Local Council by-elections - 2nd May 2024

[listener]

Come back, Middle Englander, all is forgiven.


The final count appears to be 71 by-elections on 2 May 2024, 48 single seat contests and 23 “double” elections (62 arising from resignation, 8 caused by the death of the sitting councillor and 1 caused by disqualification for non-attendance).

By comparison there were 348 by-elections in English seats on 6 May 2021 – 253 single seats and 95 “double” elections. Hardly any by-elections were held during 2020-21, because of covid and lockdowns. Back on 5 May 2016, there were 76 by-elections in English seats – 50 single seats and 26 “double elections”.

By category, the 48 single seats divide as 15 London Boroughs, 1 Metropolitan District (Birmingham), 2 Unitary Counties, 6 Shire Counties, 8 Unitary Authorities and 16 Shire Districts. The 23 “double” elections divide as 6 Metropolitan Districts, 2 Unitary Authorities and 15 Shire Districts.

Of the 23 “double” elections, 20 pairs of “double” seats are defended by the same party, but 3 are defended by different parties:

Hart (Fleet East) – regular Con, bye Lib Dem
St. Albans (London Colney) – regular Con, bye Lib Dem
Salford (Ordsall) – regular Lab, bye Lib Dem


The date below shows the year in which the retiring councillor was elected.
R indicates the vacancy arose as a result of a resignation and D following a death.


CONSERVATIVE DEFENCES (20)

Single seat defences (16)
Amber Valley – Crich and South Wingfield – 2023 - R
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole – Canford Cliffs - 2023 - R
Bromley – Shortlands and Park Langley - 2022 - R
Camden – Frognal - 2022 - R
Croydon – Park Hill and Whitgift - 2022 - R
East Devon – Exmouth Brixington - 2023 - R
Essex - Harlow South East – 2021 - R
Hampshire – Fareham Sarisbury - 2021 - R
Hampshire – Meon Valley - 2021 - R
Hillingdon – Hillingdon East - 2022 - R
Huntingdonshire – Great Paxton - 2022 - R
Kensington and Chelsea - Norland - 2022 - R
Leicestershire – Burbage - 2021 - R
South Derbyshire – Melbourne - 2023 - R
South Norfolk - Bunwell – 2023 - D
Worcestershire – Evesham North West – 2021 - D

Double seat elections (4)
Gosport – Lee West - 2022 - R
Runnymede – Woodham and Rowtown - 2022 - R
Swindon – Wroughton and Wichelstowe - 2022 - R - sitting as Independent
West Lancashire – Tarleton Village - 2022 - R


LABOUR DEFENCES (31)

Single seat defences (23)
Birmingham – Bournbrook and Selly Park - 2022 - R
Brighton and Hove – Kempton - 2023 - R - sitting as non-aligned councillor
Brighton and Hove – Queen’s Park - 2023 - R - sitting as non-aligned councillor
Broxtowe – Attenborough and Chilwell East - 2023 - R
Charnwood – Loughborough East - 2023 - R
Cheshire West and Chester - Wolverham - 2023 - R
Croydon – Woodside - 2022 - R
Durham – Horden – 2021 - D
Hackney – De Beauvoir - 2022 - R
Hackney – Hoxton East and Shoreditch - 2022 - R
Hounslow – Brentford West – 2022 - R - sitting as Independent
Islington – Hillrise - 2022 - R
Lambeth – Knight’s Hill - 2022 - R
Lambeth – Streatham Common and Vale - 2022 - R
Lancaster – Carnforth and Millhead – 2023 - D
Lewisham - Deptford – 2022 - disqualification
Lincolnshire – Park – 2021 - D
North West Leicestershire – Snibston South - 2023 - R
South Gloucestershire – New Cheltenham - 2023 - R
Stoke-on-Trent – Meir North - 2023 - R
Sutton – St. Helier West - 2022 - R
Wandsworth – West Putney - 2022 - R
Warwick – Leamington Clarendon - 2023 - R

Double seat elections (8)
Adur – St. Mary’s - 2022 - R
Colchester – Greenstead - 2022 - R
Ipswich – Priory Heath - 2022 - R
Ipswich – St. John’s - 2022 - D
Manchester – Didsbury East - 2023 - R
Oxford – Blackbird Leys - 2022 - R
Sheffield – Firth Park - 2022 - R
Wakefield - Normanton - 2022 - R


LIB DEM DEFENCES (15)

Single seat defences (7)
Bedford - Riverfield - 2023 - R
Breckland – Hermitage - 2023 - R
Somerset – Mendip South - 2022 - R
Teignbridge – Ashburton and Buckfastleigh – 2023 - D
Waverley – Witley and Milford – 2023 - D
West Devon – Tavistock North - 2023 - R
Westmorland and Furness – Grange and Cartmel - 2022 - R

Double seat elections (8)
Hart – Fleet East - R
Mole Valley – Capel, Leigh, Newdigate and Charlwood - 2023 - R
Newcastle upon Tyne – Fawdon and West Gosforth - 2022 - R
St. Albans – Batchwood - 2022 - R
St. Albans – London Colney - 2023 - R
St. Albans – Sandridge and Wheathampstead - 2022 - R
Salford – Ordsall - 2022 - R - sitting as Independent
Woking – Hoe Valley - 2022 - R


GREEN PARTY DEFENCES (2)

Single seat defences (2)
Mid Suffolk – Chilton - 2023 - R
Torridge – Bideford North – 2023 - D


OTHER DEFENCES (3)

Double seat elections (3)
Bolton – Horwich North – Horwich and Blackrod First Independents - 2023 - R
Peterborough – Werrington – Peterborough First - 2022 - R
Reigate and Banstead – Tattenham Corner and Preston – Tattenham and Preston Residents - 2023 - R

[peterl]

Hampshire County Council - Fareham Sarisbury Division

Joanne Burton Conservative
Graham Stanley Oversell Lib Dem
Nick Gregory Independent
Verden Alluin Meldrum Labour

[peterl]

Lancaster – Carnforth and Millhead

Lynda Dagdeviren Lib Dem
Emily Heath Green
Jackson Stubs Labour
Peter Yates Conservative

[peterl]

Torridge – Bideford North

Ruth Craigie Independent
Tom Hammett Labour
Tony Inch Independent
Nigel Johnson Reform UK
John Puddy Green
Morgan Daniel Taylor Conservative
Teresa Anne Tinsley Lib Dem

[carolus]

Bedford, Riverfield. Con, Green, Lab, LD

Cheshire West & Chester, Wolverham. Con, Green, Lab, LD, Party of Women, Ind

Durham, Horden. Con, Lab, LD, North East Party

East Devon, Exmouth Brixington. Con, Green, Lab, LD

Hampshire, Meon Valley. Con, Green, Lab, LD

Huntingdonshire, Great Paxton. Con, Green, Lab, LD

Leicestershire, Burbage. Con, Green, Lab, LD

Lincolnshire, Park. Con, Green, Lab, LD, Liberal, Reform UK, TUSC

Mid Suffolk, Chilton. Con, Green, Lab

North West Leicestershire, Snibston South. Green, Lab, LD, Ind

South Gloucestershire, New Cheltenham. Con, Green, Lab, LD

South Norfolk, Bunwell. Con, Green, Lab, LD

Stoke-on-Trent, Meir North. Con, Lab, Ind

Warwick, Leamington Clarendon. Con, Green, Lab, LD, UKIP

Waverley, Witley & Milford. Con, LD, Ind

[lackeroftalent]

Amber Valley - Crich & South Wingfield

Con, Grn, Lab, LDm

[peterl]

Teignbridge – Ashburton and Buckfastleigh have followed the rather strange practice of publishing the Notice of Election Agents but not the Statement of Persons Nominated.

Based on this:

Susan Louise Clarke, who stood for the South Devon Alliance in this ward last year.
Richard John Reynolds Eldmann, who stood for the Conservatives in Moretonhampstead Ward last year.
Madeleine Hunt, who stood for the Heritage Party for Newton Abbot Town Council last year.
Jack Anthony Major, who stood for the Lib Dems in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh last year.
Lisa Collette Robillard Webb, who stood for Labour in the Bovey Ward last year.
Michael Stuart-Hext, who did not stand last year. He is his own agent so maybe an independent.
Pauline Angela Wynter, who stood for the Greens in the Bradley Ward last year.

So if no one has changed parties since and with a question mark over Michael Stuart-Hext, probably LD, Lab, Con, Grn, SDA, Heritage and 2 Ind.

[lackeroftalent]

Brighton & Hove

Kemptown

Brighton Indies, Con, Grn, Ind*, Lab, LDm

*Jamie Gillespie stood last year as an Independent but has been a Conservative and UKIP candidate in the past.

Queen's Park

Brighton Indies, Con, Grn, Lab, LDm

worked out from Notice of election agents

[Tony Otim]

BCP, Canford Cliffs - Con, Lab, LD, Grn

South Derbyshire - Melbourne - Con, Lab, LD, Grn, Reform

Broxtowe, Attenborough & Chilwell East - Con, Lab, LD, Grn

[Tony Otim]

Breckland, Hermitage - LD, Con, Lab
Somerset, Mendip South - LD, Con, Lab, Grn
West Devon, Tavistock NOrth - LD, Con, Lab, Grn, Ind

[iain]

Harlow SE - Con, Lab, LD, Green, UKIP
Evesham NW - Con, Lab, LD, Green, 2x Ind
Loughborough East - Con, Lab, Green
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh - Con, Lab, LD, Green, SDA, Heritage, Ind
Grange & Cartmel - Con, LD, TUSC

So just Birmingham to go I think

[iain]

Birmingham, Bournbrook & Selly Park:
Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem, Green, Socialist Alternative, Workers Party of Britain, Independent

[Chris from Brum]

Apr 8, 2024 14:49:44 GMT iain said:

Birmingham, Bournbrook & Selly Park:
Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem, Green, Socialist Alternative, Workers Party of Britain, Independent

The indy here is another Gaza obsessive, and with the WPB and Socialist Alternative also featuring Gaza among their key messages, Labour have many opponents coming at them from that side

[greenman]

Not sure how this works but am not up to determine 71 by-elections for May 2nd. These are the list I will be watching: East Devon, Exmouth Brixington; Hampshire, Meon Valley; Hackney, De Beauvoir; Mole Valley, Capel, Leigh, Newdigate and Charlwood; Teignbridge, Ashburton & Buckfasleigh, West Devon, Tavistock North; Mid-Suffolk, Chilton; and Torridge, Bideford North

[iang]

People might be interested in some updates on the Birmingham Bournbrook by-election (as I've just got in from doing a stint of delivering). Virtually everyone seems active. We have ( as is our wont) put out a lot of literature, but I have seen leaflets from everyone except the Greens. The Tory literature attacks Labour's double whammy of high council tax and cuts to services. The WP and Socialist Alternative literature is similar although the WP makes more of Gaza and the SA attacks Labour for doing the Tories' dirty work for them. We've been out canvassing, so have the WP, and Labour have had big groups out I understand. Labour probably most active on social media, but unlike the South Yardley by-election a couple of years ago, that doesn't seem to be to disguise lack of activity on the ground. Part of the ward is very much student areas near Birmingham Uni, so turn out likely to be fairly low. Could ge a case of a relatively low number of votes needed to win, partly depending what traction the various far left groups get

[Chris from Brum]

Apr 23, 2024 20:47:19 GMT iang said:

People might be interested in some updates on the Birmingham Bournbrook by-election (as I've just got in from doing a stint of delivering). Virtually everyone seems active. We have ( as is our wont) put out a lot of literature, but I have seen leaflets from everyone except the Greens. The Tory literature attacks Labour's double whammy of high council tax and cuts to services. The WP and Socialist Alternative literature is similar although the WP makes more of Gaza and the SA attacks Labour for doing the Tories' dirty work for them. We've been out canvassing, so have the WP, and Labour have had big groups out I understand. Labour probably most active on social media, but unlike the South Yardley by-election a couple of years ago, that doesn't seem to be to disguise lack of activity on the ground. Part of the ward is very much student areas near Birmingham Uni, so turn out likely to be fairly low. Could ge a case of a relatively low number of votes needed to win, partly depending what traction the various far left groups get

I think I saw the odd Green leaflet on doormats yesterday.

[lackeroftalent]

Apr 24, 2024 8:05:18 GMT Chris from Brum said:

Apr 23, 2024 20:47:19 GMT iang said:

People might be interested in some updates on the Birmingham Bournbrook by-election (as I've just got in from doing a stint of delivering). Virtually everyone seems active. We have ( as is our wont) put out a lot of literature, but I have seen leaflets from everyone except the Greens. The Tory literature attacks Labour's double whammy of high council tax and cuts to services. The WP and Socialist Alternative literature is similar although the WP makes more of Gaza and the SA attacks Labour for doing the Tories' dirty work for them. We've been out canvassing, so have the WP, and Labour have had big groups out I understand. Labour probably most active on social media, but unlike the South Yardley by-election a couple of years ago, that doesn't seem to be to disguise lack of activity on the ground. Part of the ward is very much student areas near Birmingham Uni, so turn out likely to be fairly low. Could ge a case of a relatively low number of votes needed to win, partly depending what traction the various far left groups get

I think I saw the odd Green leaflet on doormats yesterday.

Is that a few Green leaflets or that the Green leaflet is odd?

[Tony Otim]

Apr 24, 2024 12:37:04 GMT lackeroftalent said:

Apr 24, 2024 8:05:18 GMT Chris from Brum said:

I think I saw the odd Green leaflet on doormats yesterday.

Is that a few Green leaflets or that the Green leaflet is odd?

Or both perhaps...

[johnloony]

The person who nominated the Lib Dem candidate in Park Hill & Whitgift (Croydon) appears on a Labour Party leaflet endorsing the Labour candidate.

[listener]

In the run-up to next week’s 71 by-elections, I thought it might be worthwhile to take a comprehensive look at the candidates. Colleagues have listed candidates above for all the individual by-elections.

A total of 220 candidates are contesting the 48 single vacancies – 46 Lab, 46 Con, 45 Lib Dem, 41 Green, 6 Reform UK, 1 UKIP, 23 Independents, 4 TUSC and 8 Others.

Labour are not contesting Westmorland and Furness (Grange and Cartmel) and Waverley (Witley and Milford).
Conservatives are not contesting Islington (Hillrise) and North West Leicestershire (Snibston South).
Lib Dems are not contesting Stoke-on-Trent (Meir North), Charnwood (Loughborough East) and Mid Suffolk (Chilton).
Greens are not contesting Sutton (St. Helier West), Hampshire (Fareham Sarisbury), Durham (Horden), Stoke-on-Trent (Meir North), Westmorland and Furness (Grange and Cartmel), Breckland (Hermitage) and Waverley (Witley and Milford).

A total of 166 candidates are contesting the 46 seats in 23 double vacancies – 41 Lab, 42 Con, 33 Lib Dem, 33 Green, 3 Reform UK, 4 Independent, 3 TUSC and 7 Others.

These include 130 candidates (65 pairs) where the party is fielding two candidates for the two vacancies. The 23 double vacancies have 18 Lab pairs of candidates, 19 Con pairs, 12 Lib Dem pairs, 12 Green pairs, 1 Reform UK pair, 1 TUSC pair and 2 Other pairs.


Here is a consolidated summary, showing the party defending each by-election.

15 London Boroughs (single vacancies)

Bromley (Shortlands and Park Langley) (Con) (6 candidates) – Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green, Reform UK and Independent
Camden (Frognal) (Con) (4 candidates) – Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Croydon (Park Hill and Whitgift) (Con) (6 candidates) – Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green, Independent and TUSC
Croydon (Woodside) (Lab) (6 candidates) – Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green, TUSC and Taking the Initiative Party of Britain
Hackney (De Beauvoir) (Lab) (4 candidates) – Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Hackney (Hoxton East and Shoreditch) (Lab) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Hillingdon (Hillingdon East) (Con) (5 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green and Independent
Hounslow (Brentford West) (Independent, elected as Lab) (6 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green, Independent and TUSC
Islington (Hillrise) (Lab) (3 candidates) - Lab, Lib Dem and Green
Kensington and Chelsea (Norland) (Con) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Lambeth (Knight’s Hill) (Lab) (5 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green and Independent
Lambeth (Streatham Common and Vale) (Lab) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Lewisham (Deptford) (Lab) (5 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green and Independent
Sutton (St. Helier West) (Lab) (5 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and 2 Independents
Wandsworth (West Putney) (Lab) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green

1 Metropolitan District (single vacancy)

Birmingham (Bournbrook and Selly Park) (Lab) (7 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green, Independent, Socialist Alternative and Workers Party of Britain

6 Metropolitan District (double vacancies)

Bolton (Horwich North) (Horwich & Blackrod First Independents) (11 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 2 Lib Dem, 1 Green, 2 Reform UK & Bolton for Change, 2 Horwich & Blackrod First Independents
Manchester (Didsbury East) (Lab) (8 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 2 Lib Dem and 2 Green
Newcastle upon Tyne (Fawdon and West Gosforth) (Lib Dem) (7 candidates) - 2 Lab, 2 Con, 2 Lib Dem and 1 Green
Salford (Ordsall) (Independent, elected as Lib Dem) (7 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 1 Lib Dem and 2 Green
Sheffield (Firth Park) (Lab) (10 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 2 Lib Dem, 2 Green, 1 Independent and 1 TUSC
Wakefield (Normanton) (Lab) (6 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 1 Green and 1 Wakefield & District Independents

2 Unitary Districts (double vacancies)

Peterborough (Werrington) (Peterborough First, elected as Werrington First) (8 candidates) - 1 Lab, 2 Con, 1 Lib Dem, 2 Green and 2 Peterborough First – Werrington Independent
Swindon (Wroughton and Wichelstowe) (Independent, elected as Con) (7 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 2 Lib Dem and 1 Green

8 Unitary Districts (single vacancies)

Bedford (Riverfield) (Lib Dem) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (Canford Cliffs) (Con) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Brighton and Hove (Kemptown) (Non-aligned, elected as Lab) (6 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green, Independent and Brighton & Hove Independents
Brighton and Hove (Queen’s Park) (Non-aligned, elected as Lab) (5 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green and Brighton & Hove Independents
Cheshire West and Chester (Wolverham) (Lab) (6 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green, Independent and Party of Women
South Gloucestershire (New Cheltenham) (Lab) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Stoke-on-Trent (Meir North) (Lab) (3 candidates) - Lab, Con and Independent
Westmorland and Furness (Grange and Cartmel) (Lib Dem) (3 candidates) - Con, Lib Dem and TUSC

2 Unitary Counties (single vacancies)

Durham (Horden) (Lab) (4 candidates) – Con, Lab, Lib Dem and The North East Party
Somerset (Mendip South) (Lib Dem) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green

6 Shire Counties (single vacancies)

Essex (Harlow South East) (Con) (5 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green and Reform UK
Hampshire (Fareham Sarisbury) (Con) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Independent
Hampshire (Meon Valley) (Con) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Leicestershire (Burbage) (Con) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Lincolnshire (Park) (Lab) (7 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green, Reform UK and 2 Independent
Worcestershire (Evesham North West) (Con) (6 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green and 2 Independent

15 Shire Districts (double vacancies)

Adur (St. Mary’s) (Lab) (4 candidates) – 2 Lab, 1 Con and 1 Green
Colchester (Greenstead) (Lab) (7 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 1 Lib Dem and 2 Green
Gosport (Lee West) (Con) (4 candidates) – 1 Lab, 2 Con and 1 Lib Dem
Hart (Fleet East) (Lib Dem) (6 candidates) – 1 Lab, 2 Con, 2 Lib Dem and 1 Green
Ipswich (Priory Heath) (Lab) (7 candidates) - 2 Lab, 2 Con, 1 Lib Dem and 2 Green
Ipswich (St. John’s) (Lab) (6 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 1 Lib Dem and 1 Green
Mole Valley (Capel, Leigh, Newdigate and Charlwood) (Lib Dem) (8 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 2 Lib Dem and 2 Green
Oxford (Blackbird Leys) (Lab) (10 candidates) – 2 Lab, 1 Con, 1 Lib Dem, 2 Green, 2 Independent and 2 TUSC
Reigate and Banstead (Tattenham Corner and Preston) (Tattenham and Preston Residents) (9 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 2 Lib Dem, 1 Green and 2 Tattenham & Preston Residents
Runnymede (Woodham and Rowtown) (Con) (7 candidates) – 1 Lab, 2 Con, 1 Lib Dem, 2 Green and 1 Heritage Party
St. Albans (Batchwood) (Lib Dem) (8 candidates) – 2 Lab, 1 Con, 2 Lib Dem, 2 Green and 1 Independent
St. Albans (London Colney) (Lib Dem) (9 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, 2 Lib Dem, 2 Green Party and 1 Reform UK
St. Albans (Sandridge and Wheathampstead) (Lib Dem) – 1 Lab, 1 Con, 2 Lib Dem and 2 Green
West Lancashire (Tarleton Village) (Con) (6 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con, Lib Dem and Green
Woking (Hoe Valley) (Lib Dem) (6 candidates) – 2 Lab, 2 Con and 2 Lib Dem

16 Shire Districts (single vacancies)

Amber Valley (Crich and South Wingfield) (Con) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Breckland (Hermitage) (Lib Dem) (3 candidates) - Lab, Con and Lib Dem
Broxtowe (Attenborough and Chilwell West) (Lab) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Charnwood (Loughborough East) (Lab) (3 candidates) - Lab, Con and Green
East Devon (Exmouth Brixington) (Con) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Huntingdonshire (Great Paxton) (Con) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Lancaster (Carnforth and Millhead) (Lab) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Mid Suffolk (Chilton) (Green) (3 candidates) - Lab, Con and Green
North West Leicestershire (Snibston South) (Lab) (4 candidates) - Lab, Lib Dem, Green and Independent
South Derbyshire (Melbourne) (Con) (5 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green and Reform UK
South Norfolk (Bunwell) (Con) (4 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem and Green
Teignbridge (Ashburton and Buckfastleigh) (Lib Dem) (7 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green, Independent, Heritage Party and South Devon Alliance
Torridge (Bideford North) (Green) (7 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green, Reform UK and 2 Independent
Warwick (Leamington Clarendon) (Lab) (5 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green and UKIP
Waverley (Witley and Milford) (Lib Dem) (3 candidates) – Con, Lib Dem and Independent
West Devon (Tavistock North) (Lib Dem) (5 candidates) - Lab, Con, Lib Dem, Green and Independent