Link to >>> Council election results May 2016 - April 2017
Collated By MiddleEnglander
Looks like 21 by-elections in December:
* 5 on 1st December
* 1 on 5th December (Monday)
* 5 on 8th December
* 7 on 15th December
* 1 on 21st December (Wednesday)
* 2 on 22nd December
14 of the contests are for District Councils
- 12 councils having elections every 4 years, with 1 a single member ward, where the previous elections were in 2015
- 2 having annual elections although 1 ward was last contested in 2015
2 are in Unitary Authorities
- 1 last contested in 2015, the other in 2016
1 is in a London Borough last contested in 2014
1 is for a County Council but in a 2 member Division where there was a by-election for the other seat three months ago
2 are in Scotland and 1 in Wales, last contested in 2012
Conservatives are defending 11 seats, 7 following the death of the former Councillor, 4 after a resignation
Labour defends 4 seats, 2 after a death and 2 a resignation
Liberal Democrats defend 1 seat following a resignation
UKIP defend 1 seats after a resignation
SNP defend 2 seats, 1 after a death and 1 a resignation
Independents defend 1 seat following a death whilst Tower Hamlets First sitting as Independents defend 1 seat after a disqualification.
With all the nominations available:
Conservatives contest all 21 seats, Labour 18, Liberal Democrats 15, UKIP 12, Green 5, SNP 2 whilst there are 8 Independents contesting 7 seats
- along with 1 Anti-Housing and 1 No Description, a total of 83 candidates for 21 seats.
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
