Local Council By-Elections June 2026

This month saw 98,917 votes cast in 43 local authority contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. 19 council seats changed hands. For comparison with May's results, see here. Party Number of Candidates Total Vote % +/- May +/- Jun 25 Avge/ Contest +/- Seats Conservative 44 15,627 15.8% -3.0 +1.0 355 -1 Labour 40 17,824 18.0% +6.1 +0.7 446 -3 Lib Dem 34 19,055 19.3% -1.0 +2.1 560 -3 Reform 46 23,974 24.2% -4.1 -7.0 521 +4 Green 41 13,527 13.7% -2.4 +3.8 330 +2 SNP* 2 1,035 1.0% +1.0 -0.5 518 +1 PC** 10 3,624 3.7% +3.4 +3.7 362 0 Ind*** 20 3,544 3.8% -0.3 -3.5 177 0 Other**** 6 707 0.7% +0.1 +0.0 118 0 * There were two by-elections in Scotland ** There were 11(!) by-elections in Wales *** There were three Independent clashes this month **** Others in June were Alliance to Liberate Scotland (13), Libertarian (3), TUSC (31, 31), Workers' Party of Britain (609), Your Party (20) To say it might be to jinx it. But is that a small sign of a Labour revival? It's…