UK Council By-Elections: Conservatives and Reform UK Trade Seats in Essex and Conwy

Published Jun 21, 04:04 PM UTC

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The article reports on the results of multiple council by-elections across the UK, primarily in England and Wales. Key outcomes include the Conservatives gaining two seats from Reform UK in Essex (Rayleigh West and Sweyne Park & Grange), while Reform UK gained two seats from the Conservatives in Conwy (Gogarth Mostyn and Tudno). Labour held seats in Bury, Swansea, and Lewisham (Crofton Park, where the Green Party held the seat with a narrow lead). The Liberal Democrats held three seats in Bradford and won a new ward in Chelmsford. Plaid Cymru held three seats in Wrexham. The Green Party held seats in Lewisham and Ealing. The results show significant swings to Reform UK in several wards, often at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives. A list of forthcoming by-elections scheduled for June 25th is also provided.

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Bury – Moorside

Labour: 1,308 (39.4%, -4.5 on 2024) — Hold
Reform UK: 1,030 (31.1%, +31.1)
Workers Party: 609 (18.4%, +18.4)
Green Party: 200 (6.0%, +6.0)
Conservatives: 108 (3.3%, -21.5)
Bury Independents: 61 (1.8%, -29.5)

Bradford – Idle & Thackley

Lib Dems: 2,784 / 2,746 / 2,714 (55.6%, -4.7) — Hold all three seats
Reform UK: 1,582 / 1,573 / 1,528 (31.6%, +31.6)
Green Party: 237 / 229 / 204 (4.7%, -0.3)
Labour: 208 / 191 / 190 (4.2%, -17.1)
Conservatives: 195 / 142 / 127 (3.9%, -2.0)

Note: Three seats in election countermanded from May.

Conwy – Gogarth Mostyn

Reform UK: 496 (33.8%, +33.8 on 2022) — Gain from Conservatives
Conservatives: 406 (27.7%, -6.2)
Labour: 386 (26.3%, -9.7)
Lib Dems: 178 (12.1%, +12.1)

Conwy – Tudno

Reform UK: 357 (43.4%, +43.3 on 2022) — Gain from Conservatives
Conservatives: 180 (21.9%, -7.0)
Labour: 171 (20.8%, -9.8)
Green Party: 71 (8.6%, +8.6)
Lib Dems: 43 (5.2%, -10.5)

Essex – Chelmsford Springfield

Lib Dems: 3,203 (54.6%) — Win (new ward boundaries)
Reform UK: 1,616 (27.5%)
Conservatives: 723 (12.3%)
Green Party: 216 (3.7%)
Labour: 110 (1.9%)

Note: Countermanded election from May.

Essex – Rayleigh West

Conservatives: 1,515 (35.4%, +17.5 on May) — Gain from Reform UK
Lib Dems: 1,262 (29.5%, +2.9)
Reform UK: 1,046 (24.4%, -15.3)
Green Party: 225 (5.3%, -0.8)
Independent: 117 (2.7%, +2.7)
Labour: 85 (2.0%, -1.9)
Independent: 35 (0.8%, +0.8)

Hillingdon – Hillingdon West

Conservatives: 1,084 / 909 (45.1%, -10.0 on 2022) — Hold both seats
Labour: 470 / 362 (19.6%, -14.9)
Reform UK: 433 / 347 (18.0%, +18.0)
Green Party: 353 / 341 (14.7%, +4.3)
Lib Dems: 63 / 49 (2.6%, +2.6)

Note: Two seats in election countermanded from May.

Lewisham – Crofton Park

Green Party: 1,340 (44.9%, -7.5 on 2026) — Hold
Labour: 1,330 (44.5%, +13.9)
Reform UK: 127 (4.3%, -0.8)
Lib Dems: 106 (3.5%, -2.9)
Conservatives: 73 (2.4%, -3.1)
Independent: 10 (0.3%, +0.3)

New Forest – Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East

Conservatives: 696 (39.3%, -20.7 on 2025) — Hold
Green Party: 459 (25.9%, +7.0)
Reform UK: 452 (25.5%, +10.1)
Lib Dems: 126 (7.1%, +4.0)
Labour: 38 (2.1%, -0.4)

Swansea – Morriston

Labour: 908 (35.2%, -25.8 on 2022) — Hold
Reform UK: 822 (31.8%, +31.8)
Plaid Cymru: 566 (21.9%, +21.9)
Green Party: 107 (4.1%, +4.1)
Lib Dems: 93 (3.6%, -8.4)
Conservatives: 87 (3.4%, -11.5)

Swansea – Mumbles

Conservatives: (37.3%, -4.7 on 2022) — Hold
Labour: (18.4%, -11.0)
Reform UK: (18.3%, +18.3)
Plaid Cymru: (10.7%, +2.0)
Green Party: (8.0%, -5.4)
Independent: (4.7%, +4.7)
Lib Dems: (2.6%, -3.9)

Rochford – Sweyne Park & Grange

Conservatives: 1,049 (56.1%, +39.3 on May) — Gain from Reform UK
Reform UK: 464 (24.8%, -14.9)
Lib Dems: 247 (13.2%, -3.3)
Green Party: 78 (4.2%, -3.9)
Labour: 31 (1.7%, -1.9)

Wrexham – Acton & Maesdrye

Plaid Cymru: 341 (38.8%, +1.8 on 2022) — Hold
Reform UK: 300 (34.1%, +34.1)
Labour: 98 (11.1%, -14.4)
Independent: 72 (8.2%, +8.2)
Conservatives: 52 (5.9%, -6.4)
Lib Dems: 8 (0.9%, +0.9)
Green Party: 8 (0.9%, -2.4)

Wrexham – Grosvenor

Plaid Cymru: 208 (43.5%, -19.8 on 2022) — Hold
Reform UK: 105 (22.0%, +22.0)
Labour: 98 (20.5%, -5.5)
Independent: 22 (4.6%, +4.6)
Your Party: 20 (4.2%, +4.2)
Conservatives: 12 (2.5%, -8.1)
Green Party: 11 (2.3%, +2.3)
Lib Dems: 2 (0.4%, +0.4)

Wrexham – Queensway

Plaid Cymru: 94 (40.9%, -33.9 on 2022) — Hold
Reform UK: 86 (37.4%, +37.4)
Labour: 37 (16.1%, -5.9)
Green Party: 11 (4.7%, +4.7)
Conservatives: 2 (0.9%, -2.3)

Forthcoming Contests — 25 June

| Ward | Held By | |------|---------| | Aberdeen – George St/Harbour | Lib Dem | | Brighton & Hove – Goldsmid | Labour | | Cambridgeshire – Roman Bank & Peckover | Reform UK | | Carmarthenshire – Llangennech | Reform UK | | Denbighshire – Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch | Plaid Cymru | | Denbighshire – Rhyl South | Labour | | Ealing – North Acton | Green Party | | Hackney – Hackney Central | Green Party | | Hackney – Dalston | Green Party | | Halton – Farnworth | Labour | | Haringey – Northumberland Park | Green Party | | Haringey – Woodside | Labour | | Hertsmere – Bushey Park | Lib Dem | | Highland – East Sutherland & Edderton | Independent |

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