The latest information about other local council electoral matters is as follows:
- Bassetlaw district council: Byelection on 21 October in Harworth ward after the resignation of Labour councillor John Clayton. Term ends May 2011.
- Blaby district council: Vacancy in Blaby South ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Dr David Pollard. Term ends May 2011.
East of England
- Cambridge city council: Byelection on 4 November in Coleridge ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Chris Howell due to frustration with local politics. Term ends 2012.
- East Hertfordshire district council: Byelection in Hunsdon ward on 11 November due to the resignation of Independent councillor Deborah Clark. There is also a vacancy in Sawbridgeworth ward due to the resignation of her husband, Nigel Clark. Both terms end May 2011.
- Luton borough council: Morel Benard, who was elected as a Labour councillor for Saints ward, has joined the Conservative group.
- Norfolk county council: Vacancy in Humbleyard division due to the impending resignation of Conservative councillor and council leader Daniel Cox who is moving to India. Term ends 2013.
- South Norfolk district council: Vacancy in Rustens ward due to the impending resignation of Conservative councillor Daniel Cox who is moving to India. Term ends May 2011.
- Suffolk county council: Byelection on 11 November in Tower division after the resignation of Conservative councillor Paul Farmer due to ill health. Term ends 2013.
- Watford borough council: Helen Lynch of the Liberal Democrats retained the party’s seat when she was elected councillor for Central ward on 14 October.
- Waveney district council: Vacancy in Southwold and Reydon after the resignation of Conservative councillor Simon Tobin due to pressure of business. Term ends 2014.
- Camden borough council: Byelection on 28 October in Kentish Town ward after the death of Labour councillor Dave Horan. Term ends 2014.
- Lewisham borough council: Byelection on 4 November in Ladywell ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Tim Shand who is to work for the Sonke Gender Justice Network human rights charity in South Africa. Term ends 2014.
- Durham county council: Labour candidate Jennifer Bell was elected councillor for Deneside ward on 14 October, holding the seat for her party.
- Northumberland county council: Byelection on 4 November in Ponteland East division after the death of Conservative councillor Mel Armstrong. Term ends 2013.
- Stockton-on-Tees borough council: There are three vacancies. First, Billingham East ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Alex Cunningham, now MP for Stockton North. Second, Ingleby Barwick East ward, caused by the resignation of Ingleby Barwick Independent Society member Andrew Larkin. Third, Mandale and Victoria ward, after the death of councillor Allison Trainer, who was a member of the Thornaby Independent Association. All three terms end in May 2011.
- Hyndburn borough council: Byelection on 18 November in Baxenden ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor John Griffiths. Term ends 2012.
- Liverpool city council: Double byelection on 18 November in Croxteth ward, after the death of Labour councillor and Deputy Lord Mayor Rose Bailey, and resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Phil Moffatt who is moving to Northern Ireland. Terms end 2011 and 2012.
- Manchester city council: Byelection on 4 November in Hulme ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Emily Lomax, who has been charged with drink-driving. Term ends 2012.
- St Helens borough council: Alison Bacon of the Labour Party was elected councillor for Billinge and Seneley Green ward on 14 October, holding the seat for her party. There is also a vacancy in Haydock ward following the death of the longest serving councillor in the country, Jim Caunce, who was a Labour councillor. Term ends 2012.
- South Lakeland district council: Byelection on 4 November in Lyth Valley ward following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Rosie Ballantyne-Smith. Term ends 2012.
- Chichester district council: Byelection on 25 November in Plaistow ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor John Andrews. Term ends May 2011.
- Chiltern district council: There are two byelections on 21 October. Ashley Green, Latimer and Chenies ward will poll after the death of Conservative councillor Graham Sussum, and Great Missenden ward will poll after the resignation of Independent councillor Bob Swayne, who was elected as a Conservative. Term ends May 2011.
- Elmbridge borough council: There are two byelections on 21 October. That in Hersham North is for a term ending in 2012 and arises from the resignation of Conservative councillor Doug Packer, who is moving out of the borough; that in St George’s Hill ward is for a term ending May 2011 and follows the death of John Bartlett, an Independent councillor and former cabinet member.
- Hampshire county council: Byelection on 21 October in Andover South division after the death of Conservative councillor David Kirk. Term ends 2013.
- Isle of Wight council: Byelection on 11 November in Chale, Niton and Whitwell ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor William Myatt-Willington. Term ends 2013.
- Medway council: Byelection on 21 October in River ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor David Craggs, who was a councillor for only 13 days. He was advised that he could not serve as a councillor and a Special Constable at the same time. Term ends May 2011.
- Mole Valley district council: Byelection on 21 October in Capel, Leigh and Newdigate ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Philip Warren. Term ends 2014.
- Oxford city council: Byelection on 21 October in Barton and Sandhills ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat deputy leader Patrick Murray who is moving out of the city. Term ends 2012.
- Winchester city council: Robert Hutchison of the Liberal Democrats was elected councillor for St Paul ward on 14 October, holding the seat and ensuring that his party kept majority control of the council.
- Cheltenham borough council: Byelection on 28 October in Springbank ward after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor John Morris. Term ends 2012.
- Mendip district council: Byelection on 21 October in Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Maxine Oxford. Term ends May 2011.
- Poole council: Vacancy in Poole Town ward after the death of council leader and Conservative councillor Brian Leverett. Term ends May 2011.
- Swindon borough council: Byelection on 4 November in Moredon ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Steph Exell, in protest at public spending cuts. Term ends May 2011.
- East Staffordshire borough council: Byelection on 21 October in Abbey ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Kathy Lamb who is concentrating on her role at Staffordshire county council. Term ends May 2011.
- Herefordshire council: Justin Lavender was elected councillor for St Nicholas ward on 14 October. He was the candidate of a newly formed group, ‘It’s OUR County’, and took a seat previously held by an Independent.
- Rugby borough council: Vacancy in Dunchurch and Knightlow ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Mike Galsworthy. Term ends 2014.
- Sandwell borough council: Byelection on 18 November in Wednesbury North ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Bill Archer due to health problems. Term ends 2012.
- Walsall borough council: Byelection on 11 November in Rushall-Shelfield ward after the death of Conservative councillor Albert Griffiths. Term ends May 2011.
- Worcestershire county council: Vacancy in Bowbrook division after the death of Conservative councillor Ted Sheldon. Term ends 2013.
- Bradford city council: Vacancy in Worth Valley ward after the resignation of former council leader Kris Hopkins (Conservative), now MP for Keighley. Term ends 2012.
- Harrogate borough council: John Savage, who was elected as a Conservative for Marston Moor ward but left the party in August, has now joined the Liberal Party.
- Leeds city council: Paul Wadsworth was elected councillor for Guiseley and Rawdon ward on 14 October, holding the seat for the Conservatives.
- North Yorkshire county council: John Savage, who was elected as a Conservative for Ainsty division but left the party in August, has now joined the Liberal Party.
- Sheffield city council: Byelection on 21 October in Manor Castle ward after the death of Labour councillor and former council leader Jan Wilson. Term ends 2014.
- York city council: Mick Hoban was elected councillor for Hull Road ward on 14 October, holding the seat for the Labour Party.
- Carmarthenshire county council: Byelection on 4 November in Cenarth ward after the death of Independent councillor Haydn Jones. Term ends 2012.
- Ceredigion county council: Vacancy in Ciliau Aeron ward after the disqualification of Plaid Cymru councillor Moelfryn Maskell, who was found by the Adjudication Panel of Wales to have misused his position in relation to planning applications. Term ends 2012.
- Conwy county borough council: There is a byelection on 18 November in Eglwysbach ward after the resignation of Angharad Booth-Taylor of Plaid Cymru who is moving to Pembrokeshire. Marl ward has a vacancy after the resignation of Conservative councillor Linda Hurr. Both terms end in 2012.
- Flintshire county council: The ruling coalition’s future is in jeopardy after the creation of the ‘New Independents’ group on the council by seven councillors from the ‘Independent non-aligned’ group together with two Liberal Democrats. The ‘New Independents‘ are led by Patrick Heesom, whom current leader Arnold Woolley deposed in June. The composition of the council is now 22 Labour, 18 Independent non-aligned, 10 Liberal Democrats, 9 Conservatives, 9 New Independents, 1 Plaid Cymru and 1 non-aligned.
- Isle of Anglesey council: Byelection on 18 November in Rhosneigr ward after the resignation of ‘Original Independent’ councillor and former council leader Phil Fowlie, due to ill health (although he has since been disqualified from office). Term ends 2012.
- Neath Port Talbot county borough council: Mark Protheroe was elected councillor for Neath North ward on 14 October, holding the seat for his party.
- Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough council: The Labour Party candidate, Luke Bouchard, was elected councillor for Treherbert ward on 14 October, gaining a seat from Plaid Cymru.
- Swansea city council: Byelection on 21 October in Newton ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Susan Waller. Term ends 2012.
- Moray council: Byelection on 11 November in Forres ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Iain Young. Term ends 2012.
- South Lanarkshire council: Byelection on 28 October in East Kilbride West ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Michael McCann, now MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow. Term ends 2012.
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