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
- 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
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