Local Council By-elections on 7th May 2015

Collated by MiddleEnglander as well as the General & Local Elections here is a list of the council by elections to be held on the same day

A total of 50 by-elections along with 32 "double" elections have been identified so far on 7th May.

All arise from a resignation unless a death (D) or disqualification (Dis)

Conservative defend - 35

- by-elections - 26
* Barnet LB, Garden Suburb
* Basingstoke & Deane BC, Roosdown
* Cambridgeshire CC, Whittlesey North
* Camden LB, Hampstead Town
* Cheltenham BC, Battledown
* Cherwell DC, Caversfield
* Cornwall UA, Constantine, Mawnan & Budock
* Craven DC, Barden Fell 
* Craven DC, Settle & Ribblebanks (D)
* Craven DC, Upper Wharfedale (D)
* Derbyshire CC, Ashbourne
* Durham UA, Barnard Castle West
* Ealing LB, Northfield
* Epping Forest DC, Roydon
* Hampshire CC, Andover West
* Kensington & Chelsea LB, Stanley 
* Leicestershire CC, Narborough & Whetstone
* Newcastle-under-Lyme BC, Clayton (D)
* Norfolk CC, Loddon
* Oxfordshire CC, Witney West & Bampton
* Reigate & Banstead BC, Reigate Hill
* Suffolk CC, Haverhill Cangle
* Surrey CC, Weybridge
* Wandsworth LB, Earlsfield (D)
* Westminster LB, Warwick
* Wiltshire UA, Bromhan, Rowde & Potterne
* Winchester BC, Cheriton & Bishops Sutton

- "double" elections - 9
** Birmingham MB, Sutton New Hall
** Bolton MB, Heaton & Lostock
** Hart DC, Hartley Wintney
** Pendle BC, Barrowford
** Peterborough UA, Stanground Central
** Redditch BC, West sitting as Independent
** Runneymeade BC, Addlestone North
** Southend UA, West Shoebury
** West Oxfordshire DC, Hailey, Minster Lovell & Leafield

Labour defend - 32

- by-elections - 15 
* Durham UA, Ferryhill
* Durham UA, Sherburn
* Durham UA, Willington & Hunwisk
* Enfield LB, Jubilee
* Fife UA, Dunfermline South - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP
* Flintshire UA, Caergwrle (D)
* Greenwich LB, Greenwich West
* Lambeth LB, Prince's
* Neath Port Talbot UA, Cwmllynfell (D)
* Newham LB, Stratford & New Town (Dis)
* Southwark LB, Chaucer
* Stroud DC, Eastington & Standish
* Swansea UA, Crockett
* Swansea UA, Morriston
* Swansea UA, Townhill

- "double" elections - 17
** Bolton MB, Westhoughton North & Chew Moor
** Burnley BC, Hapton with Park
** Ipswich BC, St John's
** Ipswich BC, Sprite
** Kirklees MB, Greenhead
** Knowsley MB, Halewood West
** Liverpool MB, Fazakerley
** Newcastle-upon-Tyne MB, Denton
** Newcastle-upon-Tyne MB, Lemington
** Norwich BC, Miles Cross sitting as Independent
** Norwich BC, Sewell
** North East Lincolnshire UA, East Marsh sitting as Independent
** Rossendale BC, Irwell
** Rossendale BC, Whitewell
** Rotherham MB, Boston Castle
** Sefton MB, Ravenmeols
** St Helens MB, Haydock (D)

Liberal Democrat defend - 5

- by-elections - 5
* Cumbria CC, Cartmel
* Kingston-upon-Thames LB, Grove
* Kingston-upon-Thames LB, Tolworth & Hook Rise
* Somerset CC, Taunton North
* Wiltshire UA, Chippenham Hardenhuish

- double" elections - 1
** Derby UA, Littleover

SNP defend - 1
* Perth & Kinross UA, Perth City Centre - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, SNP, No Description

UKIP defend - 8

- by-elections - 3
* Cornwall UA, Camborne Treswithian
* Kent CC, Romney Marsh
* Maidstone BC, Park Wood

- "double" elections - 5 
** Harlow BC, Great Parndon
** Mole Valley DC, Holmwoods
** Rushmoor BC, West Heath
** Southend UA, St Laurence
** Tunbridge Wells BC, Rusthall

Green defend - 1
** Watford BC, Callowland