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A list of upcoming council by elections and vacant seats

Collated By MiddleEnglander

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There are 5 by-elections in the last week of September. So far there are 27 in October, 9 of which are in Scotland, along with a further "double"election in Scotland during November.   In addition there are a another 5 known vacancies, 4 in England and 1 in Wales.  The Independent Councillor in South Staffordshire DC, Essington has not yet resigned some 10 weeks after announcing his attention to do so and has been deleted from the list until there is a definite vacancy. 

Currently 25 of the total 101 contests and vacancies occuring since the general election are as a result of the sitting councillor resigning as they are now MPs.

24th September - 5
Derbyshire CC, Derwent Valley - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Norfolk CC, Lodden - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
South Norfolk DC, Chedgrave & Thurton - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Wakefield MB, Pontefract North - Labour resigned (now MP for Dewsbury) - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, TUSAC, Yorkshire First
Wyre Forest DC, Blakebrook & South Habberley - Conservative resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, Health Concern

1st October - 8
Aberdeen UA, George Street / Harbour - SNP resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, Green
Aberdeen UA, Midstocket / Rosemount - Conservative sitting as Non Aligned resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, Green
Cherwell DC, Banbury Grimsbury & Castle - Conservative died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
East Ayrshire UA, Irvine Valley - SNP resigned (now MP for Kilmarnock & Loudoun) - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, SNP, Green
Fife UA, Glenrothes West & Kinglassie - SNP resigned (now MP for Glenrothes) - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, SNP, Green
Moray UA, Heldon & Laich - Independent resigned - 4 candidates: Con, SNP, Green, Ind
Stirling UA, Stirling East - SNP resigned (now MP for Stirling) - 4 candidates: Con, Lab , SNP, Green
Westlothian UA, Linlithgow - SNP resigned (now MP for Linlith & Falkirk East) - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, Green, No Description

7th October - 2
Cardiff UA, Riverside - Labour resigned - 7 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, PC, UKIP, Green, TUSAC
Western Isles UA, West Side & Ness - Independent died - 3 candidates: Green, Ind, No Description

8th October - 6
Bolsover DC, Bolsover South - Labour died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, TUSAC
Highland UA, Aird & Loch Ness - SNP resigned (now MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey) - 5 candidates: Con, LD, SNP, Green, Ind
South Hams DC, Totnes - Green resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, Ind
South Oxfordshire DC, Sandford & The Whittenhams - Conservative resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Woking BC, Goldsworth East - Liberal Democrat resigned - 4 caqndidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Woking BC, Goldsworth West - Liberal Democrat resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP

15th October - 3
Cambridgeshire CC, Chatteris - UKIP died - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
Cumbria CC, Howgate - Labour resigned (now MP for Workington)
Southwark LB, South Camberwell - Labour resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, All People's

22nd October - 6
Bury MB, Tottington - Labour resigned
Colchester BC, Dedham & Langham - Conservative disqualified
Hampshire, Chandlers Fird - Conservative resigned
Oxford BC, Northfield Road - Labour resigned
South Oxfordshire DC, Sonning Common - Conservative resigned
Westminster LB, Bryanston & Dorset Square - Conservative died

29th October - 2
Cheshire East UA, Congleton East - Conservative died
Peterborough UA, West - Conservative resigned

5th November - 1 for 2 seats
Aberdeenshire UA, Huntly, Strathbogie & Howe of Alford - SNP died and Liberal Democrat resigned

Known vacancies in England - 4
Barrow-in-Furness BC, Risedale - Labour resigned around 15th September
Rochford DC, Rochford - Conservative died 5th September 
St Helens MB, Thatto Heath - Labour died 16th September
Torbay UA, Clifton with Maidenway - Liberal Democrat died 6th September

Known vacancies in Wales - 1
Carmarthenshire UA, Kidwelly - Labour died 28th August

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