Local Authority Byelection Results - January 2026

15/1/2026

Gosport BC, Bridgemary

Reform UK 604 (42.5%, new), Lib Dem 575 (40.5%;-8.0%), Con 207 (14.6%;-23.7%), Lab 35 (2.5%;-10.8%)
Reform gain icon Reform UK gain from Lib Dem. Turnout 33%.

York City (UA), Heworth

Lab 1,096 (36.7%;-27.5%), Reform UK 601 (20.1%, new), Green 591 (19.8%;+4.4%), Lib Dem 528 (17.7%;+10.2%), Con 118 (4.0%;-8.8%), Ind 49 (1.6%, New)
Lab hold. Turnout 31.6%.

20/1/2026

Amber Valley BC, Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar

Reform UK 595 (45.6%;+24.1%), Lab 249 (19.1%;-20.8%), Advance UK 161 (12.3%, new), Con 130 (10.0%, 15.3), Green 77 (5.9%;-5.6%), Derbs. Community 50 (3.8%, new), Lib Dem 42 (3.2%, new)
Reform gain icon Reform UK gain from Lab. Turnout 18.33%.

Derbyshire CC, Horsley

Green 1,341 (43.6%;+16.7%), Reform UK 1,091 (35.5%;+0.6%), Con 426 (13.9%;-8.9%), Lab 116 (3.8%;-6.5%), Advance UK 57 (1.9%, new), Lib Dem 43 (1.4%, 2.0)
Green gain icon Green gain from Reform UK. Turnout 29.43%.

22/1/2026

Cheshire West & Chester Council (UA), Willaston and Thornton

Con 997 (53.8%;-7.1%), Lab 318 (17.2%;-9.3%), Reform UK 299 (16.1%, New), Lib Dem 132 (7.1%;+2.4%), Green 107 (5.8%;-2.2%)
Con hold. Turnout 42.7%.

Cotswold DC, The Rissingtons

Lib Dem 321 (37.5%, New), Con 268 (31.3%;-11.5%), Reform UK 221 (25.8%, New), Green 47 (5.5%;-51.7%)
Liberal Democrat gain icon Lib Dem gain from Green.. Turnout 43%.

Fife Council (UA), Glenrothes West & Kinglassie

First Preferences, SNP 1,167 (44.3%;-5.3%), Reform 725 (27.5%, New), Lab 413 (15.7%;-16.8%), Con 182 (6.9%;-4.7%), Lib Dem 125 (4.7%;+0.9%), SFP 25, (0.9%, New), No Ind (-2.6%) as previous.
SNP hold.

Flintshire CC (UA), Leeswood

Reform 160 (22.3%, New), Ind (Caruana) 138 (19.2%;-5.6%), Ind (Rule) 135 (18.8%;+4.3%), Lab 87 (12.1%;-48.5%), Ind (FPV) 79 (11.0%, New), Lib Dem 68 (9.5%, New), Con 34 (4.7%, New), Ind (Owen) 17 (2.4%, New)
Reform gain icon Reform gain from Lab.

South Norfolk DC, Central Wymondham

Con 545 (31.1%;-4.6%), Green 454 (25.9%;-3.7%), Reform UK 363 (20.7%;+15.1%), Lib Dem 211 (12.0%, New), Lab 182 (10.4%;-18.8%)
Con hold.

Malvern TC, Link

Lib Dem 529 (76%), Ind 104 (14.9%), Ind 63 (9.5%)
Liberal Democrat gain icon Turnout 14%. Lib Dem gain from Ind.

23/1/2026

South Molton TC

Lib Dem 345 (60.6%), Ind 210 (39.4%)
Liberal Democrat gain icon Turnout 10.9%. Lib Dem gain from Ind.

29/1/2026

East Dunbartonshire Council (UA), Bearsden South

First preferences, Lib Dem 1,744 (38.1%;+14.9%), SNP 789 (17.2%;-6.2%), Reform UK 709 (15.5%, new), Lab 650 (14.2%;-1.9%), Scottish Greens 371 (8.1%;+0.9%), Con 283 (6.2%;-17.0%), Scottish Family 35 (0.8%, new)
Liberal Democrat gain icon Lib Dem gain from Con. Elected at Stage 5. Turnout 42.7%.

Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.