Results

Thursday 29 October 2026

6 contests were held on Thursday 29 October 2026, in Argyll and Bute, Bassetlaw, Dudley, Halton, Newark and Sherwood and Nottinghamshire.

Results

Mid Argyll (Argyll and Bute): SNP gain from Independent. SNP 46%, Liberal Democrats 17%, Conservative 13%, Reform UK 8%, Independence for Scotland Party and independents 8%, Restore Britain 7%.
Worksop East (Bassetlaw): Reform UK gain from Labour. Reform UK 46%, Labour 37%, Restore Britain 7%, Conservative 7%, Green 3%.
St James's (Dudley): Labour gain from Reform UK. Labour 38%, Reform UK 38%, Conservative 14%, Restore Britain 7%, Green 3%.
Beechwood & Heath (Halton): Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrat. Reform UK 35%, Liberal Democrats 26%, Labour 25%, Restore Britain 6%, Independent 4%, Conservative 3%.
Dover Beck (Newark and Sherwood): Conservative hold. Conservative 42%, Reform UK 34%, Labour 15%, Liberal Democrats 7%, Green 2%.
Southwell (Nottinghamshire): Conservative hold. Conservative 45%, Reform UK 26%, Labour 14%, Liberal Democrats 12%, Green 2%.

Seats changing hands: Mid Argyll (Argyll and Bute): SNP gain from Independent; Worksop East (Bassetlaw): Reform UK gain from Labour; St James's (Dudley): Labour gain from Reform UK; Beechwood & Heath (Halton): Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrat.

Projections published before polls closed

Mid Argyll

Argyll and Bute · vacated by an Independent councillor

SNP: Strong favourite wins 98 of 100 simulated outcomes

SNP98 in 100

Reform UK: fewer than 5 wins in 100 each.

Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Liberal Democrats, Conservative, Restore Britain and other candidates.

The ward last elected three councillors together, in May 2022; independents and others took the most votes with 49 per cent.

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Worksop East

Bassetlaw · vacated by a Labour councillor

Labour: Slight favourite wins 63 of 100 simulated outcomes

Labour63 in 100

Reform UK33 in 100

Conservative: fewer than 5 wins in 100 each.

Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Restore Britain and Green.

Labour won all three seats when the ward last voted, in May 2023, with 74 per cent of the vote.

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St James's

Dudley · vacated by a Reform UK councillor

Reform UK: Favourite wins 66 of 100 simulated outcomes

Reform UK66 in 100

Labour26 in 100

Conservative, Green: fewer than 7 wins in 100 each.

Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Restore Britain.

Reform UK won the ward's last contest in May 2026 with 49 per cent.

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Beechwood & Heath

Halton · vacated by a Liberal Democrat councillor

Liberal Democrats: Favourite wins 77 of 100 simulated outcomes

Liberal Democrats77 in 100

Reform UK, Labour, Independent, Conservative: fewer than 9 wins in 100 each.

Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Restore Britain.

The Liberal Democrats won the ward's last contest in May 2026 with 45 per cent.

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Dover Beck

Newark and Sherwood · vacated by a Conservative councillor

Conservative: Favourite wins 80 of 100 simulated outcomes

Conservative80 in 100

Reform UK, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Green: fewer than 10 wins in 100 each.

The Conservatives won the ward's last contest in May 2023 with 71 per cent.

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Southwell

Nottinghamshire · vacated by a Conservative councillor

Conservative: Favourite wins 69 of 100 simulated outcomes

Conservative69 in 100

Reform UK12 in 100

Liberal Democrats, Labour, Green: fewer than 8 wins in 100 each.

The Conservatives won the ward's last contest in May 2025 with 38 per cent.

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Council by-elections · Past results

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.