Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Braintree – Coggeshall

Reform UK 554 (30.7 per cent, +30.7 on 2023) Independent 517 (28.7 per cent, +28.7) Labour 366 (20.3 per cent, +4.4) Conservatives 311 (17.2 per cent, -12.6) Lib Dems 55 (3.1 per cent, +3.1)

Reform UK gain from an independent 

Durham – Murton

Labour 1,004 (50.6 per cent, +17.6 on 2025) Reform UK 786 (39.6 per cent, -4.5) Green Party 95 (4.8 per cent, +4.8) Conservatives 61 (3.1 per cent, -2.0) Lib Dems 38 (1.9 per cent, -2.3)

Labour gain from Reform UK 

Sevenoaks – Hextable

Conservatives 600 (38.9 per cent, +19.3 on 2023) Reform UK 406 (26.3 per cent, +26.3) Lib Dems 367 (23.8 per cent, +23.8) Independent 108 (7.0 per cent, +7.0) Green Party 62 (4.0 per cent, +4.0)

Conservatives gain from an independent.

Stroud – Thrupp

Green Party 540 (67.5 per cent, +3.1 on 2024) Reform UK 132 (16.5 per cent, +16.5) Conservatives 58 (7.3 per cent, -10.3) Labour 46 (5.8 per cent, -12.3) Lib Dems 22 (2.8 per cent, +2.8) UKIP 2 (0.3 per cent, +0.3)

Green Party hold 

Tamworth – Spital

Reform UK 719 (44.6 per cent, +44.6 on 2024) Green Party 337 (20.4 per cent, +20.4) Conservatives 319 (19.4 per cent, -18.9) Labour 273 (16.6 per cent, -23.4)

Reform UK gain from Labour 

Forthcoming contests

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)