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Upcoming council by-elections each week: projections, candidates, ward maps and prior results, with the current state of every council and GB polling.

Upcoming council by-elections · voting Wednesday 2 September and Thursday 3 September 2026
The week in full
Stroud · District council · Green minority control

Kingswood

The Liberal Democrats won the ward's last contest in May 2024 with 82 per cent.

Liberal Democrats: Strong favourite wins 88 of 100 simulated outcomes
Liberal Democrats88 in 100
Defending: Liberal Democrat · 5 candidates · ward of the South Cotswolds constituency
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Edinburgh · Scottish council · Labour minority control

Portobello/Craigmillar

The ward last elected four councillors together, in May 2022; the SNP took the most votes with 37 per cent.

SNP: Tossup wins 44 of 100 simulated outcomes
SNP44 in 100
Green34 in 100
Labour12 in 100
Defending: SNP · 10 candidates
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Edinburgh · Scottish council · Labour minority control

Southside/Newington

The ward last elected four councillors together, in May 2022; Labour took the most votes with 24 per cent.

Green: Slight favourite wins 51 of 100 simulated outcomes
Green51 in 100
Liberal Democrats25 in 100
Labour13 in 100
Defending: SNP · 13 candidates
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Oxfordshire · County council · Liberal Democrat minority control

Chesterton & Launton

The Liberal Democrats won the ward's last contest in May 2025 with 33 per cent.

Liberal Democrats: Slight favourite wins 48 of 100 simulated outcomes
Liberal Democrats48 in 100
Conservative33 in 100
Reform UK14 in 100
Defending: Liberal Democrat · 5 candidates
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Rhondda Cynon Taf · Welsh council · Labour control

Llantwit Fardre

The Conservatives won both seats when the ward last voted, in May 2022, with 49 per cent of the vote.

Conservative: Favourite wins 72 of 100 simulated outcomes
Conservative72 in 100
Labour12 in 100
Reform UK10 in 100
Defending: Conservative · 5 candidates · ward of the Pontypridd constituency
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Somerset · Unitary authority · Liberal Democrat control

Frome West

The Greens won both seats when the ward last voted, in May 2022, with 47 per cent of the vote.

Green: Favourite wins 67 of 100 simulated outcomes
Green67 in 100
Liberal Democrats23 in 100
Reform UK11 in 100
Defending: Green · 5 candidates · ward of the Frome and East Somerset constituency
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Scheduled beyond this week · 17 by-elections confirmed
Polling day Ward Council
Thu 10 SepBurnageManchester
Thu 10 SepEckington South & RenishawNorth East Derbyshire
Thu 10 SepHutton & LockingNorth Somerset
Thu 10 SepHaverhill WestWest Suffolk
Tue 15 SepEast MarkhamBassetlaw
Thu 17 SepWreake ValleyCharnwood
Thu 17 SepWalkleySheffield
Thu 17 SepAvondale and StonehouseSouth Lanarkshire
Wed 23 SepCranbrook, Sissinghurst & FrittendenTunbridge Wells
Thu 24 SepQueen's ParkBrighton and Hove
Thu 24 SepBlockleyCotswold
Thu 24 SepNew BradwellMilton Keynes
Thu 24 SepWombourne NorthSouth Staffordshire
Thu 24 SepBrayWindsor and Maidenhead
Thu 1 OctWick and East CaithnessHighland
Thu 1 OctHirstNorthumberland
Thu 1 OctForth and EndrickStirling

Confirmed polling dates from Democracy Club. Projections and candidate lists are published here in the week of each poll.

Last Thursday · 27 August · 5 contests
Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Dover Green gain from Conservative Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn Newcastle upon Tyne Reform UK hold Southey Sheffield Reform UK gain from Labour Billinge & Seneley Green St Helens Labour gain from Reform UK Trinity Wandsworth Labour hold

Every result since May →

Net seat change in council by-elections since 7 May 2026
Reform UK+6
Green+3
Liberal Democrats+3
SNP+2
Plaid Cymru-1
Local parties-2
Conservative-3
Independents-3
Labour-5

103 council by-elections held since the May elections. Polls countermanded from May and held later count towards council composition but are not by-elections. Seat-by-seat changes are on the council control map.

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Council composition from Open Council Data. Candidates, candidate histories and polling-day information from Democracy Club. Historical ward results from the Local Elections Archive Project and Democracy Club. Boundary data contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.