The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
- Blaby district council: Byelection on 28 June in Ravenhurst and Fosse ward after the death of Labour councillor Phil Fox. Term ends 2015.
- Charnwood borough council: Byelection on 28 June in Sileby ward after the death of Conservative councillor Roy Brown. Term ends 2015.
- Chesterfield borough council: Vacancy in St Helen’s ward after the death of Labour councillor Trevor Reynolds. Term ends 2015.
- Corby borough council: Byelection on 12 July in East ward after the death of Labour councillor and former council leader Pat Fawcett. Term ends 2015.
- East Northamptonshire district council: Byelection on 14 June in Barnwell ward after the death of the deputy leader of the council and Conservative councillor, Philip Hardcastle. Term ends 2015.
- North Lincolnshire council: Byelection on 31 May in Town ward after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor Darrell Barkworth. Term ends 2015.
- Nottingham city council: Jeannie Packer, who was elected for the Labour Party in Clifton South ward but left the party earlier this year, intends to join the new Nottingham Yes for Change party to be set up by former Labour councillor Mick Newton.
- South Northamptonshire district council: Byelection on 28 June in Grange Park ward after the death of Conservative councillor Paul Farrow. Term ends 2015.
East of England
- Cambridge city council: The Liberal Democrats have, as expected, retained control on the Mayor’s casting vote.
- Chelmsford borough council: Byelection on 28 June in Patching Hall ward after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Tom Smith-Hughes. Term ends 2015.
- Colchester borough council: The Liberal Democrat, Labour and Independent coalition has been re-elected to control the council.
- Dacorum borough council: Byelection on 21 June in Woodhall Farm ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Steve Holmes; it is now clear that his resignation was prompted by his arrest. Term ends 2015.
- Essex county council: Byelection on 28 June in Chelmsford North division after the death of the leader of the opposition, Liberal Democrat councillor Tom Smith-Hughes. Term ends 2013.
- Hertfordshire county council: Byelection on 21 June in Hemel Hempstead Town division after the resignation of Conservative councillor Steve Holmes; it is now clear that his resignation was prompted by his arrest. Term ends 2013.
- Huntingdonshire district council: Byelection on 21 June in Earith ward after the death of Conservative councillor Philip Godfrey. Term ends 2015.
- Maldon borough council: Byelection on 5 July in Tollesbury ward after the death of Conservative councillor Russell Porter. Term ends 2015.
- St Albans city and district council: The Conservatives will continue to run a minority administration.
- Barnet borough council: Byelection on 31 May in Brunswick Park ward after the death of Conservative councillor and former council leader Lynne Hillan. Term ends 2014.
- Hammersmith and Fulham borough council: Impending vacancy in Town ward due to the resignation of outgoing Conservative council leader Stephen Greenhalgh, who is to be appointed Deputy Mayor for Policing by the Mayor of London.
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Byelection on 28 June in Brompton ward after the death of Conservative councillor and cabinet member for family and children’s services, Baroness Ritchie of Brompton. Term ends 2014.
- Durham county council: Byelection on 21 June in Peterlee West division after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Barbara Sloan. Term ends in 2013.
- Carlisle city council: Byelection on 21 June in Harraby ward after the death of Labour councillor Dave Weedall who was the longest serving councillor in the City. Term ends 2014.
- Cumbria county council: Jim Lister was elected county councillor for Aspatria and Wharrels division on 24 May, holding the seat for the Conservatives.
- Fylde borough council: Byelection on 5 July in Heyhouses ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Peter Wood. Term ends 2015. His resignation removes, at least temporarily, the Conservative overall majority.
- Liverpool city council: There are two vacancies. Allerton and Hunts Cross ward has a vacant seat after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Vera Best, who has since died. Riverside ward has a seat vacant due to the disqualification of Joe Anderson, the Labour Party group leader, who was elected Mayor. Both terms end in 2014.
- Oldham borough council: Byelection on 14 June in Failsworth East ward after the death of Labour councillor Barbara Dawson. Term ends 2014.
- Stockport borough council: New Liberal Democrat leader Sue Derbyshire was elected council leader on Tuesday; she will form a minority administration.
- Ashford borough council: Vacancy in Tenterden South ward after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Goddard. Term ends 2015.
- East Hampshire district council: Vacancy in Horndean Downs ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Julia Marshall. Term ends 2015.
- Eastbourne borough council: Byelection in Meads ward on 31 May after the resignation of Conservative councillor Nigel Goodyear, who is to stand (as an Independent candidate) for Police and Crime Commissioner. Term ends 2015.
- Elmbridge borough council: The May election in Esher ward has been postponed to 21 June after the death of Bruce King, who had been nominated as a Labour candidate. The seat is held by the Conservatives.
- Kent county council: Byelection on 14 June in Tunbridge Wells East division after the death of Conservative councillor Kevin Lynes. Term ends 2013.
- Mole Valley district council: After extensive deal-making, the council has elected an Independent councillor as council leader; the executive will comprise Independents and Conservatives. Meanwhile Derrick Burt, who was elected as a Liberal Democrat in Dorking North ward, has left the party to sit as a Social Democrat councillor.
- Milton Keynes council: The Conservatives will continue to run a minority administration on the council.
- South Bucks district council: Byelection on 14 June in Iver Heath ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Julian Wilson. Term ends 2015.
- Thanet district council: Vacancy in Westgate-on-Sea after the death of Conservative councillor Brian Goodwin. Term ends 2015.
- Tonbridge and Malling borough council: Vacancy in West Malling and Leybourne ward after the death of Council Leader Mark Worrall, who was a Conservative. Term ends 2015.
- Wealden district council: Byelection on 14 June in Frant and Withyham ward after the death of Conservative councillor John Padfield. Term ends 2015.
- Bournemouth borough council: Byelection on 31 May in Redhill and Northbourne ward after the resignation of former council leader Peter Charon, a Conservative councillor. Term ends 2015.
- Cornwall council: Graham Walker, who was elected for the Liberal Democrats in St Austell Bethel division, has left the party to join the Independent group. He cites the government’s failure to support Cornish schools as the reason.
- Cotswold district council: Byelection on 31 May in Fosseridge ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Michele Jeffrey for work reasons. Term ends 2015.
- Gloucester city council: The Conservatives have retained minority control of the council.
- West Devon district council: Byelection on 21 June in Tavistock North ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Mike Harper. Term ends 2015.
- Weymouth and Portland borough council: An all party administration has been formed. The Management committee will consist of four Conservatives, three Labour, two Liberal Democrats and an Independent councillor.
- Dudley borough council: Byelection on 21 June in Norton ward after the death of Conservative councillor Angus Adams. Term ends 2014.
- Stoke-on-Trent city council: Vacancy in Springfields and Trent Vale after the resignation of Labour councillor Sarah Hill, whose leadership challenge was defeated. Term ends 2015.
- Walsall borough council: The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have formed a coalition to take power in the borough. The coalition does not have a majority but the Independent councillors abstained in the election of leader.
- Wyre Forest district council: The Conservatives will continue to run the council as a minority administration after losing their overall majority.
- Bradford city council: The new Labour group leader David Green has been elected council leader, and will form a minority administration.
- Kirklees borough council: Labour will continue to form a minority administration on this council.
- Gwynedd county council: Byelection in Bryncrug/Llanfihangel division on 14 June after no candidates were nominated for the May elections. Meanwhile Gruffydd Williams, who was elected as an Independent in Nefyn division, has joined Llais Gwynedd.
- Isle of Anglesey county council: The Local Government Minister has announced that decision-making powers (which were withdrawn to five commissioners in March 2011) will start to be restored to a shadow executive from September. This announcement has prompted several councillors to change between groups. The composition of the council is now 19 Original Independents (including one Conservative and one Liberal Democrat), 7 Plaid Cymru, 5 Labour, 3 Llais i Fôn (including one Liberal Democrat), and 4 unaffiliated councillors; the shadow executive comprises the Original Independents, Plaid Cymru and Labour with one of the unaffiliated councillors (Robert Ll. Jones) supporting.
There are two vacancies. Llanbedrgoch division is vacant after the resignation of unaffiliated councillor Barrie Durkin who was suspended from the council. Gwyngyll division is vacant after the resignation of John Penri Williams of Plaid Cymru. Both terms end in 2013. - Pembrokeshire county council: The council has a cabinet including Independents and a Labour councillor. Simon Hancock, who was recently elected unopposed for the Labour Party in Neyland East division, has left the party and joined the Independent Plus group because of his opposition to the elected representative contract introduced by constitutional changes in 2011. The composition of the council is now 32 Independent Plus, 8 Labour, 5 Plaid Cymru, 2 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat, and 12 unaffiliated.
- Dumfries and Galloway council: It is now clear that the leadership of the council will be a full coalition between the Conservative and Scottish National Party groups, under a Conservative leader.
- Perth and Kinross council: A minority Scottish National Party administration has been confirmed in power.
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