Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Southampton – Shirley

Lib Dems 975 (27.3 per cent, -11.9 on 2024) Labour 954 (26.7 per cent, +2.7) Reform UK 681 (19.0 per cent, +19.0) Green Party 539 (15.1 per cent, +7.5) Conservatives 288 (8.1 per cent, -16.1) Independent 122 (3.4 per cent, -0.3) Trade Union and Socialist Coalition 16 (0.4 per cent, -0.9)

Lib Dems hold

Forthcoming contests

March 5th

• Braintree – Coggeshall. (Independent held)
• Durham – Murton. (Reform UK held.)
• Sevenoaks – Hextable. (Independent held.)
• Stroud – Thrupp. (Green Party held)
• Tamworth – Spital. (Labour held.)

March 12th

• Cotswold – The Beeches. (Lib Dem held)
• Liverpool – Aigburth. (Lib Dem held)
• North Kesteven – Sleaford Westholme. (Lincolnshire Independents held)
• Vale of White Horse – Abingdon Abbey Northcourt. (Green Party held.)
• Westmorland & Furness – Penrith South. (Lib Dem held)

March 17th

• Pembrokeshire – Milford Hakin. (Independent held)

March 26th

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