Current aggregate of council by elections since the General Election

Election Maps UK have published their latest aggregate results of the 230 Council By-Elections (for 235 Seats) since the 2024 General Election:

Labour was defending almost half of those seats - 116 out of 235 - and won the largest number, 74, but they had a net loss of 42 seats, more than a third of the number of seats they were defending.

The Lib Dems were defending the second largest number of seats, 46, and also won 46 seats, so zero net gains or losses.

The Conservatives were defending 37 seats and won a total of 61, which means a net gain of 24 seats: the largest net gain of any party, and more gains than all other parties gaining seats put together.

Reform won 14 seats coming from no seats defended, so a net gain of 14 seats.

Both legacy and social media have generally made vastly more fuss about 14 seats won by Reform than about any of the other 216 by-election results.

And let's be honest winning 14 seats from nowhere is a significant achievement.

However, but anyone who imagines that 14 total seats won and 14 seats gained by Reform UK is a better performance than 61 seats won and net gains of 24 by the Conservatives is living in cloud-cuckoo land.


Here are the total seats won and net gains or losses for each party:

LABOUR:                                  74             (Net losses -42 seats)

CONSERVATIVE:                     61             (Net gains +24 seats)

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS:        46              (No net change)

REFORM UK:                           14             (Net gains +14 seats)

INDEPENDENT:                       12             (No net change)

GREEN:                                     11              (Net gains +3 seats)

SNP:                                           10              (Net gains +2 seats)

PLAID CYMRU:                         4             (No net change)

Others:                                          3             (Net loss of -1 seat)



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