Local Authority Byelection Results - Archive

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Summary of Gains & Losses for

Previous years' archives
December 2025	November 2025	October 2025	September 2025	August 2025	July 2025
June 2025	May 2025	April 2025	March 2025	February 2025	January 2025
December 2024	November 2024	October 2024	September 2024	August 2024	July 2024
June 2024	May 2024	April 2024	March 2024	February 2024	January 2024
December 2023	November 2023	October 2023	September 2023	August 2023	July 2023
June 2023	May 2023	April 2023	March 2023	February 2023	January 2023
December 2022	November 2022	October 2022	September 2022	August 2022	July 2022
June 2022	May 2022	April 2022	March 2022	February 2022	January 2022
December 2021	November 2021	October 2021	September 2021	August 2021	July 2021
June 2021	May 2021	April 2021	March 2021	No by-elections (Covid-19)
No by-elections (Covid-19)	November 2020	October 2020	No by-elections (Covid-19)
No by-elections (Covid-19)			March 2020	February 2020	January 2020
December 2019	November 2019	October 2019	September 2019	August 2019	July 2019
June 2019	May 2019	April 2019	March 2019	February 2019	January 2019
December 2018	November 2018	October 2018	September 2018	August 2018	July 2018
June 2018	May 2018	April 2018	March 2018	February 2018	January 2018
December 2017	November 2017	October 2017	September 2017	August 2017	July 2017
June 2017	May 2017	April 2017	March 2017	February 2017	January 2017
December 2016	November 2016	October 2016	September 2016	August 2016	July 2016
June 2016	May 2016	April 2016	March 2016	February 2016	January 2016
December 2015	November 2015	October 2015	September 2015	August 2015	July 2015
June 2015	May 2015	April 2015	March 2015	February 2015	January 2015
December 2014	November 2014	October 2014	September 2014	August 2014	July 2014
June 2014	May 2014	April 2014	March 2014	February 2014	January 2014
December 2013	November 2013	October 2013	September 2013	August 2013	July 2013
June 2013	May 2013	April 2013	March 2013	February 2013	January 2013
December 2012	November 2012	October 2012	September 2012	August 2012	July 2012
June 2012	May 2012	April 2012	March 2012	February 2012	January 2012
December 2011	November 2011	October 2011	September 2011	August 2011	July 2011
June 2011	May 2011	April 2011	March 2011	February 2011	January 2011
December 2010	November 2010	October 2010	September 2010	August 2010	July 2010
June 2010	May 2010	April 2010	March 2010	February 2010	January 2010
December 2009	November 2009	October 2009	September 2009	August 2009	July 2009
June 2009	May 2009	April 2009	March 2009	February 2009	January 2009
December 2008	November 2008	October 2008	September 2008	August 2008	July 2008
June 2008	May 2008	April 2008	March 2008	February 2008	January 2008
December 2007	November 2007	October 2007	September 2007	August 2007	July 2007
June 2007	May 2007	April 2007	March 2007	February 2007	January 2007
December 2006	November 2006	October 2006	September 2006	August 2006	July 2006
June 2006	May 2006	April 2006	March 2006	February 2006	January 2006
December 2005	November 2005	October 2005	September 2005	August 2005	July 2005
June 2005	May 2005	April 2005	March 2005	February 2005	January 2005
December 2004	November 2004	October 2004	September 2004	August 2004	July 2004
June 2004	May 2004	April 2004	March 2004	February 2004	January 2004
December 2003	November 2003	October 2003	September 2003	August 2003	July 2003
June 2003	May 2003	April 2003	March 2003	February 2003	January 2003
December 2002	November 2002	October 2002	September 2002	August 2002	July 2002
June 2002	May 2002	April 2002	March 2002	February 2002	January 2002
December 2001	November 2001	October 2001	September 2001	August 2001	July 2001
June 2001	No by-elections (Foot & mouth)	April 2001	March 2001	February 2001	January 2001
December 2000	November 2000	October 2000	September 2000	August 2000	July 2000
June 2000	May 2000	April 2000	March 2000	February 2000	January 2000
December 1999	November 1999	October 1999	September 1999	August 1999	July 1999
June 1999	May 1999	April 1999	March 1999	February 1999	January 1999
December 1998	November 1998	October 1998	September 1998	August 1998	July 1998
June 1998	May 1998	April 1998	March 1998	February 1998	January 1998
December 1997	November 1997	October 1997	September 1997	August 1997	July 1997
June 1997	May 1997	April 1997	March 1997	February 1997	January 1997
December 1996	November 1996	October 1996	September 1996	August 1996	July 1996
June 1996	May 1996

Principal Authority results summary for 2025

                            Defender
Winner   ______________________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   RefUK  Green  SNP    Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      22     10      5      2      3      1      0      2     45 (-24)
Lab       1     33      2      0      0      0      0      0     36 (-85)
LDem     15      8     70      2      2      2      1      5    105 (+19)
RefUK    27     45      6      6      0      0      0     18    102 (+92)
Green     0     10      2      0     11      0      0      0     23 (+6)
SNP       1      5      0      0      0      3      0      0      9 (+2)
Plaid     0      0      0      0      0      0      5      0      5 (-1)
Other     3     10      1      0      1      1      0      9     25 (-9)
Total    69    121     86     10     17      7      6     34    350 (+0)

Principal Authority results summary for 2024

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      27     19      8      5      0      9     68 (+21)
Lab       5     69      0      2      1      4     81 (-27)
LDem     12      7     42      0      0      1     62 (+9)
SNP       0      3      1      1      0      0      5 (-3)
Plaid     0      0      0      0      1      2      3 (-1)
Other     3     10      2      0      2     21     38 (+1)
Total    47    108     53      8      4     37    257

Principal Authority results summary for 2023

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      15      4      0      2      0      3     24 (-23)
Lab       8     45      0      3      0      4     60 (+4)
LDem     17      2     17      1      0      6     43 (+23)
SNP       0      0      0      0      0      0      0 (-6)
Plaid     0      0      0      0      3      0      3 (+0)
Other     7      5      3      0      0     17     32 (+2)
Total    47     56     20      6      3     30    162

Principal Authority results summary for 2022

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      45      6      2      0      0      6     59 (-45)
Lab      22     44      0      0      0      8     74 (+20)
LDem     22      2     16      0      0     11     51 (+30)
SNP       0      0      1      0      0      0      1 (+1)
Plaid     0      1      0      0      2      0      3 (+1)
Other    15      1      2      0      0     30     48 (-7)
Total   104     54     21      0      2     55    235

Principal Authority results summary for 2021

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con     104     27     15      3      0     30    179 (+35)
Lab       4     73      2      1      0     11     91 (-21)
LDem     22      2     33      0      0     18     75 (+23)
SNP       2      1      0      2      0      0      5 (-1)
Plaid     0      1      0      0      4      0      5 (+1)
Other    12      8      2      0      0     24     46 (-37)
Total   144    112     52      6      4     83    401

Principal Authority results summary for 2020

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con       8      1      0      0      0      0      9 (-2)
Lab       1      4      0      0      0      0      5 (-2)
LDem      1      1      1      0      0      2      5 (+4)
SNP       0      0      0      4      0      0      4 (+0)
Plaid     0      0      0      0      0      1      1 (+1)
Other     1      1      0      0      0      2      4 (-1)
Total    11      7      1      4      0      5     28

Principal Authority results summary for 2019

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      32      6      2      0      0      8     48 (-1)
Lab       2     29      0      0      0      2     33 (-16)
LDem     10      4     17      0      0      2     33 (+13)
SNP       1      2      0      4      0      0      7 (+3)
Plaid     0      3      0      0      0      0      3 (+3)
Other     4      5      1      0      0     19     29 (-2)
Total    49     49     20      4      0     31    153

Principal Authority results summary for 2018

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      81      4      6      0      0      8     99 (-15)
Lab       6     55      1      0      0      4     66 (-2)
LDem     20      2     13      1      0      3     39 (+18)
SNP       0      1      1      2      0      0      4 (+1)
Plaid     0      0      0      0      1      0      1 (+0)
Other     7      6      0      0      0      9     22 (-2)
Total   114     68     21      3      1     24    234

Principal Authority results summary for 2017

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con     103     10      1      0      0      7    121 (-21)
Lab      12     87      0      0      0      6    105 (+2)
LDem     18      5     18      0      0      6     47 (+26)
SNP       0      0      0      1      0      0      1 (+0)
Plaid     0      0      0      0      1      0      1 (+0)
Other     9      1      2      0      0     10     22 (-7)
Total   142    103     21      1      1     29    297

Principal Authority results summary for 2016

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      77      7      2      1      0      7     94 (-16)
Lab       9     68      0      2      0      5     84 (-7)
LDem     11      5     21      0      0     14     51 (+27)
SNP       0      3      0      3      0      2      8 (+0)
Plaid     0      2      0      0      2      1      5 (+3)
Other    13      6      1      2      0     25     47 (-7)
Total   110     91     24      8      2     54    289

Principal Authority results summary for 2015

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      70      5      6      0      0     11     921 (+12)
Lab       2     64      1      0      1      4     72 (-3)
LDem      5      1     10      1      0      2     19 (+2)
SNP       1      2      0     20      0      2     25 (+4)
Plaid     0      0      0      0      3      1      4 (+0)
Other     2      3      0      0      0     18     23 (-15)
Total    80     75     17     21      4     38    236

Principal Authority results summary for 2014

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      67      4      4      0      0     11     86 (+7)
Lab       2     68      2      1      0      8     81 (+0)
LDem      3      3     13      0      0      9     28 (+7)
SNP       1      1      0      3      0      1      6 (+2)
Plaid     0      0      0      0      1      0      1 (+0)
Other     6      5      2      0      0     31     44 (-16)
Total    79     81     21      4      1     60    246

Principal Authority results summary for 2013

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |       Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      96      6      9      0      0      4    115 (-26)
Lab      14    105      5      1      0     10    135 (+19)
LDem     11      2     23      0      0      2     38 (-4)
SNP       0      0      0      0      0      0      0 (-3)
Plaid     0      0      0      0      1      0      1 (+0)
Other    20      3      5      2      0     15     45 (+14)
Total   141    116     42      3      1     31    334

Principal Authority results summary for 2012

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
Con      83      4      3      -      -      5     95 (-16)
Lab      11     38      6      -      -      5     60 (+12)
LDem     12      2     19      -      -      -     33 (+5)
SNP       -      -      -      -      -      -      0 (-1)
Plaid     -      1      -      -      -      1      2 (+1)
Other     5      3      -      1      1      9     19 (-1)
Total   111     48     28      1      1     20    209

Principal Authority results summary for 2011

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      56      -      4      -      -      2     62 (-17)
Lab       9     32      7      1      2      5     56 (+22)
LDem      9      2     12      -      -      1     24 (-3)
SNP       -      -      2      5      -      2      9 (+2)
Plaid     -      -      1      -      2      2      5 (+0)
Other     5      -      1      1      1      5     13 (-4)
Total    79     34     27      7      5     17    169

Principal Authority results summary for 2010

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      75      3      6      -      -      5     89 (-21)
Lab      15     53     11      -      1      7     87 (+28)
LDem     18      1     26      -      -      2     47 (+4)
SNP       -      -      -      -      -      -      0 (+0)
Plaid     -      -      -      -      1      2      3 (+1)
Other     2      2      -      -      -     13     17 (-12)
Total   110     59     43      0      2     29    243

Principal Authority results summary for 2009

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con     111      2      2      -      -      4    119 (-23)
Lab      10     38      4      2      -      4     58 (+9)
LDem     14      7     40      -      -      7     68 (+18)
SNP       -      1      -      3      -      -      4 (-1)
Plaid     -      -      -      -      1      -      1 (+0)
Other     7      1      4      -      -     12     24 (-3)
Total   142     49     50      5      1     27    274

Principal Authority results summary for 2008

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con     101     10      9      -      -      4    124 (+5)
Lab       2     35      4      1      -      4     46 (-6)
LDem     11      6     34      -      -      3     54 (+2)
SNP       -      -      -      4      -      1      5 (+0)
Plaid     -      -      1      -      -      -      1 (+1)
Other     5      1      4      -      -      7     17 (-2)
Total   119     52     52      5      0     19    247

Principal Authority results summary for 2007

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      64      7      8      -      -      4     83 (-2)
Lab       9     33      5      -      -      4     51 (+5)
LDem      9      3     26      -      -      3     41 (+1)
SNP       1      -      -      1      -      -      2 (+1)
Plaid     -      1      -      -      -      -      1 (+0)
Other     2      2      1      -      1     14     20 (-5)
Total    85     46     40      1      1     25    198

Principal Authority results summary for 2006

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP   Plaid  Other  Total won
Con      90      5     14      1      1     17    128 (+18)
Lab       3     43      4      -      -      4     54 (-9)
LDem     11      8     29      -      -     16     64 (+17)
SNP       -      4      -      1      -      -      5 (+3)
Plaid     -      -      -      -      2      1      3 (+0)
Other     6      3      -      -      -      6     15 (-29)
Total   110     63     47      2      3     44    269

Principal Authority results summary for 2005

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP     PC   Other  Total won
Con     110      6     19      -      -      9    144 (+2)
Lab      14     64      5      -      -      5     88 (+1)
LDem     17     14     41      -      -      6     78 (+12)
SNP       -      1      -      1      -      3      5 (+4)
PC        -      -      -      -      -      2      2 (+2)
Other     1      2      1      -      -     11     15 (-21)
Total   142     87     66      1      0     36    332

Principal Authority results summary for 2004

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP     PC   Other  Total won
Con      67     12     16      -      -     11   106 (+11)
Lab       3     40      4      -      -      2    49 (-14)
LDem     20      5     39      -      -      4    68 (+8)
SNP       -      -      -      1      -      3     4 (+1)
PC        -      1      -      -      1      -     2 (+1)
Other     5      5      1      2      -     10    23 (-7)
Total    95     63     60      3      1     30   252

Principal Authority results summary for 2003

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP     PC   Other    New   Total won
Con      34     11      6      -      -      1      7     59 (+11)
Lab       4     28      1      -      -      2      1     36 (-18)
LDem      9      9     25      -      -      6      1     50 (+17)
SNP       -      -      -      -      -      -      -      -
PC        -      -      -      -      1      -      -      1 (+0)
Other     1      6      1      -      -      7      -     15 (-1)
Total    48     54     33      -      1     16      9    161

Principal Authority results summary for 2002

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP     PC   Other   Total won
Con      56      7     10      1      -      7     81 (-6) 
Lab       5     56      1      -      -      7     69 (-14)
LDem     19     15     25      -      -     10     69 (+32)
SNP       -      1      -      1      -      -      2 (+0)
PC        -      -      -      -      1      -      1 (-1)
Other     7      4      1      -      1     14     27 (-11)
Total    87     83     37      2      2     38    249

Principal Authority results summary for 2001

                            Defender
Winner  ________________________________________________
 |      Con    Lab    LDem   SNP     PC   Other   Total won
Con     100     10     23      -      -     15    148 (+28)
Lab       9    112     11      -      -      8    140  (-5)
LDem      9     19     33      1      -      9     71  (+2)
SNP       -      2      -      1      -      -      3  (+1)
PC        -      -      -      -      1      -      1  (+0)
Other     2      2      2      -      -     12     18 (-26)
Total   120    145     69      2      1     44    381

Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.