United Kingdom local elections, 2020
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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.
One-third of metropolitan council
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.
One-third of unitary council
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.
One-third of district councils
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.