COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 19.06.25

Six council by-elections were held on Thursday, with action from the northern reaches of Britain to the very south.  Seven seats were up for grabs, with a double header in the Highlands.  Although Labour's vote share was down in all of the seats it contested, the figures were not as dramatic as they have been for the previous six months.  Only in Sefton was their vote share reduced by double figures, with a large swing to both the Greens and Reform.

Reform UK continue to impress, including a gain in Yorkshire.

Buckingham, Adur District Council

Lab: 609 (43.7%) -7.2%

Ref: 311 (22.3%) New

Con: 301 (21.6%) -10.1%

LDm: 153 (10.9%) -1.4%

BrFt: 22 (1.6%) New

Lab HOLD

Cromarty Firth, Highland Council

(two seats, first preference votes)

LDm: 481 (20.3%) -7.6%

SNP: 403 (17.0%) -2.2%

Ind: 326 (13.7%) New

Ind: 323 (13.6%) New

Ind: 285 (12.0%) New

Ind: 182 (6.8%) New

Ind: 97 (4.1%) New

Grn: 89 (3.7%) +0.9%

Lab: 77 (3.2%) -0.9%

Ref: 57 (3.2%) New

Con: 52 (2.4%) -4.3%

LDm HOLD x 1 (elected stage 11)

Ind HOLD x 1 (elected stage 11)

Eilean á Chèo, Highland Council

(first preference votes)

Ind: 823 (23.5%) New

LDm: 741 (21.5%) +18.0%

Ind: 655 (18.7%) New

SNP: 527 (15.0%) -7.5%

Ind: 276 (7.3%) New

Grn: 239 (6.8%) New

Ref: 157 (4.5%) New

Con: 86 (2.5%) -8.3%

Ind GAIN from Ind

Eastfield, North Yorkshire Council

Ref: 538 (62.7%) New

Lab: 121 (14.1%) -1.6%

SJP: 118 (13.8%) New

Con: 40 (4.7%) -1.8%

LDm: 24 (2.8%) -23.3%

Grn: 17 (2.0%) +0.2%

Ref GAIN from Ind

Blundellsands, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Lab: 1,290 (43.8%) -22.2%

Grn: 420 (15.5%) New

Ref: 386 (14.2%) New

LDm: 370 (13.6%) +2.3%

Con: 287 (10.6%) -12.1%

TUS: 36 (1.3%) New

Ind: 28 (1.0%) -7.2%

Lab HOLD

Ashford Town, Spelthorne Borough Council

LDm: 539 (27.4%) New

Ref: 459 (23.4%) New

Con: 374 (19.0%) -18.5%

Ind: 359 (18.3%) -9.7%

Lab: 234 (11.9%) -2.2%

LDm GAIN from Con

Abbreviations

Lab = Labour

Ref =  Reform UK

Con = Conservative

LDm = Liberal Democrat

BrFt = Britain First

SNP = Scottish National Party

SJP = Social Justice Party

Grn = Green

TUS = Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition

Ind = Independent