Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Cheshire East – Macclesfield Central

Green Party 750 (41.8 per cent, +19.7 on 2023) Labour 513 (28.6 per cent, -25.7) Reform UK 283 (15.8 per cent, +15.8) Conservatives 164 (9.1 per cent, -4.5) Equality Party 45 (2.5 per cent, +2.5) Lib Dems 40 (2.2 per cent, -7.7)

Green Party gain from Labour 

Dumfries & Galloway – Stranraer & The Rhins

Reform UK 1,386 (34.4 per cent, +34.4 on 2022) Conservatives 1,302 (33.5 per cent, -7.4) SNP 541 (13.9 per cent, -9.1) Labour 239 (6.1 per cent, -3.7) Independent 207 (5.3 per cent, +5.3) Green Party 141 (3.6 per cent, +1.1) Lib Dems 96 (2.5 per cent, +2.5) Heritage 27 (0.7 per cent, +0.7) Figures for first preferences

Conservatives gain from an independent 

East Sussex – Ashdown & Conquest

Reform UK 797 (32.2 per cent, +32.2 on 2021) Green Party 607 (24.5 per cent, +16.4 on 2021) Conservatives 494 (19.9 per cent, -39.8) Labour 395 (15.9 per cent, -7.4) Lib Dems 129 (5.2 per cent, -3.5) Independent 55 (2.2 per cent, +2.2)

Reform UK gain from Conservatives 

Redcar & Cleveland – South Bank

Labour 368 (47.4 per cent, -17.8 on 2023) Reform UK 344 (44.3 per cent, +44.3) Conservatives 64 (8.2 per cent, -4.3)

Labour hold

Stratford-on-Avon – Quinton 

Lib Dems 437 (47.3 per cent, +3.5 on 2023) Reform UK 306 (33.1 per cent, +33.1) Conservatives 137 (14.8 per cent, -26.2) Green Party 35 (3.8 per cent, -4.7) Labour 9 (1.0 per cent, -5.7)

Lib Dems hold 

Stratford-upon-Avon – Salford Priors & Alcester Rural

Reform UK 272 (33.3 per cent, +33.3 on 2023) Lib Dems 269 (32.9 per cent, +9.7) Conservatives 227 (27.8 per cent, -29.1) Green Party 31 (3.8 per cent, -5.3) Labour 18 (2.2 per cent, -8.6)

Reform UK gain from Conservatives 

Trafford – Hale

Conservatives 1,521 (46.5 per cent, +9.7 on 2024) Green Party 1,245 (38.1 per cent, -9.6) Reform UK 264 (8.1 per cent, +8.1) Labour 138 (4.2 per cent, -7.6) Lib Dems 101 (3.1 per cent, -0.6)

Conservatives gain from Green Party

Forthcoming contests

November 27th

• King’s Lynn & West Norfolk – Hunstanton. (Independent held)
• Pendle – Barnoldswick. (Lib Dem held)
• Sunderland – Hetton. (Labour held)

December 2nd

• Derbyshire – Long Eaton North. (Reform UK held)

December 4th

• Broxtowe – Stapleford South East. (Labour held)
• East Devon – Exmouth Halsdon. (Lib Dem held)
• Middlesbrough – Nunthorpe. (Lib Dem held)
• Torridge – Winkleigh. (Conservative held)
• Watford – Tudor. (Lib Dem held)

December 11th

• Caerphilly – Penyrheol. (Plaid Cymru held)
• Darlington – Red Hall & Lingfield. (Labour held)
• East Devon – Seaton. (Conservative held)
• Highland – Fort William & Ardnamurchan. (SNP held)
• South Kesteven – Aveland. (Conservative held)
• South Kesteven – Belmont.  (Grantham Independent held)
• Stockton-on-Tees – Eaglescliffe West. (Conservative held)
• West Lothian – Whitburn & Blackburn. (Labour held)

December 18th

• Blackpool – Greenlands. (Labour held)
• Cornwall – St Columb Minor & Colan. (Reform UK held)
• Harborough – Market Harborough Logan. (Lib Dem held)
• South Ribble – Broad Oak. (Lib Dem held)
• Suffolk – Pakefield. (Conservative held)

January 22nd

• Fife – Glenrothes West & Kinglassie. (SNP held)