The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
East of England
- Epping Forest district council: Vacancy in Loughton Forest ward after the death of Loughton Residents’ Association councillor Colin Finn. Term ends May next year.
- King’s Lynn and West Norfolk borough council: Two councillors have left the Conservative group to sit as Independents because of a dispute over the incineration of waste. They are Paul Foster (West Winch ward) and Mike Pitcher (Grimston ward).
- Luton council: Byelection on 17 October in Barnfield ward, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Pantling. Term ends 2015.
- Norfolk county council: Byelection on 24 October in North Walsham East division after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Ed Foss. Term ends 2017.
- St Edmundsbury borough council: Joanna Rayner was elected councillor for Abbeygate ward on 3 October, holding the seat for the Conservative Party.
- Thurrock council: Byelection on 17 October in Stifford Clays ward after the death of Labour councillor Diana Hale. Term ends 2015. The Labour group would lose its overall majority if it failed to hold the seat.
- Charnwood borough council: There are two byelections on 24 October, in Loughborough Hastings ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Litu Choudhury, and in Shepshed West ward after the death of Conservative councillor and former Mayor Bernard Burr. Both terms end in 2015.
- Corby borough council: Byelection on 7 November in Kingswood ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Maureen Forshaw due to ill health. Term ends 2015.
- East Lindsey district council: Fiona Brown was elected councillor for Chapel St Leonards ward on 3 October. She wins for the Labour Party a seat previously held by a member of the East Lindsey Independent Group.
- Harborough district council: Byelection on 7 November in Bosworth ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Brian Smith. Term ends 2015.
- Nottingham city council: There are two byelections on 7 November in Dales ward and Radford and Park ward. They follow the resignations respectively of Ken Williams for health reasons, and his wife Steph Williams, who is to care for him.
- Brent borough council: Impending vacancy in Dudden Hill ward where Liberal Democrat councillor Rev David Clues has said he is intending to resign in November (within six months of a full council election). He has been living and working in Brighton since December 2011.
- Harrow borough council: Vacancy in Harrow on the Hill ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Ann Gate, who is moving to Gloucestershire. Term ends May next year.
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Dez O’Neill, who was elected for the Labour Party in Colville ward, is now sitting as an Independent councillor.
- Durham council: Byelection on 7 November in Crook division after the death of Labour councillor Geoff Mowbray. Term ends 2017.
- Allerdale district council: Vacancy in Seaton ward after the death of Independent councillor Trevor Fee. Term ends 2015. As a result the Labour group now has an overall majority.
- Carlisle city council: Byelection on 17 October in Dalston ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Nicola Clarke. Term ends 2015.
- Cumbria county council: Vacancy in Seaton division after the death of Independent county councillor Trevor Fee. Term ends 2017.
- Manchester city council: Byelection on 10 October in Ancoats and Clayton ward after the resignation of Labour councillor and deputy Leader Jim Battle, now deputy police and crime commissioner for Greater Manchester. Term ends May next year.
- St Helens borough council: Vacancy in Billinge and Seneley Green ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Alison Bacon. Term ends 2016.
- Salford city council: Byelection on 10 October in Weaste and Seedley ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Thomas Murphy. Term ends 2016.
- Sefton borough council: Byelection on 7 November in Derby ward after the death of Labour councillor Carol Gustafson. Term ends 2016.
- South Lakeland district council: Byelection on 17 October in Levens ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Mary Orr. Term ends 2015.
- West Lancashire borough council: Byelection on 10 October in Parbold ward after the death of Conservative councillor Barbara Kean. Term ends May next year.
- Wigan borough council: Byelection on 24 October in Winstanley ward after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor Rona Winkworth. Term ends 2015.
- Wirral borough council: Byelection on 24 October in Upton ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Sylvia Hodrien due to ill health. Term ends 2016.
- Aylesbury Vale district council: Allison Harrison was elected councillor for Oakfield ward on 3 October, holding the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
- Bracknell Forest council: Vacancy in Winkfield and Cranbourne ward after the death of Conservative councillor Mary Ballin, who was executive member for planning and transport. Term ends 2015.
- Chichester district council: Byelection on 17 October in Westbourne ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Maureen Elliott. Term ends 2015.
- Fareham borough council: Nick Gregory, who was elected in Fareham West ward for the Conservatives, but then became an Independent and joined the UK Independence Party earlier this year, has resigned from the UK Independence Party to become an Independent councillor once again.
- Havant borough council: Byelection on 24 October in Waterloo ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor John Hunt due to ill health. Term ends 2016.
- Spelthorne borough council: Byelection on 7 November in Riverside and Laleham ward after the death of the Mayor of Spelthorne, Isobel Napper, who was a Conservative councillor. Term ends 2015.
- West Oxfordshire district council: Byelection on 7 November in Chipping Norton ward after the death of Labour councillor Rob Evans. Term ends 2016.
- West Sussex county council: Byelection on 24 October in Warnham and Rusper division after the death of Conservative councillor Mick Hodgson. Term ends 2017.
- Wycombe district council: Chauhdry Shadique, who was elected for the Labour Party in Totteridge ward, has joined the Conservative Party. It is also noted that Roger Colomb, who was elected for the Conservative Party in Terriers and Amersham Hill ward, has been sitting as an Independent ‘Real Conservative’ councillor since March.
- Bournemouth council: Byelection on 14 November in Winton East ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Anniina Davie. Term ends 2015.
- Taunton Deane district council: Federica Smith was elected councillor for Taunton Halcon ward on 3 October, holding the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
- Teignbridge district council: Byelection on 24 October in Bovey ward after the resignation of veteran councillor Fernley Holmes, who was last elected as a Conservative but was sitting as an Independent councillor. Term ends 2015.
- Herefordshire council: Byelection in Tupsley ward on 7 November after the resignation of It’s Our County councillor Alex Hempton-Smith. There is also a vacancy in Pontrilas ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Russell Hamilton, a cabinet member until his departure. Both terms end in 2015.
- South Staffordshire district council: Byelection on 10 October in Brewood and Coven ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Ivor Clay. Term ends 2015.
- Stoke-on-Trent city council: Byelection on 14 November in Baddeley, Milton and Norton ward after the resignation of Andy Lilley, who was elected for the Labour Party but was sitting as an unaffiliated councillor. Term ends 2015.
- Barnsley borough council: Byelection on 10 October in Royston ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Graham Kyte. Term ends 2016.
- North Yorkshire county council: Byelection on 10 October in Selby South division after the death of Conservative county councillor Margaret Hulme. Term ends 2017.
- Scarborough borough council: Vacancy in Eastfield ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Geoff Evans for family health reasons. Term ends 2015.
- Neath Port Talbot county borough council: Byelection on 17 October in Sandfields East division after the death of Labour councillor Collin Crowley. Term ends 2017.
- Newport city council: Byelection on 31 October in Pillgwenlly division after the death of Labour councillor Ron Jones. Term ends 2017.
- Torfaen county borough council: Vacancy in Croesyceiliog North division after the death of Labour councillor Cynthia Beynon. Term ends 2017.
- Argyll and Bute council: A new administration has been formed by the Independent, Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups. It replaces a Scottish National Party-led coalition.
- Dumfries and Galloway council: Following the split within the Conservative group, the Conservative/Scottish National Party coalition administration has resigned. The Scottish National Party group has formed a coalition with the Labour group and a Labour leader of the council has been elected.
- Fife council: Byelection on 24 October in Dunfermline South ward after the death of Labour councillor Mike Rumney. Term ends 2017.
- Glasgow city council: Byelection on 10 October in Govan ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor and former group leader Alison Hunter. Term ends 2017.
- Highland council: Vacancy in Landward Caithness ward after the resignation of Scottish National Party councillor Alex MacLeod, who has been charged with incurring excessive expenses at his election. Term ends 2017.
- Scottish Borders council: Byelection on 10 October in Tweeddale West ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Nathaniel Buckingham. Term ends 2017.
- South Lanarkshire council: Byelection on 24 October in Hamilton South ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor Bobby Lawson. Term ends 2017.
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