The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
- Daventry district council: Byelection on 15 November in Brixworth ward after the death of Conservative councillor Frank Wiig. Term ends 2014.
- East Northamptonshire district council: Byelection on 15 November in Oundle ward, after the resignation (due to ill health) of Conservative councillor David Bateman. Term ends 2015.
- Leicestershire county council: Former county council leader David Parsons, who was elected for the Conservatives in Kirby Muxloe and Leicester Forest East division, has been expelled from the Conservative group. This move follows his censure for failing to promptly repay wrongly-claimed travel expenses, which brought an end to his council leadership.
- Melton borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Egerton ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Steve Dungworth. Term ends 2015.
- West Lindsey district council: Vacancy in Gainsborough East ward after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Mel Starkey. Term ends 2015.
East of England
- Brentwood borough council: Byelection on 6 December in Shenfield ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Lionel Lee. Term ends 2014.
- Central Bedfordshire council: There are two byelections on 15 November. Biggleswade South ward will elect a new councillor after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Vickers. Silsoe and Shillington ward will elect a new councillor after the resignation of Conservative councillor Iain MacKilligan. Both terms end in 2015.
- Chelmsford borough council: Vacancy in Broomfield and The Walthams ward after the death of the longest serving councillor, Delmas Ashford. Ashford was an Independent councillor for most of his career, except for 1999-2011 when he was a Conservative. Term ends 2015.
- Fenland district council: Vacancy in Hill ward after the death of Conservative councillor Bruce Wegg. Term ends 2015.
- Harlow borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Toddbrook ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Bob Davis. Term ends 2015.
- North Hertfordshire district council: There are two byelections on 15 November. Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward will elect a successor after the death of Conservative councillor David Miller; the term ends in 2014. Letchworth South East ward will elect a successor to Conservative councillor Richard Harman, who has resigned; the term there ends in 2015.
- Norwich city council: There are two vacancies. Crome ward has a seat vacant after the resignation of Labour Party councillor and former Lord Mayor Jenny Lay, who is fighting cancer; the term ends in 2014. Nelson ward has a seat vacant after the resignation of Green Party councillor David Rogers, who has denounced his former party; the term ends in 2016.
- St Edmundsbury borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Risbygate ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Josh Hordern. Term ends 2015.
- Watford borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Central ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Chris Leslie, who is taking up a new job in the midlands. Term ends 2014.
- Waveney district council: Byelection on 15 November in Beccles South ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Alan Thwaites. Term ends 2015.
- Harrow borough council: Husain Akhtar, who was elected as a Conservative in Canons ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor after supporting the election of a Labour leader of the council.
- Southwark borough council: Byelection on 29 November in East Walworth ward after the death of Labour councillor Helen Morrissey, the chief whip of the group. Term ends 2014.
- Sutton borough council: Byelection on 6 December in Stonecot ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Brendan Hudson, who has been elected Chair of NHS Sutton Clinical COmmissioning Board. Term ends 2014.
- Hartlepool council: There will be a referendum on 15 November on whether to retain the system of a directly-elected Mayor.
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne city council: Byelection on 15 November in Ouseburn ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Ian Preston, who has taken a job in London. Term ends 2015.
- North Tyneside borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Wallsend ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Jules Rutherford. Term ends 2015.
- Redcar and Cleveland council: Tristan Learoyd, who was elected for the Labour Party in St Germain’s ward, has recently left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Vacancy in Village ward after the death of Teesside Independent Alliance councillor Mick Eddy. Term ends 2015.
- Bury borough council: There will be byelections on 15 November in two wards after the resignations of two Conservative councillors. Church ward will elect a successor to former council leader Bob Bibby, while North Manor ward will elect a successor to Jim Taylor. Both terms end in 2014.
- Eden district council: Byelection on 15 November in Penrith Pategill ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor David Harding, who has pleaded guilty to affray. Term ends 2015. The byelection is expected to be held on 15 November.
- Liverpool city council: Byelection on 15 November in Knotty Ash ward due to the resignation of Labour councillor Jacqui Nasuh. Term ends 2014.
- Manchester city council: Byelection on 15 November in Ardwick ward after the death of Labour councillor and former Lord Mayor Tom O’Callaghan. Term ends 2016.
- Oldham borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Failsworth West ward after the death of Labour councillor Glenys Butterworth. Term ends 2015.
- Wirral borough council: There are two vacancies, both caused by the deaths of sitting councillors. Heswall ward has a seat vacant after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Johnson; the term ends in 2016. Leasowe and Moreton East ward has a seat vacant after the death of Labour councillor Anne McArdle; the term there ends in 2014.
- Cherwell district council: Byelection on 15 November in Banbury Ruscote ward after the resignation of veteran Labour councillor George Parish. Term ends 2014.
- Chiltern district council: Byelection on 15 November in Central ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Martyn Groves. Term ends 2015.
- Gravesham borough council: Vacancy in Meopham North ward after the death of Conservative councillor and former council leader Mike Snelling. Term ends 2015.
- Havant borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Battins ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Katie Ray. Term ends 2014.
- Kent county council: Vacancy in Gravesham Rural division after the death of Conservative councillor Mike Snelling. Term ends next May.
- Portsmouth city council: Aiden Gray, who was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Cosham ward, has resigned from the cabinet and joined the Labour Party citing spending decisions by the council leadership as the reason.
- Shepway district council: Byelection on 22 November in Folkestone Park ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Tristan Allen. Term ends 2015.
- Spelthorne borough council: Vacancy in Sunbury Common ward after the resignation of Robbie Colison-Crawford, who was elected as a Liberal Democrat but had been sitting as an Independent since June. Term ends 2015.
- Vale of White Horse district council: Byelection on 6 December for two seats in Sunningwell and Wootton ward, after the resignation of Jane Crossley and the disqualification of Tim Foggin for failure to attend any meetings of the council in six months. Both of the outgoing councillors were Conservatives and both terms end in 2015.
- Wealden district council: Byelection on 15 November in Heathfield North and Central ward after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Newnham. Term ends 2015.
- West Sussex county council: Byelection on 15 November in Midhurst division after the resignation of Conservative county councillor Nola Hendon, who has moved to Minorca. Term ends 2013.
- Bath and North East Somerset council: Byelection on 15 November in Chew Valley North ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Malcolm Hanney, who is retiring in order to take up an academic study of politics. Term ends 2015.
- Bournemouth council: Byelection on 15 November in Littledown and Iford ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Nick King, who is seeking election as Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset. Term ends 2015.
- Cornwall council: Byelection on 6 December in Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth division after the death of Conservative councillor Ray Tovey. Term ends next May.
- Forest of Dean district council: Vacancy in Berry Hill ward after the death of Labour councillor Helen Stewart. Term ends 2015.
- Poole council: Byelection on 15 November in Branksome East ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Stephen Rollo-Smith due to ill health. Term ends 2015.
- Swindon council: Byelection on 15 November in Blunsdon and Highworth ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor Doreen Dart. Term ends 2014. As a result of her death, the Conservatives have lost overall control of the council.
- Wiltshire council: Chris Humphries, who was elected for the Conservatives in Aldbourne and Ramsbury division, has been suspended from group membership for three months after he was found to have breached the code of conduct.
- Dudley borough council: Vacancy in Woolaston and Stourbridge Town ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor Malcolm Knowles. Term ends 2014.
- Rugby borough council: Byelection on 15 November in New Bilton ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Robert McNally. Term ends 2014.
- South Staffordshire district council: Byelection on 6 December in Wombourne North and Lower Penn ward after the death of Conservative councillor Joan Williams. Term ends 2015.
- Stratford-on-Avon district council: Byelection on 29 November in Shipston ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Jon Gullis, who has taken a new job in Bexley. Term ends 2015.
- Walsall borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Bloxwich West ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Sue Fletcher-Hall due to a family illness. Term ends 2015.
- Wolverhampton city council: Byelection on 15 November in Park ward after the death of Labour councillor Manohar Minhas. Term ends 2014.
- Bradford city council: Byelection on 15 November in Wharfedale ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Matt Palmer, who is moving to Jersey but has also criticised the management of the authority. Term ends 2015. Meanwhile Imdad Hussain, who was elected for the Labour Party in Heaton ward but was suspended from membership over his business affairs, has joined the Peace Party.
- Harrogate borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Rossett ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Michelle Woolley. Term ends 2014. There is also a byelection on 13 December in Bilton ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Alec Brown, who is moving to London. Term ends 2015.
- Ryedale district council: Byelection on 15 November in Norton West ward after the death of Conservative councillor Judith Denniss. Term ends 2015.
- Bridgend county borough council: Vacancy in Bryncoch division after the death of Labour councillor Pat Penpraze. Term ends 2017.
- Conwy county borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Deganwy division after the resignation of Independent councillor Jason Weyman. Term ends 2017.
- Merthyr Tydfil county borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Cyfarthfa division after the resignation of Merthyr Independents councillor Les Elliott. Term ends 2017.
- Neath Port Talbot county borough council: Byelection on 6 December in Neath South division after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor Mal Gunter. Term ends 2017.
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar: Byelection on 29 November in Sgir’ Uige agus Ceann a Tuath Nan Loch ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor Bill Houston. Term ends 2017.
- Dumfries and Galloway council: Byelection on 15 November in Annandale North ward after the death of Labour councillor Ted Brown. 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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