Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Bury – Tottington

Reform UK 929 (39.5 per cent, +39.5 on 2024) Conservatives 627 (26.7 per cent, -19.1) Labour 346 (14.7 per cent, -14.5) Green Party 257 (10.9 per cent, +10.9) Together for Bury 193 (8.2 per cent, +8.2)

Reform UK gain from Conservatives 

Luton – Wigmore

Reform UK 576 (32.9 per cent, +32.9 on 2024) Lib Dems 553 (30.4 per cent, -24.2) Green Party 344 (19.6 per cent, +10.5) Labour 170 (9.7 per cent, -0.3) Conservatives 116 (6.6 per cent, -4.4) Independent 13 (0.7 per cent, +0.7)

Reform UK gain from Lib Dems 

North Devon – Fremington

Lib Dems 752 (49.9 per cent, +42.4 on 2023) Reform UK 496 (32.9 per cent, +32.9) Green Party 131 (8.7 per cent, +8.7) Conservatives 116 (7.7 per cent, -4.4) Labour 12 (0.8 per cent, -7.8)

Lib Dems gain from an independent 

Rossendale – Hareholme & Waterfoot

Green Party 636 (37.7 per cent, +9.2 on 2024) Reform UK 582 (34.5 per cent, +34.5) Labour 324 (19.2 per cent, -27.9) Conservatives 115 (6.8 per cent, -17.6) Lib Dems 31 (1.8 per cent, +1.8)

Green Party gain  from Labour 

Forthcoming contests

April 9th

• Kent – Cliftonville. (Reform UK held)

April 16th

• Leicestershire – Narborough & Whetstone. (Reform UK held)
• Northumberland – Cramlington South West. (Reform UK held)

April 22nd

• Salford – Barton and Winton. (Labour held)

April 23rd

• Cornwall – Newquay Porth & Tretherras. (Reform UK held)

April 30th

• Malvern Hills – Tenbury. (Conservative held)