There looks to be 12 by-elections during August:
* 6 on 3rd August
* 0 on 10th August
* 4 on 17th
* 0 on 24th
* 1 on 29th - a Tuesday
* 1 on 31st
10 of the by-elections are for District Councils
- 9 that had all-out elections in 2015 and 1 with annual elections
2 are in Unitary Authorities
- 1 with all-out elections in 2016 and the other in 2015
Conservatives defend 5 seats, 2 following the death of the previous councillor and 3 after resignations
Labour defend 3 seats, all after resignations
Liberal Democrats defend 1 seat after a resignation
UKIP defends 2 seats, 1 after a death and 1 a resignation
Independent / Localist defends 1 seat after a death
With nominations awaited for 2 of the contests:
Conservatives and Labour each contest 10 seats, Liberal Democrats 9, Green 7, UKIP 6 whilst there is 1 Independent and 1 No Description
- a total of 44 candidates for the 10 seats so far.
3 August - 6
Charnwood BC, Loughborough Shelthorpe - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk BC, St Margarets with St Nicholas - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
Sevenoaks DC, Penshurst, Fordscombe & Chiddingstone - Conservative died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, LD
Swale BC, Milton Regis - UKIP died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Thanet DC, Margate Central - UKIP sitting as Independent resigned - 7 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, UKIP, Ind, No Description
Worthing BC, Marine - Conservative resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green
17 August - 4
Aylesbury Vale DC, Riverside - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, UKIP
Aylesbury Vale DC, Southcourt - Liberal Democrat resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, UKIP
Forest Heath DC, St Mary's - Conservative died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Green
Peterborough UA, Park - Labour resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, Green, UKIP
29 August - 1
Scarborough BC, Mulgrave - Conservative resigned
31 August - 1
North Somerset UA, Weston-Super-Mare North Worle - North Somerset First died
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