2024 United Kingdom local elections

The 2024 United Kingdom local elections marked a pivotal moment in British politics, serving as a critical barometer just months before a looming general election. Voters delivered a seismic shift, reshuffling the political landscape and sending clear messages to the major parties. Let's delve into the results that have everyone talking, and what they reveal about the nation's mood. The Conservative Party suffered its worst local election defeat in nearly three decades, losing hundreds of seats. The Labour Party made significant gains across the country, securing key mayoralties and becoming the largest party in local government. The Liberal Democrats emerged as the second-largest party by council seats, demonstrating strong growth, particularly in southern England.

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The Conservative Party suffered its worst local election defeat in nearly three decades, losing hundreds of seats.
The Labour Party made significant gains across the country, securing key mayoralties and becoming the largest party in local government.
The Liberal Democrats emerged as the second-largest party by council seats, demonstrating strong growth, particularly in southern England.

A Nation Goes to the Polls

After a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2024 local elections returned to their usual four-year cycle. These elections covered a wide range of local authorities across Great Britain, determining the makeup of councils that directly impact daily life for millions.

Background: A Shifting Political Landscape

Just three years prior, in the 2021 local elections, the Conservative Party had made significant gains. However, the subsequent years were tumultuous, marked by high-profile political scandals and government crises that significantly eroded their standing in public opinion polls.

This decline was clearly reflected in their poor results in the 2022 and 2023 local elections. By the end of 2023, Labour had, for the first time since 2002, become the party with the most members elected to local government—a clear signal of changing allegiances.

These elections were also the second held under the controversial Elections Act 2022. This new law required voters to show photographic identification at polling stations and switched mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections to a 'first-past-the-post' system, away from the previously used 'supplementary vote'.

Perhaps most significantly, these local contests were the final routine elections before a general election was due. This made them a crucial barometer, with media speculating their influence on the general election's timing and strategies for every major party.

Various issues colored the political discourse. Some Conservatives tried to frame the London Mayoral election as a de facto referendum on the Ultra Low Emission Zone, or ULEZ, policy. Meanwhile, Labour highlighted the rising interest rates and mortgage costs, describing them as a 'financial time-bomb' affecting hundreds of thousands of homeowners.

Adding to the intrigue, some analysts suggested that smaller parties and community activists might draw support away from the traditional 'big three'—Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrats. They argued that disillusioned voters might seek alternatives beyond the established choices.

The elections also carried significant implications for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's leadership. There were strong suggestions that a poor showing, especially losing mayoralties in the West Midlands or Tees Valley, could trigger a challenge to his position. Sunak, however, quickly sought to reassure his MPs that he would remain Prime Minister regardless of the outcome.

Predictions: Forecasting the Political Weather

As the election approached, predictions painted a bleak picture for the Conservatives. In March 2024, The Observer reported expectations that the party could lose half its seats, largely attributing gains from 2021 to a temporary 'vaccine bounce' in public support.

Leading political analysts like Lewis Baston, Michael Thrasher, and Colin Rallings largely concurred, with many predicting Conservative losses of around 500 seats if the trends from 2023 continued. Labour and the Liberal Democrats were expected to make substantial gains, alongside the Green Party.

However, YouGov's MRP poll in late April offered a slightly more nuanced outlook. While predicting significant Labour gains nationwide, it also suggested that specific local outcomes could provide 'pleasing news' for every party, indicating a patchwork of results rather than a complete wipeout.

Campaign Trails: The Battle for Hearts and Minds

Before the votes were cast, the stakes were incredibly high. Both Labour and the Conservatives each defended just under 1,000 council seats, while the Liberal Democrats had about 400 to protect, and the Greens just over 100.

The Liberal Democrats kicked off their campaign in Harpenden, with leader Ed Davey dramatically turning a giant hourglass emblazoned with 'Time's running out Rishi!'. He expressed confidence in toppling the 'Tory Blue Wall' in crucial southern constituencies.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launched the Conservative campaign in Heanor, Derbyshire. His party, however, faced an early setback when a 'human error' meant 13 Conservative candidates were invalidly nominated for seats in Castle Point, preventing them from appearing on the ballot.

Labour's campaign launch saw Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner speak in Dudley, focusing on the government's 'levelling-up' policy in the industrial Black Country. The Green Party, meanwhile, launched their national campaign in Bristol, with co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay prioritizing affordable housing.

The Verdict: Election Results Unfold

The final results were stark: the Conservatives suffered their worst local election defeat as a governing party since 1996, losing over 450 council seats. They retained control of only 6 out of 107 contested councils, with their sole mayoral success being Ben Houchen's re-election in Tees Valley.

Labour, conversely, celebrated significant victories. They won the newly created mayoralties for the East Midlands Combined County Authority and the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. Crucially, Labour's Richard Parker also gained the West Midlands Combined Authority from the incumbent Conservative mayor, Andy Street.

However, Labour also faced a specific challenge. Analysis by the BBC and Number Cruncher Politics revealed a notable drop in Labour's vote share—around 21 to 33 percentage points—in council wards with significant Muslim populations.

The Liberal Democrats had a strong showing, finishing second nationally ahead of the Conservatives. They gained control of councils like Tunbridge Wells and Dorset, consolidating their position as a growing force in southern England, having added more than 750 council seats over the last five years.

The Green Party also celebrated their best-ever local election result. Although they narrowly missed gaining an outright majority in Bristol City Council by just two seats, they remained the largest party in that council, underscoring their increasing influence.

Smaller parties also made their mark. The Workers Party of Britain won four seats across Rochdale, Manchester, and Calderdale. Reform UK, despite a nationally underwhelming performance, secured two seats on Havant Borough Council. Notably, the Women's Equality Party won their first-ever borough council seat in their nine-year history on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.

In a testament to the unpredictable nature of elections, the Social Democratic Party gained their third seat on Leeds City Council, unseating a sitting Labour councillor. The elections also left a few vacant seats, including one in Coventry City Council's Radford ward due to the tragic death of a candidate.

England's Complex Electoral Tapestry

England's local government system is a complex mix of metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities, and district councils, each with different election cycles. Some councils elect all their members at once, while others elect a third or half of their councillors in rotation, making a simple national narrative challenging.

Despite this intricate structure, the overall trends across England mirrored the national picture. There was a clear movement away from Conservative control, with numerous councils shifting to 'No overall control' or directly to Labour or Liberal Democrat majorities, solidifying the narrative of a significant political realignment.

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2024 United Kingdom local elections

The 2024 United Kingdom local elections took place on 2 May 2024 to choose 2,658 councillors on 107 councils in England, 11 directly elected mayors in England, the 25 members of the London Assembly, and 37 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales. The 2024 Blackpool South parliamentary by-election was held on the same day. These local elections were the last set of routine elections before the 2024 general election. No local elections were held in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

This election cycle returned to its usual four-year cycle after the majority of these elections were last held in the 2021 local elections, having been delayed by a year from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results were a strong showing for the Labour Party, who finished first at the expense of the governing Conservative Party, who finished third and suffered their worst local election defeat since (/wiki/1996UnitedKingdomlocalelections), losing over 400 council seats. The Liberal Democrats finished second for the first time in a local election cycle since (/wiki/2009UnitedKingdomlocalelections).

Background

Significance of these elections

When local elections were held in 2021 the Conservative Party made gains, mainly at the expense of the Labour Party. In the remaining years that proceeded the 2024 general election, the Conservative Party had several high-profile political scandals and crises and saw a decrease in their popularity in opinion polling. This was reflected in the poor results for the Conservative Party at both the (/wiki/2022UnitedKingdomlocalelections) and 2023 local elections. As a result of the 2023 local elections, Labour became the party with most members elected to local government for the first time since (/wiki/2002UnitedKingdomlocalelections).

These were the second set of local elections held under the Elections Act 2022, a controversial voter identification law that requires voters to show photo ID when attending a polling station. This act also meant that the mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections would use a first-past-the-post voting system rather than the previously used supplementary vote system.

These local elections were the last set of routine elections before the general election. For this reason, the results were speculated by the media to influence both the date the general election would be scheduled for and the election strategies for each party.

Some Conservatives suggested framing the London Mayoral election as a de facto referendum on the ULEZ, which could impact parties' attitudes towards environmental policy.

In late 2023, Labour suggested persistently high interest rates were going to cause a surge in mortgage costs affecting 630,000 homeowners who would re-mortgage between then and the local elections in May. They described the situation as a "financial time-bomb" and implied this would influence the electorate in the elections.

Lord Hayward suggested that community activists and smaller parties may drain support away from the three main parties due to the directions of those parties and because the Liberal Democrats "are no longer the obvious choice for voters disillusioned with the two main parties".

As the elections neared, there were suggestions that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's leadership would be challenged if the results went poorly for his party, particularly if the Conservatives lost either the West Midlands or Tees Valley mayoralties. Sunak quickly sought to insist to his own MPs that he would still be the Prime Minister after these elections, even if the results were poor for his party.

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden insisted that the 2024 local elections would be safe from cyberattacks whilst discussing Chinese state-linked hacking.

Predictions

In March 2024, The Observer reported that the Conservative Party was expected to lose half its seats at this election, explaining that most of these seats were won at the peak of the "vaccine bounce". Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden also cited the "vaccine bounce" as a reason to expect these elections to be "much tougher" for his party than the last time they were contested.

Also in March 2024, Lewis Baston, a political analyst and author, posted that his analysis showed the Conservative Party was due to lose over 50% of their seats which are not changing boundaries. He found that of 613 seats being defended, they would lose 328 based on the swing seen in the 2023 local elections, but would gain eight elsewhere. However, after more work, by 1 April 2024 he said he thought the Conservatives wouldn't lose half their seats because one third of the seats up for election were not last fought in the 2021 local elections, but were actually fought in tougher elections in (/wiki/2019UnitedKingdomlocalelections), (/wiki/2022UnitedKingdomlocalelections), and (/wiki/2023UnitedKingdomlocalelections).

Analysts Michael Thrasher and Colin Rallings also said the Conservative Party was expected to lose half its seats at this election if a similar result to 2023 was repeated. They said the Conservatives would lose around 500 seats while Labour would gain around 300 and the Liberal Democrats and Green Party would both make gains.

Sky News' Sam Coates quoted Michael Thrasher's prediction that the Conservatives would lose around 500 seats while Labour would gain around 350, but added that they consider Gloucester Council likely to switch directly from Conservative to Liberal Democrat-controlled.

YouGov conducted an MRP poll on 14–29 April 2024. They said their key findings were that they "expected Labour to make significant gains across the country, but that stories will emerge from specific local authorities which could leave every party with pleasing news". They predicted Labour to gain control of Hyndburn and Milton Keynes councils from no overall control, and to make significant gains in North East Lincolnshire, Peterborough, Thurrock, and Walsall. The Conservatives were expected to make gains in Reigate and Banstead.

Campaign

2024 United Kingdom local elections

Both Labour and the Conservatives were defending just under 1,000 seats each, the Liberal Democrats about 400 and the Greens just over 100.

Liberal Democrats

On 20 March 2024, the Liberal Democrats launched their local election campaign in Harpenden, Hertfordshire where Ed Davey turned a giant hourglass which revealed the words "Time's running out Rishi!". Davey said he was confident of toppling the "Tory Blue Wall in Surrey".

Conservative

On 22 March 2024, Rishi Sunak launched the Conservative's local election campaign by appearing at a bus depot in Heanor, Derbyshire, alongside East Midlands mayoral candidate Ben Bradley. Due to "human error" 13 of the 35 Conservative candidates were invalidly nominated for Castle Point Borough Council seats, meaning they would not appear on the ballot.

Labour

On 28 March 2024, Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner launched Labour's campaign for the local elections at an event in Dudley. Starmer's speech mentioned the levelling-up policy of the government in the Black Country.

Green

The Green Party of England and Wales officially launched its national campaign at an event in Bristol on 4 April 2024. Co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay gave speeches at the event with a focus on affordable housing.

Results

Overall

The table below shows the results of these elections, along with the overall number of councillors in Great Britain for each party following the elections.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Councillors</th><th>Councils</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Won</td><td>After</td><td>+/-</td><td>Won</td><td>After</td><td>+/-</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>1,159</td><td>6,570</td><td>187</td><td>51</td><td>107</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>515</td><td>5,158</td><td>474</td><td>6</td><td>66</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>522</td><td>3,090</td><td>104</td><td>12</td><td>37</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Green</td><td>181</td><td>838</td><td>74</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>—N/a</td><td>426</td><td></td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Plaid Cymru</td><td>—N/a</td><td>204</td><td></td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Aspire</td><td>—N/a</td><td>24</td><td></td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>278</td><td>2,293</td><td>110</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>—N/a</td><td>37</td><td>141</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

By party

The Conservatives suffered the worst defeat at a local election by a government since 1996, losing over 450 seats. The Conservatives only retained control of 6 out of the 107 councils; Broxbourne, Solihull, Walsall, Epping Forest, Fareham and Harlow. Their only mayoral success was the re-election of Ben Houchen as Tees Valley Mayor.

Labour won the newly created mayoralties of East Midlands Combined County Authority and the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. Labour's Richard Parker gained the West Midlands Combined Authority from Andy Street.

BBC analysis of the 2024 United Kingdom local election results said that Labour vote share had fallen 21 percentage points in council wards where more than 20% of residents are Muslim and analysis by Number Cruncher Politics found that Labour lost 33 percentage points in majority-Muslim areas.

The Liberal Democrats gained Tunbridge Wells council and Dorset Council, resulting in the party finishing in second place ahead of the governing Conservative Party. They have added more council seats than any other party over the last parliament, gaining more than 750 in the last five years, largely in southern England.

The Greens had their best ever local election result. However, they were unable to win a majority in Bristol City council, missing a majority of seats by two, while staying the largest party in the council.

The Workers Party of Britain won four seats: two in Rochdale, one in Manchester, and one in Calderdale.

Reform UK underperformed nationally but did win two seats on Havant Borough Council.

The Women's Equality Party won a seat on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, their first ever borough seat in the UK in their nine-year history.

The Social Democratic Party won their third seat on the Leeds City Council in the Middleton Park ward, defeating the sitting Labour councillor.

Post-election vacancies

A number of seats remained vacant following the elections resulting in a number of post election vacancies:

• Coventry City Council, Radford ward, death of candidate.

England

Summary

The table below shows the results of these elections, along with the overall number of councillors in England for each party following the elections.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Councillors</th><th>Councils</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Won</td><td>After</td><td>+/-</td><td>Won</td><td>After</td><td>+/-</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>1,159</td><td>5,710</td><td>187</td><td>51</td><td>98</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>515</td><td>4,740</td><td>474</td><td>6</td><td>66</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>522</td><td>2,937</td><td>104</td><td>12</td><td>37</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Green</td><td>181</td><td>802</td><td>74</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Aspire</td><td>—N/a</td><td>24</td><td></td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>278</td><td>1,869</td><td>110</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>—N/a</td><td>37</td><td>104</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Metropolitan boroughs

There are thirty-six metropolitan boroughs, which are single-tier local authorities. Thirty of them elect a third of their councillors every year for three years, with no election in each fourth year. These councils hold their elections on the same timetable, which includes elections in 2024. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has held its elections on a four-year cycle from 2016, so was also due to hold an election in 2024.

Due to boundary changes, some other councils which generally elect their councillors in thirds would elect all of their councillors in 2024.

Elections for all councillors

Elections for one third of councillors

By-elections or uncontested wards can cause the seats up for election to be above or below one third of the council.

<table><thead><tr><th>Council</th><th>Seats</th><th>Party control</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>up</td><td>of</td><td>Previous</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>Barnsley</td><td>21</td><td>63</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Bolton</td><td>21</td><td>60</td><td></td><td>No overall control (Labour minority)</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Bradford</td><td>30</td><td>90</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Bury</td><td>17</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Calderdale</td><td>17</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Coventry</td><td>17</td><td>54</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Gateshead</td><td>22</td><td>66</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Kirklees</td><td>23</td><td>69</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Knowsley</td><td>15</td><td>45</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Leeds</td><td>33</td><td>99</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester</td><td>33</td><td>96</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle upon Tyne</td><td>27</td><td>78</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Oldham</td><td>20</td><td>60</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Rochdale</td><td>20</td><td>60</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Salford</td><td>21</td><td>60</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Sandwell</td><td>24</td><td>72</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Sefton</td><td>22</td><td>66</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield</td><td>29</td><td>84</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Solihull</td><td>17</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>South Tyneside</td><td>18</td><td>54</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Stockport</td><td>21</td><td>63</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Sunderland</td><td>25</td><td>75</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Tameside</td><td>19</td><td>57</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Trafford</td><td>21</td><td>63</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Wakefield</td><td>22</td><td>63</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Walsall</td><td>20</td><td>60</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Wigan</td><td>25</td><td>75</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Wolverhampton</td><td>20</td><td>60</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>All 28 councils</td><td>620</td><td>1845</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Unitary authorities

There are sixty-two unitary authorities, which are single-tier local authorities. Fifteen of them elect a third of their councillors every year for three years, with no election in each fourth year. These councils hold their elections on the same timetable, which includes elections in 2024. Two unitary authorities hold all-out elections on a four-year cycle that includes 2024, and the recently established Dorset Council held its first election in 2019, with its next election in 2024 and subsequent elections every four years from 2029.

Elections for all councillors

<table><thead><tr><th>Council</th><th>Seats</th><th>Party control</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Previous</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol</td><td>70</td><td></td><td>No overall control (Labour minority)</td><td></td><td>No overall control (Green/Lib Dem coalition)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Dorset</td><td>82</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Warrington</td><td>58</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Wokingham</td><td>54</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>All 4 councils</td><td>264</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Elections for one third of councillors

District councils

There are 164 district councils, which are the lower tier local authorities in a two-tier system, with county councils above them. Forty-eight elect their councillors in thirds and seven elect their councillors in halves. Three district councils elect all their councillors on a four-year cycle that includes 2024, with North Hertfordshire changing from the thirds system for the first time. Due to boundary changes, some other councils which usually elect their councillors in thirds or halves elected all of their councillors in 2024.

Elections for all councillors

<table><thead><tr><th>Council</th><th>Seats</th><th>Party control</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Previous</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>Basildon</td><td>42</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Brentwood</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Cannock Chase</td><td>36</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Castle Point</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>PIP</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Cheltenham</td><td>40</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Epping Forest</td><td>54</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Fareham</td><td>32</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Gloucester</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Harlow</td><td>33</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Havant</td><td>36</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Maidstone</td><td>49</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>North Hertfordshire</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Nuneaton and Bedworth</td><td>38</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Redditch</td><td>27</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Rossendale</td><td>30</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Stevenage</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Stroud</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Tandridge</td><td>43</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Tunbridge Wells</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Worcester</td><td>35</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>All 20 councils</td><td>792</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Elections for half of councillors

Elections for one third of councillors

<table><thead><tr><th>Council</th><th>Seats</th><th>Party control</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>up</td><td>of</td><td>Previous</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>Basingstoke and Deane</td><td>18</td><td>54</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Broxbourne</td><td>10</td><td>30</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Burnley</td><td>15</td><td>45</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Cambridge</td><td>14</td><td>42</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Cherwell</td><td>16</td><td>48</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Chorley</td><td>14</td><td>42</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Colchester</td><td>18</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Crawley</td><td>12</td><td>36</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Eastleigh</td><td>12</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Elmbridge</td><td>16</td><td>48</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Exeter</td><td>13</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Hart</td><td>12</td><td>33</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Hyndburn</td><td>12</td><td>35</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Ipswich</td><td>18</td><td>48</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Lincoln</td><td>11</td><td>33</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Mole Valley</td><td>14</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Norwich</td><td>13</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Pendle</td><td>12</td><td>33</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Preston</td><td>16</td><td>48</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Reigate and Banstead</td><td>16</td><td>45</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Rochford</td><td>13</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Rugby</td><td>14</td><td>42</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Runnymede</td><td>14</td><td>41</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Rushmoor</td><td>13</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>St Albans</td><td>21</td><td>56</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Tamworth</td><td>10</td><td>30</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Three Rivers</td><td>13</td><td>39</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Watford</td><td>12</td><td>36</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Welwyn Hatfield</td><td>16</td><td>48</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>West Lancashire</td><td>16</td><td>45</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>West Oxfordshire</td><td>17</td><td>49</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td></td><td>No overall control</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Winchester</td><td>14</td><td>45</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Woking</td><td>11</td><td>30</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Worthing</td><td>13</td><td>37</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>All 34 councils</td><td>479</td><td>1403</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Mayor of London

Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan was re-elected for a third four-year term, with 43.8% of the vote.

Combined authority mayors

Nine combined authority mayors were up for election. Labour won eight of the mayoral elections, including gaining the West Midlands mayoralty from the Conservatives. The Conservatives held Tees Valley.

<table><thead><tr><th>Combined authority</th><th>Previous mayor</th><th>Elected mayor</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>East Midlands</td><td>New position</td><td></td><td>Claire Ward (Labour Co-operative) new</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Greater Manchester</td><td></td><td>Andy Burnham (Labour Co-operative)</td><td></td><td>Andy Burnham (Labour Co-operative) hold</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool City Region</td><td></td><td>Steve Rotheram (Labour)</td><td></td><td>Steve Rotheram (Labour) hold</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>North East</td><td>New position</td><td></td><td>Kim McGuinness (Labour Co-operative) new</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>South Yorkshire</td><td></td><td>Oliver Coppard (Labour Co-operative)</td><td></td><td>Oliver Coppard (Labour Co-operative) hold</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Tees Valley</td><td></td><td>Ben Houchen (Conservative)</td><td></td><td>Ben Houchen (Conservative) hold</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>West Midlands</td><td></td><td>Andy Street (Conservative)</td><td></td><td>Richard Parker (Labour Co-operative) gain</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>West Yorkshire</td><td></td><td>Tracy Brabin (Labour Co-operative)</td><td></td><td>Tracy Brabin (Labour Co-operative) hold</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>York and North Yorkshire</td><td>New position</td><td></td><td>David Skaith (Labour Co-operative) new</td><td>Details</td></tr></tbody></table>

Single-authority mayors

<table><thead><tr><th>Local authority</th><th>Previous mayor</th><th>Elected mayor</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Salford</td><td></td><td>Paul Dennett (Labour)</td><td></td><td>Paul Dennett (Labour) hold</td><td>Details</td></tr></tbody></table>

Police and crime commissioner elections

All 33 police and crime commissioners (PCC; or police, fire, and crime commissioners) in England were up for election. Labour gained ten commissioner positions from the Conservatives.

<table><thead><tr><th>Constabulary</th><th>Previous PCC</th><th>Elected PCC</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Avon and Somerset Police</td><td></td><td>Mark Shelford (Con)</td><td></td><td>Clare Moody (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Bedfordshire Police</td><td></td><td>Festus Akinbusoye (Con)</td><td></td><td>John Tizard (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Cambridgeshire Constabulary</td><td></td><td>Darryl Preston (Con)</td><td></td><td>Darryl Preston (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Cheshire Constabulary</td><td></td><td>John Dwyer (Con)</td><td></td><td>Dan Price (Lab)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Cleveland Police</td><td></td><td>Steve Turner (Con)</td><td></td><td>Matt Storey (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Cumbria Constabulary</td><td></td><td>Peter McCall (Con)</td><td></td><td>David Allen (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Derbyshire Constabulary</td><td></td><td>Angelique Foster (Con)</td><td></td><td>Nicolle Ndiweni (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Devon and Cornwall Police</td><td></td><td>Alison Hernandez (Con)</td><td></td><td>Alison Hernandez (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Dorset Police</td><td></td><td>David Sidwick (Con)</td><td></td><td>David Sidwick (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Durham Constabulary</td><td></td><td>Joy Allen (Labour Co-op)</td><td></td><td>Joy Allen (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Essex Police</td><td></td><td>Roger Hirst (Con)</td><td></td><td>Roger Hirst (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Gloucestershire Constabulary</td><td></td><td>Chris Nelson (Con)</td><td></td><td>Chris Nelson (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary</td><td></td><td>Donna Jones (Con)</td><td></td><td>Donna Jones (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Hertfordshire Constabulary</td><td></td><td>David Lloyd (Con)</td><td></td><td>Jonathan Ash-Edwards (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Humberside Police</td><td></td><td>Jonathan Evison (Con)</td><td></td><td>Jonathan Evison (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Kent Police</td><td></td><td>Matthew Scott (Con)</td><td></td><td>Matthew Scott (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Lancashire Constabulary</td><td></td><td>Andrew Snowden (Con)</td><td></td><td>Clive Grunshaw (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Leicestershire Police</td><td></td><td>Rupert Matthews (Con)</td><td></td><td>Rupert Matthews (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Lincolnshire Police</td><td></td><td>Marc Jones (Con)</td><td></td><td>Marc Jones (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Merseyside Police</td><td></td><td>Emily Spurrell (Labour Co-op)</td><td></td><td>Emily Spurrell (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Norfolk Constabulary</td><td></td><td>Giles Orpen-Smellie (Con)</td><td></td><td>Sarah Taylor (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Northamptonshire Police</td><td></td><td>Stephen Mold (Con)</td><td></td><td>Danielle Stone (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Northumbria Police</td><td></td><td>Kim McGuinness (Labour Co-op)</td><td></td><td>Susan Dungworth (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Nottinghamshire Police</td><td></td><td>Caroline Henry (Con)</td><td></td><td>Gary Godden (Labour Co-op)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Staffordshire Police</td><td></td><td>Ben Adams (Con)</td><td></td><td>Ben Adams (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Suffolk Constabulary</td><td></td><td>Tim Passmore (Con)</td><td></td><td>Tim Passmore (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Surrey Police</td><td></td><td>Lisa Townsend (Con)</td><td></td><td>Lisa Townsend (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Sussex Police</td><td></td><td>Katy Bourne (Con)</td><td></td><td>Katy Bourne (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Thames Valley Police</td><td></td><td>Matthew Barber (Con)</td><td></td><td>Matthew Barber (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Warwickshire Police</td><td></td><td>Philip Seccombe (Con)</td><td></td><td>Philip Seccombe (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>West Mercia Police</td><td></td><td>John Campion (Con)</td><td></td><td>John Campion (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>West Midlands Police</td><td></td><td>Simon Foster (Lab)</td><td></td><td>Simon Foster (Lab)</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Wiltshire Police</td><td></td><td>Philip Wilkinson (Con)</td><td></td><td>Philip Wilkinson (Con)</td><td>Details</td></tr></tbody></table>

Wales

Police and crime commissioner elections

All four police and crime commissioners in Wales were up for election, to represent the four police force areas of Dyfed-Powys, Gwent, North Wales and South Wales. All positions were held by the incumbent parties.

<table><thead><tr><th>Constabulary</th><th>Previous PCC</th><th>Elected PCC</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dyfed-Powys Police</td><td></td><td>Dafydd Llywelyn (Plaid Cymru)</td><td></td><td>Dafydd Llywelyn (Plaid Cymru) hold</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>Gwent Police</td><td></td><td>Jeffrey Cuthbert (Labour Co-op)</td><td></td><td>Jane Mudd (Labour Co-op) hold</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>North Wales Police</td><td></td><td>Andy Dunbobbin (Labour Co-op)</td><td></td><td>Andy Dunbobbin (Labour Co-op) hold</td><td>Details</td></tr><tr><td>South Wales Police</td><td></td><td>Alun Michael (Labour Co-op)</td><td></td><td>Emma Wools (Labour Co-op) hold</td><td>Details</td></tr></tbody></table>