The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
- Blaby district council: Byelection on 27 September in Pastures ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Ted Webster-Williams who is moving out of the district. Term ends 2015.
- Charnwood borough council: Byelection on 13 September in Loughborough Southfields ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Graeme Smith. Term ends 2015.
- Daventry district council: Vacancy in Brixworth ward after the death of Conservative councillor Frank Wiig. Term ends 2014.
- Lincolnshire county council: Byelection on 6 September in Nettleham and Saxilby division after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Ray Sellars. Term ends 2013.
- Nottinghamshire county council: Byelection on 20 September in Rufford division after the death of Independent county councillor Les Ward. Term ends 2013.
- West Lindsey district council: Byelection on 6 September in Nettleham ward after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Ray Sellars. Term ends 2015.
East of England
- Breckland district council: Byelection on 13 September in Thetford Abbey ward after the resignation of Independent councillor Pauline Quadling. Term ends 2015.
- Central Bedfordshire council: Vacancy in Biggleswade South after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Vickers. Term ends 2015.
- Fenland district council: Vacancy in St Marys ward after the death of Conservative councillor Ken Peachey. Term ends 2015.
- King’s Lynn and West Norfolk borough council: Byelection on 27 September in Spellowfields ward after the death of Conservative councillor David Harwood. Term ends 2015.
- Norfolk county council: John Dobson, who was elected as a Conservative in Dersingham division, has been expelled from the Conservative group after complaints about his conduct. He had moved a motion at a group meeting to overthrow group and council leader Derrick Murphy over a disputed council decision to site an energy from waste plant in King’s Lynn.
Byelection on 27 September in Clenchwarton and King’s Lynn South division after the death of Conservative county councillor David Harwood. Term ends 2013.
- Camden borough council: Byelection on 27 September in Hampstead Town ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Kirsty Roberts who is relocating to the United States.
- Lewisham borough council: Vacancy in Whitefoot ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Pete Pattisson, who is taking a teaching job in India.
- Middlesbrough borough council: Byelection on 27 September in North Ormesby and Brambles Farm ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Eleanor Lancaster. Term ends 2015.
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Vacancy in Village ward after the death of Teesside Independent Alliance councillor Mick Eddy. Term ends 2015.
- Burnley borough council: Byelection on 13 September in Trinity ward after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor Tony Lambert. Term ends 2016.
- Oldham borough council: Vacancy in Failsworth West ward after the death of Labour councillor Glenys Butterworth. Term ends 2015.
- Canterbury city council: Byelection on 20 September in Blean Forest ward after the death of Conservative councillor Hazel McCabe, the longest-serving member of the council. Term ends 2015.
- Dartford borough council: Byelection on 27 September in Castle ward after the death of Conservative councillor and former Mayor Sheila East. Term ends 2015.
- Havant borough council: Vacancy in Battins ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Katie Ray. She was the only member of her party on the council. Term ends 2014.
- Kent county council: Vacancy in Maidstone Central division after the death of Liberal Democrat county councillor Malcolm Robertson. Term ends May next year.
- Maidstone borough council: Vacancy in Allington ward after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Malcolm Robertson. Term ends 2016.
- Runnymede borough council: Byelections on 27 September in Chertsey Meads ward, after the death of Conservative councillor Diana Cotty, and New Haw ward, after the death of Conservative councillor Chris Knight. The terms end in 2016 (Chertsey Meads) and 2014 (New Haw).
- Wealden district council: Vacancy in Heathfield North and Central ward after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Newnham. Term ends 2015.
- West Sussex county council: Vacancy in Midhurst division after the resignation of Conservative county councillor Nola Hendon, who is moving to Minorca. Term ends 2013.
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: Vacancy in Pinkneys Green ward after the death of Conservative councillor Wilson Hendry. Term ends 2015.
- Cornwall council: Byelection on 20 September in St Keverne and Meneage division after the death of Independent councillor Pam Lyne. Term ends 2013.
- South Gloucestershire council: Byelection on 6 September in Dodington ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Dafydd Holbrook. Term ends 2015.
- Herefordshire council: Byelection on 20 September in St Nicholas ward after the death of Julie Woodward, a member of the It’s Our County group. Term ends 2015.
- Shropshire council: Byelection on 13 September in Church Stretton and Craven Arms division after the death of Conservative councillor James Gibson. Term ends 2013.
- Wolverhampton city council: Vacancy in Park ward after the death of Labour councillor Manohar Minhas. Term ends 2014.
- Ryedale district council: Vacancy in Norton West ward after the death of Conservative councillor Judith Denniss. Term ends 2015.
- Scarborough borough council: Byelection in Esk Valley ward on 20 September after the resignation of Conservative councillor Jim Preston. Term ends 2015.
- York city council: Lynn Jeffries, who was elected for the Labour Party in Westfield ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor. She is opposed to the council leadership’s changes to community social care.
- Bridgend county borough council: Martyn Jones was elected councillor for Bettws division on 30 August, holding the seat for the Labour Party.
- Caerphilly county borough council: Vacancy in New Tredegar division after the death of Labour councillor Les Rees. Term ends 2017.
- Merthyr Tydfil county borough council: Vacancy in Cyfarthfa division after the resignation of Merthyr Independents councillor Les Elliott. Term ends 2017.
- Neath Port Talbot county borough council: Vacancy in Neath South division after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor Mal Gunter. Term ends 2017.
- East Dunbartonshire council: Byelection on 13 September in Campsie and Kirkintilloch North ward after the death of Charles Kennedy, a member of the East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance. Term ends 2017.
- Scottish Borders council: Impending vacancy in Leaderdale and Melrose ward due to the resignation of the leader of the Borders Party, Nicholas Watson. Term ends 2017.
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