Electoral record
Municipal by-elections
A by-election fills one ward’s vacancy between local elections. Each day’s wards, candidates and votes are the IEC’s, with the candidate its results award the seat. Why a seat fell vacant is not published with the results and is not stated here.
- By-election days
- 191
- Ward contests
- 630
- Candidates
- 3 515
- Period
- 9 November 2016 – 24 June 2026
2021–2026 council term
- 24 June 2026
- 17 June 2026
- 13 May 2026
- 29 April 2026
- 22 April 2026
- 15 April 2026
- 25 March 2026
- 18 March 2026
- 25 February 2026
- 11 February 2026
- 3 February 2026
- 21 January 2026
- 17 December 2025
- 10 December 2025
- 26 November 2025
- 5 November 2025
- 15 October 2025
- 1 October 2025
- 17 September 2025
- 10 September 2025
- 3 September 2025
- 20 August 2025
- 6 August 2025
- 23 July 2025
- 16 July 2025
- 9 July 2025
- 2 July 2025
- 25 June 2025
- 18 June 2025
- 11 June 2025
- 28 May 2025
- 14 May 2025
- 30 April 2025
- 16 April 2025
- 2 April 2025
- 19 March 2025
- 12 March 2025
- 12 February 2025
- 5 February 2025
- 22 January 2025
- 15 January 2025
- 18 December 2024
- 11 December 2024
- 4 December 2024
- 20 November 2024
- 13 November 2024
- 23 October 2024
- 9 October 2024
- 11 September 2024
- 28 August 2024
- 14 August 2024
- 7 August 2024
- 17 July 2024
- 19 June 2024
- 11 June 2024
- 15 May 2024
- 24 April 2024
- 13 March 2024
- 28 February 2024
- 14 February 2024
- 7 February 2024
- 31 January 2024
- 17 January 2024
- 13 December 2023
- 6 December 2023
- 29 November 2023
- 22 November 2023
- 15 November 2023
- 8 November 2023
- 25 October 2023
- 11 October 2023
- 27 September 2023
- 13 September 2023
- 23 August 2023
- 19 July 2023
- 28 June 2023
- 14 June 2023
- 24 May 2023
- 26 April 2023
- 5 April 2023
- 22 March 2023
- 8 March 2023
- 22 February 2023
- 15 February 2023
- 8 February 2023
- 25 January 2023
- 18 January 2023
- 14 December 2022
- 30 November 2022
- 23 November 2022
- 16 November 2022
- 2 November 2022
- 26 October 2022
- 19 October 2022
- 12 October 2022
- 14 September 2022
- 31 August 2022
- 3 August 2022
- 27 July 2022
- 6 July 2022
- 15 June 2022
- 1 June 2022
- 4 May 2022
- 20 April 2022
- 16 March 2022
- 23 February 2022
- 2 February 2022
2016–2021 council term
- 19 May 2021
- 21 April 2021
- 9 December 2020
- 11 November 2020
- 26 February 2020
- 5 February 2020
- 15 January 2020
- 4 December 2019
- 27 November 2019
- 13 November 2019
- 6 November 2019
- 23 October 2019
- 9 October 2019
- 18 September 2019
- 28 August 2019
- 21 August 2019
- 7 August 2019
- 24 July 2019
- 17 July 2019
- 10 July 2019
- 26 June 2019
- 19 June 2019
- 12 June 2019
- 22 May 2019
- 15 May 2019
- 10 April 2019
- 27 March 2019
- 6 March 2019
- 20 February 2019
- 13 February 2019
- 30 January 2019
- 16 January 2019
- 9 January 2019
- 8 January 2019
- 12 December 2018
- 5 December 2018
- 21 November 2018
- 14 November 2018
- 7 November 2018
- 31 October 2018
- 24 October 2018
- 3 October 2018
- 26 September 2018
- 5 September 2018
- 22 August 2018
- 15 August 2018
- 8 August 2018
- 25 July 2018
- 18 July 2018
- 17 July 2018
- 20 June 2018
- 13 June 2018
- 6 June 2018
- 30 May 2018
- 23 May 2018
- 25 April 2018
- 11 April 2018
- 4 April 2018
- 7 March 2018
- 28 February 2018
- 21 February 2018
- 13 December 2017
- 6 December 2017
- 29 November 2017
- 15 November 2017
- 2 November 2017
- 1 November 2017
- 18 October 2017
- 27 September 2017
- 20 September 2017
- 6 September 2017
- 23 August 2017
- 2 August 2017
- 28 June 2017
- 14 June 2017
- 24 May 2017
- 26 April 2017
- 5 April 2017
- 29 March 2017
- 8 March 2017
- 1 March 2017
- 1 February 2017
- 30 November 2016
- 9 November 2016
What this record covers
The IEC’s by-election results dashboard publishes the by-elections held since November 2016 (the 2016–2021 and 2021–2026 council terms). Earlier by-elections are not published there and are not in this record yet. Sources and coverage