2025 United Kingdom local elections
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The 2025 United Kingdom local elections will be held in May 2025.[1] All seats on all 21 county councils in England, 9 unitary authorities in England.
Two existing combined authority mayors and two existing single authority mayors will up for election. In addition, the inaugural election for the Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, who will chair Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority GLCCA, is expected to take place in May 2025, along with the inaugural election for the Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire.
In addition, the Isles of Scilly in England and the City of London Corporation will be elected.[1]
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 | 64 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Devon | 60 | Conservative | Details | |||
| East Sussex | 50 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Essex | 75 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Gloucestershire | 53 | 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 | 43 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Nottinghamshire | 66 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Oxfordshire | 63 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Staffordshire | 62 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Suffolk | 75 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Surrey | 81 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Warwickshire | 57 | Conservative | Details | |||
| West Sussex | 70 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Worcestershire | 57 | Conservative | Details | |||
Metropolitan boroughs[edit]
| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | Result | |||||
| Doncaster | 55 | Labour | Details | |||
Unitary authorities[edit]
There are sixty-two unitary authorities, which are single-tier local authorities. 9 of them hold whole council elections on a four-year cycle that includes 2025.
| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | Result | |||||
| Buckinghamshire | 147 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Cornwall | 84 | Conservative | Details | |||
| County Durham | 126 | No overall control | Details | |||
| Isle of Wight | 39 | No overall control | Details | |||
| North Northamptonshire | 78 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Northumberland | 67 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Shropshire | 74 | Conservative | Details | |||
| West Northamptonshire | 93 | Conservative | Details | |||
| Wiltshire | 98 | Conservative | Details | |||
Combined Authority Mayors[edit]
| Combined authority | Original year | Elected mayor | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 2021 | Nik Johnson (Lab) | Details | |
| West of England | 2021 | Dan Norris (Lab) | Details | |
Proposed mayoralties and leaderships[edit]
| Authority | Post | Type | First election |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral Combined County Authority | Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire | Mayoral County Combined Authority in Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, and North East Lincolnshire[2] | 2025 (inaugural election) |
| Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire | Mayoral Combined Authority in Kingston-upon-Hull, and the East Riding of Yorkshire[3] | 2025 (inaugural election) |
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 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Swing figures are between the BBC national projected vote share extrapolation from 2023 local elections, and the BBC equivalent vote share projection from these local elections held in different areas.
- ^ a b "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Government announces Greater Lincolnshire devolution proposal". Lincolnshire County Council. Lincoln. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Devolution deal announced for Hull and East Yorkshire". Hull City Council. Hull. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
