Local Authority Byelection Results - August 2026

6/8/2026

Caerphilly CBC (UA), Hengoed

Plaid 509 (49.9%;-4.9%), Reform UK 371 (36.3%;new), Lab 103 (10.1%;-35.1%), Con 21 (2.1%;new), Lib Dem 16 (1.6%;new)
Plaid hold. Turnout 24%.

King's Lynn & West Norfolk BC, Heacham

Reform UK 289 (37.8%;new), Lib Dem 219 (28.7%;new), Con 163 (21.3%;-3.8 ), Lab 93 (12.2%;-11.4%)
Reform gain icon Reform UK gain from Con.

King's Lynn & West Norfolk BC, Snettisham

Reform UK 229 (35.1%;new), Lib Dem 211 (32.3%;new), Con 169 (25.9%;-25.8 ), Lab 44 (6.7%;-11.4%)
Reform gain icon Reform UK gain from Con.

Reigate & Banstead BC, Hooley, Merstham and Netherne

Green 934 (41.8%;+16.4%), Reform UK 545 (24.4%;+24.4%), Con 454 (20.3%;-14.8 ), Lib Dem 166 (7.4%;-5.2%), Lab 138 (6.2%;-20.7%)
Green gain icon Turnout 27%. Green gain from Con.

South Tyneside MBC, Harton

Reform UK 628 (35.3%;-6.7%), Lab 354 (19.9%;+5.1%), Green 312 (17.5%;-1.5%), Ind 1 285 (16%;-8.2%), Ind 2 119 (5.7%;new), Con 57 (3.2%;new), Lib Dem 24 (1.3%;new)
Turnout 28.3%. Reform UK hold.

13/8/2026

East Devon DC, Honiton St. Michael

Lib Dem 727 (45.4%;new), Reform UK 401 (24.9%;new), Con 326 (20.3%;-10.2%), Ind 1 74 (4.6%;-16.0%), Lab 55 (3.4%;-22.4%), Ind 2 19 (1.2%;new)
Liberal Democrat gain icon Turnout 28.7%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.

Kirklees MBC, Almondbury

Lib Dem 1749 (43.9%;+14.5%), Reform UK 1078 (27%;-10.0%), Con 528 (13.2%;+4.4%), Green 347 (8.7%;-8.0%), Lab 181 (4.5%;-3.4%), Ind 103 (2.6%;new)
Liberal Democrat gain icon Turnout 29.5%. Lib Dem gain from Reform UK.

20/8/2026

Barnsley MBC, Penistone East

Lab 1728 (51.6%;+14.4%), Reform UK 795 (23.8%;-6.7%), Con 387 (11.6%;-7.6%), Restore 218 (6.5%;new), Ind 87 (2.6%;new), Lib Dem 70 (2.1%;-3.6%), Green 59 (1.7%;-5.6%), Ind 2 (0.2%;new)
Labour gain icon Turnout 38.6%. Lab gain from Reform UK.

Cumberland Council (UA), Harraby South

Reform UK 560 (46.2%;new), Lab 469 (33.3%;-7.6%), Con 236 (16.8%;-18.5%), Green 29 (2.1%;new), Lib Dem 23 (1.6%;new)
Reform gain icon Turnout 27.9%. Reform UK gain from Lab.

Huntingdonshire DC, St Neots Eynesbury

Lib Dem 1024 (47.9%;+29.8%), Reform UK 647 (30.3%;+3.1%), Con 143 (6.7%;-3.8%), Green 118 (5.5%;-12.5%), Lab 104 (4.9%;new), Ind 102 (4.8%;new)
Liberal Democrat gain icon Turnout 24%. Lib Dem gain from Reform UK.

Nottingham City (UA), Leen Valley

Lab 689 (30.5%;-33.8%), Nottingham Peoples Alliance 523 (23.2%;new), Reform UK 410 (18.2%;new), Green 378 (16.7%;new), Con 189 (8.4%;-13.3%), Lib Dem 68 (3%;-11%)
Turnout 31.8%. Lab hold.

27/8/2026

Dover DC, Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe

Green 767 (28.8%;+2.7%), Reform UK 733 (27.5%;new), Con 456 (17.1%;-16%), Lab 389 (14.6%;-9.2%), Restore 284 (10.7%;new), Ind 35 (1.3%;new)
Green gain icon Turnout 45%. Green gain from Con.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne City, Throckley, Walbottle and Newburn

Reform UK 901 (38.9%;-4.8%), Lib Dem 670 (28.9%;+24.3%), Lab 534 (23%;-5.9%), Green 103 (4.4%;-9.2%), Con 101 (4.3%;-4.4%)
Reform UK hold.

Sheffield City, Southey

Reform UK 1133 (50.6%;+0.6%), Lab 836 (37.3%;+12.8%), Green 146 (6.5%;-6.4%), Con 69 (3.1%;-1.7%), Lib Dem 56 (2.5%;-2.2%)
Reform UK hold.

St Helens MBC, Bilinge and Seneley Council

Lab 1158 (41.3%;+18.8%), Reform UK 892 (31.8%;-2.6%), Ind 496 (17.7%;new), Green 106 (3.8%;-9.2%), Con 84 (3.3%;-4.5%), Ind 60 (2.1%;new)
Labour gain icon Lab gain from Reform UK.

Wandsworth LBC, Trinity

Lab 1558 (47.5%;+8.8%), Con 1431 (43.6%;+9%), Green 168 (5.1%;-10.8%), Lib Dem 75 (2.3%;-3%), Reform UK 51 (1.6%;-2.6%)
Lab hold.

Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.

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