The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
East of England
- Central Bedfordshire council: Byelection on 12 September in Dunstable Northfields ward after the death of Conservative councillor Denise Green. Term ends 2015.
- East Cambridgeshire district council: Byelection on 5 September in Ely East division after the resignation of Conservative councillor Will Burton. Term ends 2015.
- Hertfordshire county council: Byelection on 12 September in Hitchin North division after the death of Labour councillor David Billing. Term ends 2017.
- North Hertfordshire district council: Byelection on 12 September in Hitchin Oughton ward after the death of former Labour group leader David Billing. Term ends May 2014.
- St Edmundsbury borough council: Byelection on 5 September in Bardwell ward after the death of Conservative councillor John Hale. Term ends 2015.
- Tendring district council: Vacancy in St James’s ward after the death of Conservative councillor Gill Downing. Term ends 2015.
- Waveney district council: Len Jacklin was elected councillor for Oulton ward on 8 August, holding the seat for the Labour Party and returning the council to minority Conservative control.
- Boston borough council: Byelection on 5 September in Fenside ward, after the disqualification of English Democrats councillor Elliott Fountain who has not attended any meetings in six months. There are no meetings before 25 July which he can attend. Term ends 2015.
- Charnwood borough council: Byelection on 5 September in Loughborough Ashby ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Chris Carter. There will then be another byelection, on 12 September, in Wreake Villages ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor and cabinet member Matthew Blain. A further seat is vacant in Loughborough Hastings ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Litu Choudhury. All terms end in 2015.
- Daventry district council: Byelection on 5 September in Ravensthorpe ward after the death of Conservative councillor Ken Melling. Term ends 2016.
- East Lindsey district council: Byelection on 12 September in Frithville ward after the resignation of East Lindsey Independent Group councillor Steve Doughty. Term ends 2015.
- Lincoln city council: Byelection on 22 August in Bracebridge ward after the disqualification of councillor Darren Grice who failed to attend any meetings for six months. Grice was originally elected as a Conservative but was sitting as an Independent at the time of his disqualification. Term ends 2015.
- Northamptonshire county council: Byelection on 5 September in Middleton Cheney division after the death of Conservative councillor Ken Melling. Term ends 2017.
- Wellingborough borough council: Barbara Ainge, who was elected for the Conservative Party in Swanspool ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor. She is opposed to the changes in housing benefit for underoccupation popularly known as the ‘bedroom tax’.
- Brent borough council: Impending vacancy in Dudden Hill ward where Liberal Democrat councillor Rev David Clues has said he is intending to resign in November (within six months of a full council election). He has been living and working in Brighton since December 2011.
- Merton borough council: Caroline Cooper-Marbiah was elected councillor for Colliers Wood ward on 8 August, holding the seat for the Labour Party. Her win bolsters the minority Labour administration in the borough.
- Hartlepool council: Byelection on 15 August in Manor House ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Angie Wilcox. Term ends 2015.
- Redcar and Cleveland council: Former council leader Dave Walsh was elected as councillor for Skelton ward on 8 August, holding the seat for the Labour Party. The Labour administration remains in a minority on the council.
- Carlisle city council: Byelection on 5 September in Yewdale ward after the death of the Leader of the Council, Professor Joe Hendry, who was a Labour councillor. Term ends 2015.
- St Helens borough council: Vacancy in Billinge and Seneley Green ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Alison Bacon. Term ends 2016.
- South Lakeland district council: Byelection on 29 August in Windermere Bowness North ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor and former council leader Hilary Stephenson. Term ends 2015.
- Aylesbury Vale district council: Vacancy in Oakfield ward after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Steve Patrick, who was town Mayor of Aylesbury. Term ends 2015.
- Canterbury city council: Vacancy in Seasalter ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor Mike Sharp. Term ends 2015.
- East Hampshire district council: Byelection on 19 September in Four Marks and Medstead ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Pat Seward. Term ends 2015.
- Havant borough council: Vacancy in Waterloo ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor John Hunt due to ill health. Term ends 2016.
- Oxford city council: Vacancy in North ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor and former Lord Mayor Alan Armitage. Term ends 2014.
- West Berkshire council: Byelection on 15 August in Hungerford ward after the death of Conservative councillor David Holtby, who was vice-chairman of the council. Term ends 2015.
- West Sussex county council: Vacancy in Storrington division after the death of Conservative councillor Frank Wilkinson. Term ends 2017.
- Woking borough council: Byelection on Tuesday 17 September in Maybury and Sheerwater ward after the avoidance of the election of Liberal Democrat councillor Mohammed Bashir as a result of an election petition. Term ends 2016.
- Wycombe district council: Byelection on 5 September in Hambleden Valley ward after the death of the Chairman of the council, Conservative councillor Roger Emmett. Term ends 2015.
- Cornwall council: Byelection on 5 September in Wadebridge East division after the resignation of Independent councillor Colin Brewer, prompted by a report from the Monitoring Officer into his comments about disabled children. Term ends 2017.
- Forest of Dean district council: There are two vacancies, both caused by the deaths of councillors. Coleford East ward was vacated by the death of Labour councillor Frank Baynham. Redmarley ward was vacated by Conservative councillor Peter Ede. Both terms end in 2015.
- Mid Devon district council: Byelection on 26 September in Way ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Sarah Fox. Term ends 2015.
- Swindon council: Oliver Donachie was elected councillor for Haydon Wick ward on 8 August, holding the seat for the Conservatives and ensuring that the Conservative administration retains its overall majority on the council.
- Torridge district council: Byelection on 15 August in Shebbear and Langtree ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor John Lewis. There is another byelection on 5 September in Torrington ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Geoff Lee who is moving away from the district. Both terms end in 2015.
- Dudley borough council: Byelection on 19 September in Coseley East ward after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor George Davies. Term ends 2016.
- East Staffordshire borough council: Nathan Birnie, who was elected as a Conservative in Weaver ward but was among a group of four who resigned the party whip in May, has joined the UK Independence Party. Peter Ball (Town ward) who was another who resigned the whip, has been expelled from the Conservative Party; the other two (Robert Hardwick of Crown ward, and Malcolm Barrett of Town ward) remain Independent councillors.
- Walsall borough council: Byelection on 15 August in Aldridge Central and South ward after the death of Conservative councillor and former Mayor Tom Ansell. Term ends 2016.
- Barnsley borough council: Vacancy in Wombwell ward after the death of Labour councillor Denise Wilde. Term ends 2014.
- Doncaster borough council: Byelection on 22 August in Askern Spa ward after the disqualification of Labour councillor Ros Jones, now Mayor of Doncaster. Term ends 2014.
- North Yorkshire county council: Vacancy in Selby South division after the death of Conservative county councillor Margaret Hulme. Term ends 2017.
- Scarborough borough council: There are two byelections on 22 August, both caused by the resignations of councillors. Nick Brown (Conservative) has resigned from Ramshill ward and Mick Cooper (Independent) has resigned from Newby ward. Both terms end in 2015.
- Flintshire county council: Vacancy in Mostyn division after the disqualification of Independent councillor Patrick Heesom by the Adjudication Panel for Wales. Heesom has stated his intention to appeal to the High Court, which would have the effect of reinstating his membership while the appeal is decided.
- Neath Port Talbot county borough council: Vacancy in Sandfields East division after the death of Labour councillor Collin Crowley. Term ends 2017.
- Fife council: Vacancy in Dunfermline South ward after the death of Labour councillor Mike Rumney. Term ends 2017.
- Glasgow city council: Vacancy in Govan ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor and former group leader Alison Hunter. Term ends 2017.
- Scottish Borders council: Byelection on 10 October in Tweeddale West ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Nathaniel Buckingham. Term ends 2017.
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