Here are the forthcoming by-elections we're aware of. Please get in contact if you are able to fill in the gaps! [We're not going to follow district councils too closely but we still wouldn't mind knowing about them]
Council | Type | Ward | Party | Reason | Date |
Hertfordshire | County | St Albans South | Lib Dem | Deceased | 3rd June |
Redbridge | London | Chadwell | Labour | Ineligible | 24th June? |
Lambeth | London | Tulse Hill | Labour | Arrested | 1st July |
Brighton | Unitary | St. Peter's & North Laine | Green | MEP | 8th July |
Caerphilly | County | Blackwood | Independent | Personal | 8th July |
Knowsley | Metro. | Park | Labour | Personal | TBA |
Wolverhampton | Metro. | Bilston North | Conservative | Deceased | TBA |
St Helens | Metro. | Billinge & Seneley Green | Labour | Deceased | TBA |
I'm only aware of one top tier council by-election this week; St Albans South – to the Hertfordshire County Council. The election has been trigged following the death of the Liberal Democrat incumbent Cllr Mike Ellis. He won the seat by a margin of 392 votes in 2009 from the Conservative challenger. Martin Frearson will be the Liberal Democrat attempting to hold the seat for his party with Tory candidate Salih Gaygusuz likely to be his biggest threat. The Conservatives currently control the council with 55 of the 77 seats and they also held the St Albans Westminster constituency last month. The Labour vote dropped by over 15% in the General Election, with the bulk of it going to the Lib Dems, so it's unlikely they'll cause an upset on Thursday. Whatever the result the Conservatives will still comfortably be in control of the council and so it's only really bragging rights to play for.
Candidate | 2009 |
Martin Frearson | 39.1% |
Salih Gaygusuz | 31.1% |
Iain Grant | 15.3% |
Kate Metcalf | 13.6% |
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