Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Arun – Marine 

Reform UK 306 (26.0 per cent, +26.0 on 2023) Lib Dems 296 (25.2 per cent, -2.8) Labour 236 (20.1 per cent, -1.1) Conservatives 192 (16.3 per cent, -1.3) Green Party 115 (9.8 per cent, +9.8) Independent 31 (2.6 per cent, +2.6)

Reform UK gain from an independent. 

Fife – Glenrothes Central and Thornton

SNP 1,439 (47.6 per cent, -1.1 on 2022) Labour 649 (21.5 per cent, -6.4) Reform UK 541 (17.9 per cent, +17.9) Lib Dems 207 (6.9 per cent, +2.9) Conservatives 185 (6.1 per cent, -5.9)

SNP hold

Suffolk – St John’s

Labour 600 (28.0 per cent, -19.7 on 2021) Green Party 458 (21.4 per cent, +13.6) Reform UK 442 (20.6 per cent, +20.6) Lib Dems 323 (15.1 per cent, +9.8) Conservatives 318 (14.9 per cent, -24.4)

Labour hold

West Berkshire – Thatcham North East 

Lib Dems 690 (41.1 per cent, -14.8 on 2023) Conservatives 428 (25.5 per cent, +0.1) Reform UK 367 (21.9 per cent, +21.9) Green Party 127 (7.6 per cent, -11.0) Labour 65 (3.9 per cent, +3.9)

Lib Dems hold

Forthcoming contests

May 8th

• Calderdale – Skircoat. (Labour held)
• Eastleigh – Eastleigh Central. (Lib Dem held)

May 15th

• Barnet – Whetstone. (Labour held)
• Broadland – Acle. (Conservative held)
• Stoke-on-Trent – Birches Head & Northwood. (Labour held)
• West Dunbartonshire – Clydebank Waterfront. (SNP held)

May 22nd

• Eastleigh – Hedge End South. (Lib Dem held)
• Sutton – Carshalton South & Clockhouse. (Lib Dem held)
• West Sussex – Horsham Riverside. (Lib Dem held)

May 29th

• Castle Point – Canvey Island Winter Gardens. (Canvey Island Independent Party held)
• Maldon – Maldon West. (Independent held)