Chipping Norton upset

Posted by David Boothroyd
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4 weeks ago / November 15, 2024

The latest updates on local electoral information are as follows.

Results

  • Derbyshire Dales: The byelection in Calver and Longstone ward held on 14 November was won by Helen Froggatt. Conservative gain fron Green Party.
  • East Ayrshire: The byelection in Doon Valley ward held on 14 November was won by Jim Kyle. Labour hold.
  • East Ayrshire: The byelection in Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse ward held on 14 November was won by Jayne Sangster. Labour hold.
  • Edinburgh: The byelection in Colinton/Fairmilehead ward held on 14 November was won by Louise Spence. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour.
  • Greenwich: The byelection in Shooters Hill ward held on 14 November was won by Raja Zeeshan. Labour hold.
  • Milton Keynes: The byelection in Bradwell ward held on 14 November was won by Kerrie Bradburn, who succeeds her late father. Liberal Democrat hold.
  • Milton Keynes: The byelection in Broughton ward held on 14 November was won by Clare Tevlin. Liberal Democrat hold.
  • Redbridge: The byelection in Wanstead Park ward held on 14 November was won by Emma Shepherd-Mallinson. Labour hold.
  • Telford and Wrekin: The byelection in Hadley and Leegomery ward held on 14 November was won by Julie Kaur. Labour hold.
  • Telford and Wrekin: The byelection in The Nedge ward held on 14 November was won by Nathalie Page. Labour hold.
  • West Lothian: The byelection in Whitburn and Blackburn ward held on 14 November was won by David Russell. Labour hold.
  • West Oxfordshire: The byelection in Chipping Norton ward held on 14 November was won by Mike Baggaley. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour.

Defections

New vacancies

  • Chesterfield: Hasland ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Stuart Brittain. Term ends 2027.
  • Colchester: Tiptree ward, after the death of Conservative councillor Roger Mannion. Term ends 2028.
  • Hyndburn: Baxenden ward, after the death of Labour councillor Edward Blake. Term ends 2028.
  • Wokingham: Winnersh ward, after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Fishwick. Term ends 2026.

Dates for byelections

  • Barnsley: The byelection due in Dodworth ward will be held on 12 December.
  • Dudley: The byelection due in Brockmoor and Pensnett ward will be held on 19 December.
  • Greenwich: The byelection due in West Thamesmead ward will be held on 19 December.

Other updates

  • Lancaster: The council’s coalition administration, which had involved Labour, Green Party and Liberal Democrats, has collapsed. The former Labour council leader has said the Green Party called on him to resign now they were the largest party. The Labour cabinet members have resigned and the Green Party members have been dismissed; the Leader has himself resigned. It appears that a single Liberal Democrat councillor may remain in the cabinet.
  • Tower Hamlets: The Secretary of State has announced that she intends to intervene in the council, following a Best Value inspection.