The latest updates on local electoral information are as follows.
Results
- Argyll and Bute: The byelection in Kintyre and the Islands ward held on 29 September was won by Alastair Redman. He stood as an Independent candidate and replaces another Independent councillor.
- Harborough: The byelection in Market Harborough Logan ward held on 29 September was won by Geraldine Whitmore. Liberal Democrat hold.
- Newark and Sherwood: The byelection in Edwinstowe and Clipstone ward held on 29 September was won by Andrew Freeman. Labour gain from Conservative.
- Oxford: The byelection in Hinksey Park ward held on 29 September was won by Dr Anna Raylton. Labour hold.
- Rhondda Cynon Taf: The byelection in Ynysybwl ward held on 29 September was won by Paula Evans. Plaid Cymru hold.
- Rossendale: The byelection in Facit and Shawforth ward held on 29 September was won by Scott Smith. Conservative hold.
- Rossendale: The byelection in Helmshore ward held on 29 September was won by Ann Hodgkiss. Conservative hold.
- Warrington: The byelection for two seats in Grappenhall ward held on 29 September was won by Helen Speed and Mark Browne. Two Liberal Democrat holds.
Changes of allegiance
- Bury: Spencer Donnelly, who was elected for the Labour Party in Ramsbottom ward, has has the Labour whip suspended and is sitting as an Independent councillor.
- Colchester: Mark Goacher, who was elected for the Green Party in Castle ward, has left the party group to sit as an Independent councillor.
- Hertsmere: Paul Morris, who was elected for the Conservatives in Bushey Heath ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent Conservative.
- Leicester: Daniel Crewe, who was elected for the Conservatives in Humberstone and Hamilton ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
- Scarborough: Alf Abbott, who was elected for the Conservatives in Whitby West Cliff ward but left the party in January, has now returned to it.
- Stroud: Five councillors elected for the Labour Party have left to set up the Independent Left Group. They include all of the councillors who were part of the administration. The defectors are Natalie Bennett (Nailsworth ward) who is Deputy leader of the council, Paula Baker (Stroud Uplands ward), Helen Fenton (Chalford ward), and two councillors for Stonehouse ward: Chris Brine and Mattie Ross.
- Swale: Steve Davey, who was elected for the Labour Party in Milton Regis ward, has left the party to join the Independent group.
- Tonbridge and Malling: David Lettington, who was elected for the Conservatives in Snodland West and Holborough Lakes ward but had the whip suspended in January 2022, has returned to the group.
- West Dunbartonshire: Craig Edward, who was elected for the Labour Party in Clydebank Central ward, has been suspended from the party and is sitting as an Independent councillor.
New vacancies
- Amber Valley: Wingfield ward, after the death of Conservative councillor Valerie Thorpe. Term ends May next year.
- Braintree: Braintree South ward, after the resignation of Independent councillor Dean Wallace, who was elected for the Conservatives. Term ends May next year.
- Brighton and Hove: Wish ward, after the death of veteran Conservative councillor Garry Peltzer Dunn. Term ends May next year.
- Copeland: Millom ward, after the death of Conservative councillor Fred Gleaves. Term ends when the authority is abolished at the end of March next year.
- South Cambridgeshire: Longstanton ward, after the resignations of Liberal Democrat councillors Sarah Cheung Johnson and Alex Malyon. Terms end 2026.
- Suffolk: Beccles division, after the resignation of Green Party councillor Peggy McGregor. Term ends 2025.
- Waverley: Chiddingfold and Dunsfold ward, after the death of Conservative councillor John Gray. Term ends May next year.
Dates for byelections
- Cannock Chase: The byelection due in Cannock West ward will be held on 10 November.
- Croydon: The byelection due in Selsdon Vale and Forestdale ward will be held on 3 November.
- Corporation of London: The byelection for a Common Councilman in Bridge and Bridge Without ward will be held on 3 November.
- Nottinghamshire: The byelection due in Eastwood division will be held on 3 November.
- South Cambridgeshire: The byelection for two seats in Longstanton ward will be held on 3 November.
Other updates
- As of midnight on Friday 30 September, it will be less than six months before the abolition of several councils in local government reforms; accordingly byelections cannot be held to fill any vacancy in their memberships. The councils affected are Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Craven, Cumbria, Eden, Hambleton, Harrogate, Mendip, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, Sedgemoor, Selby, Somerset West and Taunton, South Lakeland, and South Somerset.
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