Town, Parish, and Community Council byelections 2024-25

[carolus]

10 July:
Carmarthenshire, Llanedi, Hendy. PC, Ind (Erasmus)

Carmarthenshire, Ammanford, Wernddu. Ind*

11 July:
Wiltshire, Salisbury, St Francis & Stratford. Con, Lab, LD

Monmouthshire, Usk (2). 4x []

Bridgend, Newcastle Higher, Pen-y-Fai. ?
Cotswold, Fairford. ?
Swansea, Clydach, Glais. ?

16 July:
Pembrokeshire, Haverfordwest, Castle. Ind*

18 July:
Braintree, Witham, West. Con, Lab, LD
South Gloucestershire, Bradley Stoke, Willowbrook. Con, Lab

Monmouthshire, Monmouth, Overmonnow. Lab*

24 July:
Uttlesford, Ashdon. Ind*
Uttlesford, Hatfield Broad Oak, Village. []*

25 July:
Bradford, Bingley, Crow Nest. Con, Ind
Slough, Wexham Court (5). 5x Lab, 10x Ind
Telford & Wrekin, Hadley & Leegomery, Hadley Manor. Con, Lab

Wychavon, Pershore, St Andrews. [], A local GP representing you, Pershore born and bred

King's Lynn & West Norfolk, Downham Market, East (2). []*
King's Lynn & West Norfolk, Downham Market, North. []*

Shropshire, Uffington. Ind*

1 August:

Wrexham, Chirk, South. []*

Torfaen, Blaenavon, East. ?

[carolus]

Carmarthenshire, Llanedi, Hendy. PC 293, Ind (Erasmus) 48.

Wiltshire, Salisbury, St Francis & Stratford. Lab 551, Con 389, LD 359. Lab gain from Con.

[Defenestrated Fipplebox]

USK Town Council

Howells, Gwyneth Elsie  - Independent - 485 - Elected

Hughes, Alex - Independent - 97

Patel, Darchana - Independent - 184

Richards, Diane - Independent - 485 - Elected

[lackeroftalent]

8 August:
Amber Valley, Heanor & Loscoe TC, Heanor West (2). (Two Reform resignations)
Con x2, Lab x2, Rfm x2, Grn x1, LDm x1

[ColinJ]

8 August, Bedmond, Abbots Langley PC, Three Rivers:

Lib Dem, Lab, Con, Ind.

[carolus]

16 July:
Pembrokeshire, Haverfordwest, Castle. Ind*

18 July:
Braintree, Witham, West. Con, Lab, LD
South Gloucestershire, Bradley Stoke, Willowbrook. Con, Lab

Monmouthshire, Monmouth, Overmonnow. Lab*

24 July:
Uttlesford, Ashdon. Ind*
Uttlesford, Hatfield Broad Oak, Village. []*

25 July:
Bradford, Bingley, Crow Nest. Con, Ind
Slough, Wexham Court (5). 5x Lab, 10x Ind
Telford & Wrekin, Hadley & Leegomery, Hadley Manor. Con, Lab

Wychavon, Pershore, St Andrews. [], A local GP representing you, Pershore born and bred

King's Lynn & West Norfolk, Downham Market, East (2). []*
King's Lynn & West Norfolk, Downham Market, North. []*
Shropshire, Uffington. Ind*

1 August:
Wrexham, Chirk, South. []*

Torfaen, Blaenavon, East. ?

8 August:

Amber Valley, Heanor & Loscoe, Heaton West (2). 2x Con, 2x Lab, 2x Reform UK, Green, LD

Dorset, Ferndown, Ameysford. Reform UK, Independent - Ferndown People's Alliance (FPA)

Swansea, Gorseinon, Penyrheol. Lab, Reform UK, Ind (Erasmus)

Three Rivers, Abbots Langley, Bedmond. Con, Lab, LD, Ind

Wiltshire, Chippenham, Sheldon. Lab, LD, Ind

West Suffolk, Brandon, Central. West Suffolk Independents*

Wiltshire, Amesbury, South. LD*

Dorset, Wimborne Minster, Town (6). 4x [], 2x Ind, Town Mayor's Serjant and Crier

Dorset, Lyme Regis. []*

Dorset, Wimborne Minster, East. Ind*

West Suffolk, Brandon, West. []*

Great Yarmouth, St Margaret with Scratby, Ormesby. ?

Great Yarmouth, Rollesby. ?

Rhonda Cynon Taf, Llanharan, Brynna. ?

The number of Reform candidates seems pretty notable for this week. I wonder whether this is part of a new strategy.

[peterl]

Ferndown appears to be in lieu of Cathy Lugg, which means the Conservatives are no longer represented on Ferndown Town Council. Reform candidate stood for Dorset Council, but not the town council, in the May elections. Ameysford was uncontested in May. It's a mostly working class area in an overall reasonably affluent town. I reckon it's the sort of place which might respond to a Reform candidate if he is working it hard.

[lackeroftalent]

New Vacancy - by-election expected.

Amber Valley, Heanor & Loscoe TC, East ward (Lab resigned)

Current Council: Lab 12 Reform 6 Vacant 3

[carolus]

Jul 17, 2024 16:31:00 GMT lackeroftalent said:

New Vacancy - by-election expected.

Amber Valley, Heanor & Loscoe TC, East ward (Lab resigned)

Current Council: Lab 12 Reform 6 Vacant 3

Is there some sort of local issue? It seems like we've had quite a few vacancies in Heanor & Loscoe recently.

[lackeroftalent]

Jul 17, 2024 17:59:43 GMT carolus said:

Jul 17, 2024 16:31:00 GMT lackeroftalent said:

New Vacancy - by-election expected.

Amber Valley, Heanor & Loscoe TC, East ward (Lab resigned)

Current Council: Lab 12 Reform 6 Vacant 3

Is there some sort of local issue? It seems like we've had quite a few vacancies in Heanor & Loscoe recently.

This is the fourth vacancy in the last few months. The Labour and Reform groupings are very antagonastic towards one another and meetings are proving very fractious and unpleasant. There are issues being argued about but I don't believe they are the key driver, although the town centre regeneration from the Future High Streets Fund has been a hot button issue in the town.

The council was elected in 2023. This is the second Labour councillor to step down, both of whom said that pressure of time was the issue (both being borough councillors as well where there are no Reform councillors).

I don't have reasons for why the two Reform councillors resigned but I imagine they didn't enjoy the experience and have become disillusioned despite Reform's upswing in popularity in Heanor.

Will be interesting to see who wins the double header by-election in August given it will likely see a very small turnout.

[observer]

Jul 17, 2024 20:35:42 GMT lackeroftalent said:

Jul 17, 2024 17:59:43 GMT carolus said:

Is there some sort of local issue? It seems like we've had quite a few vacancies in Heanor & Loscoe recently.

This is the fourth vacancy in the last few months. The Labour and Reform groupings are very antagonastic towards one another and meetings are proving very fractious and unpleasant. There are issues being argued about but I don't believe they are the key driver, although the town centre regeneration from the Future High Streets Fund has been a hot button issue in the town.

The council was elected in 2023. This is the second Labour councillor to step down, both of whom said that pressure of time was the issue (both being borough councillors as well where there are no Reform councillors).

I don't have reasons for why the two Reform councillors resigned but I imagine they didn't enjoy the experience and have become disillusioned despite Reform's upswing in popularity in Heanor.

Will be interesting to see who wins the double header by-election in August given it will likely see a very small turnout.

The newness of Reform's membership will be a problem unless the party starts taking its grassroots seriously and starts training them.
It's possible, as suggested above, that many of it's political virgins will simply become fed up with what elected office involves.
That happened with UKIP. If the party is to mount a serious bottom-up (ooh) challenge it has to get more serious

[phil156]

BRAINTREE - Witham West Ward
Lab 340
Con 203
LD 111
Turnout 13.28%

SOUTH GLOUCERSHIRE - Willowbrook Ward 
Lab   339
Con  203 
Turnout 15.57% 

How strange that the two elections are nearly exactly the same!!!!

[carolus]

Jul 19, 2024 9:03:27 GMT phil156 said:

BRAINTREE - Witham West Ward
Lab 340
Con 203
LD 111
Turnout 13.28%

SOUTH GLOUCERSHIRE - Willowbrook Ward 
Lab   339
Con  203 
Turnout 15.57% 

How strange that the two elections are nearly exactly the same!!!!

2023 results for comparison:
Braintree, Witham, West (4) - Con 599*/555*, Lab 552*/480/439, Green 541*

South Gloucestershire, Bradley Stoke, Willowbrook (3) - Lab 557*/482*, Con 455*/399/368

[carolus]

24 July:
Uttlesford, Ashdon. Ind*
Uttlesford, Hatfield Broad Oak, Village. []*

25 July:
Bradford, Bingley, Crow Nest. Con, Ind
Slough, Wexham Court (5). 5x Lab, 10x Ind
Telford & Wrekin, Hadley & Leegomery, Hadley Manor. Con, Lab

Wychavon, Pershore, St Andrews. [], A local GP representing you, Pershore born and bred

King's Lynn & West Norfolk, Downham Market, East (2). []*
King's Lynn & West Norfolk, Downham Market, North. []*
Shropshire, Uffington. Ind*

1 August:
Wrexham, Chirk, South. []*

Torfaen, Blaenavon, East. ?

8 August:
Amber Valley, Heanor & Loscoe, Heaton West (2). 2x Con, 2x Lab, 2x Reform UK, Green, LD
Dorset, Ferndown, Ameysford. Reform UK, Independent - Ferndown People's Alliance (FPA)
Swansea, Gorseinon, Penyrheol. Lab, Reform UK, Ind (Erasmus)
Three Rivers, Abbots Langley, Bedmond. Con, Lab, LD, Ind
Wiltshire, Chippenham, Sheldon. Lab, LD, Ind

West Suffolk, Brandon, Central. West Suffolk Independents*
Wiltshire, Amesbury, South. LD*

Dorset, Wimborne Minster, Town (6). 4x [], 2x Ind, Town Mayor's Serjant and Crier

Great Yarmouth, Rollesby. 2x []

Dorset, Lyme Regis. []*
Dorset, Wimborne Minster, East. Ind*
West Suffolk, Brandon, West. []*

Great Yarmouth, St Margaret with Scratby, Ormesby. ?

Rhonda Cynon Taf, Llanharan, Brynna. ?

14 August:

South Cambridgeshire, Waterbeach (3). 4x Ind, Lab

15 August:

Caerphilly, Bargoed, Bargoed (2). 2x Lab, 2x PC, Ind

Carmarthenshire, Llandeilo, Castle. Con, Ind

Cheshire West & Chester, Northwich, Leftwich. Con, Lab, Reform UK

Wealden, Hailsham, West. Con, LD, Reform UK, Ind

Maldon, Burnham on Crouch, South. Ind, []

North Devon, Mortehoe. 4x []

New Forest, Fordingbrige. []*

[Merseymike]

Slough, Wexham Court (5). 5x Lab, 10x Ind

Hmmm. I wonder if 5 Labour and 2 lots of Independents?

[gwynthegriff]

Jul 22, 2024 15:56:16 GMT Merseymike said:

Slough, Wexham Court (5). 5x Lab, 10x Ind

Hmmm. I wonder if 5 Labour and 2 lots of Independents?

5 Wexham Court Independents, 5 Independents for Wexham Court?

[carolus]

Jul 22, 2024 15:56:16 GMT Merseymike said:

Slough, Wexham Court (5). 5x Lab, 10x Ind

Hmmm. I wonder if 5 Labour and 2 lots of Independents?

Looking at the SOPN:

Five of the Independents have been proposed by (presumably the same) person, Ghalib Hussain.

However, of one of those five (Altaf Hussain) appears to be the proposer for one of the Labour candidates.

Two of them remaining independents have proposed each other, and one of two is also the proposer for a third Independent.

One of the first set of five is Jaswinder Singh, and a candidate of that name stood in the GE, coming 10th.

[listener]

Wexham Court (5 May 2011) - Independent 8, Lab 3 - elected unopposed

Wexham Court (7 May 2015) - Lab 8, Independent 3 [23 candidates - 11 Lab and 12 Independent]
Lab *880/*798/*789/*747/*742/*732/*703/*696/686/675/670, Independent *711/*703/*701/652/616/607/572/547/524/515/403/375

Wexham Court (2 May 2019) - Independent 11 [22 candidates - 11 Lab and 11 Independent]
Independent *851/*848/*840/*828/*813/*813/*809/*792/*777/*764/*744, Lab 507/499/483/478/475/465/460/455/449/446/432

Wexham Court (4 May 2023) - Lab 7, Independent 2, Wexham Independent 2 [28 candidates - 7 Independent, 10 Lab, 10 Wexham Independent and 1 No Description]
Independent *730/*653/571/466/454/349/201, Lab *709/*646/*635/*632/*627/*621/*618/577/480/368, Wexham Independent *633/*590/562/478/458/457/438/366/330/209, No Description 222

The 5 vacancies to be filled on 25 July were caused by the resignations of 5 Labour parish councillors. 3 of them are seeking re-election for Labour, namely Muhammed Nasser Javed, Gurcharan Singh and Kawaljit Kaur.

[listener]

Some further information about previous results

11 July - Swansea, Clydach (Glais) and Cotswold, Fairford - have both confirmed that no nominations were received and the vacancy will be readvertised

11 July - Wiltshire, Salisbury (St. Francis and Stratford) - Lab gain from Con - resignation of Mark Mewse (Con)

18 July - South Gloucestershire, Bradley Stoke (Willowbrook) - Lab hold - resignation of Brian Mead (Lab)

18 July - Braintree, Witham (West) - Lab gain from Green Party (undefended) - resignation of Susan Ager (Green Party), who had just completed her year as town mayor in Witham

[gwynthegriff]

Jul 23, 2024 20:15:25 GMT listener said:

Some further information about previous results

11 July - Swansea, Clydach (Glais) and Cotswold, Fairford - have both confirmed that no nominations were received and the vacancy will be readvertised

Is this a vacancy from May?

Is there not an option of co-option?