Local Council By-Elections October 2026

This month saw 49,764 votes cast in 26 local authority contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. 15 council seats changed hands. For comparison with September's results, see here. Party Number of Candidates Total Vote % +/- Sep +/- Oct 25 Avge/ Contest +/- Seats Conservative 26 11,789 23.7% +5.4 +7.9 453 +2 Labour 23 11,495 23.1% +0.0 +10.6 500 +2 Lib Dem 19 5,225 10.5% -1.8 -14.4 275 0 Reform 26 10,225 20.5% +3.8 -9.4 393 -3 Green 17 4,107 8.3% -11.3 +0.3 242 0 SNP* 4 3,162 6.4% -0.4 +4.4 791 +1 PC** 1 397 0.8% +0.1 +0.8 397 +1 Ind*** 12 1,286 2.6% +1.7 -2.4 107 -4 Other**** 17 2,078 4.2% +2.3 +2.1 122 +1* There were four by-elections in Scotland ** There were two by-elections in Wales *** There were two Independent clashes **** Others this month were Christian People's Alliance (26), Flint People's Voice (566), Heritage Party (10), Independence for Scotland (95), Restore (246, 228, 159, 151, 134, 124, 91, 79, 76, 72, 55), SPGB (9), Yorkshire Party…