The latest updates on local electoral information are as follows.
Results
- Barnsley: The byelection in Penistone West ward on 10 July was won by David Griffin. Labour hold.
- Cheshire West and Chester: There were two byelections on 10 July. Martyn Delaney was elected in Boughton ward, and Sam Naylor was elected in Winnington and Castle ward. Two Labour holds.
- Cornwall: The byelection in Illogan division on 10 July was won by David Ekinsmyth. Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
- North Hertfordshire: The election in Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward, postponed from 22 May to 10 July, was won by Faye Barnard (the sitting councillor). Conservative hold.
- Torridge: The byelection in Kenwith ward on 10 July was won by Alison Boyle. Conservative regain from an Independent who was originally elected as a Conservative.
Changes of allegiance
- Brighton and Hove: Ben Duncan, elected for the Green Party in Queen’s Park ward, has been suspended from the Green Party group after posting a controversial tweet.
- King’s Lynn and West Norfolk: Stephanie Smeaton, who was elected for the Conservative Party in Heacham ward, has left the group and joined the Independent Alliance.
- Nottingham: Emma Dewinton, who was elected for the Labour Party in Mapperley ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
- Rotherham: Barry Dodson, who was elected for the Labour Party in Rotherham East ward, has left the party. He had been elected Mayor of Rotherham for the year 2014-15 but resigned four weeks into his term.
New vacancies
- Lambeth: Knight’s Hill ward, after the disqualification of Labour councillor Sonia Winifred, who was ineligible for election as she was a teaching assistant at a Lambeth school. Term ends 2018. Winifred has left employment and intends to seek re-election.
Dates for byelections
- Lambeth: The byelection due in Knight’s Hill ward will take place on 14 August.
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