2024 United Kingdom local elections
The 2024 United Kingdom local elections are due to take place on 2 May 2024. Elections will take place for councils and mayors in England and police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.
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England
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 holds its elections on a four-year cycle from 2016, so is also due to hold an election in 2024.
Due to boundary changes, some other councils which generally elect their councillors in thirds will elect all of their councillors in 2024.
Elections for all councillors
| Council | Seats | Previous control | Details | |
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| North Tyneside[lower-alpha 1][1] | 60 | Labour | Details | |
| Rotherham | 59 | Labour | Details | |
| All two councils | 119 | |||
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.
| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | ||
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| up | of | Previous | |||
| Barnsley | 21 | 63 | Labour | Details | |
| Bolton | 20 | 60 | No overall control (Labour minority) | Details | |
| Bradford | 30 | 90 | Labour | Details | |
| Bury | 17 | 51 | Labour | Details | |
| Calderdale | 17 | 51 | Labour | Details | |
| Coventry | 18 | 54 | Labour | Details | |
| Dudley | 24 | 72 | Conservative | Details | |
| Gateshead | 22 | 66 | Labour | Details | |
| Kirklees | 23 | 69 | Labour | Details | |
| Knowsley | 15 | 45 | Labour | Details | |
| Leeds | 33 | 99 | Labour | Details | |
| Manchester | 32 | 96 | Labour | Details | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 26 | 78 | Labour | Details | |
| Oldham | 20 | 60 | Labour | Details | |
| Rochdale | 20 | 60 | Labour | Details | |
| Salford | 20 | 60 | Labour | Details | |
| Sandwell | 24 | 72 | Labour | Details | |
| Sefton | 22 | 66 | Labour | Details | |
| Sheffield | 28 | 84 | No overall control | Details | |
| Solihull | 17 | 51 | Conservative | Details | |
| South Tyneside | 18 | 54 | Labour | Details | |
| Stockport | 21 | 63 | No overall control | Details | |
| Sunderland | 25 | 75 | Labour | Details | |
| Tameside | 19 | 57 | Labour | Details | |
| Trafford | 21 | 63 | Labour | Details | |
| Wakefield | 21 | 63 | Labour | Details | |
| Walsall | 20 | 60 | Conservative | Details | |
| Wigan | 25 | 75 | Labour | Details | |
| Wolverhampton | 20 | 60 | Labour | Details | |
| All 29 councils | 639 | 1917 | |||
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
| Council | Seats | Previous control | Details | |
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| Bristol | 70 | No overall control (Labour minority) | Details | |
| Dorset | 82 | No overall control (Conservative minority) | Details | |
| Warrington | 58 | Labour | Details | |
| Wokingham[lower-alpha 1] | 54 | No overall control | Details | |
| All four councils | 264 | |||
Elections for one third of councillors
| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | ||||
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| up | of | Previous | |||||
| Blackburn with Darwen | 17 | 51 | Labour | Details | |||
| Halton | 18 | 54 | Labour | Details | |||
| Hartlepool | 12 | 36 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Hull | 19 | 57 | Liberal Democrats | Details | |||
| Milton Keynes | 19 | 57 | No overall control | Details | |||
| North East Lincolnshire | 15 | 42 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Peterborough | 20 | 60 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Plymouth | 19 | 57 | Labour | Details | |||
| Portsmouth | 14 | 42 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Reading | 16 | 48 | Labour | Details | |||
| Southampton | 17 | 51 | Labour | Details | |||
| Southend-on-Sea | 17 | 51 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Swindon | 19 | 57 | Labour | Details | |||
| Thurrock | 16 | 49 | Conservative | Details | |||
| All fourteen councils | 219 | 657 | |||||
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 generally elect their councillors in thirds will elect all of their councillors in 2024.
London Assembly
Mayoral of London
The mayor of London is up for election to a four-year term.
Combined authority mayors
Eight combined authority mayors will be up for election.
| Combined authority | Previous mayor | Details | |
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| East Midlands | Vacant | Details | |
| Greater Manchester | Andy Burnham (Labour Co-op) | Details | |
| Liverpool City Region | Steve Rotheram (Lab) | Details | |
| North East[2] | Jamie Driscoll (Labour Co-op) | Details | |
| North Yorkshire[3] | Vacant | Details | |
| Tees Valley | Ben Houchen (Con) | Details | |
| West Midlands | Andy Street (Con) | Details | |
| West Yorkshire | Tracy Brabin (Labour Co-op) | Details | |
Single-authority mayors
One single-authority mayors will be up for election.
| Local authority | Previous mayor | Details | |
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| Salford | Paul Dennett (Lab) | Details | |
Council leaders
Norfolk and Suffolk county councils will see voters electing council leaders for the first time.
See also
References
- Footnotes
- New election boundaries
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- LGBCE. "North Tyneside | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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- Kenyon, Megan (1 February 2023). "Getting devolution deal was 'a roller-coaster', says North of Tyne mayor". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 12 May 2023.