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A list of upcoming council by elections and vacant seats

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There is 1 by-election remaining in November and 21 during December together with 2 already announced in January.  There are  a further 9 known vacancies - all in England - where there is as yet no date for the by-election.

28th November - 1 

Angus UA, Arbroath East & Lunan - Independent resigned - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, 2 x Ind

1st December - 5

Chichester DC, Southbourne - Conservative resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Dorset CC, Ferndown - UKIP resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
South Northamptonshire DC, Grange Park - Conservative resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, Green, UKIP
Tower Hamlets LB, Whitechapel - Tower Hamlets First sitting as Independent disqualified - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, UKIP, Ind
Warwick DC, Myton & Heathcote - Conservative died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD

5th December - 1

Angus UA, Carnoustie  & District - SNP died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, Ind

8th December - 5

Lancaster BC, University & Scotsforth Rural - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green    
Maldon DC, Maldon West - Conservative died - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, Green, UKIP, Ind, Anti housing
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Madeley - Labour died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Ind
Telford & Wrekin, Horsehay & Lightmoor - Conservative died - 3 candidates: Con Lab, UKIP
Tonbridge & Malling BC, Trench - Conservative died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP

15th December - 7

Blackburn with Darwen UA. Higher Croft - Labour died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP
Fife UA, Leven, Kennoway & Largo - SNP resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, Green
Powys UA, Welshpool Llanerchyddol - Independent died - 3 candidates: Con, LD, Ind
St Edmundsbury BC, Moreton Hall, Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Taunton Deane BC, Blackdown - Conservative resigned - 3 candidates: Con, LD, No Description
Teignbridge DC, Bovey - Conservative died - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, 2 x Ind
Teignbridge DC, Chudleigh - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP

21st December - 1

Waverley BC, Cranleigh West - Conservative died - 3 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP

22nd December - 2

Dover DC, Aylesham - Labour resigned - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Eastleigh BC, Hedge End Wildern - Liberal Democrat resigned - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD

12th January - 1

Three Rivers DC, Gade Valley - Conservative died

26th January -1 

East Ayrshire UA, Kilmarnock East & Hurlford  SNP died

Not yet called - 9

Bromsgrove DC, Norton - Conservative died 22nd October
Broxbourne BC, Waltham Cross - Labour died 13th October
Cheshire East UA, Bollington - Conservative resigned around 19th October
Doncaster MB, Norton & Askern - Labour died 16th August
Forest of Dean DC, Lydbrook & Ruardean - UKIP sitting as Independent resigned around 23rd November
Havant BC, Emsworth - Conservative died 10th November
Preston BC, Preston Rural East - Conservative died 19th November
Sunderland MB, Sandhill - Labour disqualified for non attendance from 13th November
West Oxfordshire DC, Hailey, Minster Lovell & Leafield - Conservative died around 21st September


Vacancies subject to "6 month" rule

Dundee UA, Coldside - SNP 
Fife UA, Kirkcaldy East - Labour died 19th November
Gloucestershire CC, Drybrook & Lydbrook - UKIP sitting as Independent resigned around 23rd November
Highland UA, Wick - SNP resigned around 22nd November
Suffolk CC,  Lowestoft South - UKIP resigned around 23rd November