Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Bassetlaw – Rankshill

Reform UK 323 (52.7 per cent, +52.7 on 2023) Labour 96 (15.7 per cent, -27.8) Conservatives 89 (14.5 per cent, -42.0) Indepedendent 44 (7.2 per cent, +7.2) Lib Dems 40 (6.5 per cent, +6.5) Green Party 21 (3.4 per cent, +3.4)

Reform UK gain from Conservatives 

Hartlepool – Throston

Refrom UK 595 (48.7 per cent, -9.6 on by-election in May) Labour 475 (38.8 per cent, +7.0) Green Party 62 (5.1 per cent, +5.1) Conservatives 59 (4.8 per cent, -5.1) Lib Dems 32 (2.6 per cent, +2.6)

Reform UK gain from Labour

Isle of Wight – Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch

Island Independent Network 473 (48.1 per cent, +48.1 on 2021) Reform UK 225 (22.9 per cent, +22.9) Conservatives 153 (15.6 per cent, -4.7) Lib Dems 53 (5.4 per cent, +5.4) Vectis 46 (4.7 per cent, +4.7) Labour 33 (3.4 per cent, -8.9)

Island Independent Network gain from Independent

Mole Valley – Bookham East & Eastwick Park

Lib Dems 1,056 (56.0 per cent, -6.6 on 2024) Reform UK 387 (20.5 per cent, +20.5) Conservatives 386 (20.5 per cent, -10.1) Green Party 56 (3.0 per cent, -1.5)

Lib Dems hold

Rotherham – Keppel

Reform UK 1,160 (40.3 per cent, +40.3 on 2024) Independent 801 (27.8 per cent, -1.9) Labour 558 (19.4 per cent, -13.4) Conservatives 105 (3.6 per cent, -6.9) Yorkshire Party 100 (3.5 per cent, -7.8) Lib Dems 80 (2.8 per cent, -1.4) Green Party 77 (2.7 per cent, -7.1)

Reform UK gain from Labour 

Surrey – Woking South

Lib Dems 1,939 (63.8 per cent, +5.8 on 2021) Reform UK 584 (19.2 per cent, +19.2) Conservatives 291 (9.6 per cent, -16.0) Green Party 134 (4.4 per cent, -2.5) Labour 91 (3.0 per cent, -4.6)

Lib Dems hold

Tewkesbury – Northway

Reform UK 374 (41.4 per cent, +41.4 per cent, on 2023) Lib Dems 279 (30.9 per cent, +7.0) Conservatives 116 (12.8 per cent, -11.6) Green Party 91 (10.1 per cent, +10.1) Labour 44 (4.9 per cent, -15.8)

Reform UK gain from Independent 

Vale of White Horse – Botley & Sunningwell 

Lib Dems 732 (71.5 per cent, +7.9 on 2023) Conservatives 162 (15.8 per cent, -1.8) Green Party 130 (12.7 per cent, +11.2)

Lib Dems hold

Wealden – Horam & Punnetts Town

Green Party 611 (35.9 per cent, -29.0 on 2023) Reform UK 561 (32.9 per cent, +32.9) Conservatives 336 (20.2 per cent, -15.0) Independent 188 (11.0 per cent, +11.0)

Green Party hold 

Woking – Hoe Valley

Lib Dems 1,118 (63.3 per cent, -8.1 on 2024) Reform UK 379 (21.1 per cent, +21.1) Conservatives 130 (7.2 per cent, -9.0) Green Party 83 (4.6 per cent, +4.6) Labour 69 (3.8 per cent, -8.6)

Lib Dems hold

Forthcoming contests

July 17th

• Basildon – St Martin’s. (Labour held)
• Dartford – Maypole & Leyton Cross. (Conservative held)
• Dartford – Stone House. (Conservative held)
• Denbighshire – Prestatyn Central. (Conservative held)
• Harborough – Market Harborough Logan. (Lib Dem held)
• Liverpool – Sefton Park. (Green Party held)
• Neath Port Talbot – Baglan. (Labour held)
• Rhondda Cynon Taf – Pontypridd Town. (Plaid Cymru held)
• Staffordshire – Eccleshall & Gnosall. (Reform UK held)

July 24th

• Bromley – Bromley Common & Holwood. (Conservative held)
• Cardiff – Llanrumney. (Labour held)
• Dacorum – Berkhamsted West. (Lib Dem held)
• Dorset – Swanage. (Conservative held)
• Hertsmere – Borehamwood Brookmeadow. (Conservative held)
• Lichfield – Alrewas & Fradley. (Conservative held)
• Rutland – Barleythorpe. (Green Party held)

July 31st

• Barking & Dagenham – Thames View. (Labour held)
• North Devon – Barnstaple with Westacott. (Lib Dem held)
• Warrington – Bewsey & Whitecross. (Labour held)

August 7th

• Cannock Chase – Hednesford Green Heath. (Labour held)
• Carmarthenshire – Llangennech. (Labour held)
• Durham – Easington & Shotton. (Reform UK held)

August 21st

• East Renfrewshire – Barrhead, Liboside & Uplawmoor. (Labour held)