Wisbech Staithe’s Conservative

Posted by David Boothroyd
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13 years ago / September 23, 2011

The latest information about local council electoral matters is as follows:

East Midlands

East of England

  • Fenland district council: David Hodgson was elected councillor for Staithe ward in a byelection on 22 September. He retains the seat for the Conservative Party
  • Great Yarmouth borough council: Byelection on 20 October in Bradwell South and Hopton ward after the death of Conservative councillor Mike Butcher. Term ends 2014.
  • Hertsmere borough council: Vacancy in Potters Bar Furzefield ward after the death of Conservative councillor Ron Morris. Term ends 2015.
  • Ipswich borough council: Vacancy in St Margaret’s ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Sarah Stokes. Term ends 2015.
  • Rochford district council: Vacancy in Rayleigh Central ward after the death of Conservative councillor and former council chairman Tony Humphries. Term ends May next year.
  • Watford borough council: Byelection on 29 September in Nascot ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Andrew Forrest, who is taking up a new job in Ireland; the term ends in 2015. There will then be a byelection on 6 October in Vicarage ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Tanveer Taj, who is to study for a Masters’ degree from September; the term ends in May next year.

London

North East

  • No updates this week.

North West

South East

  • Adur district council: Byelection on Tuesday 18 October in Cokeham ward after the death of Conservative councillor Norman Wright. Term ends May next year.
  • Cherwell district council: Byelection on 29 September in Bicester North ward after the death of Conservative councillor Carole Steward. Term ends 2015.
  • Gravesham borough council: Byelection on 13 October in Meopham North ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Laura Hryniewicz. Term ends 2015.
  • Isle of Wight council: Vacancy in West Wight division after the death of Independent councillor Stuart Dyer. Term ends 2013.
  • Mole Valley district council: Byelection on 20 October in Bookham South ward after the death of chairman of the council Anne Howarth, who was a Liberal Democrat councillor. Term ends in May next year.

South West

West Midlands

Yorkshire and the Humber

Wales

Scotland