Quarter Two 2026 By-Election Results

This quarter 289,878 votes were cast in 110 local authority contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. 58 council seats changed hands. For comparison you can view Quarter One's results here. Party Number of Candidates Total Vote % +/- Q1 +/- Q2 25 Avge/ Contest +/- Seats Conservative 109 51,069 17.6% -0.3 -0.4 469 -4 Labour 95 40,363 13.9% -1.8 -3.2 425 -15 Lib Dem 94 55,401 19.1% +3.5 -2.0 589 -3 Reform 113 79,276 27.3% +2.1 +2.4 702 +21 Green 106 46,177 15.9% +0.9 +5.2 436 +3 SNP* 2 1,035 0.4% -2.4 -0.8 518 +1 PC** 12 4,096 1.4% -0.2 +1.1 341 0 Ind*** 40 10,603 3.7% -0.3 -1.3 265 -3 Other**** 11 1,858 0.6% -1.2 -1.1 168 0 * There were two by-elections in Scotland ** There were 14 by-elections in Wales *** There were five Independent clashes **** Other this quarter were Advance UK (28), Alliance to Liberate Scotland (13), Great Yarmouth First (866), Libertarian (3), SDP (49), Together for Bury (193), TUSC (31, 31, 15), Workers' Party of Britain (609),…