Rooney retires

Posted by David Boothroyd
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7 years ago / August 25, 2017

The latest updates on local electoral information are as follows.

New vacancies

  • Barnsley: Kingstone ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Donna Green. Term ends 2020.
  • Camden: Gospel Oak ward, after the impending resignation of Labour councillor Theo Blackwell, who has been appointed to the politically-restricted post of Chief Digital Officer for London. Term ends May next year.
  • Chiltern: Penn and Coleshill ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Alan Hardie. Term ends 2019.
  • Derbyshire Dales: Ashbourne South ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Phil Chell. Term ends 2019.
  • Hinckley and Bosworth: Burbage, Sketchley and Stretton ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Stan Rooney. Term ends 2019.
  • Neath Port Talbot: Bryncoch South division, after the death of the Mayor, Janice Dudley. She was a Plaid Cymru councillor. Term ends 2022.
  • Northampton: Eastfield ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Elizabeth Gowen. Term ends 2019.
  • Northampton: Nene Valley ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Michael Hill. Term ends 2019.
  • St Edmundsbury: Hundon ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Jeremy Farthing. Term ends 2019.
  • Three Rivers: Oxhey Hall and Hayling ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Ty Harris. Term ends 2019.

Dates for byelections

  • Adur: The byelection due in Mash Barn ward will be held on 5 October.
  • Barnsley: The byelection due in Kingstone ward will be held on 28 September.
  • Durham: The byelection due in Trimdon and Thornley division will be held on 28 September.
  • Northampton: The byelection due in Eastfield ward will be held on 28 September.
  • Northampton: The byelection due in Nene Valley ward will be held on 28 September.
  • St Edmundsbury: The byelection due in Chedburgh ward will be held on 28 September.
  • St Edmundsbury: The byelection due in Hundon ward will be held on 28 September.
  • South Bucks: The byelection due in Burnham Lent Rise and Taplow ward will be held on 28 September.
  • Warwick: The byelection due in Stoneleigh and Cubbington ward will be held on 5 October.