Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom explained

This article documents the strengths of political parties in the 317 local authorities of England,^[1] 32 local authorities of Scotland,^[2] 22 principal councils of Wales^[3] and 11 local councils of Northern Ireland.^[4]

England's 317 local authorities are made up of: 32 London borough councils, 21 county councils and 164 district councils (two tiers of local government which share responsibility for the same physical area), 36 metropolitan district councils, 62 unitary authorities, and 2 sui generis authorities, the City of London Corporation and Council of the Isles of Scilly.

This article does not cover the Greater London Authority or the 10 combined authorities of England (and their respective mayors). It also doesn't cover the 35 police and crime commissioners or the four police, fire and crime commissioners in England and Wales.^[5] And it also doesn't include the thousands of parish/local councils of England,^[6] community councils of Scotland^[7] and community councils of Wales.

English local authorities have a choice of executive arrangements out of a mayor and cabinet executive, a leader and cabinet executive, a committee system or alternative arrangements approved by the Secretary of State. Councils in England and Northern Ireland^[8] run on four year cycles, while councils in Scotland^[9] and, from 2022, in Wales^[10] run on five year cycles. An English local authority's councillors may be elected all at once, by halves or by thirds. Because of this disparate system, various local elections take place every year, but changes in party representation arise frequently regardless due to resignations, deaths, by-elections, co-options and changes of affiliation.

Summary

Total number of councillors by political party

Last full update: 2 May 2024^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

Party		Total	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
	Labour		5,610	526	282
	Conservative		4,824	111	213	0
	Liberal Democrats		2,909	68	87
	Green (E&W)		757	9
	SNP				453
	Plaid Cymru			200
	Sinn Féin					144
	DUP					121
	Alliance					67
	Ashfield Independents		42
	Ulster Unionist					54
	SDLP					37
	Scottish Greens				36
	Canvey Island Independents		34
	Aspire		24
	Havering Residents Association		23
	Reform UK		10	0	0
	TUV					10
	Mebyon Kernow		5
	Green (NI)					5
	Liberal		5	0	0
	Chislehurst Matters		3
	Yorkshire		3
	Merton Park Residents Association		2
	People Before Profit					2
	SDP		2	0	0
	PUP					1
Colspan=2 style="text-align:left;	Other parties and independents		1638	318	188	21
Vacancies		55	45	4	3	0
Total		19,228	16,249	1,236	1,226	462

Political control of local government in England

The table below shows who has political control of each of the 21 non-metropolitan county councils (NMC), the 62 unitary authorities (UA), the 36 metropolitan districts (MD), the 32 London boroughs (LB) as well as the 2 sui generis entities: the City of London (CL) and the Isles of Scilly (IS). In total, 153 local government councils.

The table differentiates between councils fully controlled by one party and others where a certain party leads a coalition that governs the council. All parties apart from the Conservatives (CON), Labour (LAB) and Liberal Democrats (LDM); as well as independents, are grouped in the category: OTHER.

Party		NMC	UA + IS	MD	LB + CL	Total no. of councils	% of all councils
	CON control	20	25	4	6	56	36.8
	CON-led coalition	–	1	–	–	1	0.7
	CON	20	27	4	6	57	37.5
	LAB control	–	15	30	21	65	42.8
	LAB-led coalition	1	2	1	–	4	2.6
	LAB	1	16	31	21	69	45.4
	LDM control	1	3	1	3	8	5.3
	LDM-led coalition	1	4	–	–	5	3.3
	LDM	2	7	1	3	13	8.6
	OTHER control	–	4	–	2	6	3.9
	OTHER-led coalition	1	4	–	1	6	3.9
	OTHER	1	8	–	3	12	7.9
	LAB + GRN tie	–	1	–	–	1	0.7
Total		24	59	36	33	152	100.0

England: London borough councils

Last full update: 22 June 2022

London borough councils	Control			Councillors							Cycle
				Total	LAB	CON	LDM	GRN	Other	Vacant
Barking and Dagenham	Leader and cabinet	LAB		51	50				1		All	URL OCDUK
Barnet	Leader and cabinet	LAB		63	40	21			2		All	URL OCDUK
Bexley	Leader and cabinet	CON		45	12	32			1		All	URL OCDUK
Brent	Leader and cabinet	LAB		57	49	5	3				All	URL OCDUK
Bromley	Leader and cabinet	CON		58	12	34	5		7		All	URL OCDUK
Camden	Leader and cabinet	LAB		55	46	2	5	1			All	URL OCDUK
Croydon	Mayor and cabinet	CON	NOC	71	34	33	1	2			All	URL OCDUK
Ealing	Leader and cabinet	LAB		70	59	5	6				All	URL OCDUK
Enfield	Leader and cabinet	LAB		63	37	25			1		All	URL OCDUK
Greenwich	Leader and cabinet	LAB		55	52	3					All	URL OCDUK
Hackney	Mayor and cabinet	LAB	LAB	57	49	6		2			All	URL OCDUK
Hammersmith and Fulham	Leader and cabinet	LAB		50	39	10			1		All	URL OCDUK
Haringey	Leader and cabinet	LAB		57	46		7		4		All	URL OCDUK
Harrow	Leader and cabinet	CON		55	23	31			1		All	URL OCDUK
Havering	Leader and cabinet	IND+LAB		55	9	16			30		All	URL OCDUK
Hillingdon	Leader and cabinet	CON		53	22	30			1		All	URL OCDUK
Hounslow	Leader and cabinet	LAB		62	50	9			2		All	URL OCDUK
Islington	Leader and cabinet	LAB		51	46			3	2		All	URL OCDUK
Kensington and Chelsea	Leader and cabinet	CON		50	8	36	2	1	3		All	URL OCDUK
Kingston upon Thames	Leader and cabinet	LDM		48		2	43		3		All	URL OCDUK
Lambeth	Leader and cabinet	LAB		63	58		3	2			All	URL OCDUK
Lewisham	Mayor and cabinet	LAB	LAB	54	54						All	URL OCDUK
Merton	Leader and cabinet	LAB		57	30	7	17		3		All	URL OCDUK
Newham	Mayor and cabinet	LAB	LAB	66	61			2	4		All	URL OCDUK
Redbridge	Leader and cabinet	LAB		63	56	5			2		All	URL OCDUK
	Leader and cabinet	LDM		54			49	5			All	URL OCDUK
Southwark	Leader and cabinet	LAB		63	52		11				All	URL OCDUK
Sutton	Committee system^[18]	LDM		54	2	21	29		3		All	URL OCDUK
Tower Hamlets	Mayor and cabinet	IND	IND	45	18	1		1	26		All	URL OCDUK
Waltham Forest	Leader and cabinet	LAB		60	46	13			1		All	URL OCDUK
Wandsworth	Leader and cabinet	LAB		58	34	23			1		All	URL OCDUK
Westminster	Leader and cabinet	LAB		54	31	23					All	URL OCDUK

England: metropolitan district councils

Last full update: 5 May 2024

Metropolitan district council	Control			Councillors							Cycle
				Total	LAB	CON	LDM	GRN	Other	Vacant
Barnsley	Leader and cabinet	LAB		63	48	1	11		3		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Birmingham	Leader and cabinet	LAB		101	65	22	12	2			All	URL OCDUK
Bolton	Leader and cabinet	LAB (minority)		60	26	15	6	1	12		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Bradford	Leader and cabinet	LAB		90	49	13	5	10	13		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Bury	Leader and cabinet	LAB		51	32	10			9		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Calderdale	Leader and cabinet	LAB		51	29	11	6	3	2		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Coventry	Leader and cabinet	LAB		54	39	12		2			Thirds	URL OCDUK
Doncaster	Mayor and cabinet	LAB	LAB	55	41	11			3		All	URL OCDUK
Dudley	Leader and cabinet	NOC		72	34	34	3		1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Gateshead	Leader and cabinet	LAB		66	48		18				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Kirklees	Leader and cabinet	NOC		69	31	15	10	4	9		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Knowsley	Leader and cabinet	LAB		45	31		3	7	4		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Leeds	Leader and cabinet	LAB		99	61	15	6	5	12		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Liverpool	Leader and cabinet	LAB	LAB	85	61		15	3	6		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Manchester	Leader and cabinet	LAB		96	87		4	3	2		Thirds	URL OCDUK
	Leader and cabinet	LAB		78	45	1	23	2	7		Thirds	URL OCDUK
North Tyneside	Mayor and cabinet	LAB	LAB	60	51	8			1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Oldham	Leader and cabinet	NOC		60	27	8	9		16		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Rochdale	Leader and cabinet	LAB		60	44	9	3		4		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Rotherham	Leader and cabinet	LAB		59	33	13	3		10		All	URL OCDUK
Salford	Mayor and cabinet	LAB		60	50	7	2		1		All	URL OCDUK
Sandwell	Leader and cabinet	LAB		72	64	5			3		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Sefton	Leader and cabinet	LAB		66	49	4	9	1	2		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Sheffield	Committee system	NOC		84	35		27	14	8		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Solihull	Leader and cabinet	CON		51	1	30	8	10	2		Thirds	URL OCDUK
South Tyneside	Leader and cabinet	LAB		54	28			11	15		Thirds	URL OCDUK
St Helens	Leader and cabinet	LAB		48	29	2	4	6	7		All	URL OCDUK
Stockport	Leader and cabinet	LDM (minority)		63	22		31	3	7		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Sunderland	Leader and cabinet	LAB		75	53	10	12				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Tameside	Leader and cabinet	LAB		57	48	7		2			Thirds	URL OCDUK
Trafford	Leader and cabinet	LAB		63	43	8	6	6			Thirds	URL OCDUK
Wakefield	Leader and cabinet	LAB		63	56	3	3		1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Walsall	Leader and cabinet	CON		60	14	37			9		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Wigan	Leader and cabinet	LAB		75	64	1			10		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Wirral	Committee system	LAB (minority)		66	29	17	6	14			Thirds	URL OCDUK
Wolverhampton	Leader and cabinet	LAB		60	47	12			1		Thirds	URL OCDUK

England: two-tier county and district councils

County councils

Last full update: 14 May 2023

County council	Control		Councillors							Cycle
			Total	CON	LDM	LAB	GRN	Other	Vacant
Cambridgeshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM+LAB+IND	61	22	23	9		7		All	URL OCDUK
Derbyshire	Leader and cabinet	CON	64	41	4	16	1	2		All	URL OCDUK
Devon	Leader and cabinet	CON	60	38	9	6	2	5		All	URL OCDUK
East Sussex	Leader and cabinet	CON	50	25	12	5	5	3		All	URL OCDUK
Essex	Leader and cabinet	CON	75	51	8	5	1	9	1	All	URL OCDUK
Gloucestershire	Leader and cabinet	CON	53	27	16	5	4	1		All	URL OCDUK
Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	CON	78	52	18	3	1	4		All	URL OCDUK
Hertfordshire	Leader and cabinet	CON	78	45	24	7	1	1		All	URL OCDUK
Kent	Leader and cabinet	CON	81	59	6	7	5	4		All	URL OCDUK
Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	CON	84	48	2	28	2	4		All	URL OCDUK
Leicestershire	Leader and cabinet	CON	55	41	10	4				All	URL OCDUK
Lincolnshire	Leader and cabinet	CON	70	54	3	4		9		All	URL OCDUK
Norfolk	Leader and cabinet	CON	84	54	11	10	4	5		All	URL OCDUK
Nottinghamshire	Leader and cabinet	CON	66	35		15		16		All	URL OCDUK
Oxfordshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM/GRN^[19] +LAB	63	22	19^[20]	14	3^[21]	4	1	All	URL OCDUK
Staffordshire	Leader and cabinet	CON	62	55		5		2		All	URL OCDUK
Suffolk	Leader and cabinet	CON	75	49	5	5	10	3		All	URL OCDUK
Surrey	Leader and cabinet	CON	81	45	16	2	2	16		All	URL OCDUK
Warwickshire	Leader and cabinet	CON	57	42	5	6	3	1		All	URL OCDUK
West Sussex	Leader and cabinet	CON	70	46	11	9	1	3	1	All	URL OCDUK
Worcestershire	Leader and cabinet	CON	57	41	3	4	5	3		All	URL OCDUK

District councils

Last full update: 11 June 2022

District council	County council	Control			Councillors							Cycle
					Total	CON	LDM	LAB	GRN	Other	Vacant
Adur	West Sussex	Leader and cabinet	LAB		29	8		17	2	2		Halves	URL OCDUK
Amber Valley	Derbyshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		42	7	1	26	5	3		All	URL OCDUK
Arun	West Sussex	Committee system	LDM+LAB+GRN		54	20	14	8	6	6		All	URL OCDUK
Ashfield	Nottinghamshire	Leader and cabinet	IND		35	2		1		32		All	URLOCDUK
Ashford	Kent	Leader and cabinet	CON (minority)		47	17		11	8	11		All	URL OCDUK
Babergh	Suffolk	Alternative arrangements	IND+LDM+GRN		32	7	5	1	10	9			URL OCDUK
Basildon	Essex	Leader and cabinet	NOC		42	13		18		11		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	IND+LAB+LDM+GRN		54	16	11	11	2	14		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Bassetlaw	Nottinghamshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		48	8		38		2		All	URL OCDUK
Blaby	Leicestershire	Leader and cabinet	CON		39	19	9	6	2			All	URL OCDUK
Bolsover	Derbyshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		37	3		31		3		All	URL OCDUK
Boston	Lincolnshire	Leader and cabinet	IND		30	5				25		All	URL OCDUK
Braintree	Essex	Leader and cabinet	CON		49	26		9	4	10		All	URL OCDUK
Breckland	Norfolk	Leader and cabinet	CON		49	31	1	12	1	5		All	URL OCDUK
Brentwood	Essex	Alternative arrangements	NOC		37	19	17	3				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Broadland	Norfolk	Leader and cabinet	CON (minority)		47	21	14	8	4			All	URL OCDUK
Bromsgrove	Worcestershire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		31	11	5	8		7		All	URL OCDUK
Broxbourne	Hertfordshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		30	27		3				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Broxtowe	Nottinghamshire	Committee system	LAB		44	10	5	26		3		All	URL OCDUK
Burnley	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	LAB+LDM		45	8	7	15	5	10		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		42	1	10	25	5	1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB+GRN		41	10		21	5			Thirds	URL OCDUK
Canterbury	Kent	Committee system	NOC		39	8	9	18	4			All	URL OCDUK
Castle Point	Essex	Leader and cabinet	IND		39					39		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Charnwood	Leicestershire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		52	23		20	8	1		All	URL OCDUK
Chelmsford	Essex	Leader and cabinet	LDM		57	21	33			3		All	URL OCDUK
Cheltenham	Gloucestershire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		40		36		3	1		Halves	URL OCDUK
Cherwell	Oxfordshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		48	11	17	13	4	3		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Chesterfield	Derbyshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		40		12	28			1	All	URL OCDUK
Chichester	West Sussex	Leader and cabinet	LDM		36	5	25		2	4		All	URL OCDUK
Chorley	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		42	3		39				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Colchester	Essex	Leader and cabinet	LDM+LAB+GRN		51	19	15	14	3			Thirds	URL OCDUK
Cotswold	Gloucestershire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		34	9	22		2	1		All	URL OCDUK
Crawley	West Sussex	Leader and cabinet	LAB		36	11		25				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Dacorum	Hertfordshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		51	18	28	3		2		All	URL OCDUK
Dartford	Kent	Leader and cabinet	CON		42	29		11	1	1		All	URL OCDUK
Derbyshire Dales	Derbyshire	Alternative arrangements	LDM+LAB+GRN		39	11	12	6	4	1		All	URL OCDUK
Dover	Kent	Leader and cabinet	LAB		32	14		17		1		All	URL OCDUK
East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	Alternative arrangements	CON		28	15	13					All	URL OCDUK
East Devon	Devon	Leader and cabinet	IND+LDM+GRN		60	22	18	3	2	20		All	URL OCDUK
East Hampshire	Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		43	19	14	1	2	7		All	URL OCDUK
East Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		50	16	10	5	19			All	URL OCDUK
East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		55	26	1	6	1	21		All	URL OCDUK
East Staffordshire	Staffordshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		39	15		21		1		All	URL OCDUK
East Suffolk	Suffolk		NOC		55	15	11	12	16	1		All	URL OCDUK
Eastbourne	East Sussex	Leader and cabinet	LDM		27	8	19					All	URL OCDUK
Eastleigh	Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		39	1	35			3		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Elmbridge	Surrey	Leader and cabinet	IND+LDM		48	9	23			16		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Epping Forest	Essex	Leader and cabinet	CON		58	29	7	1	1	16		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Epsom and Ewell	Surrey	Alternative arrangements	IND		38	2	4	3		26	1	All	URL OCDUK
Erewash	Derbyshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		47	16	1	28	1	1		All	URL OCDUK
Exeter	Devon	Leader and cabinet	LAB		39	3	4	24	7	1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Fareham	Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		31	22	8	1		1		Halves	URL OCDUK
Fenland	Cambridgeshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		43	35	2			6		All	URL OCDUK
Folkestone and Hythe	Kent	Leader and cabinet	NOC		30	5	2	10	11	2		All	URL OCDUK
Forest of Dean	Gloucestershire	Leader and cabinet	IND+GRN		38	6	3	5	15	11		All	URL OCDUK
Fylde	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	CON		37	19	2	2		14		All	URL OCDUK
Gedling	Nottinghamshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		41	9	4	28				All	URL OCDUK
Gloucester	Gloucestershire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		39	11	17	7		4		All	URL OCDUK
Gosport	Hampshire	Alternative arrangements	LDM		28	10	15	2				All	URL OCDUK
Gravesham	Kent	Leader and cabinet	LAB		39	17		22				All	URL OCDUK
Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	Leader and cabinet	NOC		39	19		18		2		All	URL OCDUK
Guildford	Surrey	Leader and cabinet	LDM		48	10	25	3		10	1	All	URL OCDUK
Harborough	Leicestershire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		34	15	13	3	3			All	URL OCDUK
Harlow	Essex	Alternative arrangements	CON		33	21		12			1	Thirds	URL OCDUK
Hart	Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	IND+LDM		33	11	11			11		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Hastings	East Sussex	Leader and cabinet	LAB+GRN		32	12		15	5			Halves	URL OCDUK
Havant	Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		38	30	2	4	1	1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Hertsmere	Hertfordshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		39	16	9	14				All	URL OCDUK
High Peak	Derbyshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		43	10	1	29	2	1		All	URL OCDUK
Hinckley and Bosworth	Leicestershire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		34	10	22	2				All	URL OCDUK
Horsham	West Sussex	Leader and cabinet	LDM		48	11	28		8	1		All	URL OCDUK
Huntingdonshire	Cambridgeshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM+LAB+IND+GRN		52	22	10	4	1	15		All	URL OCDUK
Hyndburn	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	LAB (minority)		35	16		16	2	1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Ipswich	Suffolk	Leader and cabinet	LAB		48	10	3	33		2		Thirds	URL OCDUK
	Norfolk	Leader and cabinet	NOC		55	21	3	11	2	18		All	URL OCDUK
Lancaster	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	GRN+IND		61	5	7	24	21	4		All	URL OCDUK
Lewes	East Sussex	Leader and cabinet	GRN+LDM+LAB		41		15	9	17			All	URL OCDUK
Lichfield	Staffordshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		47	23	7	17				All	URL OCDUK
Lincoln	Lincolnshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		33	9	4	20				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Maidstone	Kent	Leader and cabinet	NOC		55	24	12	6	3	10		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Maldon	Essex	Leader and cabinet	CON+IND+LDM		31	10	6	1		14		All	URL OCDUK
Malvern Hills	Worcestershire	Leader and cabinet	IND+LDM		31	7	3		7	14		All	URL OCDUK
Mansfield	Nottinghamshire	Mayor and cabinet	LAB	LAB	36	5		25		6		All	URL OCDUK
Melton	Leicestershire	Alternative arrangements	NOC		28	11	1	5	1	10		All	URL OCDUK
Mid Devon	Devon	Leader and cabinet	LDM		42	5	33		3	1		All	URL OCDUK
Mid Suffolk	Suffolk	Leader and cabinet	GRN		34	6	4		24			All	URL OCDUK
Mid Sussex	West Sussex	Leader and cabinet	NOC		48	18	20	1	4	5		All	URL OCDUK
Mole Valley	Surrey	Leader and cabinet	LDM		39	3	30			6		Thirds	URL OCDUK
New Forest	Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		60	26	14	1	3	4		All	URL OCDUK
Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		39	14	3	11		11	1	All	URL OCDUK
Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		44	25		19				All	URL OCDUK
North Devon	Devon	Leader and cabinet	LDM		42	7	22		3	10		All	URL OCDUK
North East Derbyshire	Derbyshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		53	19	3	28	1	2		All	URL OCDUK
North Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB+LDM		49	15	15	19				Thirds	URL OCDUK
North Kesteven	Lincolnshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		43	25		2		16		All	URL OCDUK
North Norfolk	Norfolk	Leader and cabinet	LDM		40	12	25			3		All	URL OCDUK
North Warwickshire	Warwickshire	Alternative arrangements	NOC		35	17		15		3	1	All	URL OCDUK
North West Leicestershire	Leicestershire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		38	12	5	17		4		All	URL OCDUK
Norwich	Norfolk	Leader and cabinet	LAB		39		3	23	13			Thirds	URL OCDUK
Nuneaton and Bedworth	Warwickshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		34	27		5	2			Halves	URL OCDUK
Oadby and Wigston	Leicestershire	Alternative arrangements	LDM		26	7	19					All	URL OCDUK
Oxford	Oxfordshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB (minority)		48		9	23	6	10		Halves	URL OCDUK
Pendle^[22]	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	IND+LDM		33	13	7			12	1	Thirds	URL OCDUK
Preston	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		48	10	7	31				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Redditch	Worcestershire	Leader and cabinet	CON		29	16		13		1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	Leader and cabinet	CON (minority)		45	22	3	1	11	8		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Ribble Valley	Lancashire	Alternative arrangements	NOC		40	18	8	7	2	5		All	URL OCDUK
Rochford	Essex	Leader and cabinet	NOC		39	14	9		1	15		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Rossendale	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		36	9		22	1	4		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Rother	East Sussex	Leader and cabinet	IND+LDM+LAB		38	10	7	8	3	10		All	URL OCDUK
Rugby	Warwickshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		42	21	9	12				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Runnymede	Surrey	Alternative arrangements	NOC		41	20	4	4	2	11		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Rushcliffe	Nottinghamshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		44	25	1	9	2	7		All	URL OCDUK
Rushmoor	Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		39	23	2	14				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Sevenoaks	Kent	Leader and cabinet	CON		54	33	14		4	3		All	URL OCDUK
South Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		45	8	37					All	URL OCDUK
South Derbyshire	Derbyshire	Alternative arrangements	LAB		36	9		23		1		All	URL OCDUK
South Hams	Devon	Leader and cabinet	LDM		31	7	19	1	3	1		All	URL OCDUK
South Holland	Lincolnshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		37	19				18		All	URL OCDUK
South Kesteven	Lincolnshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		56	24	4	2	4	22		All	URL OCDUK
South Norfolk	Norfolk	Leader and cabinet	CON		46	23	11	9	1	2		All	URL OCDUK
South Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		36	1	21	3	8	3		All	URL OCDUK
South Ribble	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		50	16	5	29				All	URL OCDUK
South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		42	29	4	2	2	5	1	All	URL OCDUK
Spelthorne	Surrey	Leader and cabinet	CON (minority)		39	12	10	7	3	7		All	URL OCDUK
St Albans	Hertfordshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		56	4	48		3	1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Stafford	Staffordshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		40	14	1	13	5	7		All	URL OCDUK
Staffordshire Moorlands	Staffordshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		56	22	1	24	1	8		All	URL OCDUK
Stevenage	Hertfordshire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		39	9	6	24				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Stratford-on-Avon	Warwickshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		36	12	25		3	1		All	URL OCDUK
Stroud	Gloucestershire	Committee System	GRN+IND		50	16	3	5	14	13		All	URL OCDUK
Surrey Heath	Surrey	Leader and cabinet	LDM		35	6	24	2		3		All	URL OCDUK
Swale	Kent	Committee system	LAB+IND+LDM+GRN		47	12	5	15	3	12		All	URL OCDUK
Tamworth	Staffordshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		30	16		10		6		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Tandridge	Surrey	Leader and cabinet	NOC		42	9	11			22		Third	URL OCDUK
Teignbridge	Devon	Leader and cabinet	LDM		47	9	26			12		All	URL OCDUK
Tendring	Essex	Leader and cabinet	CON+IND		48	19	4	8		17		All	URL OCDUK
Test Valley	Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		43	26	17					All	URL OCDUK
Tewkesbury	Gloucestershire	Committee system	NOC		38	9	16		4	9		All	URL OCDUK
Thanet	Kent	Leader and cabinet	LAB		56	17		30	5	4		All	URL OCDUK
Three Rivers	Hertfordshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM (minority)		39	11	19	3	3	1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	Leader and cabinet	NOC		54	20	11	3	8	2		All	URL OCDUK
Torridge	Devon	Alternative arrangements	IND		36	16		2	4	16		All	URL OCDUK
Tunbridge Wells	Kent	Leader and cabinet	LDM+IND+LAB		48	11	17	8		12		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Uttlesford	Essex	Leader and cabinet	IND		39	11	4		3	24		All	URL OCDUK
Vale of White Horse	Oxfordshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		38		34		4			All	URL OCDUK
Warwick	Warwickshire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		44	6	10	11	14	3		All	URL OCDUK
	Hertfordshire	Mayor and cabinet	LDM	LDM	36		27	9				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Waverley	Surrey	Leader and cabinet	IND+LDM+LAB+GRN		50	10	22	2	1	13	1	All	URL OCDUK
Wealden	East Sussex	Leader and cabinet	NOC		45	9	13	2	11	10	1	All	URL OCDUK
Welwyn Hatfield	Hertfordshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		48	22	14	12				Thirds	URL OCDUK
West Devon	Devon	Alternative arrangements	NOC		31	11	2	1	5	10		All	URL OCDUK
West Lancashire	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	LAB		54	15		26		1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
West Lindsey	Lincolnshire	Alternative arrangements	LDM (minority)		36	14	18			4		All	URL OCDUK
West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM+LAB+GRN		49	17	18	10	3	1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
West Suffolk	Suffolk		NOC		64	27	1	17	1	18		All	URL OCDUK
Winchester	Hampshire	Leader and cabinet	LDM		45	12	30		2	1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Woking	Surrey	Leader and cabinet	LDM		30	4	20	3		3		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Worcester	Worcestershire	Leader and cabinet	NOC		35	8	4	13	10			Thirds	URL OCDUK
Worthing	West Sussex	Leader and cabinet	LAB		37	11	1	24	1			Thirds	URL OCDUK
Wychavon	Worcestershire	Leader and cabinet	CON		45	31	5	1	6			All	URL OCDUK
Wyre	Lancashire	Leader and cabinet	CON		50	30		15		3		All	URL OCDUK
Wyre Forest	Worcestershire	Leader and cabinet	CON		33	20	2	4	1	6	1	All	URL OCDUK

England: unitary authorities

Last full update: 5 May 2024

Unitary authority	Control			Councillors							Cycle
				Total	CON	LAB	LDM	GRN	Other	Vacant
	Leader and cabinet	LDM		59	3	7	41	3	5		All	URL OCDUK
Bedford	Mayor and cabinet	CON	NOC	46	14	13	13	3	3		All	URL OCDUK
Blackburn with Darwen	Leader and cabinet	LAB		51	9	29			13		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Blackpool	Leader and cabinet	LAB		42	14	28					All	URL OCDUK
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole		NOC		76	11	10	28	6	20	1	All	URL OCDUK
Bracknell Forest		LAB		41	10	22	7	2			All	URL OCDUK
Brighton & Hove		LAB		54	6	38		7	3		All	URL OCDUK
Bristol	Committee system	NOC		70	7	21	8	34			All	URL OCDUK
Buckinghamshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		147	111	6	17	1	12		All	URL OCDUK
Central Bedfordshire		NOC		63	20	5	9	1	28		All	URL OCDUK
Cheshire East	Committee system	NOC		82	33	29	2		18		All	URL OCDUK
Cheshire West and Chester	Leader and cabinet	LAB		70	23	37	1	2	7		All	URL OCDUK
Cornwall	Leader and cabinet	CON		87	45	5	13	1	23		All	URL OCDUK
Cumberland	Leader and cabinet	LAB		46	8	29	4	2	3		All	https://cumberland.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx OCDUK
Darlington	Leader and cabinet	NOC		50	14	24	3	7	2		All	URL OCDUK
Derby		NOC		51	15	23	4		9		All	URL OCDUK
Dorset	Leader and cabinet	LDM		82	30	2	42	4	4		All	URL OCDUK
Durham	Leader and cabinet	IND+CON+LDM		126	22	56	17	1	30		All	URL OCDUK
East Riding of Yorkshire		NOC		67	28	4	22		13		All	URL OCDUK
Halton	Leader and cabinet	LAB		54	1	50	3				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Hartlepool	Committee system	LAB		36	6	24			6		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Herefordshire		NOC		53	21	1	12	9	10		All	URL OCDUK
Isle of Wight	Leader and cabinet	IND+GRN		39	16	1	4	2	16		All	URL OCDUK
Kingston upon Hull		LDM		57		26	31				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Leicester	Mayor and cabinet	LAB	LAB	54	15	31	3	5			All	URL OCDUK
Luton		LAB		48	3	30	15				All	URL OCDUK
Medway		LAB		59	22	33			4		All	URL OCDUK
Middlesbrough	Mayor and cabinet	LAB	LAB	46	4	24	2		16		All	URL OCDUK
Milton Keynes		LAB		57	9	30	18				Thirds	URL OCDUK
North East Lincolnshire		NOC		42	19	15	3		5		Thirds	URL OCDUK
North Lincolnshire		CON		43	27	16					All	URL OCDUK
North Northamptonshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		78	53	17	1	3	4		All	URL OCDUK
North Somerset		NOC		50	13	10	9	8	10		All	URL OCDUK
North Yorkshire		CON (minority)		90	44	11	13	4	18		All	URL OCDUK
Northumberland	Leader and cabinet	CON (minority)		67	33	19	4	2	9		All	URL OCDUK
Nottingham	Leader and cabinet	LAB		55		50			5		All	URL OCDUK
Peterborough		LAB (minority)		60	11	19	9	4	17		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Plymouth		LAB		57	7	42		2	6		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Portsmouth		LDM (minority)		42	4	8	19		11		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Reading		LAB		48	4	32	3	8	1		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Redcar & Cleveland	Leader and cabinet	LAB (minority)		59	13	23	11		12		All	URL OCDUK
Rutland	Leader and cabinet	NOC		27	6	2	11	1	7		All	URL OCDUK
Shropshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		74	39	10	17	4	4		All	URL OCDUK
Slough		NOC		42	21	18	3				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Somerset		LDM		110	34	5	61	5	5		All	URL OCDUK
South Gloucestershire		NOC		70	23	17	20		1		All	URL OCDUK
Southampton		LAB		51	10	36	4	1			Thirds	URL OCDUK
Southend-on-Sea		NOC		51	18	20	4	2	7		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Stockton-on-Tees	Leader and cabinet	NOC		56	26	22			8		All	URL OCDUK
Stoke-on-Trent		LAB		44	14	29			1		All	URL OCDUK
Swindon		LAB		57	15	41	1				Thirds	URL OCDUK
Telford and Wrekin		LAB		54	8	38	6		2		All	URL OCDUK
Thurrock		LAB		49	13	27			9		Thirds	URL OCDUK
Torbay		CON (minority)		36	17		15		3	1	All	URL OCDUK
Warrington	Leader and cabinet	LAB		58	1	42	12		3		All	URL OCDUK
West Berkshire		LDM		43	11	1	28	2	1		All	URL OCDUK
West Northamptonshire	Leader and cabinet	CON		93	62	20	6		5		All	URL OCDUK
Westmorland and Furness	Leader and cabinet	LDM		65	11	15	36	1	2		All	URL OCDUK
Wiltshire		CON		98	60	3	29		6		All	URL OCDUK
Windsor and Maidenhead		LDM		41	7		22		12		All	URL OCDUK
Wokingham		NOC		54	19	8	27				Thirds	URL OCDUK
York		LAB		47	3	24	19		1		All	URL OCDUK

England: sui generis councils

Last full update: 22 June 2022

Sui generis council	Control		Councillors				Cycle
			Total	LAB	Other	Vacant
City of London Corporation			125	5	119			URL
Isles of Scilly		IND	16		16			URL OCDUK

Scotland

All 32 Scottish Councils had all their seats up for election by Single Transferable Vote in May 2022. Elections are on a five-year cycle and are next due in May 2027. Only two mainland councils are controlled by majority administrations: Dundee and West Dumbartonshire, who are controlled by Scottish Labour and the Scottish National Party, respectively. The three island councils (Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles) are each controlled by local independents.

Political control may be held by minority governments (min), coalitions (co), joint leadership arrangements (j.l.) or partnership working arrangements (p.w.).^[23]

Last update 6 May 2022.^{[24] [25]}

Council	Control		Web	Total	SNP	CON	LAB	LD	SGP	Alba	Other	Vacant	Upcoming by-elections
Aberdeen	NOC	SNP+LD co	URL	45	19	7	11	4			4
Aberdeenshire	NOC	CON+LD+IND co	URL	70	20	24		14			12
Angus	NOC	CON+IND+LD co	URL	28	13	7	1				6
Argyll & Bute	NOC	CON+LD+IND+ISP co^[26]	URL	36	12	9	1	5	1		8
Clackmannanshire	NOC	SNP min^[27]	URL	18	7	5	4				1	1
Dumfries & Galloway	NOC	CON+LD+IND co	URL	43	11	17	8	1			6
Dundee	SNP	SNP maj	URL	29	15	1	9	4
East Ayrshire	NOC	SNP min	URL	32	14	6	9				3
East Dunbartonshire	NOC	LD+CON co^[28]	URL	22	7	5	2	6			1	1
East Lothian	NOC	LAB min	URL	22	6	7	9
East Renfrewshire	NOC	SNP+LAB co	URL	18	5	5	4				4
Edinburgh	NOC	SNP+LAB co^[29]	URL	63	16	17	11	6	7		5	1
Falkirk	NOC	SNP+IND co^[30]	URL	30	13	7	7				3
Fife	NOC	SNP+LAB j.l.^[31]	URL	75	29	13	23	7			2	1
Glasgow	NOC	SNP min^[32]	URL	85	35	7	30		6	2	5
Highland	NOC	IND+LD+LAB co	URL	74	19	10	3	11	1		29	1
Inverclyde	NOC	LAB min	URL	22	5	2	8	1		2	4
Midlothian	NOC	LAB min	URL	18	7	5	6
Moray	NOC	SNP min	URL	26	7	9	1				8	1
Na h-Eileanan Siar	IND	IND	URL	31	6	1			1	1	22
North Ayrshire	NOC	LAB min	URL	33	9	8	11				5
North Lanarkshire	NOC	LAB min	URL	77	26	8	31			3	9
Orkney	IND	IND	URL	21					2		19
Perth & Kinross	NOC	CON min	URL	40	13	18	1	5			3
Renfrewshire	NOC	SNP min	URL	43	19	8	13	1			2
Scottish Borders	NOC	CON+IND co	URL	34	8	15		2			9
Shetland	IND	IND	URL	22	1						21
South Ayrshire	NOC	CON min	URL	28	6	11	5			1	5
South Lanarkshire	NOC	SNP min	URL	64	25	11	17	3			8
Stirling	NOC	SNP+LAB	URL	23	7	9	4		1	1	1
	LAB	LAB maj	URL	22	9		12				1
West Lothian	NOC	LAB min	URL	33	14	7	11				1

1. Web site: Local government structure and elections . 13 June 2022 . . en.
2. Web site: Local government . 27 April 2022 . . en.
3. Web site: Local government . 27 April 2022 . Welsh Government.
4. Web site: 27 October 2015. Local councils . 27 April 2022 . nidirect . en.
5. Web site: PCCS Across the UK . 27 April 2022 . Association of Police and Crime Commissioners.
6. Web site: About Local Councils . 27 April 2022 . National Association of Local Councils.
7. Web site: Community councils . 27 April 2022 . . en.
8. Web site: 13 November 2015. Elections . 27 April 2021 . nidirect . en.
9. Web site: Councillors' roles, conduct and pay . 27 April 2022 . . en.
10. Web site: Bowyer . Osian . October 2021 . Quick guide to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021: Research Briefing . 27 April 2022 . Senedd.
11. Web site: English Councils 2022 (Total 315) . 22 June 2022 . Open Council Data UK.
12. Web site: Your Councillors . 22 June 2022 . .
13. Web site: Welsh Councils 2021 (Total 22) . 22 June 2022 . Open Council Data UK.
14. Web site: Scottish Councils 2021 (Total 32) . 22 June 2022 . Open Council Data UK.
15. Web site: Northern Irish Councils . 22 June 2022 . Open Council Data UK.
16. Web site: Local election results 2023 in England . 2023-05-06 . BBC News . en-GB.
17. http://opencouncildata.co.uk/
18. Web site: Decision making in the committee structure .
19. The Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors formed a single group, the Liberal Democrat Green Alliance, in advance of wider coalition negotiations. (See: News: 14 May 2021 . Conservative/Labour coalition proposed for Oxfordshire County Council . Oxford Mail . 27 May 2021.)
20. The Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors formed a single group, the Liberal Democrat Green Alliance, in advance of wider coalition negotiations. (See: News: 14 May 2021 . Conservative/Labour coalition proposed for Oxfordshire County Council . 27 May 2021 . Oxford Mail.)
21. The Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors formed a single group, the Liberal Democrat Green Alliance, in advance of wider coalition negotiations. (See: News: 14 May 2021 . Conservative/Labour coalition proposed for Oxfordshire County Council . 27 May 2021 . Oxford Mail.)
22. Web site: Pendle Borough Council's political composition . 2024-04-04 . . 2024-04-06 . https://archive.today/20240406191241/https://www.pendle.gov.uk/news/article/217/pendle_borough_council_s_political_composition . 2024-04-06.
23. Web site: Political control COSLA . cosla.gov.uk . en . 2018-03-25.
24. Web site: Councils . 24 January 2020.
25. Web site: Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections . www.opencouncildata.co.uk.
26. News: Economic growth and education priorities in Argyll Press and Journal. Press and Journal. 2018-03-25. en-US.
27. Web site: Cooperation and collaboration on the agenda at Clacks Council. Alloa and Hillfoots Advertiser. 7 June 2017 . en. 2018-03-25.
28. News: Protests as new Lib Dem/Tory coalition takes control at East Dunbartonshire Council. 2018-03-30. en.
29. Web site: Leaders sign coalition agreement to run the Capital. Gordon. Rebecca. edinburgh.gov.uk. en. 2018-03-25.
30. Web site: Council control - Falkirk . Falkirk Council . 4 January 2022.
31. Web site: Fife Council agree to SNP and Labour joint partnership. Dunfermline Press. 18 May 2017 . en. 2018-03-25.
32. Web site: Councillor Eva Bolander chosen as Glasgow's Lord Provost. Glasgow Young Scot. 20 Trongate. 2017-05-18. en. 2018-03-25.

Wales

All 22 Welsh unitary authorities had all of their seats up for election in May 2022, and the next elections are expected in May 2027.

Last update 9 June 2022.

Council	Control		Web	Total	LAB	PC	CON	LD	GP	Other	Vacant
Blaenau Gwent	LAB	maj	URL	33	21					12^[33]
Bridgend	LAB	maj	URL	51	27	2	1			21^[34]
Caerphilly	LAB	maj	URL	69	45	18				6^[35]
Cardiff	LAB	maj	URL	79	55		11	10		3^[36]
Carmarthenshire	PC	maj	URL	75	23	38				14^[37]
Ceredigion	PC	maj	URL	38	1	20		7		10^[38]
Conwy	NOC	IND+LAB+PC	URL	55	11	7	10	4	1	22^[39]
Denbighshire	NOC	LAB+PC	URL	48	19	8	6	1	2	12
Flintshire	NOC	LAB min	URL	67	31		2	4		30^[40]
Gwynedd	PC	maj	URL	69	1	44		1		23^[41]
Isle of Anglesey	PC	maj	URL	35	3	21		1		10^[42]
Merthyr Tydfil	IND	IND	URL	30	14					16^[43]
Monmouthshire	NOC	LAB min	URL	46	22		18		1	5^[44]
Neath Port Talbot	NOC	IND+PC	URL	58	25	12		2	1	18^[45]
Newport	LAB	maj	URL	51	35		7	1	1	7^[46]
Pembrokeshire	NOC	IND+LAB+PC+LD	URL	60	10	2	11	2		35^[47]
Powys	NOC	LD+LAB	URL	68	9	3	14	24	1	17^[48]
	LAB	maj	URL	75	59	8	2			6
Swansea	LAB	maj	URL	75	45		7	11	1	11^[49]
Torfaen	LAB	maj	URL	40	30					10
Vale of Glamorgan	NOC	LAB+IND	URL	54	25	8	13			8^[50]
Wrexham	NOC	IND+CON	URL	56	14	9	9	1		23

1. Web site: Local government structure and elections . 13 June 2022 . . en.
2. Web site: Local government . 27 April 2022 . . en.
3. Web site: Local government . 27 April 2022 . Welsh Government.
4. Web site: 27 October 2015. Local councils . 27 April 2022 . nidirect . en.
5. Web site: PCCS Across the UK . 27 April 2022 . Association of Police and Crime Commissioners.
6. Web site: About Local Councils . 27 April 2022 . National Association of Local Councils.
7. Web site: Community councils . 27 April 2022 . . en.
8. Web site: 13 November 2015. Elections . 27 April 2021 . nidirect . en.
9. Web site: Councillors' roles, conduct and pay . 27 April 2022 . . en.
10. Web site: Bowyer . Osian . October 2021 . Quick guide to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021: Research Briefing . 27 April 2022 . Senedd.
11. Web site: English Councils 2022 (Total 315) . 22 June 2022 . Open Council Data UK.
12. Web site: Your Councillors . 22 June 2022 . .
13. Web site: Welsh Councils 2021 (Total 22) . 22 June 2022 . Open Council Data UK.
14. Web site: Scottish Councils 2021 (Total 32) . 22 June 2022 . Open Council Data UK.
15. Web site: Northern Irish Councils . 22 June 2022 . Open Council Data UK.
16. Web site: Local election results 2023 in England . 2023-05-06 . BBC News . en-GB.
17. http://opencouncildata.co.uk/
18. Web site: Decision making in the committee structure .
19. The Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors formed a single group, the Liberal Democrat Green Alliance, in advance of wider coalition negotiations. (See: News: 14 May 2021 . Conservative/Labour coalition proposed for Oxfordshire County Council . Oxford Mail . 27 May 2021.)
20. The Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors formed a single group, the Liberal Democrat Green Alliance, in advance of wider coalition negotiations. (See: News: 14 May 2021 . Conservative/Labour coalition proposed for Oxfordshire County Council . 27 May 2021 . Oxford Mail.)
21. The Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors formed a single group, the Liberal Democrat Green Alliance, in advance of wider coalition negotiations. (See: News: 14 May 2021 . Conservative/Labour coalition proposed for Oxfordshire County Council . 27 May 2021 . Oxford Mail.)
22. Web site: Pendle Borough Council's political composition . 2024-04-04 . . 2024-04-06 . https://archive.today/20240406191241/https://www.pendle.gov.uk/news/article/217/pendle_borough_council_s_political_composition . 2024-04-06.
23. Web site: Political control COSLA . cosla.gov.uk . en . 2018-03-25.
24. Web site: Councils . 24 January 2020.
25. Web site: Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections . www.opencouncildata.co.uk.
26. News: Economic growth and education priorities in Argyll Press and Journal. Press and Journal. 2018-03-25. en-US.
27. Web site: Cooperation and collaboration on the agenda at Clacks Council. Alloa and Hillfoots Advertiser. 7 June 2017 . en. 2018-03-25.
28. News: Protests as new Lib Dem/Tory coalition takes control at East Dunbartonshire Council. 2018-03-30. en.
29. Web site: Leaders sign coalition agreement to run the Capital. Gordon. Rebecca. edinburgh.gov.uk. en. 2018-03-25.
30. Web site: Council control - Falkirk . Falkirk Council . 4 January 2022.
31. Web site: Fife Council agree to SNP and Labour joint partnership. Dunfermline Press. 18 May 2017 . en. 2018-03-25.
32. Web site: Councillor Eva Bolander chosen as Glasgow's Lord Provost. Glasgow Young Scot. 20 Trongate. 2017-05-18. en. 2018-03-25.
33. 12 Independents
34. 21 Independents
35. 6 Independents
36. 2 Common Ground, 1 Propel
37. 11 Independents, 3 New Independents
38. 9 Independents, 1 Gwlad
39. 22 Independents
40. 30 Independents
41. 23 Independents
42. 10 Independents
43. 16 Independents
44. 5 Independents
45. 18 Independents
46. 4 Independents, 3 Newport Independents Party
47. 13 Independents, 22 non-aligned
48. 17 Independents
49. 5 Independents, 4 Uplands Party, 2 Independents@Swansea
50. 4 Independents, 4 Llantwit First Independents

Northern Ireland

Elections were most recently held for 11 councils in Northern Ireland in May 2023. They are held every four years, with the next elections due in May 2027. All seats are filled at once by Single Transferable vote within district electoral areas of 5 to 7 wards.

The councils have ceremonial mayors elected by council members. Uniquely in the UK, vacancies are filled by co-option by whichever party won the seat at the previous election.

Last update 21 May 2024.^[51]

Council	Control			Web	Total	SF	DUP	APNI	UUP	SDLP	TUV	GP	PBP	PUP	Ind.	Vac-ant
Antrim and Newtownabbey	Committee system	NOC	DUP largest party	URL	40	9	13	8	6	1					3
Ards and North Down	Committee system	NOC	DUP largest party	URL	40		14	12	8	1		2			3
	Committee system	NOC	SF largest party	URL	41	15	13	4	6	1	1				1
Belfast	Committee system	NOC	SF largest party	URL	60	22	14	11	2	5	1	3	1		1
Causeway Coast and Glens	Committee system	NOC	DUP/SF largest parties	URL	40	12	12	5	4	3	2			1	1
Derry City and Strabane	Committee system	NOC	SF largest party	URL	40	18	5		3	8			1		5
Fermanagh and Omagh	Committee system	SF	SF largest party	URL	40	21	6	2	7	3					1
Lisburn and Castlereagh	Committee system	NOC	DUP largest party	URL	40	4	14	13	6	2					1
Mid and East Antrim	Committee system	NOC	DUP largest party	URL	40	4	13	7	8		6				2
Mid-Ulster	Committee system	NOC	SF largest party	URL	40	19	11		2	5					3
Newry, Mourne and Down	Committee system	NOC	SF largest party	URL	41	20	5	5	1	8					2
Total					462	144	120	67	53	37	10	5	2	1	23
Council	Control			Web	Total	SF	DUP	APNI	UUP	SDLP	TUV	GP	PBP	PUP	Ind.	Vac-ant

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33. 12 Independents
34. 21 Independents
35. 6 Independents
36. 2 Common Ground, 1 Propel
37. 11 Independents, 3 New Independents
38. 9 Independents, 1 Gwlad
39. 22 Independents
40. 30 Independents
41. 23 Independents
42. 10 Independents
43. 16 Independents
44. 5 Independents
45. 18 Independents
46. 4 Independents, 3 Newport Independents Party
47. 13 Independents, 22 non-aligned
48. 17 Independents
49. 5 Independents, 4 Uplands Party, 2 Independents@Swansea
50. 4 Independents, 4 Llantwit First Independents
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See also

• List of political parties in the United Kingdom by representation
• History of local government in England
• Local government in the United Kingdom
• Local government in England
• Local government in Scotland
• Local government in Wales
• Local government in Northern Ireland

External links

• Open Council Data UK