The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
- 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: Liz Cohen was elected councillor for Shenfield ward on 6 December. She gains for the Liberal Democrats a seat previously held by the Conservatives.
- Chelmsford city 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: Byelection on 17 January in Hill ward after the death of Conservative councillor Bruce Wegg. Term ends 2015.
- Norfolk county council: Vacancy in North Coast division after the resignation of Stephen Bett, who has been elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk. He was elected as a Conservative but was sitting as an Independent at the time of his resignation. No byelection can be held because full council elections are due in May.
- North Norfolk district council: Vacancy in Cromer Town ward after the death of Conservative councillor Keith Johnson, who had been Leader of the Council since May. The circumstances of his death have made national headlines. Term ends 2015.
- Norwich city council: There are two byelections on Wednesday 19 December. Crome ward will elect a councillor after the resignation of Labour Party councillor and former Lord Mayor Jenny Lay, who is fighting cancer; the term ends in 2014. Nelson ward will elect a replacement after the resignation of Green Party councillor David Rogers, who has denounced his former party; the term ends in 2016.
- Hammersmith and Fulham borough council: Vacancy in Wormholt and White City ward after the death of Labour councillor Jean Campbell. Term ends 2014.
- Haringey borough council: Alan Stanton, who was elected for the Labour Party in Tottenham Hale ward, has had the Labour whip withdrawn after he voted against the appointment of a Chief Executive for the borough.He is unrepentant.
- Lambeth borough council: Byelection on 17 January in Brixton Hill ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Steve Reed who is now MP for Croydon North. Term ends 2014.
- Sutton borough council: Nick Emmerson was elected councillor for Stonecot ward on 6 December, holding the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
- Darlington council: Vacancy in Lascelles ward after the death of Labour councillor Jacqui Maddison. Term ends 2015.
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Byelection on 7 February in Village ward after the death of Teesside Independent Alliance councillor Mick Eddy. Term ends 2015.
- Wirral borough council: There are two byelections on 17 January 2013. The poll in Leasowe and Moreton East ward follows the death of Labour councillor Anne McArdle; term ends in 2014. The poll in Heswall ward follows the death of Conservative councillor Peter Johnson; the term there ends in 2016.
- Arun district council: Vacancy in Aldwick East ward after the death of Conservative councillor Robin Brown. Term ends 2015.
- Dover district council: Vacancy in Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory ward after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor Diane Smallwood. Term ends 2015.
- Gravesham borough council: Byelection on 20 December in Meopham North ward after the death of Conservative councillor and former council leader Mike Snelling. Term ends 2015.
- Kent county council: Byelection on 20 December in Gravesham Rural division after the death of Conservative councillor Mike Snelling. Term ends next May.
- Spelthorne borough council: Byelection on Wednesday 19 December 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: Elizabeth Miles and Valerie Shaw were elected councillors for Sunningwell and Wootton ward in a double-seat byelection on 6 December. They are both Liberal Democrats and gained their seats from two Conservatives.
- Cornwall council: Anthony Pascoe was elected councillor for Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth division on 6 December, holding the seat for the Conservatives. There is also a vacancy in Ludgvan division after the resignation of Independent councillor Irene Bailey due to ill health; as her term had less than six months to run, she will not be replaced in a byelection.
- Forest of Dean district council: Vacancy in Berry Hill ward after the death of Labour councillor Helen Stewart. Term ends 2015.
- Sedgmoor district council: Byelection on 24 January in Highbridge and Burnham Marine ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Joe Leach, who has taken a politically restricted post. Term ends 2015.
- West Dorset district council: Vacancy in Cam Vale ward after the death of Conservative councillor Richard Jungius. Term ends 2015.
- Dudley borough council: Vacancy in Woolaston and Stourbridge Town ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor Malcolm Knowles. Term ends 2014.
- Herefordshire council: Vacancy in Ross-on-Wye West ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor Gordon Lucas. Term ends 2015.
- South Staffordshire district council: Barry Bond was elected councillor for Wombourne North and Lower Penn ward on 6 December, holding the seat for the Conservatives. There is also a vacancy in Perton East ward after the death of Conservative councillor David Billson, who was deputy leader of the council. Term ends 2015.
- Staffordshire county council: Vacancy in Perton division after the death of Conservative councillor David Billson. No byelection will be held as the full council elections are due in May.
- Harrogate borough council: Byelection on 13 December in Bilton ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Alec Brown, who is moving to London. Term ends 2015.
- Bridgend county borough council: Vacancy in Bryncoch division after the death of Labour councillor Pat Penpraze. Term ends 2017.
- Neath Port Talbot county borough council: Andrew Jenkins was elected councillor for Neath South division on 6 December, holding the seat for the Labour Party.
- Moray council: Vacancy in Heldon and Laich ward after the resignation of Scottish National Party councillor Carolle Ralph, who has stepped down after becoming the victim of a hate-mail campaign. Term ends 2017.
- North Lanarkshire council: Vacancy in Coatbridge West ward after the death of Labour councillor Tom Maginnis. 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.
- South Lanarkshire council: Byelection on 14 February in Rutherglen South ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor Anne Higgins. Term ends 2017. Her death means that Labour now has exactly half of the seats and would gain overall control of the council if a Labour councillor was elected in the byelection.
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