The latest information about local electoral matters is as follows:
- Boston borough council: Stuart Ashton was elected councillor for Frampton and Holme ward on 18 October. Like his predecessor he was an Independent candidate.
- Daventry district council: Byelection on 15 November in Brixworth ward after the death of Conservative councillor Frank Wiig. Term ends 2014.
- Melton borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Egerton ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Steve Dungworth. Term ends 2015.
East of England
- Central Bedfordshire council: There are two byelections on 15 November. Biggleswade South ward will elect a new councillor after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Vickers. Silsoe and Shillington ward will elect a new councillor after the resignation of Conservative councillor Iain MacKilligan. Both terms end in 2015.
- Fenland district council: Byelection on 25 October in St Marys ward after the death of Conservative councillor Ken Peachey. Term ends 2015.
- Harlow borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Toddbrook ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Bob Davis. Term ends 2015.
- Norfolk county council: Graham Jones, who was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Mundesley division, has left the party to sit as an Independent Liberal Democrat county councillor.
- North Hertfordshire district council: There are two byelections on 15 November. Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo ward will elect a successor after the death of Conservative councillor David Miller; the term ends in 2014. Letchworth South East ward will elect a successor to Conservative councillor Richard Harman, who has resigned; the term there ends in 2015.
- North Norfolk district council: Graham Jones, who was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Gaunt ward, has left the party to sit as an Independent Liberal Democrat councillor.
- Watford borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Central ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Chris Leslie, who is taking up a new job in the midlands. Term ends 2014.
- Waveney district council: Byelection on 15 November in Beccles South ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Alan Thwaites. Term ends 2015.
- Southwark borough council: Vacancy in East Walworth ward after the death of Labour councillor Helen Morrissey, the chief whip of the group. Term ends 2014.
- Durham council: Dennis Maddison, who was elected for the Labour Party in Horden division, has left the party to sit as an Independent councillor.
- Hartlepool council: Byelection on 25 October in Seaton ward after the resignation of Independent councillor Mike Turner. Term ends 2016. There will be a referendum on 15 November on whether to retain the system of a directly-elected Mayor.
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne city council: Byelection on 15 November in Ouseburn ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Ian Preston, who has taken a job in London. Term ends 2015.
- North Tyneside borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Wallsend ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Jules Rutherford. Term ends 2015.
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Byelection on 15 November in Village ward after the death of Teesside Independent Alliance councillor Mick Eddy. Term ends 2015.
- Bury borough council: There will be byelections on 15 November in two wards after the resignations of two Conservative councillors. Church ward will elect a successor to former council leader Bob Bibby, while North Manor ward will elect a successor to Jim Taylor. Both terms end in 2014.
- Eden district council: Byelection on 15 November in Penrith Pategill ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor David Harding, who has pleaded guilty to affray. Term ends 2015. The byelection is expected to be held on 15 November.
- Liverpool city council: Byelection on 15 November in Knotty Ash ward due to the resignation of Labour councillor Jacqui Nasuh. Term ends 2014.
- Manchester city council: Byelection on 15 November in Ardwick ward after the death of Labour councillor and former Lord Mayor Tom O’Callaghan. Term ends 2016.
- Oldham borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Failsworth West ward after the death of Labour councillor Glenys Butterworth. Term ends 2015.
- Brighton and Hove council: Chaun Wilson was elected councillor for East Brighton ward on 18 October, holding the seat for the Labour and Co-operative parties.
- Cherwell district council: Byelection on 15 November in Banbury Ruscote ward after the resignation of veteran Labour councillor George Parish. Term ends 2014.
- Chiltern district council: Byelection on 15 November in Central ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Martyn Groves. Term ends 2015.
- Havant borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Battins ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Katie Ray. Term ends 2014.
- Kent county council: Robert Bird was elected county councillor for Maidstone Central division on 18 October, holding the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
- Maidstone borough council: Belinda Watson was elected councillor for Allington ward on 18 October, holding the seat for the Liberal Democrats.
- Shepway district council: Byelection on 22 November in Folkestone Park ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Tristan Allen. Term ends 2015.
- Southampton city council: Two councillors elected for the Labour Party have formed a new ‘Labour Councillors Against The Cuts’ group after voting against proposals to cut a swimming pool in their ward. They are Don Thomas and Keith Morrell, both of Coxford ward.
- Wealden district council: Byelection on 15 November in Heathfield North and Central ward after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Newnham. Term ends 2015.
- West Sussex county council: Byelection on 15 November in Midhurst division after the resignation of Conservative county councillor Nola Hendon, who has moved to Minorca. Term ends 2013. Meanwhile Brian Hall, who was elected as a Liberal Democrat in Haywards Heath Town division but left the party in July 2011, has now joined the Labour Party.
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: Byelection on 25 October in Pinkneys Green ward after the death of Conservative councillor Wilson Hendry. Term ends 2015.
- Bath and North East Somerset council: Byelection on 15 November in Chew Valley North ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Malcolm Hanney, who is retiring in order to take up an academic study of politics. Term ends 2015.
- Bournemouth council: Byelection on 15 November in Littledown and Iford ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Nick King, who is seeking election as Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset. Term ends 2015.
- Cornwall council: On Tuesday the council voted to remove its leader for the past three years, Alec Robertson, and elected Jim Currie in his place. Although Currie is, like Robertson, a member of the Conservative group, he is not the group leader and was nominated by an Independent councillor. Currie is now forming his cabinet. There is a vacancy in Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth division, after the death of Conservative councillor Ray Tovey. Term ends next May.
- Forest of Dean district council: Vacancy in Berry Hill ward after the death of Labour councillor Helen Stewart. Term ends 2015.
- Poole council: Byelection on 15 November in Branksome East ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Stephen Rollo-Smith due to ill health. Term ends 2015.
- Swindon council: Byelection on 15 November in Blunsdon and Highworth ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor Doreen Dart. Term ends 2014. As a result of her death, the Conservatives have lost overall control of the council.
- Dudley borough council: Vacancy in Woolaston and Stourbridge Town ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor Malcolm Knowles. Term ends 2014.
- Rugby borough council: Byelection on 15 November in New Bilton ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Robert McNally. Term ends 2014.
- South Staffordshire district council: Vacancy in Wombourne North and Lower Penn ward after the death of Conservative councillor Joan Williams. Term ends 2015.
- Stratford-on-Avon district council: Vacancy in Shipston ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Jon Gullis, who has taken a new job in Bexley. Term ends 2015.
- Walsall borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Bloxwich West ward after the resignation of Labour councillor Sue Fletcher-Hall due to a family illness. Term ends 2015.
- Wolverhampton city council: Byelection on 15 November in Park ward after the death of Labour councillor Manohar Minhas. Term ends 2014.
- Bradford city council: Byelection on 15 November in Wharfedale ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Matt Palmer, who is moving to Jersey but has also criticised the management of the authority. Term ends 2015.
- Harrogate borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Rossett ward after the resignation of Conservative councillor Michelle Woolley. Term ends 2014.
- Kingston upon Hull city council: Jan Hornby, who was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Holderness ward, has left the party immediately after she was deselected as a candidate for the 2014 elections.
- Ryedale district council: Byelection on 15 November in Norton West ward after the death of Conservative councillor Judith Denniss. Term ends 2015.
- Caerphilly county borough council: Byelection on 25 October in New Tredegar division after the death of Labour councillor Les Rees. Term ends 2017.
- Conwy county borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Deganwy division after the resignation of Independent councillor Jason Weyman. Term ends 2017.
- Merthyr Tydfil county borough council: Byelection on 15 November in Cyfarthfa division after the resignation of Merthyr Independents councillor Les Elliott. Term ends 2017.
- Neath Port Talbot county borough council: Vacancy in Neath South division after the death of Labour councillor and former Mayor Mal Gunter. Term ends 2017.
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar: Byelection on 29 November in Sgir’ Uige agus Ceann a Tuath Nan Loch ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor Bill Houston. Term ends 2017.
- Dumfries and Galloway council: Byelection on 15 November in Annandale North ward after the death of Labour councillor Ted Brown. Term ends 2017.
- Highland council: Donnie Kerr, who was elected for the Scottish National Party in Inverness Central ward, has left the party to sit as a non-aligned councillor in opposition to the council administration.
- Scottish Borders council: Impending vacancy in Leaderdale and Melrose ward due to the resignation of the leader of the Borders Party, Nicholas Watson. Term ends 2017.
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