Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Darlington – Red Hall & Lingfield

Reform UK 341 (37.7 per cent, +37.7 on 2023) Conservatives 157 (17.3 per cent, -22.5) Lib Dems 157 (17.3 per cent, +17.3) Labour 152 (16.8 per cent, -37.1) Green Party 89 (9.8 per cent, +3.6) Independent 9 (1.0 per cent, +1.0)

Reform UK gain from Labour

Caerphilly – Penyrheol

Plaid Cymru 956 (60.1 per cent, +6.3 on 2022) Reform UK 422 (26.5 per cent, +26.5) Labour 114 (7.2 per cent, -24.4) Conservatives 66 (4.2 per cent, -10.4) Lib Dems 32 (2.0 per cent, +2.0)

Plaid Cymru hold

East Devon – Seaton 

Lib Dems 789 (39.3 per cent, +19.2 on 2023) Reform UK 565 (28.1 per cent, +28.1) Conservatives 400 (24.8 per cent, -5.6) Independent 156 (7.8 per cent, -28.8)

Lib Dems gain from Conservatives 

Highland – Fort William and Ardnamurchan 

Lib Dems 925 (40.4 per cent, +3.0 on 2022) SNP 665 (29.1 per cent, -4.4) Reform UK 220 (9.6 per cent, +9.6) Green Party 216 (9.4 per cent, -0.2) Conservatives 175 (7.6 per cent, -2.4) Labour 87 (3.8 per  cent, +3.8)

Lib Dems gain from SNP 

Lichfield – Armitage with Handsacre

Conservatives 630 (46.7 per cent, -6.3 on 2023) Reform UK 431 (31.9 per cent, +31.9) Labour 127 (9.4 per cent, -23.5) Lib Dems 99 (7.3 per cent, -6.8) Green Party 63 (4.7 per cent, +4.7)

Conservatives hold

South Kesteven – Aveland

Reform UK 290 (41.0 per cent, +26.5 on 2023) Conservatives 280 (39.5 per cent, +19.0) Green Party 115 (16.2 per cent, +16.2) Labour 23 (3.2 per cent, +3.2)

Reform UK gain from Conservatives 

South Kesteven – Belmont

Reform UK 239 (33.4 per cent, +33.4 on 2023) Conservatives 237 (33.1 per cent, +1.5) Independent 143 (20.0 per cent, +20.0) Green Party 61 (8.5 per cent, +8.5) Labour 35 (4.9 per cent, -14.5)

Reform UK gain from Independent 

Stockton-on-Tees – Eaglescliffe West

Conservatives 1,194 (60.9 per cent, +4.4 on 2023) Reform UK 470 (24.0 per cent, +17.6) Green Party 150 (7.6 per cent, -0.2) Labour 147 (7.5 per cent, -21.7)

Conservatives hold

West Lothian – Whitburn and Blackburn

Reform UK 1,177 (32.0 per cent, +32.0 on 2022) SNP 1,028 (28.0 per cent, -10.7) Labour 627 (17.1 per cent, -20.3) Independent 484 (13.2 per cent, +13.2) Conservatives 129 (3.5 per cent, -15.0) Lib Dems 102 (2.8 per cent, +0.4) Green Party 101 (2.7 per cent, -0.3) Independent 27 (0.7 per cent, +0.7) First preferences

Reform UK gain from SNP

Forthcoming contests

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 15th

• Gosport – Bridgemary. (Lib Dem held)

January 22nd

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

January 29th

• East Dunbartonshire – Bearsden South. (Conservative held)