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A list of upcoming council by elections and vacant seats

Link to >>> Council election results May 2016 - April 2017

Collated By MiddleEnglander

There are 3 by-elections in the last week of October, 28 identified in November and 2 already in December.  There are  a further 15 known vacancies - 13 in England and 2 in Scotland - where there is as yet no date for the by-election.

27th October - 3Denbighshire UA, Rhyl West - Labour resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, 2 x Ind
Rother DC, Collington - Independent resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Rother DC, Darwell - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, UKIP

3rd November - 10
Aberdeenshire UA, Banff & District - SNP died - 3 candidates: Con, LD, SNP
Aberdeenshire UA, Inverurie & District - Liberal Democrat resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP
Cardiff UA, Grangetown - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Plaid Cymru, UKIP
Eastleigh BC, Fair Oak & Horton Heath - Liberal Democrat died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Gloucester BC, Longlevens - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Hackney LB, Hoxton West - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green    
Lancashire CC, Burnley Central East - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Lab, LD, Green, UKIP
Medway UA, Rainham Central - Conservative died - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, UKIP, English Democrat
Reigate & Banstead BC, Kingswood with Burgh Heath - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, Green, UKIP
Vale of Glamorgan UA, Gibbensdown - Labour resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Plaid Cymru, UKIP, Ind

10th November - 4
Greenwich LB, Eltham North - Labour resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, UKIP
Horsham DC, Southwater - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
North Hertfordshire DC, Hitchen Oughton - Labour resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, Ind
Wandsworth LB, Queenstown - Labour died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green

17th November - 4Bath & North East Somerset UA, Abbey - Green resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, UKIP, Ind
Dumfries & Galloway, Annandale North - Conservative sitting as Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, SNP, Green
Harborough DC, Misterton - Conservative resigned
Welwyn & Hatfield BC, Haldens - Conservative resigned

24th November - 9Basingstoke & Deane BC, Tadley South - Conservative died
Carlisle BC, Castle - Labour resigned
Eastbourne BC, Sovereign - Conservative resigned
Mansfield DC, Warsop Carrs - Labour died
Newcastle MB, Blakelaw - Labour resigned
Pendle BC, Reedley - Labour resigned
St Edmundsbury BC, Bardwell - Conservative resigned
South Somerset DC, Turn Hill - Conservative resigned
Tandridge DC, Valley - Liberal Democrat resigned

28th November -1 
Angus UA, Arbroath East & Lunan - Independent resigned

15th December - 2Fife UA, Leven, Kennoway & Largo - SNP resigned
Powis UA, Welshpool Llanerchyddol - Independent died


Not yet called - 15Broxbourne BC, Waltham Cross - Labour died 13th October
Cheshire East UA, Bollington - Conservative resigned around 19th October
Doncaster MB, Norton & Askern - Labour died 16th August
Lancaster BC, University & Scotsforth Rural - Labour resigned around 10th October
Maldon DC, Maldon West - Conservative died 1st September
Newcastle-under-Lyme BC, Madeley - Labour died 18th September
South Northamptonshire DC, Grange Park - Conservative resigned around 20th September
Teignbridge DC, Bovey - Conservative died around 16th October
Teignbridge DC, Chudleigh - Conservative died around 18th October
Telford & Wrekin UA, Horsehay & Lightmoor - Conservative died around 10th October
Tonbridge & Malling BC, Trench - Conservative died 9th October
Waverley BC, Cranleigh West - Conservative died 30th September
West Oxfordshire DC,  Hailey, Minster Lovell & Leafield - Conservative died around 21st September

Angus UA, Carnoustie & District - SNP died 13th October
Dundee UA, Coldside - SNP resigned around 7th September