The latest updates on local electoral information are as follows. There are an unusually large number of resignations this week so that byelections can take place on 4 May, at the same time as the county council and Mayoral elections will be held.
Results
- Blackpool: The byelection in Warbreck ward on 16 March was won by Michele Scott. Conservative hold.
- Breckland: The byelection in Saham Toney ward on 16 March was won by Theresa Hewett. Conservative hold.
- Newcastle upon Tyne: The byelection in South Heaton ward on 16 March was won by Clare Penny-Evans. Labour hold.
- South Ribble: The byelection in Walton-le-Dale East ward on 16 March was won by Carol Chisholm. The Conservatives regain a seat they lost through defection.
Changes of allegiance
- Neath Port Talbot: The deselection of several sitting Labour councillors has prompted eight of them to leave the party and sit as Independent unaffiliated members. They are: Harry Bebell (Coedffranc West), Paula Bebell (Coedffranc Central), Audrey Chaves and James Evans (both Sandfields West), Ceri Golding and Mark Jones (both Aberavon), David Lewis (Allt-wen), and Marian Lewis (Bryn and Cwmavon).
New vacancies
- Aylesbury Vale: Wendover and Halton ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Andrew Southam. Term ends 2019.
- Birmingham: Perry Barr ward, after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Ray Hassall. Term ends 2020.
- Bradford: Queensbury ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Lisa Carmody for health and family reasons. Term ends 2019.
- Camden: Gospel Oak ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Maeve McCormack who has found herself priced out of the borough. Term ends 2018.
- Carlisle: Belle Vue ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Jacqui Franklin. Term ends 2019.
- Carlisle: Yewdale ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Tom Dodd. Term ends 2019. As a result of these vacancies, Labour no longer has an overall majority on the council.
- Chiltern: Great Missenden ward, after the resignation of Independent councillor Seb Berry. Term ends 2019.
- Craven: Aire Valley with Lothersdale ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Pat Fairbank. Term ends 2020.
- Dacorum: Berkhamsted West ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Julian Ashbourn. Term ends 2019.
- Daventry: Long Buckby ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Diana Osborne. Term ends 2019.
- East Devon: Broadclyst ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Maria Hale. Term ends 2019.
- East Devon: Whimple ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Peter Bowden. Term ends 2019.
- East Northamptonshire: Prebendal ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Valerie Raven-Hill. Term ends 2019.
- Eastleigh: Eastleigh Central ward, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Keith Trenchard. Term ends 2019.
- Fylde: Warton and Westby ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Richard Taylor. Term ends 2019.
- Hertsmere: Potters Bar Oakmere ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Penny Swallow. Term ends 2019.
- Huntingdonshire: St Neots Eaton Ford ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor David Harty. Term ends 2019.
- Kettering: Burton Latimer ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Derek Zanger due to ill health. Term ends 2019.
- Lichfield: Fazeley ward, after the resignation of UK Independence Party councillor John Mills. Term ends 2019.
- Maidstone: Bearsted ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Mike Revell. Term ends 2020.
- North Hertfordshire: Hitchin Priory ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Allison Ashley. Term ends 2018.
- North Hertfordshire: Royston Heath ward, after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Burt. Term ends 2019.
- Nuneaton and Bedworth: Bulkington ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Terry Doherty. Term ends 2018.
- Oxford: Barton and Sandhills ward, after the death of Labour councillor Van Coulter. Term ends 2018.
- Preston: Ashton ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Angela Vodden. Term ends 2020.
- Reigate and Banstead: Tadworth and Walton ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor James Clarke. Term ends 2019.
- Runnymede: Foxhills ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Howard Butterfield. Term ends 2018.
- Rushcliffe: Thoroton ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Adeline Pell. Term ends 2019.
- Sedgemoor: Bridgwater Eastover ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Moira Brown. Term ends 2017.
- South Cambridgeshire: Bourn ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Mervyn Loynes. Term ends 2020.
- South Northamptonshire: Kings Sutton ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Ian Morris. Term ends 2019.
- South Staffordshire: Penkridge West ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Don Cartwright. Term ends 2019.
- Spelthorne: Ashford East ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Chris Frazer. Term ends 2019.
- Teignbridge: Kingsteinton East ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Mike Walters. Term ends 2019.
- Teignbridge: Newton Abbot Bushell ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Judy Grainger. Term ends 2019.
- Trafford: Broadheath ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Louise Dagnall due to ill health. Term ends 2018.
- Uttlesford: Newport ward, after the resignation of Residents 4 Uttlesford councillor Joanna Parry. Term ends 2019.
- Watford: Leggatts ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Anne Joynes. Term ends 2020.
- Welwyn Hatfield: Panshanger ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Martyn Levitt. Term ends 2020.
- West Oxfordshire: The Bartons ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Robert Courts, now Member of Parliament for Witney. Term ends 2018.
- Wiltshire: Trowbridge Lambrok division, after the resignation of Independent councillor Helen Osborn due to ill health. As the full council elections are due on 4 May there will be no byelection.
- Windsor and Maidenhead: Clewer North ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor John Collins. Term ends 2019.
- Worcester: Bedwardine ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor David Wilkinson, who has moved outside the city (and is also a councillor in Wychavon). Term ends 2018.
- Wychavon: Droitwich South East ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Maureen Lawley. Term ends 2019.
- Wychavon: Evesham South ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Kenneth Barclay-Timmis. Term ends 2019.
Dates for byelections
- Aylesbury Vale: The byelection due in Wendover and Halton ward will be held on 4 May.
- Chiltern: The byelection due in Great Missenden ward will be held on 4 May.
- Dacorum: The byelection due in Berkhamsted West ward will be held on 4 May.
- Daventry: The byelection due in Long Buckby ward will be held on 4 May.
- East Devon: The byelection due in Broadclyst ward will be held on 4 May.
- East Devon: The byelection due in Whimple ward will be held on 4 May.
- Harrow: The byelection due in Kenton East ward will be held on 20 April.
- Preston: The byelection due in Ashton ward will be held on 4 May.
- Preston: The byelection due in Preston Rural East ward will be held on 4 May.
- Sedgemoor: The byelection due in Bridgwater Eastover ward will be held on 4 May.
- Spelthorne: The byelection due in Ashford East ward will be held on 4 May.
- Teignbridge: The byelection due in Kingsteinton East ward will be held on 4 May.
- Teignbridge: The byelection due in Newton Abbot Bushell ward will be held on 4 May.
- Welwyn Hatfield: The byelection due in Panshanger ward will be held on 4 May.
- West Oxfordshire: The byelection due in The Bartons ward will be held on 4 May.
- Wirral: The byelection due in Claughton ward will be held on 4 May.
Other updates
- Tower Hamlets: The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has announced that he is minded to return full powers to the council, and withdraw the commissioners who have been taking key decisions since 2014.
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