Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Cotswold – The Beeches

Lib Dems 390 (52.7 per cent, -3.0 on 2024) Reform UK 168 (22.7 per cent, +22.7) Conservatives 122 (16.5 per cent, -17.9) Green Party 53 (7.2 per cent, -3.0) Labour 7 (0.9 per cent, +0.9)

Lib Dems hold 

Liverpool – Aigburth

Green Party 782 (45.3 per cent, +29.8 on 2024) Lib Dems 637 (36.9 per cent, -13.4) Labour 177 (10.3 per cent, -21.6) Reform UK 121 (7.0 per cent, +7.0) Conservatives 8 (0.5 per cent, -1.8)

Green Party gain from Lib Dems 

North Kesteven – Sleaford Westholme

Reform UK 243 (45.1 per cent, +45.1 on 2023) Lincolnshire Independents 87 (16.1 per cent, -13.4) Conservatives 81 (15.0 per cent, +15.0) Green Party 55 (10.2 per cent, +10.2) Independent 49 (9.1 per cent, -20.2) Independent 12 (2.2 per cent, +2.2) Lib Dems 12 (2.2 per cent, +2.2)

Reform UK gain from Lincolnshire Independents

Vale of White Horse – Abingdon Abbey Northcourt

Lib Dems 647 (43.7 per cent, +3.3 on 2023) Green Party 480 (32.5 per cent, -2.1) Reform UK 204 (13.8 per cent, +13.8) Conservatives 101 (6.8 per cent, -7.3) Labour 47 (3.2 per cent, -7.7)

Lib Dems gain from Green Party

Westmorland & Furness – Penrith South

Lib Dems 749 (43.1 per cent. -1.5 on 2022) Reform UK 588 (33.9 per cent, +33.9) Green Party 225 (13.0 per cent, +2.6) Conservatives 174 (10.0 per cent, -15.5)

Lib Dems hold

Forthcoming contests

March 17th

• Pembrokeshire – Milford Hakin. (Independent held)

March 26th

• North Lincolnshire – Axholme Central. (Conservative held)
• North Lincolnshire – Brumby. (Labour held)
• Sevenoaks – Halstead, Knockholt & Badgers Mount. (Conservative held)
• Vale of White Horse – Stanford. (Lib Dem held)

April 2nd

• Bury – Tottington. (Conservative held)
• Luton – Wigmore. (Lib Dem held)
• North Devon – Fremington. (Independent held)
• Rossendale – Hareholme & Waterfoot. (Labour held)

April 9th

• Kent – Cliftonville. (Reform UK held)

April 16th

• Northumberland – Cramlington South West. (Reform UK held)

April 22nd

• Salford – Barton and Winton. (Labour held)