The latest updates on local electoral information are as follows.
Results
- East Devon: The byelection in Exmouth Brixington ward held on 23 July was won by Lee Mason. Conservative hold.
- Medway: The byelection in Cuxton, Halling and Riverside ward held on 23 July was won by William Burvill. Reform UK gain from Conservative.
- South Gloucestershire: The byelection in Longwell Green ward held on 23 July was won by Graham Hardwell. Conservative hold.
- Thurrock: The byelection in Grays Riverside ward held on 23 July was won by Jo Potter. Labour gain from Reform UK.
- Thurrock: The byelection in Grays Town ward held on 23 July was won by Amin Hoque. Labour gain from Reform UK.
Defections
- Cannock Chase: Steven Deakin, who was elected for Reform UK in Etching Hill and The Heath ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
- East Devon: Ben Ingham, who was elected for the Conservatives in Woodbury and Lympstone ward, has left the party to sit as an ungrouped Independent councillor.
- Halton: Sandra Baker, who was elected for the Labour Party in Hough Green ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
- Newham: Syed Hussain Ahmed, who was elected for the Labour Party in Beckton ward, has been suspended from party membership after being charged with criminal offences, and is sitting as an Independent councillor.
- Liverpool: Sam Gorst, who was elected for the Labour Party in Garston ward but joined Your Party in 2025, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
- Luton: Six councillors from the Labour group have formed the Independent Alliance over a dispute with the Labour Party’s Eastern Region. The six are Rumi Chowdhury, Javed Hussain and Rehana Malik (all representing Beech Hill ward), Yarun Begum (Lewsey ward), Robert Roche (Northwell ward) and Tom Shaw (Challney ward).
- Monmouthshire: Jill Bond, who was elected for the Labour Party in West End ward, has joined the Independent group.
- North Northamptonshire: Joe Garner, who was elected for Reform UK in Thrapston ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
- Peterborough: Asim Mahmood, who was elected for the Labour Party in North ward, has joined the Conservative Party.
- Portsmouth: Rajah Ghosh, who was elected for the Labour Party in Charles Dickens ward, has joined the Liberal Democrats.
- Rhondda Cynon Taf: Richard Yeo, who was elected for the Labour Party in Beddau and Tyn-y-nant ward, has left the party to sit as an unaffiliated Independent councillor.
- Shropshire: Donna Edmunds, who was elected for Reform UK in Hodnet division but joined Advance UK in April, has left it and will sit as a non-affiliated Independent councillor.
- Telford and Wrekin: Richard Overton, who was elected for the Labour Party in St Georges ward, has been suspended from the party whip and is sitting as an Independent councillor.
- Walsall: Bella Simon, who was elected for Reform UK in Short Heath ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
- Windsor and Maidenhead: Kashmir Singh, who was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Riverside but joined first Labour and then the Borough First Independents, has now left them but remains an Independent councillor in the Independent Alliance group.
- Worcestershire: Karl Perks, who was elected for Reform UK in Areley Kings and Riverside division, has joined the Conservatives.
New vacancies
- Elmbridge: Weybridge St George’s Hill, after the death of Weybridge and St George’s Independent councillor Peter Harman. Term ends 2027.
- Oxfordshire: Chesterton and Launton division, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat county councillor Will Boucher-Giles. Term ends 2029. As a result of his resignation, the Liberal Democrats no longer have an overall majority on the county council.
- Somerset: Frome West division, after the disqualification of Green Party councillor Mick Dunk who was given a disqualifying sentence of imprisonment which he failed to overturn on appeal. Term ends 2027.
- Stirling: Forth and Endrick ward, after the death of Conservative councillor Paul Henke. Term ends 2027.
Dates for byelections
- Dover: The byelection due in Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe ward will be held on 27 August.
- Newcastle upon Tyne: The byelection due in Throckley, Walbottle and Newburn ward will be held on 27 August.
- Oxfordshire: The byelection due in Chesterton and Launton division will be held on 3 September.
- Sheffield: The byelection due in Southey ward will be held on 27 August.
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