Lower Sheering District Ward By-election - Thursday, 23 June 2005
| Ward | Turnout | No. of votes cast |
| Lower Sheering | 18.5% | 294 |
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes |
| Harding, Heather | Conservative | 208 |
| Rumble, John | Liberal Democrat | 22 |
| Slasberg, Benjamin | Labour | 64 |
| Majority (%) | Majority (votes) | Elected Candidate |
| 144 | Heather Harding |
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