Queen’s Park by-election – Thursday 24 September 2026
A poll to elect a ward councillor for Queen's Park will take place on Thursday 24 September 2026.
A poll to elect a ward councillor for Queen's Park took place on Thursday 24 September 2026.
This by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Milla Gauge.
Mark Strong (Green Party) was elected as Councillor for Queen's Park.
Results
- Mark Strong, Green Party - 1,139 votes
- Steve Gladwin, Labour Party - 802 votes
- John Shepherd, Reform UK - 160 votes
- Stefan Sönke Speckesser, Conservative and Unionist Party - 97 votes
- Rudi Dikty-Daudiyan, Liberal Democrats - 74 votes
The turnout was 33.36%
Read the declaration of result for Queen's Park.
Who could vote
To vote in these elections you had to be:
- registered to vote by 8 September 2026.
- a resident of Queen’s Park ward or a registered Crown servant or service elector in respect of an address in the ward
- age 18 or over on polling day
Find out more about which elections you can vote in.
Key dates and deadlines
- Tuesday 8 September – last day to register to vote
- Wednesday 9 September, 5pm – last day for us to receive your postal vote application
- Wednesday 9 September, 5pm – last day to cancel your postal vote
- Wednesday 9 September, 5pm – last day for us to receive proxy applications if you, or your proxy, already have a postal vote in place
- Friday 11 September – postal votes dispatched
- Wednesday 16 September, 5pm – the last day for us to receive any other proxy vote applications
- Wednesday 16 September, 5pm – last day for us to receive your Voter Authority Certificate application
- Friday 18 September – first day to reissue replacement postal votes
- Thursday 24 September – polls open from 7am to 10pm
- Friday 25 September – ballot papers counted