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A list of upcoming council by elections and vacant seats

Link also to >>> Council Election results June 2015 - April 2016

Collated by MiddleEnglander

There are 5 by-elections in the last week of March and 6 called during April.  
It is considered unlikely that there will be any more ahead of the main elections on 5th May.

31st March - 5Caerphilly UA, Moriah - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, 2 x Ind
Craven DC, Embsay-with-Eastby - Conservative died - 2 candidates:  Con, Ind
Dundee UA, Maryfield - SNP resigned - 8 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, UKIP, Green, TUSAC, Ind
Essex CC, Clacton East - Tendring First disqualified - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Holland-on-Sea Residents
Richmondshire DC, Richmond Central - Liberal Democrat died - 4 candidates: Con, LD, Green, Richmondshire Independent

7th April - 3Caerphilly UA, Ynysddu - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Lab, LD, Plaid Cymru, UKIP
East Riding of Yorkshire, Pocklington Provincial - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Perth & Kinross UA, Almond & Earn - Independent died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, UKIP

14th April - 3
Cornwall UA, Menhendiot - Conservative died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Cornwall UA, Wadebridge West - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, Ind
Taunton Deane DC, Halcon - Liberal Democrat resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green


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There are currently 60 known council vacancies where the by-elections may possibly / certainly be held on 5th May. 

Conservative held seats - 29
Barrow-in-Furness BC, Dalton South - death
* Castle Point, St George's - death
Denbighshire UA, Diserth - death
* Dudley MB, Pedmore & Stourbridge East - resignation
East Hants DC, Clanfield & Finchdean - resignation
East Riding of Yorkshire UA, East Wolds & Coastal - death
Forest Heath DC, Brandon West - resignation followed by death
Guildford BC, Stoke - resignation
Hambleton DC, Northallerton South - death
Hampshire CC, Fareham Town - resignation
Hampshire CC, Headley - resignation
* Ipswich BC, Castle Hills - resignation
Kensington & Chelsea - 2 seats both resignations
Lancaster BC, Carnforth & Millhead - death
Melton BC, Egerton - resignation
Newark & Sherwood DC, Balderton South - death
North Yorkshire CC, Northallerton - death
Redbridge LB, Roding - resignation
Rutland UA, Greetham - death
St Edmundsbury BC, Haverhill North - death
* Southampton UA, Harefield - resignation
South Kesteven DC, Deeping St James - resignation
Stafford CC, Uttoxeter Town - death
Suffolk CC, Bixley - resignation
Suffolk CC, Haverhill Cangle - death
* Three Rivers, Carpenders Park - resignation
Torbay UA, Tormohun - resignation
Waveney DC, Wrentham - resignation

Labour held seats - 23
Brent LB, Kilburn - death
Croydon LB, West Thornton - impending resignation 
Doncaster MB, Kirk Sandall & Edenthorpe - death
East Sussex CC, St Helens & Silverhill - death
Glasgow UA / Anderton / City - resignation
Greenwich LB, Glyndon - resignation
* Hastings BC, Old Hastings - death
Hackney LB, Hackney Downs - resignation
Hackney LB, Stoke Newington - resignation
* Knowsley MB, St Bartholomews - death
* Knowsley MB, Shevington - death
Lancaster BC, John O'Gaunt - death
Lancashire CC, Lancaster East - death
Merton LB, Figge's March - resignation
* Nuneaton & Bedworth - resignation
* Southampton UA, Woolston - resignation
Southwark LB, College - resignation
Southwark LB, Newington - resignation
Swansea UA, Mynyddbach - resignation
* Three Rivers DC, South Oxhey - death
Westminster LB, Church Street - resignation
* Wokingham UA, Bulmershe & Whitegates - resignation 
* Wirral MB, Liscard - resignation

Liberal Democrat held seats - 2Faeham BC, Fareham East - resignation
Gloucester CC, Churchdown - death

UKIP held seats -2Havering LB, Heaton - resignation - sitting as Independent
Surrey CC, Staines South & Ashford West - resignation

Independent held seats - 3
Cambridgeshire CC, St Neots Eaton Socon & Eynesbury - death
* Huntingdonshire DC, St Neots Eynesbury - death
* Mole Valley DC, Ashstead Common - resignation followed by death

SNP held seats - 1
Argyll & Bute UA, Oban North & Lorn - resignation - originally elected as Independent

* potential "double" election with a by-election held at the same time as the annual election