Labour made the only gain of the byelections on 30 October, taking Workington St Johns ward on Allerdale borough council from the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats narrowly held off a Labour challenge to their seat in Kentish Town ward of Camden borough council, despite the sitting councillor being forced out after being discovered in Arizona.…

Here are the vacancies and forthcoming byelections: 6 November Edinburgh city council: Forth ward, after the death of Elizabeth Maginnis who was a Labour councillor. Term ends 2012. Glasgow city council: Bailieston ward, after the death of veteran Labour councillor Dougie Hay. Term ends 2012. Rutland county council: Whissendine ward, after the resignation of Conservative…

Nothing went the Liberal Democrats’ way in the byelections of 23 October. Labour gained the Town ward of Merthyr Tydfil county borough council from them, and the Conservatives gained Billington and Old Langho ward on Ribble Valley district council from them. Labour held Loughborough Dishley and Hathern ward on Charnwood borough council. The Conservatives held…

Here are the vacancies and forthcoming byelections: 30 October Allerdale borough council: Workington St Johns ward, following the death of Conservative councillor John Heathcote. Term ends 2011. Brentwood borough council: Hutton South ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Frank Kenny, said to be connected to internal strife in the Conservative group. Term ends 2012.…

Labour gained a seat on Kirklees borough council in Dewsbury East ward in a byelection held on 16 October. The seat had previously been held by Colin Auty who was elected as a British National Party member but fell out with the party earlier this year after his leadership challenge failed. In Tewkesbury borough council,…

Here are the vacancies and forthcoming byelections: 23 October Charnwood borough council: Loughborough Dishley and Hathern ward, after the resignation of Labour councillor Sharon Williams which is connected to plans for housebuilding by the Conservative administration of the council. Term ends 2011. Chichester district council: East Wittering ward, after the resignation of Conservative councillor Sevey…

Only two seats changed hands at byelections on 9 October, and one of them was handed over without a fight. The Liberal Democrats gained St George West ward on Bristol city council from Labour. The Conservatives gained Middle Rasen ward on West Lindsey district council from the Liberal Democrats, after the party failed to nominate…

Here are the vacancies and forthcoming byelections: 16 October Kirklees borough council: Dewsbury East ward, after the resignation of Colin Auty who was sitting as an Independent but was elected as a member of the British National Party. Term ends 2010. Redcar and Cleveland council: South Bank ward, after the resignation of Pearl Hall (Labour)…

In the byelections held on 2 October, the Liberal Democrats gained Kirkleatham ward on Redcar and Cleveland council from Labour, and Castle ward from the Conservatives on the about-to-be-abolished Oswestry borough council. The Mayor of Leominster, Peter McCaull, won Leominster South ward on Herefordshire county council as an Independent candidate (he was supported by the…

Here are the vacancies and forthcoming byelections: 9 October Bristol city council: St George West ward, after the death of John Deasy (Labour). Term ends 2011. Cheshire county council: Knutsford division, following the death of veteran Conservative councillor Bert Grange. Term ends June 2009. Cheshire East shadow unitary council: Knutsford ward, also following the death…