2023 United Kingdom local elections
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Local elections are scheduled to be held in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2023. These will include district councils, unitary authorities, and directly-elected mayors in England, and all local councils in Northern Ireland.[2][3]
For an explanation of the different types of Council see Local government in England
England
Metropolitan boroughs
Whole council
| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | ||||
| Bolton | 60[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Liverpool | 85 | Labour | Details | |
| Oldham | 60[a] | Labour | Details | |
| Stockport | 60[a] | No overall control | Details | |
| Tameside | 57[a] | Labour | Details | |
| Wigan | 75[a] | Labour | Details | |
| Wolverhampton | 60[a] | Labour | Details | |
Third of council
By-elections or uncontested wards can cause the seats up for election to be above or below one third of the council.
| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| up | of | Previous | |||||||
| Barnsley | 21 | 63 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Bradford | 30 | 90 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Bury | 17 | 51 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Calderdale | 17 | 51 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Coventry | 18 | 54 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Dudley | 24 | 72 | Conservative | Details | |||||
| Gateshead | 22 | 66 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Kirklees | 23 | 69 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Knowsley | 15 | 45 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Leeds | 33 | 99 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Manchester | 32 | 96 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 26 | 78 | Labour | Details | |||||
| North Tyneside | 20 | 60 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Rochdale | 20 | 60 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Salford | 20 | 60 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Sandwell | 24 | 72 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Sefton | 22 | 66 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Sheffield | 42 | 84 | No overall control | Details | |||||
| Solihull | 17 | 51 | Conservative | Details | |||||
| South Tyneside | 18 | 54 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Sunderland | 25 | 75 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Trafford | 21 | 63 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Wakefield | 21 | 63 | Labour | Details | |||||
| Walsall | 20 | 60 | Conservative | Details | |||||
| Wirral | 22 | 66 | No overall control | Details | |||||
| All councils | |||||||||
Unitary authorities
Whole council
Third of council
| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| up | of | Previous | ||||
| Blackburn with Darwen | 51 | Labour | Details | |||
| Halton | 54 | Labour | Details | |||
| Hartlepool | 36 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Hull | 57 | Liberal Democrats | Details | |||
| Milton Keynes | 57 | No overall control | Details | |||
| North East Lincolnshire | 42 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Peterborough | 60 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Plymouth | 57 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Portsmouth | 42 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Reading | 48 | Labour | Details | |||
| Southend-on-Sea | 51 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Swindon | 57 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Thurrock | 49 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Wokingham | 54 | No overall control | Details | |||
| All councils | ||||||
Non-metropolitan districts
Whole council
Third of council
Mayoral elections
| Council | Mayor before | |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | Dave Hodgson (Lib Dem) | |
| Leicester | Peter Soulsby (Lab) | |
| Mansfield | Andy Abrahams (Lab) | |
| Middlesbrough | Andy Preston (Ind) | |
Northern Ireland
| Council | Seats | Largest party | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | ||||
| Belfast | 60 | Sinn Féin | Details | |
| Ards & North Down | 40 | DUP | Details | |
| Antrim & Newtownabbey | 40 | DUP | Details | |
| Lisburn & Castlereagh | 40 | DUP | Details | |
| Newry, Mourne & Down | 41 | Sinn Féin | Details | |
| Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon | 41 | DUP | Details | |
| Mid & East Antrim | 40 | DUP | Details | |
| Causeway Coast & Glens | 40 | Dup | Details | |
| Mid Ulster | 40 | Sinn Féin | Details | |
| Derry & Strabane | 40 | Sinn Féin | SDLP | Details |
| Fermanagh & Omagh | 40 | Sinn Féin | Details | |
References
- Footnotes
- ^ Davey served as Acting Leader from 13 December 2019 to 27 August 2020 alongside the Party Presidents Baroness Sal Brinton and Mark Pack, following Jo Swinson's election defeat in the 2019 general election. Davey was elected Leader in August 2020.[1]
- ^ The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.
- Citations
- ^ Stewart, Heather (27 August 2020). "'Wake up and smell the coffee': Ed Davey elected Lib Dem leader". The Guardian.
- ^ "Election timetable". Her Majesty's Government. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Local government elections". Local Government Association. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
