The Conservatives have held two seats on East Riding Council after two by-elections.
However it was a close-run thing with UKIP finishing a strong second in both contests.
In Mid-Holderness. first-time Tory candidate John Holtby just held off UKIP's Gary Shores to win by just 84 votes.
Mr Holtby, a Skirlaugh-based farmer and a recent East Riding High Sheriff, was declared the winner after a re-count.
In Howdenshire, another Conservative newcomer Victoria Aitken enjoyed a slightly more comfortable victory with a 313-vote majority over UKIP's Clive Waddington.
She said: "We got there in the end but it was close."
Mike Hookem, UKIP's Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire chairman, said: "They were both seen as safe Tory seats but we took them to the wire. Despite not winning in Mid-Holderness, they were good results.
The Conservatives remain in control of the council.
The by-elections were triggered by the resignations of new police and crime commissioner Matthew Grove and his deputy Paul Robinson after taking up their new roles.ResultsMid Holderness: John Holtby (Conservative) 1,353; George McManus 852; Gary Shores (UKIP) 1,269. Turnout: 30.6 per cent.Howdenshire: Victoria Aitken (Conservative) 1,573; Alan Luckcraft (Liberal Democrat) 212; Clive Waddington (UKIP) 1,260; Mike Whiteley (Labour) 563. Turnout: 29.9 per cent.
