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The article reports on recent UK council by-election results, highlighting a Conservative hold in Cheshire West & Chester (Christleton & Huntington) and a Green Party gain from the Conservatives in Slough (Cippenham Green). In Cheshire West & Chester, the Conservatives won 32.9% (+8.5), the Greens 30.4% (+8.5), and Reform UK 17.2% (+17.2). In Dacorum (Apsley & Corner Hall), the Liberal Democrats held with 32.9% (-15.6), while Reform UK surged to 24.5%. In Slough, the Greens won 24.5% (+24.5), narrowly defeating the Conservatives on 24.2% (-19.9). The article also lists numerous forthcoming by-elections scheduled from June 11 through September 3, covering councils across England, Wales, and Scotland, with notes on the current party holding each seat.
Source report
Cheshire West & Chester – Christleton & Huntington
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change vs 2023 | |-------|-------|------------|----------------| | Conservatives | 1,214 | 32.9% | +8.5 | | Green Party | 1,122 | 30.4% | +8.5 | | Reform UK | 635 | 17.2% | +17.2 | | Labour | 389 | 10.5% | -9.3 | | Liberal Democrats | 331 | 9.0% | -7.7 |
Result: Conservatives hold
Dacorum – Apsley & Corner Hall
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change vs 2023 | |-------|-------|------------|----------------| | Liberal Democrats | 742 | 32.9% | -15.6 | | Reform UK | 552 | 24.5% | +24.5 | | Conservatives | 404 | 17.9% | -14.9 | | Independent | 213 | 9.5% | +9.5 | | Green Party | 181 | 8.0% | +8.0 | | Labour | 161 | 7.1% | -11.5 |
Result: Liberal Democrats hold
Slough – Cippenham Green
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change vs 2023 | |-------|-------|------------|----------------| | Green Party | 409 | 24.5% | +24.5 | | Conservatives | 404 | 24.2% | -19.9 | | Labour | 355 | 21.3% | -6.9 | | Reform UK | 326 | 19.5% | +19.5 | | Liberal Democrats | 176 | 10.5% | +1.0 |
Result: Green Party gain from Conservatives
Forthcoming Contests
June 11th
- Cheshire West & Chester – Christleton & Huntington (Conservative held)
- Dacorum – Apsley & Corner Hall (Lib Dem held)
- Slough – Cippenham Green (Conservative held)
June 18th
- Bradford – Idle & Thackley
- Bury – Moorside
- Conwy – Gogarth Mostyn (Conservative held)
- Conwy – Tudno (Conservative held)
- Essex – Rayleigh West (Reform UK held)
- Essex – Springfield
- Hillingdon – Hillingdon West
- Lewisham – Crofton Park (Green Party held)
- New Forest – Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East (Conservative held)
- Rochford, Sweyne Park & Grange (2030) – Stuart Prior (Reform UK held)
- Swansea, Morriston (2027) – Robert Francis-Davies (Labour)
- Swansea – Mumbles (Conservative held)
- Wrexham – Acton & Maesydre (Plaid Cymru held)
- Wrexham – Grosvenor (Plaid Cymru held)
- Wrexham – Queensway (Plaid Cymru held)
June 25th
- Aberdeen – George St/Harbour (Lib Dem held)
- Brighton & Hove – Goldsmid (Labour held)
- Cambridgeshire – Roman Bank & Peckover (Reform UK held)
- Carmarthenshire – Llangennech (Reform UK held)
- Denbighshire – Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch (Plaid Cymru held)
- Denbighshire – Rhyl South (Labour held)
- Ealing – North Acton (Green Party held)
- Hackney – Hackney Central (Green Party held)
- Hackney – Dalston (Green Party held)
- Halton – Farnworth (Labour held)
- Haringey – Northumberland Park (Green Party held)
- Haringey – Woodside (Labour held)
- Hertsmere – Bushey Park (Lib Dem held)
- Highland – East Sutherland & Edderton (Independent held)
- Merthyr Tydfil – Dowlais & Pant (Independent held)
- Nuneaton & Bedworth – Camp Hill (Labour held)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf – Treorcy (Plaid Cymru held)
- Staffordshire – Stretton (Reform UK held)
- St Helens, Haydock (Reform UK held)
- St Helens – St Helens Town Centre
- Tamworth – Wilnecote
- Teignbridge – Dawlish South West (Lib Dem held)
- Uttlesford – Stort Valley (Lib Dem held)
July 2nd
- Aberdeenshire – Peterhead South & Cruden (Conservative held)
- Bolton – Horwich North (Horwich & Blackrod First held)
- Cheshire West & Chester – Weaver & Cuddington (Conservative held)
- Cotswolds – Cirencester St Michael's (Lib Dem held)
- Dorset – St Leonards & St Ives (Conservative held)
- Gloucestershire – Cirencester Park (Lib Dem held)
- Harborough – Lutterworth East (Labour held)
- Powys – Glanwymyn (Plaid Cymru held)
- Powys – Llanyre with Nantmel (Independent held)
- Powys – Yscir with Honddu Isaf & Llanddew (Conservative held)
- Telford & Wrekin – Malinslee & Dawley Bank (Labour held)
- Torfaen – Llantarnam (Independent held)
July 7th
- Surrey – Haslemere (Lib Dem held)
- Waverley – Haslemere West (Lib Dem held)
July 9th
- Camden – Regents Park (Green Party held)
- Cardiff – Splott (Labour held)
- Flintshire – Argoed & New Brighton (Lib Dem held)
- Flintshire – Connah's Quay (Independent held)
- Gateshead – High Fell (Reform UK held)
- Gwynedd – Llanrug (Plaid Cymru held)
- Lambeth – Clapham Park (Green Party held)
- Lambeth – Streatham St Leonard's (Green Party held)
- Neath Port Talbot – Trebanos (Plaid Cymru held)
- North Norfolk – Suffield Park (Lib Dem held)
- Pembrokeshire – Pembroke Dock Market (Independent held)
- South Lanarkshire – Larkhall (Labour held)
- Stratford-on-Avon – Kinwarton (Lib Dem held)
- Vale of Glamorgan – Baruc (Plaid Cymru held)
July 16th
- Cambridgeshire – Ramsey and Bury (Reform UK held)
- Peterborough – Fletton & Woodston (Labour held)
- South Staffordshire – Himley & Swindon (Conservative held)
- Stafford – Manor (Labour held)
September 3rd
(No contests listed)
Source
Conservative HomeWestern
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