The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
- Blaby district council: Samantha Maxwell was elected councillor for Ravenhurst and Fosse ward on 28 June, holding the seat for the Labour Party.
- Charnwood borough council: Kenneth Jones, of the Conservative Party, was elected councillor for Sileby ward on 28 June. He held the seat for his party.
- Chesterfield borough council: Byelection on 5 July in St Helen’s ward after the death of Labour councillor Trevor Reynolds. Term ends 2015.
- Corby borough council: Byelection on 12 July in East ward after the death of Labour councillor and former council leader Pat Fawcett. Term ends 2015.
- Lincolnshire county council: Byelection on 2 August in Lincoln East division after the resignation of Conservative councillor Sara Cliff, who was under criticism for her poor attendance record since moving to Cambridgeshire. Term ends 2013.
- South Holland district council: There are two byelections on 2 August. The byelection in Fleet ward is caused by the resignation of Conservative councillor Shaun Keeble; the byelection in Long Sutton ward arises after the death of veteran Independent councillor Dennis Tennant. Both terms end in 2015.
- South Northamptonshire district council: Tharik Jainu-Deen was elected councillor for Grange Park ward on 28 June, holding the seat for the Conservative Party.
East of England
- Breckland district council: There is a byelection on 19 July in Queen’s ward in Attleborough after the resignation of Conservative councillor Simon Rogers, who has moved to Cornwall; there are another two byelections on 26 July. The first is in Harling and Heathlands ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Lady Kay Fisher, whose husband has a financial link with the Crown Estate who are putting forward development plans in the district. The second is in Mid Forest ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Bernard English due to ill health. All terms end in 2015.
Meanwhile Carl Clark (Thetford Abbey ward), who had announced last week that he would seek re-election as an Independent after leaving the Labour group, has recanted and decided he will not now be standing down. - Central Bedfordshire council: Vacancy in Stotfold and Langford ward after the death of Conservative councillor Jon Clarke. Term ends 2015.
- Chelmsford borough council: Paul Bentham was elected councillor for Patching Hall ward on 28 June, holding the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
- Essex county council: Stephen Robinson was elected county councillor for Chelmsford North division on 28 June; he held the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
- Maldon borough council: Byelection on 5 July in Tollesbury ward after the death of Conservative councillor Russell Porter. Term ends 2015.
- Tendring district council: Vacancy in St Bartholomews ward after the resignation of Independent councillor Chris Cowlin, who was sponsored by the Holland Residents’ Association. He was elected only in March but has found that he cannot fulfil all the duties of a councillor. Term ends 2015.
- Hammersmith and Fulham borough council: Byelection on 12 July in Town ward due to the resignation of former Conservative council leader Stephen Greenhalgh, who has been appointed Deputy Mayor for Policing by the Mayor of London.
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Abbas Barkhordar (Conservative) was elected councillor for Brompton ward on 28 June. He holds the seat for his party.
- Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames: Byelection on 5 July in Grove ward, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Marc Woodall who has taken a politically restricted post at Surrey county council. Term ends 2014.
- Waltham Forest borough council: Byelection on 12 July in Larkswood ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Ed Northover, who is now working in Hong Kong. Term ends 2014.
- No updates this week.
- Burnley borough council: Vacancy in Trinity ward after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor Tony Lambert. Term ends 2016.
- Fylde borough council: Byelection on 5 July in Heyhouses ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Peter Wood. Term ends 2015. His resignation removes, at least temporarily, the Conservative overall majority.
- Liverpool city council: There are two byelections on 5 July. Allerton and Hunts Cross ward will elect a councillor after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Vera Best, who has since died. Riverside ward will elect the councillor successor of Joe Anderson, the Labour Party group leader, who was elected Mayor in May. Both terms end in 2014.
- Ashford borough council: Byelection on 12 July in Tenterden South ward after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Goddard. Term ends 2015.
- Dartford borough council: Vacancy in Castle ward after the death of Conservative councillor and former Mayor Sheila East. Term ends 2015.
- East Hampshire district council: Byelection on 12 July in Horndean Downs ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Julia Marshall. Term ends 2015.
- Mole Valley district council: It is now looking likely that some Liberal Democrat councillors will defy their group leader and accept appointment to an all-party cabinet. Although Independent councillor Chris Townsend was elected council leader in May, he has been unable to appoint cabinet members up to now.
- New Forest district council: Byelection in Milford ward on 19 July after the resignation of Conservative councillor Michael Pemberton. Term ends 2015.
- Oxfordshire county council: Byelection on 12 July in Cowley and Littlemore division after the resignation of Labour councillor Sarah Hutchinson, who is finishing a Doctorate and shortly to move to London. Term ends 2013.
- Thanet district council: Byelection on 5 July in Westgate-on-Sea after the death of Conservative councillor Brian Goodwin. Term ends 2015.
- Tonbridge and Malling borough council: Byelection on 5 July in West Malling and Leybourne ward after the death of Council Leader Mark Worrall, who was a Conservative. Term ends 2015.
- Wealden district council: Byelection on 2 August in Polegate North ward after the death of veteran Liberal Democrat councillor Roy Martin. Term ends 2015.
- Cornwall council: Vacancy in St Keverne and Meneage division after the death of Independent councillor Pam Lyne. Term ends 2013.
- Torbay council: Matthew James, who was elected as a Conservative in St Marys with Summercombe ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor. He cites national government economic policy as the reason.
- Malvern Hills district council: Byelection on 5 July in Malvern West ward after the resignation of Green Party councillor Luna Deller, who is moving to Kuala Lumpur. Term ends 2015.
- Stoke-on-Trent city council: Byelection on 26 July in Springfields and Trent Vale after the resignation of Labour councillor Sarah Hill, whose leadership challenge was defeated. Term ends 2015.
- Calderdale borough council: Byelection on 19 July in Warley ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Keith Hutson. Term ends in 2015. There is an impending vacancy in Calder ward as another Liberal Democrat councillor, Nader Fekri, is moving to Turkey to join his wife; his term is due to end in 2014.
- Bridgend county borough council: Vacancy in Betws division after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor Christopher Michaelides. Term ends 2017.
- Isle of Anglesey county council: There are two byelections on 12 July. Llanbedrgoch division is vacant after the resignation of unaffiliated councillor Barrie Durkin who was suspended from the council. Gwyngyll division is vacant after the resignation of John Penri Williams of Plaid Cymru. Both terms end in 2013.
- Vale of Glamorgan council: Byelection on 2 August in Buttrills division after the death of former council leader, Mayor and Labour councillor Margaret Alexander. Term ends 2017.
- No updates this week.
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