Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Adur – Buckingham

Labour 609 (43.7 per cent, -7.2 on 2024) Reform UK 311 (22.3 per cent, +22.3) Conservatives 301 (21.6 per cent, -10.1) Lib Dems 152 (10.9 per cent, -1.4) Britain First 22(1.6 per cent, +1.6)

Labour hold

Highland – Cromarty Firth

SNP 568 (23.8 per cent, +6.8 on 2024) Independent 503 (21.1 per cent, +9.1) Independent 368 (15.4 per cent, +1.8) Reform UK 348 (14.6 per cent, +11.4) Lib Dems 290 (12.2 per cent, -8.1) Green Party 92 (3.9 per cent, +0.1) ALBA 91 (3.8 per cent, +3.8) Labour 77 (3.2 per cent, -0.0) Conservatives 48 (2.0 per cent, -0.4) Figures for first preferences.

Independent gain from another independent 

Highland – Eilean a’ Cheò 

Independent 823 (23.5 per cent, +23.5 on 2022) Lib Dems 754 (21.5 per cent, +18.0) Independent 655 (18.7 per cent, +18.7) SNP 527 (15.0 per cent, -7.5) Independent 256 (7.3 per cent) Green Party 239 (6.8 per cent, +6.8) Reform UK 157 (4.5 per cent, +4.5) Conservatives 86 (2.5 per cent, -8.3) Figures for first preferences.

Independent gain from another independent 

North Yorkshire – Eastfield

Reform UK 538 (62.7 per cent, +62.7 on 2023) Labour 121 (14.1 per cent, -1.6) Social Justice Party 118 (13.8 per cent, +13.8) Conservatives 40 (4.7 per cent, -1.8) Lib Dems 24 (2.8 per cent, -23.3) Green Party 17 (2.0 per cent, +0.2)

Reform UK gain from an independent

Sefton – Blundellsands

Labour 1,190 (43.8 per cent, -24.5 on 2024) Green Party 420 (15.5 per cent, +7.3) Reform UK 386 (14.2 per cent, +14.2) Lib Dems 370 (13.6 per cent, +6.8) Conservatives 287 (10.6 per cent, -6.1) Trade Unions and Socialist Coalition 35 (1.3 per cent, +1.3) Independent 27 (1.0 per cent, +1.0)

Labour hold

Spelthorne – Ashford Town

Lib Dems 539 (27.4 per cent, +27.4 on 2023) Reform UK 459 (23.4 per cent, +21.0) Conservatives 374 (19.0 per cent, -18.4) Independent 359 (18.3 per cent, +18.3) Labour 234 (11.9 per cent, -2.2)

Lib Dems gain from Conservatives

Forthcoming contests

June 26th

• Basildon – Wickford Park.  (Wickford Independent held)
• Chorley – Buckshaw & Whittle. (Labour held)
• Edinburgh – Fountainbridge & Craiglockhart. (Labour held)
• Greenwich – Shooters Hill. (Labour held)
• Mid Devon – Crediton Lawrence.  (Lib Dem held)
• Rossendale – Whitworth. (Community First held)
• Rother – Catsfield & Crowhurst. (Lib Dem held)
• Sheffield – Stocksbridge & Upper Don. (Labour held)
• South Staffordshire – Great Wyrley Landywood. (Conservative held)
• Stevenage – Bedwell. (Labour held)

July 2nd

• North Tyneside – Killingworth. (Labour held)
• North Tyneside – Longbenton & Benton. (Labour held)

July 3rd

• Bath & North East Somerset – Mendip. (Lib Dem held)
• Durham – Benfieldside.  (Reform UK held)
• Gedling – Calverton. (Conservative held)
• Hammersmith & Fulham – Fulham Town. (Conservative held)
• Nottinghamshire – Newark West. (Reform UK held)
• Powys – Llanidloes. (Lib Dem held)
• Suffolk – Tower. (Conservative held)

July 10th

• Bassetlaw – Ranskill. (Conservative held)
• Hartlepool – Throston. (Labour held)
• Isle of Wight – Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch. (Independent held)
• Mole Valley – Bookham East & Eastwick Park. (Lib Dem held)
• Rotherham – Keppel. (Labour held)
• Surrey – Woking South. (Lib Dem held)
• Tewkesbury – Northway. (Independent held)
• Vale of White Horse – Botley & Sunningwell. (Lib Dem held)
• Wealden – Horam & Punnetts Town. (Green Party held)
• Woking – Hoe Valley. (Lib Dem held)

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

• Rutland – Barleythorpe. (Green Party held)