The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
- Blaby district council: Byelection on 28 June in Ravenhurst and Fosse ward after the death of Labour councillor Phil Fox. Term ends 2015.
- Charnwood borough council: Byelection on 28 June in Sileby ward after the death of Conservative councillor Roy Brown. Term ends 2015.
- Chesterfield borough council: Byelection on 5 July in St Helen’s ward after the death of Labour councillor Trevor Reynolds. Term ends 2015.
- Corby borough council: Byelection on 12 July in East ward after the death of Labour councillor and former council leader Pat Fawcett. Term ends 2015.
- Lincolnshire county council: Vacancy in Lincoln East division after the resignation of Conservative councillor Sara Cliff, who was under criticism for her poor attendance record since moving to Cambridgeshire. Term ends 2013.
- South Holland district council: Vacancy in Long Sutton ward after the death of veteran Independent councillor Dennis Tennant. Term ends 2015.
- South Northamptonshire district council: Byelection on 28 June in Grange Park ward after the death of Conservative councillor Paul Farrow. Term ends 2015.
East of England
- Breckland district council: Carl Clark, who was elected for the Labour Party in Thetford Abbey ward, announced on Monday that he was leaving the party to sit as an Independent, citing his support for a referendum on British membership of the European Union and criticising the national leadership. He has since said that he will resign his seat to seek re-election as an Independent. There is a byelection on 19 July in Queen’s ward in Attleborough after the resignation of Conservative councillor Simon Rogers, who has moved to Cornwall; there is another byelection on 26 July in Harling and Heathlands ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Lady Kay Fisher, whose husband has a financial link with the Crown Estate who are putting forward development plans in the district. There will also be a vacancy in Mid Forest ward, after the impending resignation of Conservative councillor Bernard English due to ill health. All terms end in 2015.
- Central Bedfordshire council: Vacancy in Stotfold and Langford ward after the death of Conservative councillor Jon Clarke. Term ends 2015.
- Chelmsford borough council: Byelection on 28 June in Patching Hall ward after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Tom Smith-Hughes. Term ends 2015.
- Dacorum borough council: Rosie Sutton was elected councillor for Woodhall Farm ward on 21 June, holding the seat for the Conservative Party.
- Essex county council: Byelection on 28 June in Chelmsford North division after the death of the leader of the opposition, Liberal Democrat councillor Tom Smith-Hughes. Term ends 2013.
- Hertfordshire county council: William Wyatt-Lowe was elected county councillor for Hemel Hempstead Town division on 21 June. He holds the seat for the Conservative Party.
- Huntingdonshire district council: Robin Carter was elected councillor for Earith ward on 21 June, holding the seat for the Conservative Party.
- Maldon borough council: Byelection on 5 July in Tollesbury ward after the death of Conservative councillor Russell Porter. Term ends 2015.
- Hammersmith and Fulham borough council: Byelection on 12 July in Town ward due to the resignation of former Conservative council leader Stephen Greenhalgh, who has been appointed Deputy Mayor for Policing by the Mayor of London.
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Byelection on 28 June in Brompton ward after the death of Conservative councillor and cabinet member for family and children’s services, Baroness Ritchie of Brompton. Term ends 2014.
- Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames: Byelection on 5 July in Grove ward, after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Marc Woodall who has taken a politically restricted post at Surrey county council. Term ends 2014.
- Waltham Forest borough council: Byelection on 12 July in Larkswood ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Ed Northover, who is now working in Hong Kong. Term ends 2014.
- Durham county council: Jimmy Alvey was elected councillor for Peterlee West division on 21 June. He gained the seat for the Labour Party; the Liberal Democrats who previously held the seat polled only 9%.
- Carlisle city council: Donald Forrester was elected councillor for Harraby ward on 21 June, retaining the seat for the Labour Party.
- Fylde borough council: Byelection on 5 July in Heyhouses ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Peter Wood. Term ends 2015. His resignation removes, at least temporarily, the Conservative overall majority.
- Liverpool city council: There are two byelections on 5 July. Allerton and Hunts Cross ward will elect a councillor after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Vera Best, who has since died. Riverside ward will elect the councillor successor of Joe Anderson, the Labour Party group leader, who was elected Mayor in May. Both terms end in 2014.
- Ashford borough council: Byelection on 12 July in Tenterden South ward after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Goddard. Term ends 2015.
- East Hampshire district council: Byelection on 12 July in Horndean Downs ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Julia Marshall. Term ends 2015.
- Elmbridge borough council: Tim Oliver, who had represented Esher ward for the Conservative Party in the previous term, was re-elected in the postponed poll held on 21 June. The election due in May had been delayed after the death of the Labour Party’s candidate.
- Milton Keynes council: Lee Barney, who was elected for the Conservatives in Walton Park ward, has joined the UK Independence Party. It was originally claimed that he would be joined in the shift by Don Hoyle (Loughton Park ward), but Don Hoyle subsequently made it clear that he will remain in the Conservative Party.
- Oxfordshire county council: Byelection in Cowley and Littlemore division on 12 July after the resignation of Labour councillor Sarah Hutchinson, who is finishing a Doctorate and shortly to move to London. Term ends 2013.
- Thanet district council: Byelection on 5 July in Westgate-on-Sea after the death of Conservative councillor Brian Goodwin. Term ends 2015.
- Tonbridge and Malling borough council: Byelection on 5 July in West Malling and Leybourne ward after the death of Council Leader Mark Worrall, who was a Conservative. Term ends 2015.
- Wealden district council: Vacancy in Polegate North ward after the death of veteran Liberal Democrat councillor Roy Martin. Term ends 2015.
- West Devon district council: John Sheldon was elected councillor for Tavistock North ward on 21 June; he holds the seat for the Conservative Party.
- Dudley borough council: Colin Elcock was elected councillor for Norton ward on 21 June, holding the seat for the Conservative Party.
- Malvern Hills district council: Byelection on 5 July in Malvern West ward after the resignation of Green Party councillor Luna Deller, who is moving to Kuala Lumpur. Term ends 2015.
- Stoke-on-Trent city council: Byelection on 26 July in Springfields and Trent Vale after the resignation of Labour councillor Sarah Hill, whose leadership challenge was defeated. Term ends 2015.
- Calderdale borough council: Byelection on 19 July in Warley ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Keith Hutson. Term ends in 2015. There is an impending vacancy in Calder ward as another Liberal Democrat councillor, Nader Fekri, is moving to Turkey to join his wife; his term is due to end in 2014.
- Isle of Anglesey county council: There are two byelections on 12 July. Llanbedrgoch division is vacant after the resignation of unaffiliated councillor Barrie Durkin who was suspended from the council. Gwyngyll division is vacant after the resignation of John Penri Williams of Plaid Cymru. Both terms end in 2013.
- Vale of Glamorgan council: Vacancy in Buttrills division after the death of former council leader, Mayor and Labour councillor Margaret Alexander. Term ends 2017.
- Highlands council: Bill Clark, who was elected as an Independent in Caol and Mallaig ward, has joined the Scottish National Party group.
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