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. There is also a byelection on 3 October in Abbeygate ward after the death of Conservative councillor Charlotte Howard. Both terms end in 2015.
- Tendring district council: Byelection on 26 September in St James’s ward after the death of Conservative councillor Gill Downing. Term ends 2015.
- Thurrock council: Vacancy in Stifford Clays ward after the death of Labour councillor Diana Hale. Term ends 2015. The Labour group would lose its overall majority if it failed to hold the seat.
- 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. 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. There is also a byelection on 3 October in Chapel St Leonards ward after the resignation of East Lindsey Independent Group councillor Philip Leivers. Both terms end in 2015.
- Northamptonshire county council: Byelection on 5 September in Middleton Cheney division after the death of Conservative councillor Ken Melling. Term ends 2017.
- 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.
- Durham council: Vacancy in Crook division after the death of Labour councillor Geoff Mowbray. Term ends 2017.
- Blackpool council: Byelection on 26 September in Highfield ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Chris Maughan who is moving to the East Midlands. Term ends 2015.
- 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.
- Salford city council: Byelection on 10 October in Weaste and Seedley ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Thomas Murphy. Term ends 2016.
- South Lakeland district council: Colin Jones was elected councillor for Windermere Bowness North ward on 29 August, holding the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
- 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: Byelection on 19 September in Seasalter ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor Mike Sharp. Term ends 2015.
- Cherwell district council: Byelection on 26 September in Banbury Ruscote ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Pat Cartledge. 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.
- Mole Valley district council: Byelection on 26 September in Mickleham, Westhumble and Pixham ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Rebecca McCheyne who is moving out of the district. Term ends 2015.
- Oxford city council: Byelection on 19 September in North ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor and former Lord Mayor Alan Armitage. Term ends 2014.
- Spelthorne borough council: Vacancy in Riverside and Laleham ward after the death of the Mayor of Spelthorne, Isobel Napper, who was a Conservative councillor. Term ends 2015.
- West Sussex county council: Byelection on 26 September in Storrington division after the death of Conservative councillor Frank Wilkinson. There is also a vacancy in Warnham and Rusper division after the death of Conservative councillor Mick Hodgson. Both terms end in 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 byelections on 26 September, 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.
- Taunton Deane district council: Byelection on 3 October in Taunton Halcon ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor and former Mayor, Steve Brooks. Term ends 2015.
- Torridge district council: Byelection on 5 September in Torrington ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Geoff Lee who is moving away from the district. Term ends 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.
- Warwick district council: Linda Bromley, who was elected for the Conservative Party in Warwick South ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor. She is opposed to the provisions of the council’s local plan.
- Barnsley borough council: Byelection on 26 September in Wombwell ward after the death of Labour councillor Denise Wilde. Term ends 2014.
- Gwynedd council: John Brynmor Hughes, who was elected for Llais Gwynedd in Llanengan division, has been suspended from membership of the group.
- Neath Port Talbot county borough council: Vacancy in Sandfields East division after the death of Labour councillor Collin Crowley. Term ends 2017.
- Newport city council: Vacancy in Pillgwenlly division after the death of Labour councillor Ron Jones. Term ends 2017.
- Pembrokeshire county council: Stephen Joseph, who was elected for Plaid Cymru in Milford Haven Central division, has joined the governing Independent Plus group.
- Fife council: Vacancy in Dunfermline South ward after the death of Labour councillor Mike Rumney. Term ends 2017.
- Glasgow city council: Byelection on 10 October 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.
- South Ayrshire council: Hywel Davies, who was elected for the Conservative Party in Kyle ward, left the party at the end of May to sit as an Independent councillor.
- South Lanarkshire council: Vacancy in Hamilton South ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor Bobby Lawson. Term ends 2017.
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