United Kingdom local elections, 2020

United Kingdom local elections, 2020

7 May 2020

118 councils in England
8 directly elected mayors in England
40 Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales

 
Leader Jeremy Corbyn Theresa May
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 12 September 2015 13 July 2016
Last election 1,326 seats
58 councils
842 seats
38 councils

 
Leader Vince Cable Gerard Batten
Party Liberal Democrat UKIP
Leader since 20 July 2017 17 February 2018
Last election 378 seats
4 councils
58 seats
0 councils

Local elections in the United Kingdom are scheduled to be held on Thursday 7 May 2020, contesting about 118 English local councils, 8 directly elected mayors in England and 40 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.

With the exception of those areas that have had boundary changes, the seats up for election were last contested in the 2016 local elections.

There will also be an election to the London Assembly in conjunction with the London mayoral election.

England

Metropolitan boroughs

Whole metropolitan council

Three of 36 metropolitan boroughs have all of their seats up for election.

33 of 36 metropolitan boroughs have one-third of their seats up for election.

Unitary authorities

Whole unitary council

5 unitary authorities have all of their seats up for election including 2 new unitary authorities in Northamptonshire.

16 unitary authorities have one-third of their seats up for election.

District Councils

Whole district councils

12 District Councils have all of their seats up for election.

Half of councils

6 non-metropolitan district councils have half of their seats up for election.

51 non-metropolitan district councils have one-third of their seats up for election.

Mayoral elections

Combined authority mayors

4 Combined authority mayors are up for election.

Single authority mayors

4 Single authority mayors are up for election.

Police and Crime Commissioner elections

36 Police and Crime Commissioners in England are up for election.

Wales

Police and Crime Commissioner elections

4 Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales are up for election.

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