Local Council by-elections - 4th May 2023
Mar 30, 2023 22:51:33 GMT
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The final count appears to be 37 by-elections on 4 May 2023, 18 single seat contests and 19 “double” elections (32 arising from resignation and 5 caused by the death of the sitting councillor).
In comparison there were 39 by-elections in English seats on 2 May 2019 = 14 single seats and 25 “double” elections. On 7 May 2015 (which was also General Election Day), there were 75 by-elections in English seats – 43 single seats and 32 “double elections”.
The R indicates the vacancy arose as a result of a resignation and D following a death.
CONSERVATIVE DEFENCES - 15
Single seat elections - 12
Brentwood – South Weald - R
Cambridgeshire - Soham South and Haddenham - R
Durham - Chester-le-Street East - D
Gloucestershire – Highnam - D
Hampshire - Purbrook and Stakes South - R
Kent – Sheppey - D
Lincolnshire - Eagle and Hykeham West - R
Norfolk – Swaffham - R
Suffolk - Felixstowe Coastal - D
Surrey - Walton South and Oatlands - R
West Oxfordshire – Ducklington - R
West Sussex - East Grinstead Meridian - R
Double seat elections – 3
Cannock Chase – Cannock East - R
Pendle – Vivary Bridge - R
Preston – Preston Rural East - R
LABOUR DEFENCES - 16
Single seat elections - 4
Cambridgeshire – Arbury - R
Essex – Laindon Park and Fryerns - R
Suffolk – Priory Heath - R
Westmorland and Furness – Old Barrow and Hindpool - R
Double seat elections – 12
Cambridge – Castle - R
Cambridge – Coleridge - R
Dudley – St. Thomas’s - R
Kingston upon Hull – Central - R
Kirklees – Ashbrow - R
Manchester – Ardwick - R
Milton Keynes – Central Milton Keynes - R
Newcastle upon Tyne – North Jesmond - R
North Tyneside – Camperdown - R
Peterborough – Park - R
Sheffield – Manor Castle - D
Worthing – Central - R
LIB DEM DEFENCES – 3
Single seat defences – 1
Worcestershire – Malvern Chase - R
Double seat elections – 2
Knowsley – Prescot North - R
Three Rivers – Chorleywood South and Maple Cross - R
GREEN PARTY DEFENCES – 1
Double seat elections – 1
Reading – Park - R
OTHER DEFENCES – 2
Single seat defences – 1
Nottinghamshire – Kirkby South (Ashfield Independent) - R
Double seat elections – 1
Cannock Chase – Hednesford South (Chase Community Independent) - R
The final count appears to be 37 by-elections on 4 May 2023, 18 single seat contests and 19 “double” elections (32 arising from resignation and 5 caused by the death of the sitting councillor).
In comparison there were 39 by-elections in English seats on 2 May 2019 = 14 single seats and 25 “double” elections. On 7 May 2015 (which was also General Election Day), there were 75 by-elections in English seats – 43 single seats and 32 “double elections”.
The R indicates the vacancy arose as a result of a resignation and D following a death.
CONSERVATIVE DEFENCES - 15
Single seat elections - 12
Brentwood – South Weald - R
Cambridgeshire - Soham South and Haddenham - R
Durham - Chester-le-Street East - D
Gloucestershire – Highnam - D
Hampshire - Purbrook and Stakes South - R
Kent – Sheppey - D
Lincolnshire - Eagle and Hykeham West - R
Norfolk – Swaffham - R
Suffolk - Felixstowe Coastal - D
Surrey - Walton South and Oatlands - R
West Oxfordshire – Ducklington - R
West Sussex - East Grinstead Meridian - R
Double seat elections – 3
Cannock Chase – Cannock East - R
Pendle – Vivary Bridge - R
Preston – Preston Rural East - R
LABOUR DEFENCES - 16
Single seat elections - 4
Cambridgeshire – Arbury - R
Essex – Laindon Park and Fryerns - R
Suffolk – Priory Heath - R
Westmorland and Furness – Old Barrow and Hindpool - R
Double seat elections – 12
Cambridge – Castle - R
Cambridge – Coleridge - R
Dudley – St. Thomas’s - R
Kingston upon Hull – Central - R
Kirklees – Ashbrow - R
Manchester – Ardwick - R
Milton Keynes – Central Milton Keynes - R
Newcastle upon Tyne – North Jesmond - R
North Tyneside – Camperdown - R
Peterborough – Park - R
Sheffield – Manor Castle - D
Worthing – Central - R
LIB DEM DEFENCES – 3
Single seat defences – 1
Worcestershire – Malvern Chase - R
Double seat elections – 2
Knowsley – Prescot North - R
Three Rivers – Chorleywood South and Maple Cross - R
GREEN PARTY DEFENCES – 1
Double seat elections – 1
Reading – Park - R
OTHER DEFENCES – 2
Single seat defences – 1
Nottinghamshire – Kirkby South (Ashfield Independent) - R
Double seat elections – 1
Cannock Chase – Hednesford South (Chase Community Independent) - R
