Trailer - Local Elections May 2030

It appears from the announcement of 16th July 2026 that no further elections will be held for County and District Councils, and 17 existing Unitaries. Shadow authorities elected in 2027 will take power in April 2028 with their next elections in 2032. Therefore, elections are scheduled for Thursday 7th May 2026 in all London Boroughs and 41 other English Local Authorities.

32 London Boroughs - all councillors
(M) - simultaneous Mayoral election
Barking & Dagenham
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Camden
Croydon (M)
Ealing
 Enfield
Greenwich
Hackney (M)
Hammersmith & Fulham
Haringey
Harrow
Havering
Hillingdon
 Hounslow
Islington
Kensington & Chelsea
Kingston upon Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham (M)
Merton
Newham (M)
 Redbridge
Richmond upon Thames
Southwark
Sutton
Tower Hamlets (M)
Waltham Forest
Wandsworth
Westminster
32 Metropolitan Boroughs - one-third of councillors in each except where indicated
Barnsley (all-up)
Birmingham (all-up)
Bolton
Bradford
Bury
Calderdale
Coventry
Dudley
 Gateshead
Kirklees
Knowsley
Leeds
Manchester
Newcastle upon Tyne
North Tyneside
Oldham
 Rochdale
St Helens (all-up)
Salford
Sandwell
Sefton
Sheffield
Solihull
South Tyneside
 Stockport
Sunderland
Tameside
Trafford
Wakefield
Walsall
Wigan
Wolverhampton
9 Unitary authorities - one-third of councillors except where indicated
(M) - simultaneous Mayoral election
Halton
Hartlepool
Hull
 Isle of Wight (all-up)
Milton Keynes
 North East Lincolnshire
Reading
 Swindon
Wokingham
8 May 2026First draft.
15 May 2026Re-organisation in Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk announced 25 March 2026.
17 Jul 2026Re-organisation completed.

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