Forthcoming byelections

Here are the vacancies and forthcoming byelections:

18 September

• Glasgow city council: Bailieston ward, caused by the resignation of John F. Mason on his election as MP for Glasgow East. The election is for a term ending in 2011.
• Leeds city council: Farnley and Wortley ward, due to the resignation of Green Party councillor Luke Russell. The winner will sit until 2010.
• Pembrokeshire county council: St Dogmaels ward, caused by the resignation of Liz Campion of the Liberal Democrats. The term ends in 2012.
• Suffolk county council: Woodbridge division, due to the resignation of Ben Redsell (Conservative). The term ends in June next year.
• Suffolk Coastal district council: Woodbridge Riverside ward, also due to the resignation of Ben Redsell. This term is scheduled to end in 2011 but may be brought to an end earlier if local government reorganization in Suffolk goes ahead.

25 September

• Camden borough council: Hampstead Town ward, after the resignation of Mike Greene (Conservative) who is seeking selection as Parliamentary candidate for Bournemouth West. Term ends 2010.
• Chiltern district council: Chalfont St Giles ward, after the death of Conservative councillor Terry Cave. Term ends 2011.
• Greenwich borough council: Plumstead ward, after the death of Labour councillor Kanta Patel. Term ends 2010.
• Stevenage borough council: Pin Green ward, after the death of Labour councillor Reg Smith. Term ends 2011.
• Swale borough council: Minster Cliffs ward, after the resignation of Chris Boden who was a member of local party Sheppey First!. Term ends 2011.
• Swale borough council: Sheerness East ward, after the resignation of Gemma Wray, also a member of Sheppey First!. Term ends 2011.
• Wealden district council: Alfriston ward, after the resignation of the council’s former deputy leader Keith Whitehead (Conservative). His successor will sit until 2011.
• Winchester city council: Colden Common and Twyford ward, following the resignation of Jim Wagner (Liberal Democrat). The term lasts until 2011.

2 October

• Braintree district council: Witham West ward, after the resignation “in disgust” of Conservative councillor Bill Rose. Term ends 2011.
• Herefordshire county council: Leominster South ward, following the death of veteran councillor Dick Burke (Conservative). Term ends 2011.
• Hillingdon borough council: West Ruislip ward, after the death of Solveig Stone of the Conservatives. Term ends 2010.
• Lincolnshire county council: Bourne Abbey division, after the resignation of Mark Horn (Conservative). Term ends June 2009.
• Oswestry borough council: Castle ward, after the resignation (due to ill health) of Neeta Burman (Conservative). Term ends 2011.
• Redcar and Cleveland council: Kirkleatham ward, after the death of Norman Davies (Labour). Term ends 2011.
• Swale borough council: Teynham and Linsted ward, after the death of Conservative councillor John Disney. Term ends 2010.
• Taunton Deane borough council: Ruishton and Creech ward, after the death of Conservative councillor Gwyneth Leighton. Term ends 2011.

9 October

• Bristol city council: St George West ward, after the death of John Deasy (Labour). Term ends 2011.
• Cheshire county council: Knutsford division, following the death of veteran Conservative councillor Bert Grange. Term ends June 2009.
• Cheshire East shadow unitary council: Knutsford ward, also following the death of Bert Grange. Term ends 2011.
• East Hampshire district council: Holybourne and Froyle ward, following the resignation of Conservative councillor David O’Donnell. Term ends 2011.
• Haringey borough council: Alexandra ward, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wayne Hoban who is moving to Worthing. Term ends 2010.
• Isle of Wight council: Mount Joy ward, after the resignation for family reasons of Melanie Swan who had been elected as a Conservative but had left the group. Term ends June 2009.
• Kent county council: Herne Bay division, after the death of John Law (Conservative). Term ends June 2009.
• Southwark borough council: Rotherhithe ward, after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Anne Yates. Term ends 2010.
• West Lindsey district council: Middle Rasen ward, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat Gary Fenwick. Term ends 2011.

16 October

• Kirklees borough council: Dewsbury East ward, after the resignation of Colin Auty who was sitting as an Independent but was elected as a member of the British National Party. Term ends 2010.
• Redcar and Cleveland council: South Bank ward, after the resignation of Pearl Hall (Labour) who is emigrating to Australia. Term ends 2011.
• Tewkesbury borough council: Churchdown Brookfield ward, following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Loraine Yates. Term ends 2011. If the Conservatives win the seat they will have an overall majority and may seek to take single-party power.
• Watford borough council: Tudor ward, after the resignation of Independent (former Liberal Democrat) Hugh O’Hanlon. Term ends 2012.

Undated

• Allerdale borough council: Workington St Johns ward, following the death of Conservative councillor John Heathcote. Term ends 2011.
• Camden borough council: Kentish Town ward, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Philip Thompson who has begun a university course in Arizona, USA. Term ends 2010.
• Charnwood borough council: Loughborough Dishley and Hathern ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Sharon Williams which is connected to plans for housebuilding by the Conservative administration of the council. Term ends 2011.
• Edinburgh city council: Forth ward, after the death of Elizabeth Maginnis who was a Labour councillor. Term ends 2012.
• Kent county council: Maidstone Rural East division, after the death of former council and Local Government Association leader Sandy Bruce-Lockhart (Conservative). Term ends June 2009.
• Ribble Valley district council: Billington and Old Langho ward, after the resignation of Graham Sowter of the Liberal Democrats. Term ends 2011.
• Rugby borough council: Avon and Swift ward, after the death of Hazel Bell (Conservative). Term ends 2010.
• Sedgefield district council: Sedgefield ward, after the death of Independent councillor Jim Wayman. Cllr Wayman died in January and the authority is due to be abolished next spring so it may be that the seat will be left unfilled.
• Waltham Forest borough council: Valley ward, after the death of Conservative councillor John Gover. Term ends 2010.
• Westminster city council: Lancaster Gate ward, caused by the resignation of Sir Simon Milton (Conservative) on appointment as Deputy Mayor of London for Policy and Planning. Term ends 2010.

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