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2026 United Kingdom local elections

Local elections in the United Kingdom were held on 7 May 2026 for 5,066 English councillors for 136 English local authorities (all 32 London borough councils, 32 metropolitan boroughs, 18 unitary authorities, 6 county councils, 48 district councils) and six directly elected mayors in England. Most of these seats in England were last up for election in…

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Councillors
1,454 · 801
Councillors ±
1,452 · 563
Councils
14 · 9
Councils ±
14 · 6
Leader
Nigel Farage · Kemi Badenoch
Leader since
3 June 2024 · 2 November 2024

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Post-election vacancies

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2026 United Kingdom local elections

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Edges132
Triples18
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.015038
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2026 United Kingdom local elections

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Councillors · 2
2026 United Kingdom local elections → 1,454, 801
Councillors ± · 2
2026 United Kingdom local elections → 1,452, 563
Councils · 2
2026 United Kingdom local elections → 14, 9
Councils ± · 2
2026 United Kingdom local elections → 14, 6
Leader · 2
2026 United Kingdom local elections → Kemi Badenoch, Nigel Farage
Leader since · 2
2026 United Kingdom local elections → 2 November 2024, 3 June 2024
Party · 2
2026 United Kingdom local elections → Conservative, Reform UK
Projected vote share[a] · 2
2026 United Kingdom local elections → 17% 2 pp, 26% 4 pp
Seats before · 2
2026 United Kingdom local elections → 4,180 seats 1,134 up for election, 986 seats 78 up for election

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2026 United Kingdom local electionsCouncillors8011.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsCouncillors ±1,4521.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsCouncillors ±5631.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsCouncils141.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsCouncils91.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsCouncils ±141.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsCouncils ±61.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsLeaderNigel Farage1.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsLeaderKemi Badenoch1.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsLeader since3 June 20241.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsLeader since2 November 20241.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsPartyReform UK1.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsPartyConservative1.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsProjected vote share[a]26% 4 pp1.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsProjected vote share[a]17% 2 pp1.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsSeats before986 seats 78 up for election1.00infobox
2026 United Kingdom local electionsSeats before4,180 seats 1,134 up for election1.00infobox

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