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23rd December - 1
Aylesbury Vale DC, Grendon Underwood & Brill - Conservative died - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP
There are now 5 by-elections called for January and 2 in February with a further 16 known vacancies, all in England, where there is as yet no date.
7th January - 1
Carlisle BC, Botcherby - Labour died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Ind
14th January - 1
Cornwall UA, Launceston Central - Liberal Democrat sitting as Independent resigned - 4 candidates: Con, LD, Green, Christian Peoples
21st January - 3
Hertfordshire CC, Bushey North - Conservative died
South Lanarkshire UA, Hamilton North & East - SNP died
Southwark LB, Faraday - Labour resigned
11th February - 2
Chiltern DC, Amersham Town - Liberal Democrat resigned
Shropshire UA, Oswestry South (probably) - Conservative resigned
Known vacancies in England - 16
Bolton MB, Crompton - Labour died 9th October
Broxtowe BC, Greasley - Conservative died around 23rd November
Coventry MB, Lower Stoke - Labour died 14th October
Craven DC, Embsay-with-Eastby - Conservative died around 30th November
Dudley MB, St James - Labour died 11th November
East Cambridgeshire DC, Bottisham - Conservative resigned around 7th December
Eastleigh BC, West End North - Liberal Democrat died around 9th November
Hounslow LB, Canford - Labour died 15th November
North West Leicestershire DC, Measham South - Labour resigned around 4th December
Northumberland UA, Hexham West - Conservative resigned around 10th December
Rutland UA, Whissendine - Liberal Democrat resigned 6th November
St Helens MB, Thatto Heath - Labour died 16th September
Suffolk CC, Newmarket & Red Lodge - Conservative resigned 19th November
Thanet DC, Newington - UKIP resigned around 25th November
Welwyn & Hatfield BC, Northaw & Cuffley - Conservative died 14th September
Wolverhampton MB, Bilston East - Labour died around 6th October
Known vacancies in Scotland - 0
Known vacancies in Wales - 0
Vacancies under "6 month" rule - 2
Exeter BC, Pennsylvania - Conservative resigned 25th November
North East Lincolnshire, East Marsh - UKIP resigned 30th November
of the now 18 vacancies where there is as yet no date for the by-election, 7 (39%) arose from the death of the previous councillor from mid September to mid October.
| Authority | Ward |
Date of death
|
Term ends
|
| Knowsley MB | St Bartholomews |
14th September
|
2019
|
| Welwyn & Hatfield BC | Northaw & Cuffley |
14th September
|
2019
|
| St Helens MB | Thatto Heath |
16th September
|
2016
|
| Knowsley MB | Shevington |
24th September
|
2018
|
| Wolverhampton MB | Bilston East |
circa 6th October
|
2016
|
| Bolton MB | Crompton |
9th October
|
2019
|
| Coventry MB | Lower Stoke |
14th October
|
2018
|
Six of the vacancies are Labour seats in Metropolitan Boroughs, the seventh being in Welwyn & Hatfield a Conservative seat in a District Council.
- all the wards are considered safe with majorities ranging from 20% (Wolverhampton) upwards
The earliest these elections can be held is now late January or early February. Any Councillor elected in St Helens and Wolverhampton would only serve for some 3 months before the May 2016 elections.
However all the vacancies will have local council elections in May so there is a possibility there will be no by-elections in any of the seats with then "double" contests in the other 5.
