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Labour Secures Ellesmere Port By-Election, Boosting Council Majority

10/5/2025

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Labour won the Ellesmere Port by-election on October 2, 2025, preserving the seat vacated by Gareth Gould.
Turnout was 41.6%, well above the typical 15-20% for by-elections.
The result prevents a council deadlock, with Labour previously holding 35 of 70 seats and Reform UK gaining share.
The council composition is Labour 35, Conservative 21, Reform UK 3, and others.

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Story summary

Labour won the Ellesmere Port by-election on October 2, 2025, preserving the seat vacated by Gareth Gould.
Turnout was 41.6%, well above the typical 15-20% for by-elections.
The result prevents a council deadlock, with Labour previously holding 35 of 70 seats and Reform UK gaining share.
The council composition is Labour 35, Conservative 21, Reform UK 3, and others.