Results of the byelection for the Horwich North ward, held on July 2, 2026.
| Candidate | Description | Votes |
| Graham Dawson | The Labour Party | 343 |
| Peter Brett Hopkinson | Independent | 13 |
| Raymond Ndokwo | The Conservative Party Candidate | 71 |
| Wendy Parkinson | Reform UK | 541 |
| Nicola Salmon | Green Party | 189 |
| John Francis Scoble | Horwich & Blackrod First Independents | 1186 (Elected) |
| Scott James Turner-Preece | Liberal Democrats | 27 |