The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
East of England
- Epping Forest district council: Vacancy in Loughton Forest ward after the death of Loughton Residents’ Association councillor Colin Finn. Term ends May next year.
- Luton council: Byelection on 17 October in Barnfield ward, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Pantling. Term ends 2015.
- Norfolk county council: Byelection on 24 October in North Walsham East division after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Ed Foss. Term ends 2017.
- St Edmundsbury borough council: Byelection on 3 October in Abbeygate ward after the death of Conservative councillor Charlotte Howard. Term ends 2015.
- Tendring district council: Byelection on 26 September in St James’s ward after the death of Conservative councillor Gill Downing. Term ends 2015.
- Thurrock council: Byelection on 17 October in Stifford Clays ward after the death of Labour councillor Diana Hale. Term ends 2015. The Labour group would lose its overall majority if it failed to hold the seat.
- Charnwood borough council: There are two byelections on 24 October, in Loughborough Hastings ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Litu Choudhury, and in Shepshed West ward after the death of Conservative councillor and former Mayor Bernard Burr. Both terms end in 2015.
- Corby borough council: Vacancy in Kingswood ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Maureen Forshaw due to ill health. Term ends 2015.
- East Lindsey district council: Byelection on 3 October in Chapel St Leonards ward after the resignation of East Lindsey Independent Group councillor Philip Leivers. Term ends 2015.
- Harborough district council: Vacancy in Bosworth ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Brian Smith. Term ends 2015.
- Barking and Dagenham borough council: Rob Douglas, who was elected for the Labour Party in Becontree ward, has joined the UK Independence Party. His move follows his deselection.
- Brent borough council: Impending vacancy in Dudden Hill ward where Liberal Democrat councillor Rev David Clues has said he is intending to resign in November (within six months of a full council election). He has been living and working in Brighton since December 2011.
- Harrow borough council: On 16 September the emergency full council meeting voted to remove Thaya Idaikkadar of the Independent Labour group from the leadership. Conservative group leader Susan Hall was then elected leader of the council with support from seven out of eight Independent Labour group members. She will lead a minority administration.
- Durham council: Vacancy in Crook division after the death of Labour councillor Geoff Mowbray. Term ends 2017.
- Allerdale district council: Vacancy in Seaton ward after the death of Independent councillor Trevor Fee. Term ends 2015. As a result the Labour group now has an overall majority.
- Blackpool council: Byelection on 26 September in Highfield ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Chris Maughan who is moving to the East Midlands. Term ends 2015.
- Carlisle city council: Byelection on 17 October in Dalston ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Nicola Clarke. Term ends 2015.
- Cheshire West and Chester council: Four Conservative councillors have had the whip withdrawn by the group leadership, apparently due to their position on a controversial planning issue. The four are Brian Crowe (Saughall and Mollington ward), Myles Hogg (Willaston and Thornton ward), Gareth Anderson (Ledsham and Manor ward) and Neil Sullivan (Handbridge Park ward). The four are now sitting as ‘unaligned Conservative’ councillors.
- Cumbria county council: Vacancy in Seaton division after the death of Independent county councillor Trevor Fee. Term ends 2017.
- Manchester city council: Byelection on 10 October in Ancoats and Clayton ward after the resignation of Labour councillor and deputy Leader Jim Battle, now deputy police and crime commissioner for Greater Manchester. Term ends May next year.
- St Helens borough council: Vacancy in Billinge and Seneley Green ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Alison Bacon. Term ends 2016.
- Salford city council: Byelection on 10 October in Weaste and Seedley ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Thomas Murphy. Term ends 2016.
- Sefton borough council: Vacancy in Derby ward after the death of Labour councillor Carol Gustafson. Term ends 2016.
- South Lakeland district council: Byelection on 17 October in Levens ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Mary Orr. Term ends 2015.
- West Lancashire borough council: Byelection on 10 October in Parbold ward after the death of Conservative councillor Barbara Kean. Term ends May next year.
- Wigan borough council: Byelection in Winstanley ward on 17 October after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor Rona Winkworth. Term ends 2015.
- Wirral borough council: Byelection on 24 October in Upton ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Sylvia Hodrien due to ill health. Term ends 2016.
- Aylesbury Vale district council: Byelection on 3 October in Oakfield ward after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Steve Patrick, who was town Mayor of Aylesbury. Term ends 2015.
- Canterbury city council: Mike Bull, candidate of the UK Independence Party, was elected councillor for Seasalter ward on 19 September. He gains a seat previously held by the Conservative Party.
- Cherwell district council: Byelection on 26 September in Banbury Ruscote ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Pat Cartledge. Term ends 2015.
- Chichester district council: Byelection on 17 October in Westbourne ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Maureen Elliott. Term ends 2015.
- East Hampshire district council: Ingrid Thomas was elected councillor for Four Marks and Medstead ward on 19 September, holding the seat for the Conservative Party.
- Havant borough council: Byelection on 24 October in Waterloo ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor John Hunt due to ill health. Term ends 2016.
- Mole Valley district council: Byelection on 26 September in Mickleham, Westhumble and Pixham ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Rebecca McCheyne who is moving out of the district. Term ends 2015.
- Oxford city council: Louise Upton was elected councillor for North ward on 19 September, gaining for the Labour Party a seat previously held by the Liberal Democrats.
- Sevenoaks district council: Byelection on 26 September in Crockenhill and Well Hill ward after the death of Labour councillor Jenny Dibsdall, who was elected in a March 2012 byelection. Term ends 2015.
- Spelthorne borough council: Vacancy in Riverside and Laleham ward after the death of the Mayor of Spelthorne, Isobel Napper, who was a Conservative councillor. Term ends 2015. The byelection is expected to be called for 7 November.
- West Oxfordshire district council: Vacancy in Chipping Norton ward after the death of Labour councillor Rob Evans. Term ends 2016.
- West Sussex county council: Byelection on 26 September in Storrington division after the death of Conservative councillor Frank Wilkinson. There will then be a byelection on 24 October in Warnham and Rusper division after the death of Conservative councillor Mick Hodgson. Both terms end in 2017.
- Woking borough council: Rashid Mohammed was elected councillor for Maybury and Sheerwater ward on 17 September. He wins for the Conservative Party a seat previously held by a Liberal Democrat whose election was declared void.
- Cheltenham borough council: Ian Bickerton, who was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Leckhampton ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent because of his opposition to the planning policies of the Liberal Democrat-led council.
- Forest of Dean district council: There are two byelections on 26 September, both caused by the deaths of councillors. Coleford East ward was vacated by the death of Labour councillor Frank Baynham. Redmarley ward was vacated by Conservative councillor Peter Ede. Both terms end in 2015.
- Mid Devon district council: Byelection on 26 September in Way ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Sarah Fox. Term ends 2015.
- Taunton Deane district council: Byelection on 3 October in Taunton Halcon ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor and former Mayor, Steve Brooks. Term ends 2015.
- Teignbridge district council: Byelection on 24 October in Bovey ward after the resignation of veteran councillor Fernley Holmes, who was last elected as a Conservative but was sitting as an Independent councillor. Term ends 2015. It is also noted that two councillors elected for the Liberal Democrats are now members of the Independent group (Mike Hocking of Newton Abbot Bradley ward, and Carol Bunday of Newton Abbot College ward), along with one elected for the Conservatives (Kelvyn Shantry of Newton Abbot College ward).
- Dudley borough council: Clem Baugh was elected councillor for Coseley East ward on 19 September, holding the seat for the Labour Party.
- Herefordshire council: Impending vacancy in Tupsley ward, due to the resignation of It’s Our County councillor Alex Hempton-Smith with effect from 27 September. Term ends 2015.
- South Staffordshire district council: Byelection on 10 October in Brewood and Coven ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Ivor Clay. Term ends 2015.
- Stoke-on-Trent city council: Vacancy in Baddeley, Milton and Norton ward after the resignation of Andy Lilley, who was elected for the Labour Party but was sitting as an unaffiliated councillor. Term ends 2015.
- Warwick district council: Anne Mellor, who was elected for the Conservative Party in Warwick South ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor. As a result the Conservatives have lost their overall majority on the council.
- Barnsley borough council: Byelection on 26 September in Wombwell ward after the death of Labour councillor Denise Wilde. Term ends 2014. There is another byelection on 10 October in Royston ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Graham Kyte. Term ends 2016.
- North Yorkshire county council: Byelection on 10 October in Selby South division after the death of Conservative county councillor Margaret Hulme. Term ends 2017.
- Neath Port Talbot county borough council: Byelection on 17 October in Sandfields East division after the death of Labour councillor Collin Crowley. Term ends 2017.
- Newport city council: Vacancy in Pillgwenlly division after the death of Labour councillor Ron Jones. Term ends 2017.
- Dumfries and Galloway council: The Conservative-Scottish National Party administration is potentially endangered after seven Conservative councillors left the group, leaving the ruling coalition without a majority. The seven are Ian Carruthers (Annandale South ward), Graham Bell (North West Dumfries ward), Karen Carruthers (Annandale East and Eskdale ward), Peter Diggle and Graeme Tait (both Annandale North ward), Jack Groom (Nith ward), and Roberta Tuckfield (Wigtown West ward).
- Fife council: Byelection on 24 October in Dunfermline South ward after the death of Labour councillor Mike Rumney. Term ends 2017.
- Glasgow city council: Byelection on 10 October in Govan ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor and former group leader Alison Hunter. Term ends 2017.
- Highland council: Two members of the opposition Independent group have left to sit as non-aligned councillors in a dispute over the group’s direction. They are Thomas MacLennan and Andrew Baxter, both of whom represent Fort William and Ardnamurchan ward.
- Perth and Kinross council: There is a question over the continued qualification of Alan Jack to serve as councillor for Almond and Earn ward, after he pleaded guilty to incurring election expenses in excess of the legal maximum during his successful 2012 re-election contest. This would appear to be an illegal practice under s. 76 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, which would result in disqualification under s. 173A.
- Scottish Borders council: Byelection on 10 October in Tweeddale West ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Nathaniel Buckingham. Term ends 2017.
- South Lanarkshire council: Byelection on 24 October in Hamilton South ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor Bobby Lawson. Term ends 2017.
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