Local Council By-Elections April 2026

This month saw 22,173 votes cast in 10 local authority contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. Eight council seats changed hands. For comparison with March's results, see here. Party Number of Candidates Total Vote % +/- Mar +/- Apr 25 Avge/ Contest +/- Seats Conservative 10 3,701 16.7% -3.7 +3.6 370 -1 Labour 9 2,483 11.2% -0.7 -8.4 276 -2 Lib Dem 9 2,156 9.7% -8.2 -11.2 240 0 Reform 10 7,603 34.2% +4.6 +14.5 760 +2 Green 10 5,510 24.9% +9.5 +11.6 551 +2 SNP* 0 0 PC** 0 0 Ind*** 5 499 2.3% -2.3 -0.2 100 -1 Other**** 2 221 1.0% +1.0 +0.5 111 0 * There were no by-elections in Scotland ** There were no by-election in Wales *** There were no Independent clashes **** Others in April consisted of Advance UK (28), Together for Bury (193) Another month of firsts. The highest, if memory serves, vote tally enjoyed by Reform. The same also applies to the Greens. Who says Duverger's Law is dead? It's alive and well and working its way though council…