 A by-election was held in Blacko and Higherford after Conservative councillor Shelagh Derwent was disqualified from the council after not attending meetings for 6 months.The seat was held for the Conservatives by Noel McEvoy with 370 votes, double the vote of the other 3 candidates.Marie de Villermont

Marie de Villermont (1848–1925), countess of Hennequin, was a Belgian artist, writer and feminist.