labour is polling at 42% while the Tories are at 26%.
The Conservative MP for Cannock Chase, Amanda Milling, declined to comment.

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UK Conservative Party loses two of three by-elections following resignations of Johnson, Warburton, and Adams