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All residents of the areas covered that are 18 years or over and are a British or Irish citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of the European Union is eligible to vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local councils |url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/types-elections/local-councils |publisher=Electoral Commission (United Kingdom) |accessdate=3 February 2020 |language=en |date=1 November 2019}}</ref> A resident can be registered to vote in two different local authorities, such as a student, but can only vote in one.<ref name="Typesofelect-LocalGov">{{cite web |title=Types of election, referendums, and who can vote: Local government |url=https://www.gov.uk/elections-in-the-uk/local-government |publisher=[[GOV.UK]] |accessdate=3 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Because this wave of local elections incorporates different positions, voters will use different voting systems to elect politicians. Councillors will be elected using [[First Past The Post]], meaning that the councillor with the most votes in a ward is elected.<ref name="Typesofelect-LocalGov"/> Councils having "all-up" elections will have [[Plurality-at-large voting|block voting]], where voters have a vote for each seat the ward represents and the top councillors are elected. All [[Directly elected mayors in England and Wales|mayors of England]] and [[Police and Crime Commissioners]] of England and Wales are elected using the [[supplementary vote]] system- which means voters select a first and second choice when you vote. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote all except for the top two are eliminated. If your first choice candidate is eliminated, and your second choice is for one of the top 2, then your second choice is counted.<ref name="Typesofelect-Mayors&London">{{cite news |title=Types of election, referendums, and who can vote: Local mayors, Mayor of London and London Assembly |url=https://www.gov.uk/elections-in-the-uk/local-mayors-mayor-of-london-and-london-assembly |accessdate=3 February 2020 |publisher=[[GOV.UK]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Types of election, referendums, and who can vote: Police and Crime Commissioner |url=https://www.gov.uk/elections-in-the-uk/police-and-crime-commissioner |publisher=[[GOV.UK]] |accessdate=3 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Whilst the [[Mayor of London]] is elected using the supplementary vote system too, the [[London Assembly]] uses the [[Additional member system]]. You vote once for your [[List of London Assembly constituencies|single member constituency]] and once for a London-wide representative.<ref name="Typesofelect-Mayors&London"/> |
Because this wave of local elections incorporates different positions, voters will use different voting systems to elect politicians. Councillors will be elected using [[First Past The Post]], meaning that the councillor with the most votes in a ward is elected.<ref name="Typesofelect-LocalGov"/> Councils having "all-up" elections will have [[Plurality-at-large voting|block voting]], where voters have a vote for each seat the ward represents and the top councillors are elected. All [[Directly elected mayors in England and Wales|mayors of England]] and [[Police and Crime Commissioners]] of England and Wales are elected using the [[supplementary vote]] system- which means voters select a first and second choice when you vote. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote all except for the top two are eliminated. If your first choice candidate is eliminated, and your second choice is for one of the top 2, then your second choice is counted.<ref name="Typesofelect-Mayors&London">{{cite news |title=Types of election, referendums, and who can vote: Local mayors, Mayor of London and London Assembly |url=https://www.gov.uk/elections-in-the-uk/local-mayors-mayor-of-london-and-london-assembly |accessdate=3 February 2020 |publisher=[[GOV.UK]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Types of election, referendums, and who can vote: Police and Crime Commissioner |url=https://www.gov.uk/elections-in-the-uk/police-and-crime-commissioner |publisher=[[GOV.UK]] |accessdate=3 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Whilst the [[Mayor of London]] is elected using the supplementary vote system too, the [[London Assembly]] uses the [[Additional member system]]. You vote once for your [[List of London Assembly constituencies|single member constituency]] and once for a London-wide representative.<ref name="Typesofelect-Mayors&London"/> |
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Local elections in the United Kingdom are scheduled to be held on Thursday 7 May 2020, contesting about 118 English local councils, eight directly elected mayors in England,[1] 36 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales and 4 Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners in England[2] There will also be an election to the London Assembly in conjunction with the London mayoral election.
With the exception of those areas that have had boundary changes, the seats up for election were last contested in the 2016 local elections. New unitary authorities to replace the county and district councils in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire are due to hold their inaugural elections this year.
Voters and voting systems
All residents of the areas covered that are 18 years or over and are a British or Irish citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of the European Union is eligible to vote.[3] A resident can be registered to vote in two different local authorities, such as a student, but can only vote in one.[4]
Because this wave of local elections incorporates different positions, voters will use different voting systems to elect politicians. Councillors will be elected using First Past The Post, meaning that the councillor with the most votes in a ward is elected.[4] Councils having "all-up" elections will have block voting, where voters have a vote for each seat the ward represents and the top councillors are elected. All mayors of England and Police and Crime Commissioners of England and Wales are elected using the supplementary vote system- which means voters select a first and second choice when you vote. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote all except for the top two are eliminated. If your first choice candidate is eliminated, and your second choice is for one of the top 2, then your second choice is counted.[5][6] Whilst the Mayor of London is elected using the supplementary vote system too, the London Assembly uses the Additional member system. You vote once for your single member constituency and once for a London-wide representative.[5]
Background
The local elections in May 2019 across a majority of councils in England saw the Conservative party suffer significant losses to the Liberal Democrats, who regained councils they lost to the Conservatives in 2015. The Labour party, despite making some gains, had a net loss of over eighty seats in areas that had traditionally voted for them, particularly to independent candidates. Local elections also took place at the same time in Northern Ireland, which saw a rise in the Alliance Party's representation across the region. At the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, a few weeks after, the Conservatives had their lowest share of the vote in a nation-wide election in their history, with the Brexit party and the Liberal Democrats coming first and second, respectively.
On 12 December 2019, the UK had a snap general election that lead to the Conservative party winning a majority of eighty in the House of Commons. The Labour party, achieved their worst share of the seats since the 1935 general election.[7] Following the election result the leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn announced he would be stepping down from his position, though remain an MP. The results of party's leadership and deputy leadership election will be unveiled in April.[8] The Liberal Democrats will also have a leadership election, with the results being announced in July, following Jo Swinson losing her seat.[9] During this period, the party's Deputy Leader Ed Davey and party President Mark Pack will act as co-leaders.[10]
England
Metropolitan boroughs
Whole metropolitan council
Two of 36 metropolitan boroughs have all of its seats up for election.
| Council | Seats | Previous control | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| up | of | |||||
| Rotherham | 63 | 63
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Salford | 60 | 60
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
One-third of metropolitan council
33 of 36 metropolitan boroughs have one-third of their seats up for election.
| Council | Seats | Previous control | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| up | of | |||||
| Barnsley | 21 | 63
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Bolton | 20 | 60
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Conservative minority with Lib Dem/UKIP/Independent support) | |||
| Bradford | 30 | 90
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Bury | 17 | 51
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Calderdale | 17 | 51
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Coventry | 18 | 54
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Dudley | 24 | 72
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Conservative minority) | |||
| Gateshead | 22 | 66
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Kirklees | 23 | 69
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Knowsley | 15 | 45
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Leeds | 33 | 99
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Liverpool | 30 | 90
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Manchester | 32 | 96
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 26 | 78
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| North Tyneside | 20 | 60
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Oldham | 20 | 60
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Rochdale | 20 | 60
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Sandwell | 24 | 72
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Sefton | 22 | 66
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Sheffield | 28 | 84
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Solihull | 17 | 51
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | |||
| South Tyneside | 18 | 54
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| St Helens | 16 | 48
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Stockport | 21 | 63
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Labour minority) | |||
| Sunderland | 25 | 75
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Tameside | 19 | 57
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Trafford | 21 | 63
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Wakefield | 21 | 63
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Walsall | 20 | 60
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | |||
| Wigan | 25 | 75
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Wirral | 22 | 66
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Labour minority) | |||
| Wolverhampton | 20 | 60
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| All 33 councils | 726 | 2,181 | ||||
Unitary authorities
Whole unitary council
Five unitary authorities have all of their seats up for election including three new unitary authorities, two in Northamptonshire and a single authority across Buckinghamshire. Due to Northamptonshire County Council going bankrupt, South Northamptonshire, Northampton, Daventry and Northamptonshire County Council will merge to create West Northamptonshire; Whilst Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough will merge to form North Northamptonshire.[11] An election for the new unitary Buckinghamshire Council will take place, replacing both the existing county council and the four district councils of Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Buckinghamshire and Wycombe.[12] The unitary authorities of Halton[13] and Hartlepool,[14] both within the thirds cycle, are having all-up elections due to boundary review.
| Council | Seats | Previous control | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 70
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Buckinghamshire*[12] | 147
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New council (predecessor authorities were all Conservative) | |||
| Halton | 54
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Hartlepool | 36
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Brexit party/Conservative coalition) | |||
| West Northamptonshire*[11] | -
#999999 |
New council (predecessor authorities were all Conservative) | |||
| North Northamptonshire*[11] | -
#999999 |
New council (predecessor authorities were all Conservative except Corby which was Labour) | |||
| Warrington | 58
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| All 7 councils | - | - | |||
- * New council (3)
One-third of unitary council
Fifteen unitary authorities have one-third of their seats up for election.
| Council | Seats | Previous control | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| up | of | |||||
| Blackburn with Darwen | 17 | 51
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Derby | 17 | 51
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Conservative minority with UKIP/Lib Dem support) | |||
| Hull | 19 | 57
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Milton Keynes | 19 | 57
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Labour minority with Lib Dem support) | |||
| North East Lincolnshire | 15 | 42
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | |||
| Peterborough | 20 | 60
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Conservative minority with Independent support) | |||
| Plymouth | 19 | 57
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Portsmouth | 14 | 42
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Lib Dem minority with Labour support) | |||
| Reading | 15 | 46
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Slough | 14 | 42
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Southampton | 16 | 48
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Southend-on-Sea | 17 | 51
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Labour/Lib Dem/independent coalition) | |||
| Swindon | 19 | 57
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | |||
| Thurrock | 16 | 49
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control (Conservative minority) | |||
| Wokingham | 18 | 54
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | |||
| All 15 councils | 255' | 764 | ||||
District Councils
Whole district councils
Twelve district councils have all of their seats up for election.
Half of councils
Six non-metropolitan district councils have half of their seats up for election.
One-third of district councils
51 non-metropolitan district councils have one-third of their seats up for election.
Mayoral elections
Combined authority mayors
Four combined authority mayors are up for election.
| Combined authority | Previous Mayor | Mayor-elect | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | Andy Burnham (Lab) | - | Details | |
| Liverpool City Region | Steve Rotheram (Lab) | - | Details | |
| Tees Valley | Ben Houchen (Con) | - | Details | |
| West Midlands | Andy Street (Con) | - | Details | |
Single authority mayors
Three single authority mayors are up for election.
| Local Authority | Previous Mayor | Mayor-elect | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | Marvin Rees (Lab) | - | Details | ||
| Liverpool | Joe Anderson (Lab) | - | Details | ||
| Salford | Paul Dennett (Lab) | - | Details | ||
Police and Crime Commissioner elections
36 Police and Crime Commissioners in England are up for election.
London
Mayor
Sadiq Khan is standing again for a second term as the Labour party candidate for the Mayor of London.
Assembly
The London Assembly consists of the 25 members elected using the Additional member system, which elects members using both constituencies and a London-wide electoral region.
Wales
Police and Crime Commissioner elections
Four Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales are up for election.
References
- ^ "Directly elected mayors". www.local.gov.uk.
- ^ "Electoral Commission | Police and Crime Commissioner elections". www.electoralcommission.org.uk.
- ^ "Local councils". Electoral Commission (United Kingdom). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Types of election, referendums, and who can vote: Local government". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Types of election, referendums, and who can vote: Local mayors, Mayor of London and London Assembly". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Types of election, referendums, and who can vote: Police and Crime Commissioner". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Who will be Labour's next leader?". BBC News. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Mason, Rowena; Pidd, Helen (15 December 2019). "Labour leadership race begins as senior figures back Rebecca Long-Bailey". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson to step down". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Timetable agreed for Liberal Democrat leadership election". Mark Pack. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Northamptonshire County Council: No local elections for cash-crisis county". BBC News. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b Jones, Claire. "New Buckinghamshire Council moves a step closer". Wycombe Today. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Halton". Local Government Boundary Commission. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Hartlepool". Local Government Boundary Commission. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
