The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
- Amber Valley district council: Vacancy in Codnor and Waingroves ward after the death of Labour councillor George Parkes. Term ends 2014.
- Bolsover district council: Byelection on 23 May in Whitwell ward after the resignation of Green Party councillor Duncan Kerr, who is moving out of the district. Term ends 2015.
- Leicester city council: Vijay Riyait was elected councillor for Abbey ward on 9 May, holding the seat for the Labour Party.
- Lincolnshire county council: A coalition deal has been agreed to run the council, under which the Conservatives will continue to form the administration in conjunction with the Liberal Democrats and some of the Independent councillors. It is not clear which Independents will support or whether they will separate from the Lincolnshire Independent group.
- Newark and Sherwood district council: Vacancy in Farnsfield and Bilsthorpe ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor Nora Armstrong. Term ends 2015.
- Nottingham city council: Byelection on 6 June in Wollaton West ward after the death of Conservative councillor Steve Parton. Term ends 2015.
East of England
- Basildon borough council: Byelection in Billericay East on 27 June after the death of Conservative councillor and former council leader Tony Archer. Term ends 2014.
- Cambridgeshire county council: The Conservative group has declared its preference as being to form a minority administration.
- King’s Lynn and West Norfolk borough council: Byelection on 13 June in Watlington ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Ian Mack. Term ends 2015.
- Norfolk county council: The leadership of the council remains uncertain following the elections of 2 May.
- Barking and Dagenham borough council: Syed Ahammad was elected councillor for Longbridge ward on 9 May, holding the seat for the Labour Party.
- Harrow borough council: The ruling Labour group has split, after group leader Thaya Idaikkadar (Roxeth ward) was deposed at its annual meeting last month. Idaikkadar has decided not to resign the leadership of the council and has instead formed an Independent Labour group, joined by eight other councillors previously in the Labour group: Husain Akhtar (Canons ward), who was elected as a Conservative but joined Labour in March; Nana Asante (Edgware ward); Mano Dharmarajah (Roxbourne ward); current Mayor Nizam Ismail (Queensbury ward); Krishna James (Marlborough ward); Zarina Khalid (Queensbury ward); Asad Omar (Headstone South ward); and Raj Ray (Roxeth ward). The split means that no party now has an overall majority. Idaikkadar, who remains Leader of the council until the future is resolved, has dismissed his cabinet. An extraordinary meeting of the council on 23 May has been summoned.
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne city council: Byelection on 6 June in Walkergate ward, following the resignation of Labour councillor Tania Armstrong. Term ends 2016.
- Northumberland council: No administration has so far been agreed for the council.
- South Tyneside borough council: Vacancy in Cleadon and East Boldon ward after the death of UK Independence Party councillor David Potts, who was elected as a Conservative. Term ends 2014.
- Sunderland city council: Accidentally omitted from last week’s byelection results was the election of Gemma Taylor as councillor for Houghton ward on 2 May. She held the seat for the Labour Party.
- Allerdale borough council: Vacancy in Boltons ward after the death of Independent councillor and former Mayor Joe Mumberson. Term ends 2015. His loss means that Labour has an overall majority on the council.
- Cumbria county council: Talks on the shape of the new administration of the council continue, with three main options under discussion: Labour/Liberal Democrat, Conservative/Liberal Democrat, or an all-party administration.
- Lancashire county council: The Labour group has been talking to the Liberal Democrats and Independents about the future administration of the council.
- Liverpool city council: Rosie Jolly, who was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Wavertree ward, has joined the Labour Party.
- Oldham borough council: Dr Zahid Chauhan was elected councillor for Alexandra ward on 9 May, holding the seat for the Labour Party.
- Salford city council: Vacancy in Weaste and Seedley ward after the death of Labour councillor Jan Rochford. Term ends 2015.
- East Sussex county council: The Conservative group has decided to seek to form a minority administration to lead the council.
- Isle of Wight council: The Island Independent group has secured the agreement of those Independent councillors not elected under its banner to form an administration. They have exactly half of the council.
- Milton Keynes council: Vacancy in Bletchley and Fenny Stratford ward after the death of Labour councillor Rita Venn. Term ends 2015.
- Oxfordshire county council: The three Independent councillors have agreed to support a Conservative administration although it does not appear that they will be part of it.
- Southampton city council: Byelection on 13 June in Woolston ward after the resignation of Labour councillor and former council leader Richard Williams, following an inquiry into the reasons why a cabinet member’s resignation was wrongly ascribed to ill health. Term ends 2016.
- Thanet district council: Rozanne Duncan, of the UK Independence Party, was elected councillor for Cliftonville East ward on 9 May. She gains a seat previously held by the Conservatives, although the sitting councillor was an Independent when disqualified.
- Cornwall council: Talks on running the council continue, with the Liberal Democrat group looking for a cross-party ‘rainbow coalition’.
- Gloucestershire county council: The Conservative group is reported to be looking for allies to help it run the council.
- Plymouth city council: Vacancy in Southway ward after the disqualication of Conservative councillor Tom Browne, who failed to attend any meetings of the council in six months. Term ends 2014.
- Somerset county council: The election in Coker division due on 2 May has been postponed to 16 May following the death of Audrey Spencer, who has been nominated as a UK Independence Party candidate.
- Weymouth and Portland borough council: Byelection on 16 May in Melcombe Regis ward after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Farrell. Term ends 2016.
- Lichfield district council: Byelection on 30 May in Fazeley ward after the resignation of Ian Lewin, who was elected as a Conservative but was suspended by the Conservative group in March 2013.
- Warwickshire county council: A Labour/Liberal Democrat coalition has been ruled out as it would not have a majority, so it is likely that there will be a Conservative minority administration.
- Calderdale borough council: The parties seem to have reached an agreement for a minority Labour administration, with all scrutiny chairs held by opposition parties.
- Kirklees borough council: Byelection on 13 June in Liversedge and Gomersal ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Margaret Bates for ill health. Term ends 2016.
- Rotherham borough council: Byelection on 16 May in Rawmarsh ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Shaun Wright, now Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire. Term ends 2014.
- Swansea city council: Vacancy in Llansamlet division after the death of the Lord Mayor, Dennis Jones, who was a Labour councillor. Term ends 2017.
- Argyll and Bute council: The council administration has been changed. While the Scottish National Party will continue to be the main administration party, and the Argyll and Bute Independent Group as well as certain individual Independent councillors will continue to be part of the administration, they will now joined by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups. The ‘For Argyll’ group of Independent councillors has gone into opposition. It is rumoured that the Scottish National Party leadership is not happy with the actions of their council group.
- Edinburgh city council: Byelection on 20 June in Liberton and Gilmerton ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor Tom Buchanan. Term ends 2017.
- Fife council: Byelection on 20 June in Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch ward after the death of Labour councillor Bill Kay. Term ends 2017.
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