Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

King’s Lynn & West Norfolk – Hunstanton

Reform UK 368 (29.2 per cent, +29.2 on 2023) Lib Dems 322 (25.6 per cent, +25.6) Independent 229 (18.2 per cent, -11.0) Conservatives 224 (17.8 per cent, -23.0) Independent 77 (6.1 per cent, +6.1) Labour 40 (3.2 per cent, -21.0)

Reform UK gain from an independent 

Pendle – Barnoldswick

Lib Dems 1,008 (59.8 per cent, +1.5 on 2024) Reform UK 441 (26.2 per cent, +26.2) Conservatives 170 (10.1 per cent, -11.7) Labour 66 (3.9 per cent, -11.1)

Lib Dems hold

Sunderland – Hetton 

Reform UK 1,217 (45.2 per cent, +34.3 on 2024) Independent 689 (25.6 per cent, -3.6) Labour 611 (22.7 per cent, -23.9) Lib Dems 113 (4.2 per cent, +1.7) Conservatives 61 (2.3 per cent, -3.6)

Reform UK gain from Labour 

Forthcoming contests

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)

January 29th

• East Dunbartonshire – Bearsden South. (Conservative held)