Local Council By-Elections August 2026

This month saw 33,925 votes cast in 16 local authority contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. 11 council seats changed hands. For comparison with July's results, see here. Party Number of Candidates Total Vote % +/- Jul +/- Jul 25 Avge/ Contest +/- Seats Conservative 16 4,844 14.3% -4.6 -4.3 303 -4 Labour 16 8,433 24.9% +10.3 +8.3 527 -1 Lib Dem 14 5,098 15.0% -0.8 -3.1 364 +3 Reform 16 9,663 28.5% +4.6 +0.6 604 0 Green 12 3,467 10.2% -1.4 +1.2 289 +2 SNP* 0 0 PC** 1 509 1.5% -2.5 -0.3 509 0 Ind*** 10 886 2.6% -4.2 -5.2 87 0 Other**** 3 1,025 3.0% +0.9 +2.7 342 0 * There were no by-elections in Scotland ** There was one by-election in Wales *** There were three Independent clashes **** Others in August were Nottingham People's Alliance (523), Restore (284, 218) It's been a good run, but it had to come to an end at some point. Reform's streak of winning the monthly by-elections tallies is over. They came out on top in popular vote terms, and yet they…