The latest updates on local electoral information are as follows.
Results
- Fife: The byelection in The Lochs ward on 25 August was won by Mary Lockhart. Labour gain; the seat was previously held by an Independent councillor who was a Communist.
Changes of allegiance
- Newport: Rhys Hutchings, who was elected for the Labour Party in St Julians ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor. He is a musician (a member of rap Goldie Lookin’ Chain) and wants to pursue a musical career without party political associations.
- Sevenoaks: James Halford, who was elected for the Conservatives in Swanley White Oak ward, has joined the UK Independence Party.
Dates for byelections
- Cotswold: The byelection due in Stow ward will be held on 29 September.
- Dacorum: The byelection due in Adeyfield West ward will be held on 29 September.
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