2025 United Kingdom local elections
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The 2025 United Kingdom local elections will be held on 1 May 2025.[2] All seats on all 21 county councils in England and ten unitary authorities in England will be up for election. They will be the first local elections following the 2024 general election.
Two existing combined authority mayors and two existing single authority mayors will be up for election. In addition, the inaugural election for the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, who will chair Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority, is expected to take place on 1 May 2025, along with the inaugural election for the mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire.
In addition, the Council of the Isles of Scilly will be elected.[2]
The City of London Corporation will hold elections on 19–20 March.[3]
England
[edit]County councils
[edit]There are 21 county councils in England. All of them hold whole-council elections on a four-year cycle that includes 2025.
| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | Result | |||||
| Cambridgeshire | 61 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Derbyshire[a] | 64 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Devon | 60 | Conservative | Details | |||
| East Sussex | 50 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Essex[a] | 78 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Gloucestershire[a] | 55 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Hampshire | 78 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Hertfordshire | 78 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Kent | 81 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Lancashire | 84 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Leicestershire | 55 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Lincolnshire | 70 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Norfolk[a] | 84 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Nottinghamshire | 66 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Oxfordshire[a] | 69 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Staffordshire[a] | 62 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Suffolk[a] | 70 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Surrey[a] | 81 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Warwickshire | 57 | Conservative | Details | |||
| West Sussex | 70 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Worcestershire[a] | 57 | Conservative | Details | |||
Metropolitan boroughs
[edit]| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | Result | |||||
| Doncaster | 55 | Labour | Details | |||
Unitary authorities
[edit]There are 62 unitary authorities, which are single-tier local authorities. Ten of them hold whole-council elections on a four-year cycle that includes 2025. Due to boundary changes several authorities will see a significant reduction in the number of councillors they elect: Buckinghamshire reduces from 147 to 97, Durham goes from 126 to 98 and West Northamptonshire will elect 76 instead of 93.
| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | Result | |||||
| Buckinghamshire[a] | 97 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Cornwall | 87 | Conservative | Details | |||
| County Durham[a] | 98 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Isle of Wight | 39 | No overall control | Details | |||
| North Northamptonshire[a] | 68 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Northumberland[a] | 69 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Shropshire[a] | 74 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Thurrock[a] | 49 | No overall control | Details | |||
| West Northamptonshire[a] | 76 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Wiltshire | 98 | Conservative | Details | |||
Combined authority mayors
[edit]| Combined authority | Mayor before | Mayor after | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | Nik Johnson (Lab) | Details | ||
| West of England | Dan Norris (Lab) | Details | ||
| Greater Lincolnshire | Did not exist | Details | ||
| Hull and East Yorkshire | Did not exist | Details | ||
Mayoralties covering a single local authority
[edit]| Local authority | Post | Type | Current mayor | Party | Established | Next election | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | Mayor of Doncaster | Metropolitan borough | Ros Jones | Labour | 2002 | 2025 | 291,600 | |
| North Tyneside Council | Mayor of North Tyneside | Metropolitan borough | Norma Redfearn | Labour | 2002 | 2025 | 196,000 | |
City of London Corporation
[edit]| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | Result | |||||
| City of London | 100 | Independent | Details | |||
Isles of Scilly
[edit]| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | Result | |||||
| Isles of Scilly | 16 | Independent | Details | |||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Davey served as Acting Leader from 13 December 2019 to 27 August 2020 alongside the Party Presidents Baroness Brinton and Mark Pack, following Jo Swinson's election defeat in the 2019 general election. Davey was elected Leader in August 2020.[1]
- ^ Stewart, Heather (27 August 2020). "'Wake up and smell the coffee': Ed Davey elected Lib Dem leader". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ Wardmote Book (PDF). City of London. 2022. pp. 2, 76. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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