In 1959, he narrowly lost a rural council by-election.

Millwall gained some notoriety when, in a council by-election in 1993, Derek Beackon won the British National Party's first council seat there.

He ran as a candidate for this party in the 1995 council elections, the 1999 Scottish Parliamentary election and a 2001 council by-election.

He was selected to fight a council by-election in Longholme ward in autumn 2004 but his nomination papers were not submitted in time.

The third council by-election in four months and the second in Ballieston multi-member ward will be precipitated by the death of sitting Labour councillor Douglas Hay.

Jill is interested in conservation and social issues and at one point stands in a local council by-election.

LABOUR achieved a clear lead over the Conservatives in local council by-elections held during the conference season, according to an analysis by The Independent.

LIVE in Willington where the recent council by-election has been held.

Just 15.9% of the local electorate bothered to turn out in a council by-election held three days before Christmas.

Nonetheless, his "Vision Wanganui" grouping subsequently won two council by-elections in February 2006.