Grand post-election roundup

Results from the 2017 local elections have been added to the Localcouncils website. The latest updates on local electoral information are as follows.

Results

• Aylesbury Vale: The byelection in Wendover and Halton ward on 4 May was won by Richard Newcombe. Conservative hold.
• Bath and North East Somerset: The byelection in Newbridge ward on 4 May was won by Michelle O’Doherty. Liberal Democrat gain from an Independent elected as a Conservative.
• Birmingham: The byelection in Hall Green ward on 4 May was won by Liz Clements. Labour hold.
• Birmingham: The byelection in Perry Barr ward on 4 May was won by Morriam Jam. Liberal Democrat hold.
• Blackburn with Darwen: The byelection in Marsh House ward on 4 May was won by Lynn Perkins. Conservative gain from Labour.
• Bradford: The byelection in Queensbury ward on 4 May was won by Andrew Senior. Conservative hold.
• Breckland: The byelection in Harling and Heathlands ward on 4 May was won by Robert Kybird. Conservative hold.
• Bury: The byelection in Besses ward on 4 May was won by Andrea Simpson. Labour hold.
• Cambridge: The byelection in Arbury ward on 4 May was won by Patrick Sheil. Labour hold.
• Camden: The byelection in Gospel Oak ward on 4 May was won by Marcus Boyland. Labour hold.
• Carlisle: The byelection in Belle Vue ward on 4 May was won by Pamela Birks. Labour hold.
• Carlisle: The byelection in Yewdale ward on 4 May was won by Christina Finlayson. Conservative gain from Labour. As a result Labour has lost its overall majority on the council.
• Central Bedfordshire: The byelection in Biggleswade North ward on 4 May was won by Steven Watkins. Conservative hold.
• Central Bedfordshire: The byelection in Shefford ward on 4 May was won by Mark Liddiard. Conservative hold.
• Charnwood: The byelection in Birstall Wanlip ward on 4 May was won by Roy Rollings. Conservative hold.
• Chelmsford: The byelection in Moulsham and Central ward on 4 May was won by Gilbert Smith. Conservative hold.
• Cheltenham: The byelection in All Saints ward on 4 May was won by Alex Hegenbarth. Liberal Democrat hold.
• Chichester: The byelection in Bosham ward on 4 May was won by Andy Collins. Conservative hold.
• Chichester: The byelection in East Wittering ward on 4 May was won by Kenneth Martin. Conservative hold.
• Chichester: The byelection in North Mundham ward on 4 May was won by Chris Page. Conservative hold.
• Chichester: The byelection in Plaistow ward on 4 May was won by Peter Wilding. Conservative hold.
• Chiltern: The byelection in Great Missenden ward on 4 May was won by Vanessa Martin. Conservative gain from Independent.
• Craven: The byelection in Aire Valley with Lothersdale ward on 4 May was won by Andrew Brown. Green Party gain from Conservative.
• Crawley: The byelection in Maidenbower ward on 4 May was won by Nigel Boxall. Conservative hold.
• Dacorum: The byelection in Berkhamsted West ward on 4 May was won by Anthony Armytage. Conservative hold.
• Daventry: The byelection in Long Buckby ward on 4 May was won by Malcolm Longley. Conservative hold.
• Dover: The byelection in Buckland ward on 4 May was won by Nathaniel Richards. Labour hold.
• Dover: The byelection in Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory ward on 4 May was won by Ann Napier. Labour gain from UK Independence Party.
• East Devon: The byelection in Broadclyst ward on 4 May was won by Eleanor Rylance. Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
• East Devon: The byelection in Whimple ward on 4 May was won by Mark Evans-Martin. Conservative hold.
• East Hertfordshire: The byelection in Datchworth and Aston ward on 4 May was won by Anthony Stowe. Conservative hold.
• East Northamptonshire: The byelection in Prebendal ward on 4 May was won by Annabel de Capell Brooke. Conservative hold.
• East Staffordshire: The byelection in Horninglow ward on 4 May was won by Deneice Florence-Jukes. Conservative gain from Labour.
• East Staffordshire: The byelection in Shobnall ward on 4 May was won by Paul Walker. Labour hold.
• Eastleigh: The byelection in Eastleigh Central ward on 4 May was won by Tina Campbell. Liberal Democrat hold.
• Exeter: The byelection in St Thomas ward on 4 May was won by Heather Morris. Labour hold.
• Fylde: The byelection in Warton and Westby ward on 4 May was won by John Kirkham. Conservative hold.
• Gravesham: The byelection in Coldharbour ward on 4 May was won by Shane Mochrie-Cox. Labour hold.
• Gravesham: The byelection in Painters Ash ward on 4 May was won by Conrad Broadley. Conservative gain from Labour.
• Hartlepool: The byelection in Headland and Harbour ward on 4 May was won by Mike McLaughlin. Labour hold.
• Havant: The byelection in Emsworth ward on 4 May was won by Richard Kennett. Conservative hold.
• Hertsmere: The byelection in Potters Bar Oakmere ward on 4 May was won by Sarah Hodgson-Jones. Conservative hold.
• Huntingdonshire: The byelection in St Neots Eaton Ford ward on 4 May was won by Charles Bober. St Neots Independent Group gain from Conservative.
• Ipswich: The byelection in Stoke Park ward on 4 May was won by Bob Hall. Conservative hold.
• Kettering: The byelection in Burton Latimer ward on 4 May was won by John Currall. Conservative hold.
• Kettering: The byelection in St Peters ward on 4 May was won by Paul Marks. Conservative hold.
• Lichfield: The byelection in Fazeley ward on 4 May was won by Brian Hoult. Conservative gain from UK Independence Party.
• Maidstone: The byelection in Bearsted ward on 4 May was won by Denis Spooner. Conservative hold.
• Malvern Hills: The byelection in West ward on 4 May was won by Natalie McVey. Green Party hold.
• Manchester: The byelection in Rusholme ward on 4 May was won by Jill Lovecy. Labour hold.
• Melton: The byelection in Melton Egerton ward on 4 May was won by Peter Faulkner. Conservative gain from an Independent.
• Melton: The byelection in Melton Sysonby ward on 4 May was won by Alison Freer-Jones. Conservative hold.
• Mendip: The byelection in Frome College ward on 4 May was won by Carole Bullen. Conservative hold.
• Mid Suffolk: The byelection in Eye ward on 4 May was won by Michael Burke. Conservative gain from an Independent.
• Mid Sussex: The byelection in Bolney ward on 4 May was won by Judy Llewellyn-Burke. Conservative hold.
• Mid Sussex: The byelection in Burgess Hill Franklands ward on 4 May was won by Claire Fussell. Conservative hold.
• Newark and Sherwood: The byelection in Ollerton ward on 4 May was won by Neal Mitchell. Labour hold.
• North Dorset: The byelection in Gillingham Town ward on 4 May was won by Alexander Chase. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat.
• North Hertfordshire: The byelection in Hitchin Priory ward on 4 May was won by Raymond Shakespeare-Smith. Conservative hold.
• North Hertfordshire: The byelection in Royston Heath ward on 4 May was won by Sarah Dingley. Conservative hold.
• North Norfolk: The byelection in Holt ward on 4 May was won by Duncan Baker. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat.
• Nottingham: The byelection in Sherwood ward on 4 May was won by Adele Williams. Labour hold.
• Nuneaton and Bedworth: The byelection in Bulkington ward on 4 May was won by Richard Smith. Conservative gain from Labour.
• Oxford: The byelection in Barton and Sandhills ward on 4 May was won by Mark Ladbrooke. Labour hold.
• Preston: The byelection in Ashton ward on 4 May was won by Elizabeth Atkins. Labour hold.
• Preston: The byelection in Preston Rural East ward on 4 May was won by Ronald Woollam. Conservative hold.
• Reigate and Banstead: The byelection in Tadworth and Walton ward on 4 May was won by George Curry. Conservative hold.
• Rugby: The byelection in Coton and Boughton ward on 4 May was won by Sebastian Lowe. Conservative hold.
• Rugby: The byelection in New Bilton ward on 4 May was won by Michael Brader. Labour hold.
• Runnymede: The byelection in Foxhills ward on 4 May was won by Emma Bancroft. Conservative hold.
• Rushcliffe: The byelection in Thoroton ward on 4 May was won by Sarah Bailey. Conservative hold.
• Rushmoor: The byelection in St John’s ward on 4 May was won by Jonathan Canty. Conservative hold.
• Sedgemoor: The byelection in Bridgwater Eastover ward on 4 May was won by Chelsea Chadwick. Labour hold.
• Sheffield: The byelection in Southey ward on 4 May was won by Mike Chaplin. Labour hold.
• Slough: The byelection in Haymill and Lynch Hill ward on 4 May was won by Paul Kelly. Conservative hold.
• South Cambridgeshire: The byelection in Bourn ward on 4 May was won by Ruth Betson. Conservative hold.
• South Lakeland: The byelection in Ambleside and Grasmere ward on 4 May was won by Vicky Hughes. Liberal Democrat hold.
• South Northamptonshire: The byelection in King’s Sutton ward on 4 May was won by Gregor Hopkins. Conservative hold.
• South Somerset: The byelection in Blackmore Vale ward on 4 May was won by Hayward Burt. Conservative hold.
• South Staffordshire: The byelection in Penkridge West ward on 4 May was won by Josephine Chapman. Conservative hold.
• Spelthorne: The byelection in Ashford East ward on 4 May was won by Alex Sapunovas. Conservative hold.
• Stafford: The byelection for two seats in Highfields and Western Downs ward was won by Vicky Jenkinson and William Taylor. Two Conservative gains from Labour.
• Stevenage: The byelection in Roebuck ward on 4 May was won by Alexander Farquharson. Conservative gain from Labour.
• Stratford-on-Avon: The byelection in Ettington ward on 4 May was won by Penny-Anne O’Donnell. Conservative hold.
• Teignbridge: The byelection in Kingsteinton East ward on 4 May was won by Ron Peart. Conservative hold.
• Teignbridge: The byelection in Newton Abbot Bushell ward on 4 May was won by Robert Hayes. Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
• Test Valley: The byelection in Valley Park ward on 4 May was won by Christopher Thom. Liberal Democrat hold.
• Tonbridge and Malling: The byelection in Aylesford North and Walderslade ward on 4 May was won by Des Keers. Conservative hold.
• Trafford: The byelection in Broadheath ward on 4 May was won by Amy Whyte. Labour hold.
• Uttlesford: The byelection in Newport ward on 4 May was won by Anthony Gerard. Residents 4 Uttlesford hold.
• Watford: The byelection in Leggatts ward on 4 May was won by Richard Smith. Labour hold.
• Watford: The byelection in Oxhey ward on 4 May was won by Maggie Parker. Liberal Democrat hold.
• Watford: The byelection in Park ward on 4 May was won by Peter Jeffree. Liberal Democrat hold.
• Welwyn Hatfield: The byelection in Panshanger ward on 4 May was won by Terry Mitchinson. Conservative hold.
• West Devon: The byelection in Bere Ferrers ward on 4 May was won by Brian Lamb. Conservative hold.
• West Oxfordshire: The byelection in The Bartons ward on 4 May was won by Charles Virgin. Conservative hold.
• West Somerset: The byelection in Minehead North ward on 4 May was won by Andrew Kingston-James. Conservative hold.
• Weymouth and Portland: The byelection in Westham East ward on 4 May was won by Mike Byatt. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat.
• Windsor and Maidenhead: The byelection in Clewer North ward on 4 May was won by Wisdom Da Costa. Independent gain from Conservative.
• Wirral: The byelection in Claughton ward on 4 May was won by Gillian Wood. Labour hold.
• Worcester: The byelection in Bedwardine ward on 4 May was won by Bill Amos. Conservative hold.
• Wychavon: The byelection in Droitwich South East ward on 4 May was won by Sital Harris. Conservative hold.
• Wychavon: The byelection in Evesham South ward on 4 May was won by Matthew Snape. Conservative hold.
• Wyre: The byelection in Bourne ward on 4 May was won by Emma Ellison. Conservative hold.
• Wyre Forest: The byelection in Mitton ward on 4 May was won by Howard Williams. Conservative hold.

Changes of allegiance

• Oadby and Wigston: Dr Teck Khong, who was elected for the Conservatives in Oadby Grange ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
• Portsmouth: Alicia Denny, who was elected for the UK Independence Party in Copnor ward, has joined the Conservatives.

New vacancies

• Calderdale: Rastrick ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Lynne Mitchell. Term ends 2020.
• Calderdale: Todmorden ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Jayne Booth. Term ends 2019.
• Dacorum: Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Adam Barnes. Term ends 2019.
• Hammersmith and Fulham: Avonmore and Brook Green ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Hannah Barlow. Term ends 2018.
• Hammersmith and Fulham: Sands End ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Robert Largan. Term ends 2018.

Dates for byelections

• Ashford: The byelection due in Bockhanger ward will be held on 8 June.
• Ashford: The byelection due in Victoria ward will be held on 8 June.
• Calderdale: The byelection due in Rastrick ward will be held on 8 June.
• Calderdale: The byelection due in Todmorden ward will be held on 8 June.
• Copeland: The byelection due in Newtown ward will be held on 8 June.
• Dacorum: The byelection due in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield ward will be held on 8 June.
• Hammersmith and Fulham: The byelection due in Avonmore and Brook Green ward will be held on 8 June.
• Hammersmith and Fulham: The byelection due in Sands End ward will be held on 8 June.
• Lewes: The byelection due in Seaford West ward will be held on 8 June.
• Liverpool: The byelection due in Kirkdale ward will be held on 8 June.
• Peterborough: The byelection due in East ward will be held on 8 June.
• Stockport: The byelection due in Brinnington and Central ward will be held on 8 June.
• Torridge: The byelection due in Hartland and Bradworthy ward will be held on 8 June.
• Welwyn Hatfield: The byelection due in Hatfield Villages ward will be held on 8 June.

Postponed polls

• Ceredigion: The election in Llandyfriog division will take place on 8 June.
• Cornwall: The election in Bodmin St Petroc division will take place on 8 June.

Other updates

• Burnley: A referendum on 4 May voted against adopting a directly elected Mayor system.
• Following the full council elections of 4 May, the following English councils have no overall majority: Cornwall, Cumbria, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. The following Welsh councils have no overall majority: Bridgend, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Powys, Vale of Glamorgan, and Wrexham. Control of Merthyr Tydfil depends on the outcome of the postponed poll in Cyfarthfa division. In Scotland there is no overall majority in any mainland council.

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