By-elections can be held at any time (apart from the last six months of the term) following the resignation or death of a local Councillor, but the newly-elected councillor will only serve until the next full election.
Below are some details of by-elections over the last few years.
Find out results of the Hillrise by-election held on 2 May 2024.
The result for the Tollington ward by-election on Thursday 1 July
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
| Carson Vanessa Margaret |
Conservative Party Candidate |
127 |
| Gilgunn Mick |
Labour Party |
1,243 ELECTED |
| Nicolov Jane |
Liberal Democrats |
94 |
| Ward Jonathan |
Green Party |
730 |
- Electorate: 9,903
- Turnout: 22%
Rejected ballots
| Reason |
Total rejected |
| Want of official mark |
0 |
| Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to |
3 |
| Writing or mark by which voter could be identified |
0 |
| Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty |
4 |
The result for the Bunhill ward by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
| Bossman-Quarshie Valerie |
Labour Party |
1,960 ELECTED |
| Perks Martyn Thomas |
Independent |
181 |
| Turing Maxx |
Liberal Democrat |
572 |
| Vora Zak |
Conservative Party candidate |
744 |
| Webb Catherine Louise |
Green Party |
590 |
Turnout: 40%
Rejected ballots
| Reason |
Total rejected |
| Want of official mark |
0 |
| Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to |
7 |
| Writing or mark by which voter could be identified |
0 |
| Being unmarked or wholly void of uncertainty |
49 |
The result for the Highbury West ward by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
| Dawson Katie |
Green Party |
1,799 |
| Ibrahim Bashir Omar Yassin
|
Labour Party |
2,465 ELECTED |
| Jackson Ben |
Conservative Party candidate |
773 |
| Stacy Terry |
Liberal Democrat |
776 |
Turnout: 48.08%
Rejected ballots
| Reason |
Total rejected |
| Want of official mark |
0 |
| Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to |
15 |
| Writing or mark by which voter could be identified |
0 |
| Being unmarked or wholly void of uncertainty |
101 |
The result for the Holloway ward by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
| Hyett Andrew Charles |
Liberal Democrat
|
548
|
| Jackson Jason |
Labour Party
|
2852 ELECTED |
| Nugent Harry Charles |
Conservative Party candidate |
720 |
| Poyner Claire Louise |
Green Party |
792 |
Turnout: 44.9%
Rejected ballots
| Reason |
Total rejected |
| Want of official mark |
0 |
| Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to |
2 |
| Writing or mark by which voter could be identified |
0 |
| Being unmarked or wholly void of uncertainty |
86 |
The result for the Mildmay ward by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021:
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
| Alzamora Zoe |
Green Party |
883 |
| Stevens Phil |
Liberal Democrats |
349 |
| Weekes Angelo Ricardo |
Labour Party |
2,307 ELECTED |
| Woodroofe William Henry |
Conservative Party candidate |
603 |
Turnout: 44.04%
Rejected ballots
| Reason |
Total rejected |
| Want of official mark |
0 |
| Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to |
3 |
| Writing or mark by which voter could be identified |
0 |
| Being unmarked or wholly void of uncertainty |
11 |
The result for the St Peter's ward by-election on Thursday 6 May 2021:
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
| Collins Victoria Mei Elizabeth |
Liberal Democrats |
876 |
| Graber Jody |
Independent/td>
|
318 |
| Kalaam Muhammad Abul |
Conservative Party candidate |
749 |
| North Toby Alexander |
Labour Party |
1,885 ELECTED |
| Pasteur Veronica |
Green Party |
567 |
Turnout: 44.8%
Rejected ballots
| Reason |
Total rejected |
| Want of official mark |
0 |
| Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to |
10 |
| Writing or mark by which voter could be identified |
0 |
| Being unmarked or wholly void of uncertainty |
41 |
