Council by-election results scorecard
Here’s the latest running tally of seats changing hands in principal authority council by-elections held since the last May round of local elections. … Read the full post »
Council by-election results
Here’s my coverage of all the local council by-election results in Britain, updated each week as the results come in. You can track the running tally of seats changing hands in my scorecard here.
I include all principal authority by-elections (i.e. borough, district, county and unitary – plus the City of London and, if there were to be a by-election there, the Council of the Isles of Scilly).
You can also sign up to receive full by-election voting figures each week by email at www.libdemnewswire.com (pick the daily digest option).
For the annual rounds of local elections, see my LocalBase set of annual council election results.
This week’s main council by-elections – plus 4 Lib Dem town/parish gains
Five seats up for election in four different wards in this week’s principal authority council by-elections. Three Liberal Democrat candidates and two no-shows for the party. … Read the full post »
Conservatives lose this week’s by-election
Only one principal authority local council by-election this week, a Conservative defence on Wychavon Council in Worcestershire. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems win seat from Labour in first by-election of 2022
What a great start to the year: one by-election, one Liberal Democrat gain. … Read the full post »
Thank you, Britain Elects and Election Maps UK
No council by-elections this week either on the traditional Thursday or on an unconventional different day. So here’s a suggestion for something useful and quick you can do instead. … Read the full post »
Final by-elections of 2021 have a lesson for Lib Dems in 2022
There are lessons for the Lib Dems form the last principal authority and town council by-elections of the year. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems gain THREE seats from Conservatives in council by-elections
As well as the North Shropshire Parliamentary by-election, there are several council by-elections this week. … Read the full post »
Five Lib Dem by-election gains, including in Jacob Rees-Mogg’s constituency
Seven principal authority council by-elections this week and it’s very much a story in two parts for the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Four gains for Lancaster and Morecambe Lib Dems in a week
After Tuesday’s council by-election there were another ten principal authority contests on Thursday, along with the Old Bexley and Sidcup Parliamentary by-election. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems up from fifth to third in Tuesday by-election
It’s been a couple of months since the last council by-elections on a Tuesday, but this week brought another. This time it’s from Wyre Forest. … Read the full post »