Did Tim Farron have his honeymoon in Llay?

Posted by David Boothroyd
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9 years ago / July 17, 2015

The latest updates on local electoral information are as follows.

Results

  • Cumbria: The byelection in Greystoke and Hesket division held on 16 July was won by Tom Wentworth Waites. Conservative hold.
  • Denbighshire: The byelection in Prestatyn East division held on 16 July was won by Anton Sampson. Conservative hold.
  • Kingston-upon-Thames: The byelection in Grove ward held on 16 July was won by Jon Tolley. Liberal Democrat hold.
  • Norfolk: The byelection in Gorleston St Andrew division held on 16 July was won by Graham Plant. Conservative gain from UK Independence Party (the previous councillor had been sitting as an Independent).
  • Norfolk: The byelection in Mile Cross division held on 16 July was won by Chrissie Rumsby. Labour hold.
  • Rother: The byelection in Battle Town ward held on 16 July was won by Kevin Dixon. Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
  • Tendring: The byelection in Rush green ward held on 16 July was won by Richard Everett. UK Independence Party hold.
  • Wrexham: The byelection in Llay division held on 16 July was won by Rob Walsh. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour.

New vacancies

  • Haringey: Woodside ward, after the death of Labour councillor and former council leader George Meehan. Term ends 2018.
  • Highland: Aird and Loch Ness ward, after the resignation of Scottish National Party councillor and former council leader Drew Hendry, now Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey. Term ends 2017.
  • Maidstone: Fant ward, after the death of Conservative councillor Alistair Black. Term ends 2019.
  • Westminster: Bryanston and Dorset Square ward, after the death of Conservative councillor and former Lord Mayor Audrey Lewis. Term ends 2018.
  • Woking: Goldsworth East ward, after the impending resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Amanda Coulson who is to take up a teaching post in Abu Dhabi. Term ends 2016.
  • Woking: Goldsworth West ward, after the impending resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Denzil Coulson who is to take up a teaching post in Abu Dhabi. Term ends 2018.

Dates for byelections

  • Durham: The byelection due in Shotton and South Hetton division will be held on 20 August.
  • Woking: The byelections due in Goldsworth East ward and Goldsworth West ward are expected to be held on 8 October.