Council by-election results scorecard 2021-2022
Here’s the tally of seats changing hands in principal authority council by-elections held between the May 2021 and the May 2022 local elections:
Con | Lab | LibDem | Green | Ref/ Ukip | SNP | Plaid | Ind/ Other | Net | |
| Con | – | +2 (+9/-7) | -13 (+6/-19) | -14 (0/-14) | – | +1 (+2/-1) | – | +6 (+12/-6) | -18 |
| Lab | -2 (+7/-9) | – | -2 (+1/-3) | -2 (0/-2) | +2 (+2/0) | -2 (0/-2) | – | +3 (+8/-5) | -3 |
| Lib Dem | +13 (+19/-6) | +2 (+3/-1) | – | -1 (0/-1) | – | – | – | +6 (+6/0) | +20 |
| Green | +14 (+14/0) | +2 (+2/0) | +1 (+1/0) | – | – | – | – | – | +17 |
| Ref/ Ukip | – | -2 (0/-2) | – | – | – | – | – | – | -2 |
| SNP | -1 (+1/-2) | +2 (+2/0) | – | – | – | – | – | – | +1 |
| Plaid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Ind/ Other | -6 (+6/-12) | -3 (+5/-8) | -6 (0/-6) | – | – | – | – | – | -15 |
The net totals in the right hand column give the overall political lay of the land, as shown by local council by-election results.
But it’s the details in each row of how a party’s performance varies against its different rivals that is the most useful in my book. That shows us what’s happening below in the surface in a way that national voting intention polls often struggle to do because they give total support levels rather than vote switching figures.
Much of the source data for this table comes via Britain Elects, Election Maps UK or ALDC. Thank you to all three.
For results in the 2022-2023 cycle, see here.
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Good morning
Would it be possible to include in your “Council by-election scorecard” the number of seats each party defends and holds.
Kind regards
Steven Bird
Thanks Steven. Will bear that in mind for future versions. (Skipping the held seats makes updating the scorecard much easier but I can see the value in including holds too.)