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The article reports the results of multiple UK council by-elections held on June 25-26, 2026. The Conservatives gained seats from the Liberal Democrats in Hertsmere (Bushey Park) and Uttlesford (Stort Valley). Reform UK gained seats from Labour in Nuneaton & Bedworth (Camp Hill), St Helens (Haydock), and Denbighshire (Rhyl South), and gained a seat from the Conservatives in Tamworth. The Green Party made gains in Brighton & Hove (Goldsmid) and Haringey (Woodside), but lost a seat to Labour in Haringey (Northumberland Park). The SNP gained a seat from the Lib Dems in Aberdeen (George St Harbour). Plaid Cymru gained a seat from Reform UK in Carmarthenshire and held in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Several independent candidates also won seats. The data includes first-preference votes, percentage changes, and whether the party held or gained the seat.
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Aberdeen – George St Harbour
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2022) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | SNP | 583 | 33.1% | -9.1 | | Labour | 255 | 14.5% | -5.3 | | Green Party | 232 | 13.2% | -0.7 | | Reform UK | 177 | 10.1% | +10.1 | | Lib Dems | 162 | 9.2% | -2.2 | | Independent | 162 | 9.2% | +9.2 | | Conservatives | 146 | 8.3% | -2.7 | | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | 31 | 1.8% | +1.8 | | Alliance to Liberate Scotland | 13 | 0.7% | +0.7 |
Result: SNP gain from Lib Dems (Figures for first preferences)
Brighton & Hove – Goldsmid
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2023) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Green Party | 2,037 | 49.0% | +22.4 | | Labour | 1,357 | 32.7% | -14.6 | | Reform UK | 304 | 7.3% | +7.3 | | Lib Dems | 214 | 5.2% | -1.7 | | Conservatives | 210 | 5.1% | -4.6 | | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | 31 | 0.7% | +0.7 |
Result: Green Party gain from Labour
Cambridgeshire – Roman Bank & Peckover
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2025) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Reform UK | 1,009 | 39.0% | -5.6 | | Conservatives | 983 | 38.0% | +8.7 | | Lib Dems | 414 | 16.0% | -3.1 | | Labour | 105 | 4.1% | +0.2 | | Green Party | 76 | 2.9% | -0.2 |
Result: Reform UK hold
Carmarthenshire – Llangennech
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2025) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Plaid Cymru | 483 | 41.1% | +11.0 | | Labour | 338 | 28.9% | +5.3 | | Reform UK | 283 | 24.2% | -18.9 | | Conservatives | 38 | 3.3% | +2.4 | | Independent | 11 | 0.9% | +0.9 | | Green Party | 8 | 0.7% | +0.7 | | Lib Dems | 7 | 0.6% | -1.0 |
Result: Plaid Cymru gain from Reform UK
Denbighshire – Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2022) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Independent | 283 | 46.2% | +46.2 | | Plaid Cymru | 242 | 39.5% | -29.9 | | Reform UK | 47 | 7.7% | +7.7 | | Independent | 24 | 3.9% | +3.9 | | Conservatives | 17 | 2.8% | -27.8 |
Result: Independent gain from Plaid Cymru
Denbighshire – Rhyl South
| Party | Votes | Percentage | |-------|-------|------------| | Reform UK | 297 | 38.6% | | Conservatives | 167 | 21.7% | | Plaid Cymru | 160 | 21.0% | | Labour | 131 | 17.0% | | Lib Dem | 10 | 1.3% | | Green | 5 | 0.6% |
Result: Reform UK gain from Labour
Ealing – North Acton
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs May) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Green Party | 804 | 30.2% | +1.4 | | Labour | 642 | 24.1% | -4.6 | | Lib Dems | 523 | 19.6% | +8.3 | | Reform UK | 309 | 11.6% | -0.1 | | Conservatives | 257 | 9.6% | -3.5 | | Ealing Community Independent | 129 | 4.8% | +4.8 |
Result: Green Party hold
Hackney – Dalston
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs May) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Green Party | 549 | 57.7% | -2.6 | | Labour | 342 | 36.0% | +6.9 | | Reform UK | 26 | 2.7% | -0.1 | | Lib Dems | 24 | 2.5% | -2.0 | | Conservatives | 10 | 1.1% | -2.3 |
Result: Green Party hold
Hackney – Hackney Central
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs May) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Green Party | 676 | 45.3% | -1.6 | | Labour | 624 | 41.9% | +12.4 | | Lib Dems | 83 | 5.6% | -1.6 | | Reform UK | 59 | 4.0% | -0.7 | | Conservatives | 49 | 3.3% | -1.3 |
Result: Green Party hold
Highland – East Sutherland & Edderton
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2022) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Independent | 1,044 | 40.2% | +40.2 | | Lib Dems | 854 | 32.9% | -2.9 | | SNP | 452 | 17.4% | -9.1 | | Reform UK | 188 | 7.2% | +7.2 | | Conservatives | 59 | 2.3% | -14.7 |
Result: Independent gain from another independent (Figures for first preferences)
Halton – Farnworth
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs May) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Labour | 835 | 51.0% | +14.6 | | Reform UK | 596 | 36.4% | 0.0 | | Conservatives | 126 | 7.7% | -5.7 | | Green Party | 77 | 4.7% | -9.0 | | Libertarian | 3 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
Result: Labour hold
Haringey – Northumberland Park
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs May) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Labour | 877 | 44.3% | +12.4 | | Green Party | 839 | 42.4% | +13.1 | | Reform UK | 106 | 5.4% | -0.6 | | Conservatives | 98 | 4.9% | -2.0 | | Lib Dems | 60 | 3.0% | -1.7 |
Result: Labour gain from Green Party
Haringey – Woodside
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2026) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Green Party | 1,033 | 43.3% | +6.1 | | Labour | 978 | 41.0% | +2.7 | | Reform UK | 171 | 7.2% | +0.1 | | Conservatives | 110 | 4.6% | -2.4 | | Lib Dems | 93 | 3.9% | -6.5 |
Result: Green Party gain from Labour
Hertsmere – Bushey Park
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2023) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Conservatives | 947 | 42.9% | +3.4 | | Lib Dems | 726 | 32.9% | -19.5 | | Reform UK | 422 | 19.1% | +19.1 | | Green Party | 61 | 2.8% | +2.8 | | Labour | 50 | 2.3% | -5.8 |
Result: Conservatives gain from Lib Dems
Merthyr Tydfil – Dowlais & Pant
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2022) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Labour | 356 | 40.1% | +12.5 | | Independent | 215 | 24.2% | +24.2 | | Reform UK | 160 | 18.0% | +18.0 | | Plaid Cymru | 125 | 14.1% | +5.7 | | Green Party | 20 | 2.3% | +2.3 | | Conservatives | 11 | 1.2% | +1.2 |
Result: Labour gain from an independent
Nuneaton & Bedworth – Camp Hill
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2026) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Reform UK | 460 | 48.7% | +2.6 | | Labour | 400 | 42.4% | +19.3 | | Conservatives | 84 | 8.9% | -2.6 |
Result: Reform UK gain from Labour
Uttlesford – Stort Valley
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2023) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Conservatives | 255 | 46.4% | +18.7 | | Lib Dems | 175 | 31.9% | -25.8 | | Reform UK | 119 | 21.7% | +16.0 |
Result: Conservatives gain from Lib Dems
Rhondda Cynon Taf – Treorchy
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs 2022) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Plaid Cymru | 1,147 | 70.8% | +31.4 | | Reform UK | 260 | 16.0% | +16.0 | | Labour | 164 | 10.1% | -45.1 | | Conservatives | 27 | 1.7% | -3.8 | | Green Party | 23 | 1.4% | +1.4 |
Result: Plaid Cymru hold
St Helens – Haydock
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change (vs May) | |-------|-------|------------|------------------| | Reform UK | 717 | 33.0% | -7.4 | | Independent | 631 | 29.0% | +29.0 | | Labour | 598 | 27.5% | +9.1 | | Green Party | 154 | 7.1% | -2.2 |
Result: Green Party hold
Source
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