Forthcoming byelections

We have the forthcoming local government byelections in prospect:

10 July

• Caerphilly county borough council: Risca West ward, after the death of Keith Griffiths, who had just been re-elected as a Labour councillor. His replacement will serve until 2012.
• Canterbury city council: Barton ward, caused by the resignation of Liberal Democrat Lee Glendon. The new councillor serves until 2011.
• Ceredigion county council, Aberystwyth Rheidol ward, caused by the resignation of Eric Griffiths (Liberal Democrat). His successor will serve until 2012.
• Chichester district council: Bury ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Susan Wade Weeks who is moving to the City of York where she is the Parliamentary candidate. Her replacement will have a term ending in 2011.
• Great Yarmouth borough council: Bradwell South and Hopton ward, following the resignation of Conservative councillor Colin Hodds who is moving to Sussex. His replacement will serve until 2010.
• Kirklees borough council: Dalton ward, caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Angela Ellam. Her successor will serve until 2010.
• Redbridge borough council: Cranbrook ward, following the death of Conservative councillor Charles Elliman. The new councillor serves until 2010.
• Stafford borough council: Common ward, following the death of John Kennedy (Labour). The new councillor will serve until 2011.
• West Wiltshire district council: Trowbridge Central ward, caused by the resignation of Liberal Democrat Terry Couchman. The term ends in 2011.
• Wigan borough council: Wigan West ward, after the death of Michael Baines (Labour). His replacement will serve until 2011.

17 July

• Hillingdon borough council: Townfield ward, following the death of Norman Nunn-Price of the Labour Party. The winner will serve until 2010.
• Redditch borough council: Batchley ward, after the death of veteran Labour councillor Betty Passingham. Her replacement will serve until 2010.
• Worcestershire county council: Arrow Valley East division, also caused by the death of Betty Passingham. The term on the county council lasts only to May next year.

24 July

• Boston borough council: Coastal ward due to the resignation of Neil McGregor of the Better Boston Party. The new councillor will serve until 2011.
• Derby city council: Darley ward, caused after Wendy Harbon failed to attend any meetings for six months and was disqualified from membership. She was originally elected as a Liberal Democrat but is now an Independent. Her replacement comes into a term ending in 2010.
• Ipswich borough council: Castle Hill ward, after the death of Harry Davies (Conservative). The new councillor serves until 2010.
• Mid Sussex district council: Hurstpierpoint and Downs ward, caused by the resignation of Conservative councillor Christopher Maidment due to pressure of business. The term ends in 2011.
• Newark and Sherwood district council: Magnus ward, after the death of former Conservative MP for Newark Richard Alexander. His successor serves until 2011.
• Telford and Wrekin council: Muxton ward, after the resignation of Stuart Cain (Conservative). The Conservatives would lose their overall majority if they lost the byelection. The new councillor will serve until 2011.
• Westminster City Council: Church Street ward, after the death of Labour councillor Tony Mothersdale. The winner will serve until 2010.

31 July

• Cardiff city council: Pentyrch ward, after the resignation of Simon Roberts (Conservative) due to ill health. He had only just been re-elected and the new councillor will serve until 2012.
• Lincolnshire county council: Louth wolds division after the death of Sheila Roy of the Conservative Party. The winner will have a term ending in May next year.
• Oadby and Wigston borough council: Oadby Uplands ward, caused by the resignation of Dr S.M. Rizvi (Liberal Democrat). The new councillor serves until 2011.
• Suffolk Coastal district council: Witnesham ward, following the resignation of Kate Waddell (Conservative). Her term would have ended in 2011.

7 August

• Maldon district council: Maldon North ward, due to the resignation of Conservative councillor Brian Mead. His replacement serves until 2011.
• Nottingham city council: Wollaton West ward, after the death of former Conservative group leader Michael Cowan. The new councillor will have seat until 2011.

Undated

The Conservatives have vacancies on Barrow borough council, Newbarns ward, due to the death of Colin Liversedge, on Cheshire county council and the new Cheshire East shadow unitary council following the death of Bert Grange who represented Knutsford division, and on Shrewsbury and Atcham borough council, Pimhill ward, after the death of Brian Rees.

The Liberal Democrats have a vacancy on Gateshead borough council, Whickham South and Sunniside ward, after the death of Alan Ord.

Sedgefield district council‘s Sedgefield ward has a vacancy after the death of Independent councillor Jim Wayman.

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