Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Burnley – Lanehead 

Independent 706 (44.4 per cent, +44.4 on 2024) Reform UK 510 (32.1 per cent, +32.1) Labour 262 (16.5 per cent, -25.9) Conservatives 61 (3.8 per cent, -11.6) Green Party 50 (3.1 per cent, -3.1)  Result from Tuesday

Independent gain from Labour 

Burnley – Queensgate

Independent 679 (55.7 per cent, +55.7 on 2024) Reform UK 240 (19.7 per cent, +19.7) Labour 133 (10.9 per cent, -9.1) Green Party 71 (5.8 per cent, +5.8) Independent 52 (4.3 per cent, +4.3) Conservatives 43 (3.5 per cent, -7.2) Result from Tuesday

Independent gain from Labour 

Fife – Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages

SNP 1,549 (42.6 per cent, -4.9 on 2022) Reform UK 1,080 (28.9 per cent, +28.9) Labour 778 (20.8 per cent, -19.5) Lib Dems 99 (2.6 per cent, +0.4) Alba 83 (2.2 per cent, +0.9) Conservatives 64 (1.7 per cent, -4.8) Sovereignty 45 (1.2 per cent, +1.2)  Figures for first preferences

SNP gain from Labour 

Harborough – Fleckney

Reform UK 551 (35.0 per cent, +35.0 on 2023) Lib Dems 453 (28.7 per cent, +2.1) Conservatives 416 (26.4 per cent, -6.0) Green Party 102 (6.5 per cent, -6.2) Labour 54 (3.4 per cent, -11.6)

Reform UK gain from Conservatives

Newark & Sherwood – Balderton North & Coddington

Reform UK 545 (42.0 per cent, +42.0 on 2023) Conservatives 480 (37.0 per cent, +5.0) Green Party 173 (13.3 per cent, +13.3) Labour 101 (7.8 per cent, -8.6)

Reform UK gain from Independent 

Newark & Sherwood – Castle

Reform UK 204 (29.0 per cent, +29.0 on 2023) Conservatives 193 (27.4 per cent, -4.0) Labour 88 (12.5 per cent, -21.3) Independent 74 (10.5 per cent, +10.5) Lib Dems 70 (9.9 per cent, +9.9) Green Party 61 (8.7 per cent, +8.7) Independent 14 (2.0 per cent, +2.0)

Reform UK gain from Independent 

South Derbyshire – Seales

Independent 713 (55.7 per cent, +55.7 on 2023) Reform UK 309 (24.1 per cent, +24.1) Conservatives 105 (8.2 per cent, -14.1) Labour 82 (6.4 per cent, -20.0) Lib Dems 72 (5.6 per cent, +5.6)

Independent gain from another independent. 

Tandridge – Lingfield & Crowhurst

Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents 457 (38.0 per cent, +3.2 on 2024) Reform UK 329 (27.3 per cent, +27.3) Independent 158 (13.1 per cent, +13.1) Conservatives 128 (10.6 per cent, -1.3) Lib Dems 90 (7.5 per cent, -1.5) Labour 42 (3.5 per cent, -13.4)

Lingfield & Crowhurst Residents hold

Tandridge – Westway

Lib Dems 539 (42.3 per cent, -0.6 on 2024) Reform UK 420 (33.0 per cent, +33.0) Conservatives 202 (15.9 per cent, -13.3) Labour 112 (8.8 per cent, -19.1)

Lib Dems gain from Conservatives

West Devon – Okehampton South

Lib Dems 356 (57.1 per cent, +57.1 on 2023) Conservatives 152 (24.4 per cent, -5.9) Independent 116 (18.6 per cent, +18.6)

Lib Dems gain from Green Party

Forthcoming contests

November 13th

• Canterbury – Wincheap. (Lib Dem held)
• East Lindsey – Chapel St Leonards. (Conservative held)
• Gwynedd – Bethel a’r Felinheli. (Plaid Cymru held)
• North Somerset – Long Ashton. (Green Party held)
• Vale of White Horse – Ridgeway. (Lib Dem held)

November 20th

• Cheshire East – Macclesfield Central. (Labour held)
• Dumfries & Galloway – Stanraer & The Rhins. (Independent held)
• East Sussex – Ashdown & Conquest. (Conservative held)
• Redcar & Cleveland – South Bank. (Labour held)
• Stratford-on-Avon – Quinton. (Lib Dem held)
• Stratford-on-Avon – Salford Priors & Alcester Rural. (Conservative held)
• Trafford – Hale. (Green Party held)

November 27th

• King’s Lynn & West Norfolk – Hunstanton. (Independent held)
• Pendle – Barnoldswick. (Lib Dem held)
• Sunderland – Hetton. (Labour held)

December 2nd

• Derbyshire – Long Eaton North. (Reform UK held)

December 4th

• Broxtowe – Stapleford South East. (Labour held)
• East Devon – Exmouth Halsdon. (Lib Dem held)
• Middlesbrough – Nunthorpe. (Lib Dem held)
• Torridge – Winkleigh. (Conservative held)
• Watford – Tudor. (Lib Dem held)

December 11th

• Darlington – Red Hall & Lingfield. (Labour held
• Highland – Fort William & Ardnamurchan. (SNP held)
• South Kesteven – Aveland. (Conservative held)
• South Kesteven – Belmont.  (Grantham Independent held)
• West Lothian – Whitburn & Blackburn. (Labour held)

January 22nd

• Fife – Glenrothes West & Kinglassie. (SNP held)