Summary of Local Council results - June 2021 to April 2022

[middleenglander]

There were 39 by-elections for 41 seats in June and July 2021 (excluding 4 countermanded elections due in May) with 22 (54%) changing hands; this was around twice the long term rate. The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	39	13	8	11	5	19	62%
Labour	35	13	5	2	8	7	38%
Liberal Democrat	30	6	3	4	3	7	50%
SNP	2
Plaid Cymru	3	1	1	1		2	100%
Green	26	1	1	3		4	100%
UKIP	2
Localist	2	1			1		0%
Independent	15	6	1	1	5	2	17%
No Description	2
Reform	5
TUSC	5
For Britain	3
Women's Equality	1
Communist	1
Independence 4 Scotland	1
Taking Initiative	1
Total	173	41	19	22	22	41	46%

Conservative contested all seats apart from Caerphilly: Aber Valley where Plaid Cymru was returned unopposed and Gwynedd: Harlech, a Plaid Cymru gain
Labour also did not contest these 2 seats along with Mid Sussex: Ardlingly & Balcombe (Green gain), Spelthorne: Staines (Green hold) and Somerset West & Taunton: North Curry & Ruishton as well as Somerset West & Taunton: Old Cleve & District (two narrow Liberal Democrat holds)

Conservatives gained 6 seats from Labour, 3 from Independents and 1 each from Liberal Democrats and a Localist
* gained Harlow: Mark Hall and North East Lincolnshire: Heage from Labour repeating gains in May
* gained Basildon: Pitsea North West and Sandwell: Tividale where Labour had won in May
* gained Bassetlaw: East Retford South and Leicester: Humberstone & Hamilton held by Labour when last contested in 2019
* gained from Independents in East Devon: Fenitone and Newark & Sherwood: Bridge (2 seats) last contested in 2019
* gained from a Liberal Democrat in Aberdeenshire: East Garioch last contested in 2017 and
* gained from Localist (City Independent) in Stoke: Penkhull & Stoke last contested in 2019
whilst losing 3 seats to Liberal Democrats and 2 to Greens
* lost Elmbridge: Cobham & Downside and Norfolk: Gaywood South to a Liberal Democrat despite winning the seats in May
* lost Harrogate: Knareborough Scriven Park to a Liberal Democrat last contested in 2019
* lost one of two seats to a Green in East Suffolk: Aldburgh & Leiston and also a seat in Mid Sussex: Ardlingly & Balcombe both last contested in 2019

Labour gained a seat from Liberal Democrats and another from an Independent:
* gained East Devon: Honiton St Michael from a Liberal Democrat last contested in 2019
* gained South Tyneside: Felgate & Hedworth from an Independent who won in 2019 but then resigned / recontested seat which was won by Labour in May
apart from losing the 6 seats to Conservatives, Labour also lost 1 seat to a Liberal Democrat and another to an Independent
* lost Chichester: Chichester East to a Liberal Democrat, last contested in 2019
* lost Huntingdonshire: St Neots East to an Independent, last contested in 2018

Liberal Democrats gained the 3 seats from Conservatives and 1 from Labour
whilst losing 1 each to a Conservative and Labour along with 1 to a Green
* North Somerset: Congresbury & Puxton was undefended and gained by a Green who did not contest the seat in 2019

Plaid Cymru gained a seat from an Independent in Gwynedd: Harlech last contested in 2017

Greens gained the 2 seats from Conservatives and 1 from a Liberal Democrat

Independents gained the 1 seat from Labour whilst losing 3 seats to Conservatives, 1 to Labour and 1 to an Independent

Localist (City Independents) lost the 1 seat to a Conservative.

[andrew111]

Thankyou middleenglander!

[michaelc]

Jul 30, 2021 0:10:32 GMT middleenglander said:

There were 39 by-elections for 41 seats in June and July 2021 (excluding 4 countermanded elections due in May) with 22 (54%) changing hands; this was around twice the long term rate. The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	39	13	8	11	5	19	62%
Labour	35	13	5	2	8	7	38%
Liberal Democrat	30	6	3	4	3	7	50%
SNP	2
Plaid Cymru	3	1	1	1		2	100%
Green	26	1	1	3		4	100%
UKIP	2
Localist	2	1			1		0%
Independent	15	6	1	1	5	2	17%
No Description	2
Reform	5
TUSC	5
For Britain	3
Women's Equality	1
Communist	1
Independence 4 Scotland	1
Taking Initiative	1
Total	173	41	19	22	22	41	46%

Conservative contested all seats apart from Caerphilly: Aber Valley where Plaid Cymru was returned unopposed and Gwynedd: Harlech, a Plaid Cymru gain
Labour also did not contest these 2 seats along with Mid Sussex: Ardlingly & Balcombe (Green gain), Spelthorne: Staines (Green hold) and Somerset West & Taunton: North Curry & Ruishton as well as Somerset West & Taunton: Old Cleve & District (two narrow Liberal Democrat holds)

Conservatives gained 6 seats from Labour, 3 from Independents and 1 each from Liberal Democrats and a Localist
* gained Harlow: Mark Hall and North East Lincolnshire: Heage from Labour repeating gains in May
* gained Basildon: Pitsea North West and Sandwell: Tividale where Labour had won in May
* gained Bassetlaw: East Retford South and Leicester: Humberstone & Hamilton held by Labour when last contested in 2019
* gained from Independents in East Devon: Fenitone and Newark & Sherwood: Bridge (2 seats) last contested in 2019
* gained from a Liberal Democrat in Aberdeenshire: East Garioch last contested in 2017 and
* gained from Localist (City Independent) in Stoke: Penkhull & Stoke last contested in 2019
whilst losing 3 seats to Liberal Democrats and 2 to Greens
* lost Elmbridge: Cobham & Downside and Norfolk: Gaywood South to a Liberal Democrat despite winning the seats in May
* lost Harrogate: Knareborough Scriven Park to a Liberal Democrat last contested in 2019
* lost one of two seats to a Green in East Suffolk: Aldburgh & Leiston and also a seat in Mid Sussex: Ardlingly & Balcombe both last contested in 2019

Labour gained a seat from Liberal Democrats and another from an Independent:
* gained East Devon: Honiton St Michael from a Liberal Democrat last contested in 2019
* gained South Tyneside: Felgate & Hedworth from an Independent who won in 2019 but then resigned / recontested seat which was won by Labour in May
apart from losing the 6 seats to Conservatives, Labour also lost 1 seat to a Liberal Democrat and another to an Independent
* lost Chichester: Chichester East to a Liberal Democrat, last contested in 2019
* lost Huntingdonshire: St Neots East to an Independent, last contested in 2018

Liberal Democrats gained the 3 seats from Conservatives and 1 from Labour
whilst losing 1 each to a Conservative and Labour along with 1 to a Green
* North Somerset: Congresbury & Puxton was undefended and gained by a Green who did not contest the seat in 2019

Plaid Cymru gained a seat from an Independent in Gwynedd: Harlech last contested in 2017

Greens gained the 2 seats from Conservatives and 1 from a Liberal Democrat

Independents gained the 1 seat from Labour whilst losing 3 seats to Conservatives, 1 to Labour and 1 to an Independent

Localist (City Independents) lost the 1 seat to a Conservative.


I think you might have forgot the IND Gain from CON in Felbridge, Tandridge on 17/06/21

[michaelc]

Sorry I think I messed up the quote there. middleenglander I think you may have missed an IND gain from CON

[middleenglander]

Aug 9, 2021 21:10:36 GMT michaelc said:

Sorry I think I messed up the quote there. middleenglander I think you may have missed an IND gain from CON

Where please.

[michaelc]

Felbridge, Tandridge on 17/06/21 middleenglander

[middleenglander]

Aug 10, 2021 0:33:57 GMT michaelc said:

Felbridge, Tandridge on 17/06/21 middleenglander

Thanks but this was a countermanded election following the death of a candidate ahead of the 06 May elections. It was one of the 4 such countermanded elections specifically excluded from the analysis.

[Tony Otim]

Aug 10, 2021 6:54:25 GMT middleenglander said:

Aug 10, 2021 0:33:57 GMT michaelc said:

Felbridge, Tandridge on 17/06/21 middleenglander

Thanks but this was a countermanded election following the death of a candidate ahead of the 06 May elections. It was one of the 4 such countermanded elections specifically excluded from the analysis.

Yes, but it was a countermanded by- election, whereas the others were countermanded regular elections. So really in a category by itself. It's a 1 seat ward that otherwise would not have been up again to 2023, whereas the other countermanded elections were all due on the 2020 or 2021 cycles.

[middleenglander]

There were 18 byelection during August 2021 with 10 (56%) changing hands, again around twice the long term rate.  The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	18	8	5	2	3	7	63%
Labour	11	2		1	2	1	0%
Liberal Democrat	18	3	3	4		7	100%
SNP	5	2		1	2	1	0%
Green	11			1		1
Independent	5	3			3		0%
Independence for Scotland	2
Libertarian	2
Aspire	1			1		1
Socialist	1
TUSC	1
Yorkshire	1
Total	76	18	8	10	10	18	44%

Labour did not contest 3 in Scotand (Aberdeenshire: Mid Formartine, Highland: Inverness West and Highland: Wick & East Caithness) as well as 
3 straight Conservative / Liberal Democrat contests ( Cumbria: Corby & Hayton, Dover: Sandwich and Rutland: Oakham South) along with Ashford: Downs North

Conservatives gained 2 seats from SNP whilst losing 1 each to Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green
* gained Aberdeenshire: Mid Formartine and North Ayrshire: Dalry & West Kilbride both from SNP but
* lost Ashford: Downs North to a Green, Medway: Strood North to Labour and Rutland: Oakham South to a Liberal Democrat

Labour gained 1 from Conservative whilst losing 1 each to SNP and Aspire
* gained Medway: Strood North from Conservative but
* lost Tower Hamlets: Weavers to Aspire and West Lothian: East Livingston & East Calder to SNP

Liberal Democrats gained 3 from Independents and 1 from Conservatives
* gained Cubria: Corby & Hayton, Highland: Inverness West and Highland: Wick & East Caithness all from Independents as well as
* gained Rutland: Oakham South from a Conservative

SNP gained West Lothian: East Livingston & East Calder from Labour but
- lost both Aberdeenshire: Mid Formartine and North Ayrshire: Dalry & West Kilbride to Conservatives

Greens gained Ashford: North Downs from a Conservative

Independents lost all their 3 seats being contested to Liberal Democrats
- Cumbria: Corby & Hayton (not defended), Highland: Inverness West and Highland: Wick & East Caithness

Aspire gained Tower Hamlets: Weavers from Labour

[middleenglander]

There were 57 by-elections for 59 seats in the June to August 2021 period (excluding 4 countermanded elections due in May) with 32 (54%) changing hands; this is around twice the long term rate. The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	57	21	13	13	8	26	62%
Labour	46	15	5	3	10	8	33%
Liberal Democrat	48	9	6	8	3	14	67%
SNP	7	2		1	2	1	0%
Plaid Cymru	3	1	1	1		2	100%
Green	37	1	1	4		5	100%
UKIP	2
Localist *	4	1		1	1	1	0%
Independent ^	20	9	1	1	8	2	11%
No Description	2
Reform	5
TUSC	6
For Britain	3
Women's Equality	1
Socialist	1
Independence for Scotland	3
Other **	4
Total	249	59	27	32	32	59	46%

^ 20 Independent candidates contested 19 seats in 18 by-elections
* Aspire in Tower Hamlets: Weavers, City Independents in Stoke: Penkhull & Stoke, Yorkshire in East Yorkshire: East Wolds & Coastal and Community Residents in Basildon: Pitsea North west
** Communist in East Suffolk: Aldburgh & Leiston, Libertarian in Highland: Inverness and Highland: Wick & Caithness East, Taking Initiative in Enfield: Bush Park

Conservatives gained 6 seats from Labour, 3 from Independents, 2 from SNP and 1 each from Liberal Democrats and a Localist in Stoke
whilst losing 4 seats to Liberal Democrats, 3 to Greens and 1 to Labour

Labour gained a seat each from Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and an Independent:
whilst losing the 6 seats to Conservatives and 1 seat to each Liberal Democrats, SNP, Aspire and an Independent

Liberal Democrats gained the 4 seats from Conservatives, 3 from Independents and 1 from Labour
whilst losing 1 each to a Conservative, Labour together with a Green, with the Liberal Democrats not contesting the latter seat in the by-election

Plaid Cymru gained a seat from an Independent in Gwynedd

Greens gained the 3 seats from Conservatives and 1 from a Liberal Democrat

Independents gained 1 seat from Labour whilst losing 3 seats to Conservatives, 3 to Liberal Democrats and 1 each to Labour and Plaid Cymru

Localist gained 1 seat (Aspire in Tower Hamlets) from Labour but lost 1 seat (City Independents in Stoke) to a Conservative.

[yellowperil]

Aug 29, 2021 16:43:44 GMT middleenglander said:

There were 57 by-elections for 59 seats in the June to August 2021 period (excluding 4 countermanded elections due in May) with 32 (54%) changing hands; this is around twice the long term rate. The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	57	21	13	13	8	26	62%
Labour	46	15	5	3	10	8	33%
Liberal Democrat	48	9	6	8	3	14	67%
SNP	7	2		1	2	1	0%
Plaid Cymru	3	1	1	1		2	100%
Green	37	1	1	4		5	100%
UKIP	2
Localist *	4	1		1	1	1	0%
Independent ^	20	9	1	1	8	2	11%
No Description	2
Reform	5
TUSC	6
For Britain	3
Women's Equality	1
Socialist	1
Independence for Scotland	3
Other **	4
Total	249	59	27	32	32	59	46%

^ 20 Independent candidates contested 19 seats in 18 by-elections
* Aspire in Tower Hamlets: Weavers, City Independents in Stoke: Penkhull & Stoke, Yorkshire in East Yorkshire: East Wolds & Coastal and Community Residents in Basildon: Pitsea North west
** Communist in East Suffolk: Aldburgh & Leiston, Libertarian in Highland: Inverness and Highland: Wick & Caithness East, Taking Initiative in Enfield: Bush Park

Conservatives gained 6 seats from Labour, 3 from Independents, 2 from SNP and 1 each from Liberal Democrats and a Localist in Stoke
whilst losing 4 seats to Liberal Democrats, 3 to Greens and 1 to Labour

Labour gained a seat each from Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and an Independent:
whilst losing the 6 seats to Conservatives and 1 seat to each Liberal Democrats, SNP, Aspire and an Independent

Liberal Democrats gained the 4 seats from Conservatives, 3 from Independents and 1 from Labour
whilst losing 1 each to a Conservative, Labour together with a Green, who did not contest the by-election

Plaid Cymru gained a seat from an Independent in Gwynedd

Greens gained the 3 seats from Conservatives and 1 from a Liberal Democrat

Independents gained 1 seat from Labour whilst losing 3 seats to Conservatives, 3 to Liberal Democrats and 1 each to Labour and Plaid Cymru

Localist gained 1 seat (Aspire in Tower Hamlets) from Labour but lost 1 seat (City Independents in Stoke) to a Conservative.

These are always welcome and helpful to have. However, one slight query about the Green gain from Lib Dem, as emboldened. If I remember correctly what happened was that  the Lib Dems did not defend a seat which had previously been Green  and the Greens then took it back, which is not exactly what you have said, as I read it anyway . I did wonder if a few words had dropped out if the text?

[froome]

Aug 29, 2021 19:21:58 GMT yellowperil said:

Aug 29, 2021 16:43:44 GMT middleenglander said:

There were 57 by-elections for 59 seats in the June to August 2021 period (excluding 4 countermanded elections due in May) with 32 (54%) changing hands; this is around twice the long term rate. The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	57	21	13	13	8	26	62%
Labour	46	15	5	3	10	8	33%
Liberal Democrat	48	9	6	8	3	14	67%
SNP	7	2		1	2	1	0%
Plaid Cymru	3	1	1	1		2	100%
Green	37	1	1	4		5	100%
UKIP	2
Localist *	4	1		1	1	1	0%
Independent ^	20	9	1	1	8	2	11%
No Description	2
Reform	5
TUSC	6
For Britain	3
Women's Equality	1
Socialist	1
Independence for Scotland	3
Other **	4
Total	249	59	27	32	32	59	46%

^ 20 Independent candidates contested 19 seats in 18 by-elections
* Aspire in Tower Hamlets: Weavers, City Independents in Stoke: Penkhull & Stoke, Yorkshire in East Yorkshire: East Wolds & Coastal and Community Residents in Basildon: Pitsea North west
** Communist in East Suffolk: Aldburgh & Leiston, Libertarian in Highland: Inverness and Highland: Wick & Caithness East, Taking Initiative in Enfield: Bush Park

Conservatives gained 6 seats from Labour, 3 from Independents, 2 from SNP and 1 each from Liberal Democrats and a Localist in Stoke
whilst losing 4 seats to Liberal Democrats, 3 to Greens and 1 to Labour

Labour gained a seat each from Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and an Independent:
whilst losing the 6 seats to Conservatives and 1 seat to each Liberal Democrats, SNP, Aspire and an Independent

Liberal Democrats gained the 4 seats from Conservatives, 3 from Independents and 1 from Labour
whilst losing 1 each to a Conservative, Labour together with a Green, who did not contest the by-election

Plaid Cymru gained a seat from an Independent in Gwynedd

Greens gained the 3 seats from Conservatives and 1 from a Liberal Democrat

Independents gained 1 seat from Labour whilst losing 3 seats to Conservatives, 3 to Liberal Democrats and 1 each to Labour and Plaid Cymru

Localist gained 1 seat (Aspire in Tower Hamlets) from Labour but lost 1 seat (City Independents in Stoke) to a Conservative.

These are always welcome and helpful to have. However, one slight query about the Green gain from Lib Dem, as emboldened. If I remember correctly what happened was that  the Lib Dems did not defend a seat which had previously been Green  and the Greens then took it back, which is not exactly what you have said, as I read it anyway . I did wonder if a few words had dropped out if the text?

Yes, the ward had been held by the Green Party for all this century (and longer) with the Lib Dems choosing not to contest it, and was taken by the Lib Dems when the Green councillor stood down and they chose not to defend the seat. In the by-election, the Lib Dems chose not to defend the seat, presumably because the Green Party did choose to contest it.

[middleenglander]

Aug 29, 2021 19:21:58 GMT yellowperil said:

These are always welcome and helpful to have. However, one slight query about the Green gain from Lib Dem, as emboldened. If I remember correctly what happened was that  the Lib Dems did not defend a seat which had previously been Green  and the Greens then took it back, which is not exactly what you have said, as I read it anyway . I did wonder if a few words had dropped out if the text?

Thanks, originally badly worded. Hopefully now amended to be better.

[middleenglander]

There are 27 byelections for 28 seats during September 2021 with 11 seats (39%) changing hands.  The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	28	12	5	3	7	8	42%
Labour	26	7	6	1	1	7	86%
Liberal Democrat	24	5	4	1	1	5	80%
Green	21			3		3
Independents ^	11	2		3	2	3
Residents of Cuddington	1	1	1			1	100%
North East	1
Putting Cumbria First	1
Residents of Wilmslow	1	1	1			1
TUSC	1
Total	115	28	17	11	11	11	61%

^ The are 11 Independents contesting 8 seats

Conservatives gained 2 seats from Independents and 1 from a Liberal Democrat
* gained Calderdale: Ryburn and West Suffolk: The Rows from Independents and East Cambridgeshire: Soham North from a Liberal Democrat
whilst losing 3 seats to Greens, 2 to Independents and 1 each to Labour and a Liberal Democrat
* lost 2 seats in Broadland: Brundall and East Hampshire: Horndean Downs to Greens
* lost Malvern Hills: Tenbury Wells and South Derbyshire: Seales to Independents
* as well as North East Derbyshire: Killamarsh East and Eden: Penrith West to a Liberal Democrat

Labour gained North East Derbyshire: Killamarsh East from a Conservative but lost Middlebrough: Ladgate to an Independent

Liberal Democrats gained Eden: Penrith West from a Conservative but lost East Cambridgeshire: Soham North to a Conservative

Greens gained 2 seats in Broadland: Brundall and 1 in East Hampshire: Horndean Downs from the Conservatives

Independents gained Malvern Hills: Tenbury Wells and South Derbyshire: Seales from Conservatives along with Middlesbrough: Ladgate from Labour
- whilst losing both Calderdale: Ryburn and West Suffolk: The Rows to Conservative

[middleenglander]

There were 84 by-elections for 87 seats in the June to September 2021 period (excluding 4 countermanded elections due in May) with 43 (49%) changing hands; this is still running at a significantly higher rate than normal. The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	85	33	18	16	15	34	55%
Labour	72	22	11	4	11	15	50%
Liberal Democrat	72	14	10	9	4	19	71%
SNP	7	2		1	2	1	0%
Plaid Cymru	3	1	1	1		2	100%
Green	58	1	1	7		8	100%
UKIP	2
Localist *	8	3	2	1	1	3	67%
Independent ^	31	11	1	4	10	5	9%
No Description	2
Reform	5
TUSC	7
For Britain	3
Women's Equality	1
Socialist	1
Independence for Scotland	3
Other **	4
Total	364	87	44	43	43	87	51%

^ 31 Independent candidates contested 27 seats in 26 by-elections
* Aspire, City Independents, Community Residents, North East, Putting Cumbria First, Residents of Cuddington, Residents of Wilmslow, Yorkshire
** Communist in East Suffolk: Aldburgh & Leiston, Libertarian in Highland: Inverness and Highland: Wick & Caithness East, Taking Initiative in Enfield: Bush Park

Conservatives gained 6 seats from Labour, 5 from Independents, 2 each from Liberal Democrats and SNP and 1 from a Localist in Stoke
whilst losing 6 seats to Greens, 5 to Liberal Democrats and 2 each to Labour and Independents

Labour gained 2 seats from Conservatives and 1 each from Liberal Democrats and an Independent:
whilst losing the 6 seats to Conservatives, 2 to Independents and 1 seat to each Liberal Democrats, SNP and Aspire

Liberal Democrats gained the 5 seats from Conservatives, 3 from Independents and 1 from Labour
whilst losing 2 to Conservatives and 1 each to Labour and a Green, with the Liberal Democrats not contesting the latter seat in the by-election

SNP gained 1 seat from Labour but lost 2 seats to Conservatives

Plaid Cymru gained a seat from an Independent in Gwynedd

Greens gained the 6 seats from Conservatives and 1 from a Liberal Democrat

Independents gained 2 seats from both Conservatives and Labour whilst losing 5 to Conservatives, 3 to Liberal Democrats and 1 each to Labour and Plaid Cymru

Localist gained 1 seat (Aspire in Tower Hamlets) from Labour but lost 1 seat (City Independents in Stoke) to a Conservative.

[middleenglander]

There were 22 by-elections during October 2021 with 6 seats (27%).  The results can be summarised by~

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	21	7	6	1	1	7	86%
Labour	19	6	4	2	2	6	67%
Liberal Democrat	14	7	6		1	6	86%
PC	1
SNP	1			1		1
Green	12
UKIP		1			1		0%
Independent ^	8	1		2	1	2	0%
Localist ^^	4
TUSC	2
Communist	1
Reform	1
Total	84	22	16	6	6	22	73%

^ There are 8 Independents contesting 4 seats.
^^ Nottingham Independents are contest 2 seating with Bolton For Change and Leigh West Independent 1 seat each.

Conservatives gained Surrey Heath: Frimley Green form a Liberal Democrat but lost South Kesteven: Stamford All Saints to an Independent

Labour gained Carlisle: Currock & Upperby from UKIP, who did not defend seat, and Flintshire: Penyffordd from an Independent but
lost Falkirk: Falkirk South to SNP and Newark & Sherwood: Rainworth South & Blidworth to an Independent

Liberal Democrats lost Surrey Heath: Frimley to a Conservative

SNP gained Falkirk: Falkirk South from Labour

Independents gained Newark & Sherwood: Rainworth South & Blidworth from Labour and South Kesteven: Stamford All Saints from a Conservative but 
lost Flintshire: Penyffordd to Labour

UKIP did not defend Carlisle: Currock & Upperley which was gained by Labour

[middleenglander]

There were 106 by-elections for 109 seats in the June to October 2021 period (excluding 4 countermanded elections due in May) with 49 (45%) changing hands; this may now be running at a more normal rate. The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	106	40	24	17	16	41	60%
Labour	91	28	15	6	13	21	54%
Liberal Democrat	86	21	16	9	5	25	76%
SNP	8	2		2	2	2	0%
Plaid Cymru	4	1	1	1		2	100%
Green	70	1	1	7		8	100%
UKIP	2	1			1		0%
Localist *	12	3	2	1	1	3	67%
Independent ^	39	12	1	6	11	7	8%
No Description	2
Reform	6
TUSC	9
For Britain	3
Women's Equality	1
Socialist	1
Independence for Scotland	3
Other **	5
Total	448	109	60	49	49	109	55%

^ 31 Independent candidates contested 27 seats in 26 by-elections
* Aspire, Bolton for Change, City Independents, Community Residents, Leigh West Independent, North East, Nottingham Independents (2), Putting Cumbria First, Residents of Cuddington, Residents of Wilmslow, Yorkshire
** Communist in East Suffolk: Aldburgh & Leiston and Luton: South, Libertarian in Highland: Inverness and Wick & Caithness East, Taking Initiative in Enfield: Bush Park

Conservatives have contested 97% of the seats (all but 3), Labour 83%, Liberal Democrats 79% and Greens 64%.

Conservatives gained 6 seats from Labour, 5 from Independents, 3 from Liberal Democrats, 2 from SNP and 1 from a Localist in Stoke
whilst losing 6 seats to Greens, 5 to Liberal Democrats, 3 to Independents and 2 to Labour.

Labour gained 2 seats from each Conservatives and Independents along with 1 each from Liberal Democrats and UKIP
whilst losing the 6 seats to Conservatives, 3 to Independents, 2 to SNP and 1 seat to each Liberal Democrats and Aspire

Liberal Democrats gained the 5 seats from Conservatives, 3 from Independents and 1 from Labour
whilst losing 3 to Conservatives and 1 each to Labour and a Green, with the Liberal Democrats not contesting the latter seat in the by-election

SNP gained 2 seats from Labour but lost 2 seats to Conservatives

Plaid Cymru gained a seat from an Independent in Gwynedd

Greens gained the 6 seats from Conservatives and 1 from a Liberal Democrat

Independents gained 3 seats from both Conservatives and Labour whilst losing 5 to Conservatives, 3 to Liberal Democrats, 2 to Labour and 1 to Plaid Cymru

Localist gained 1 seat (Aspire in Tower Hamlets) from Labour but lost 1 seat (City Independents in Stoke) to a Conservative.

[Tony Otim]

Nov 4, 2021 17:36:36 GMT middleenglander said:

It looks like 32 by-elections during November with 3 seats guaranteed to change hands because the defending party is not contesting the election: Heath & Birchgrove Independent in Cardiff: Heath, Independent in Rutland: Oakham North West and Independent Health Concern in Wyre Forest: Franche & Habberley North

Although interestingly the Independent in Wyre Forest is proposed by the outgoing IHC councillor (the candidate is also a former Green candidate in the district), so I wonder whether there's either a nomination cock-up or some level of co-operation and support there...

[middleenglander]

There were 35 by-elections for 36 seats during November 2021 with 14 seats (39%) changing hands.  The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	36	7	4	6	3	10	57%
Labour	32	14	11	4	3	15	79%
Liberal Democrat	24	3	2	2	1	4	67%
Plaid Cymru	2	1	1			1	100%
Green	18	1	1	1		2	100%
Localist *	4	5	1	1	4	2	100%
Independent ^	10	3			3		0%
No Description	3	1	1			1	100%
Liberal	3	1	1			1	100%
Reform	2
TUSC	2
Women Equality	1
Workers	1
Total	138	36	22	14	14	36	61%

^  10 Independent candidates contested 8 seats with 2 in both North Kesteven: Castle and Wigan: Bryn 

Conservatives gained 6 seats - 2 from Labour, 1 from Liberal Democrats and 3 from localists
* gained Newcastle-under-Lyme: Knutton and Nuneaton & Bedworth: Barpool from Labour, repeating a gain made in May 
* gained West Devon: Bere Ferrers from a Liberal Democrat who came third
* gained one of the two seats in North Kesteven: Metheringham and the seat in North Kesteven: Sleaford Castle from Lincolnshire Independents
* gained Wyre Forest: Franche and North Habberley from Independent Community & Health Concern who did not defend the seat 
but lost 3 seats, 2 to a Liberal Democrat and 1 to a localist
* lost Gloucester: Longlevens - a split ward in May - and West Sussex: Bourne to Liberal Democrats
* lost Tunbridge Wells: Spledhurst & Bidborough to Tunbridge Wells Alliance who now hold 2 of the 3 ward seats

Labour gained 4 seats, 3 from Independents and 1 from a localist whilst losing 3 seats, 2 to Conservatives and 1 to a Green
* gained Allerdale: Maryport South, Rutland: Oakham North West and Wigan Bryn from Independents, the latter probably because there were 2 Independents
* gained Cardiff: Heath from Heath & Birchgrove Independents who did not contest the seat
* lost Newcastle-under-Lyme: Knutton and Nuneaton & Bedworth: Barpoll to Conservative
* lost Canterbury: Gorrell to a Green

Liberal Democrats gained Gloucester: Longlevens and West Sussex: Bourne from Conservatives whilst losing West Devon: Bere Ferrers to a Conservative

Greens gained Canterbury: Gorrell from Labour

Localists gained 1 seat from Conservatives but lost 3 to Conservatives and 1 to Labour
* Tunbridge Wells Alliance gained Tunbridge Wells: Spledhurst & BIidborough  from Conservative
* Lincolnshire Independents lost 2 seats in North Hykeham: Metheringham and North Hykeham: Castle to Conservatives
* Independent Community & Health Concern lost Wyre Forest: Franche & North Habberley to Conservatives
* Heath & Birchgrove Independents lost Cardiff Heath to Labour

Independents lost Allerdale: Maryport South, Rutland: Oakham North West and Wigan: Bryn to Labour

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There were 141 by-elections for 145 seats in the June to November 2021 period (excluding 4 countermanded elections due in May) with 63 (43%) changing hands; this is still running at a higher than normal rate. The results can be summarised by:

Party	Seats     contested	Defended	Retained	Gained	Lost	Won	retention rate
Conservative	142	47	28	23	19	51	60%
Labour	123	42	26	10	16	36	62%
Liberal Democrat	110	24	18	11	6	29	75%
SNP	8	2		2	2	2	0%
Plaid Cymru	6	2	2	1		3	100%
Green	88	2	2	8		10	100%
UKIP	2	1			1		0%
Localist *	16	8	3	2	5	5	38%
Independent ^	49	15	1	6	14	7	7%
No Description	5	1	1			1	100%
Liberal	3	1	1			1	100%
TUSC	11
For Britain	3
Reform	8
Women's Equality	2
Independence for Scotland	3
Other **	7
Total	586	145	82	63	63	145	57%

^ 49 Independent candidates contested 39 seats in 38 by-elections
* Aspire, Bolton for Change, City Independents, Community Residents (2), Leigh West Independent, Lincolnshire Independents (2), North East, Nottingham Independents (2), Putting Cumbria First, Residents of Cuddington, Residents of Wilmslow, Tunbridge Wells Alliance and Yorkshire
** Communist (2), Libertarian (2), Socialist, Taking Initiative and Workers

Conservatives have contested 98% of the seats (all but 3), Labour 85%, Liberal Democrats 76% and Greens 61%.

Conservatives gained 8 seats from Labour, 5 from Independents, 4 from Liberal Democrats, 2 from SNP and 4 from localists
whilst losing 7 seats to Liberal Democrat, 6 to Greens, 3 to Independents, 2 to Labour and 1 to a localist.

Labour gained 5 seats from Independents, 2 from Conservatives along with 1 each from Liberal Democrats, UKIP and a localist
whilst losing the 8 seats to Conservatives, 3 to Independents, 2 to SNP and 1 seat to each Liberal Democrats, Green and Aspire

Liberal Democrats gained the 7 seats from Conservatives, 3 from Independents and 1 from Labour
whilst losing 4 to Conservatives and 1 each to Labour and a Green, with the Liberal Democrats not contesting the latter seat in the by-election

SNP gained 2 seats from Labour but lost 2 seats to Conservatives

Plaid Cymru gained a seat from an Independent in Gwynedd

Greens gained the 6 seats from Conservatives and 1 each from Labour and a Liberal Democrat

Independents gained 3 seats from both Conservatives and Labour whilst losing 5 to both Conservatives and Labour, 3 to Liberal Democrats and 1 to Plaid Cymru

Localist gained 1 seat (Aspire in Tower Hamlets) from Labour and 1 from a Conservative Tunbridge Wells: Spledhurst & Bidborough 
but lost 4 seats to a Conservative (2 Lincolnshire Independents in North Kesteven,  City Independents in Stoke and Independent Community & Helth Concern in Wyre Forest along with 1 seat to Labour (Heath & Birchgrove Independent in Cardiff).