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
- 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
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