The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
- Blaby district council: Byelection on 28 June in Ravenhurst and Fosse ward after the death of Labour councillor Phil Fox. Term ends 2015.
- Charnwood borough council: Byelection on 28 June in Sileby ward after the death of Conservative councillor Roy Brown. Term ends 2015.
- Chesterfield borough council: Byelection on 5 July in St Helen’s ward after the death of Labour councillor Trevor Reynolds. Term ends 2015.
- Corby borough council: Byelection on 12 July in East ward after the death of Labour councillor and former council leader Pat Fawcett. Term ends 2015.
- East Northamptonshire district council: Derek Capp was elected councillor for Barnwell ward on 14 June, holding the seat for the Conservative Party.
- South Holland district council: Vacancy in Long Sutton ward after the death of veteran Independent councillor Dennis Tennant. Term ends 2015.
- South Northamptonshire district council: Byelection on 28 June in Grange Park ward after the death of Conservative councillor Paul Farrow. Term ends 2015.
East of England
- Basildon borough council: Daniel Munyambu, who was elected for the Labour Party in Vange ward, has been suspended from the party pending the outcome of a fraud trial against him in Kenya, and is sitting as an Independent councillor.
- Chelmsford borough council: Byelection on 28 June in Patching Hall ward after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Tom Smith-Hughes. Term ends 2015.
- Dacorum borough council: Byelection on 21 June in Woodhall Farm ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Steve Holmes; it is now clear that his resignation was prompted by his arrest. Term ends 2015.
- Essex county council: Byelection on 28 June in Chelmsford North division after the death of the leader of the opposition, Liberal Democrat councillor Tom Smith-Hughes. Term ends 2013.
- Hertfordshire county council: Byelection on 21 June in Hemel Hempstead Town division after the resignation of Conservative councillor Steve Holmes; it is now clear that his resignation was prompted by his arrest. Term ends 2013.
- Huntingdonshire district council: Byelection on 21 June in Earith ward after the death of Conservative councillor Philip Godfrey. Term ends 2015.
- Maldon borough council: Byelection on 5 July in Tollesbury ward after the death of Conservative councillor Russell Porter. Term ends 2015.
- Hammersmith and Fulham borough council: Byelection on 12 July in Town ward due to the resignation of former Conservative council leader Stephen Greenhalgh, who has been appointed Deputy Mayor for Policing by the Mayor of London.
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Byelection on 28 June in Brompton ward after the death of Conservative councillor and cabinet member for family and children’s services, Baroness Ritchie of Brompton. Term ends 2014.
- Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames: Byelection on 5 July in Grove ward, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Marc Woodall who has taken a politically restricted post at Surrey county council. Term ends 2014.
- Waltham Forest borough council: Byelection on 12 July in Larkswood ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Ed Northover, who is now working in Hong Kong. Term ends 2014.
- Durham county council: Byelection on 21 June in Peterlee West division after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Barbara Sloan. Term ends in 2013.
- Carlisle city council: Byelection on 21 June in Harraby ward after the death of Labour councillor Dave Weedall who was the longest serving councillor in the City. Term ends 2014.
- Fylde borough council: Byelection on 5 July in Heyhouses ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Peter Wood. Term ends 2015. His resignation removes, at least temporarily, the Conservative overall majority.
- Liverpool city council: There are two byelections on 5 July. Allerton and Hunts Cross ward will elect a councillor after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Vera Best, who has since died. Riverside ward will elect the councillor successor of Joe Anderson, the Labour Party group leader, who was elected Mayor in May. Both terms end in 2014.
- Oldham borough council: Norman Briggs was elected councillor for Failsworth East ward on 14 June; he retains the seat for the Labour Party.
- Ashford borough council: Byelection on 12 July in Tenterden South ward after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Goddard. Term ends 2015.
- East Hampshire district council: Byelection on 12 July in Horndean Downs ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Julia Marshall. Term ends 2015.
- Elmbridge borough council: The May election in Esher ward has been postponed to 21 June after the death of Bruce King, who had been nominated as a Labour candidate. The seat is held by the Conservatives.
- Kent county council: James Tansley was elected county councillor for Tunbridge Wells East division on 14 June, holding the seat for the Conservatives.
- Mole Valley district council: Although a council leader was elected on 22 May, no cabinet has yet been formed. Leader Chris Townsend (Independent) insists on forming an all-party cabinet but the Liberal Democrat group is unwilling to participate.
- South Bucks district council: Luisa Sullivan was elected councillor for Iver Heath ward on 14 June. She holds the seat for the Conservatives.
- Thanet district council: Byelection on 5 July in Westgate-on-Sea after the death of Conservative councillor Brian Goodwin. Term ends 2015.
- Tonbridge and Malling borough council: Byelection on 5 July in West Malling and Leybourne ward after the death of Council Leader Mark Worrall, who was a Conservative. Term ends 2015.
- Wealden district council: William Rutherford was elected councillor for Frant and Withyham ward on 14 June; he holds the seat for the Conservative Party. There is also a vacancy in Polegate North ward after the death of veteran Liberal Democrat councillor Roy Martin. Both terms end in 2015.
- Devon county council: Paula Black, who was elected for the Green Party in Totnes Rural division, has joined the Labour Party. She cites her opposition to extreme views within the Green Party as the reason.
- Torridge district council: Gaye Tabor, who was elected as a Conservative councillor in Coham Bridge ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
- West Devon district council: Byelection on 21 June in Tavistock North ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Mike Harper. Term ends 2015.
- Dudley borough council: Byelection on 21 June in Norton ward after the death of Conservative councillor Angus Adams. Term ends 2014.
- Malvern Hills district council: Byelection on 5 July in Malvern West ward after the resignation of Green Party councillor Luna Deller, who is moving to Kuala Lumpur. Term ends 2015.
- Stoke-on-Trent city council: Vacancy in Springfields and Trent Vale after the resignation of Labour councillor Sarah Hill, whose leadership challenge was defeated. Term ends 2015.
- Bradford city council: David Robinson, who was elected for the Labour Party in Wyke ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent. His decision follows a dispute over his removal as chair of the planning panel.
- Calderdale borough council: Byelection on 19 July in Warley ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Keith Hutson. Term ends in 2015. There is an impending vacancy in Calder ward as another Liberal Democrat councillor, Nader Fekri, is moving to Turkey to join his wife; his term is due to end in 2014.
- Denbighshire county council: An election petition has been lodged challenging the election of Allan Pennington (Conservative) in Prestatyn North division. The returning officer has admitted that the result as declared was incorrect as Pennington was counted as receiving votes actually given for Paul Penlington (Labour), who should have been elected. The high court is likely now to declare Pennington’s election undue and to seat Penlington.
- Gwynedd county council: Beth Lawton, who stood as an Independent, was elected councillor for Bryncrug/Llanfihangel division on 14 June. Her win means that Plaid Cymru will not have an overall majority on the council. No candidates were nominated for the seat at the full council elections in May but it had been represented by an Independent councillor in the previous term.
- Isle of Anglesey county council: There are two vacancies. Llanbedrgoch division is vacant after the resignation of unaffiliated councillor Barrie Durkin who was suspended from the council. Gwyngyll division is vacant after the resignation of John Penri Williams of Plaid Cymru. Both terms end in 2013.
- Vale of Glamorgan council: Vacancy in Buttrills division after the death of former council leader, Mayor and Labour councillor Margaret Alexander. Term ends 2017.
- No updates this week.
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