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Local elections are scheduled to be held in the United Kingdom in May 2023. Elections in England are scheduled to be held on 4 May, with the Northern Irish election scheduled to be held on 18 May.[1] These will include district councils, unitary authorities, and directly-elected mayors in England, and all local councils in Northern Ireland.[2][3]
Following the passing of the Elections Act 2022 all voters will require photo ID in order to vote in the Local Elections in May 2023.[4]
There are thirty-six metropolitan boroughs, which are single-tier local authorities. Thirty-three 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 2023. Due to boundary changes, seven councils which generally elect their councillors in thirds, will elect all of their councillors in 2023. They will then return to the thirds schedule.
In 2021, the government appointed commissioners to oversee Liverpool City Council following an investigation into the mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson. In 2022, the government announced it would take greater control of the council.[5] Liverpool was required to move to all-out elections from 2023 under new boundaries following a report by the government commissioner Max Caller.[6]
Wirral Council has also decided to move to all-out elections from 2023, on the existing ward boundaries.[7]
| Council | Seats | Party control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | ||||
| Bolton | 60[a][8] | No overall control | Details | |
| Liverpool | 85[9] | Labour | Details | |
| Oldham | 60[a][10] | Labour | Details | |
| Stockport | 63[a][11] | No overall control | Details | |
| Tameside | 57[a][12] | Labour | Details | |
| Trafford | 63[a][13] | Labour | Details | |
| Wigan | 75[a][14] | Labour | Details | |
| Wirral | 66[7] | No overall control | Details | |
| Wolverhampton | 60[a][15] | Labour | Details | |
| All councils | ||||
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 | |
| 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 | |
| North Tyneside | 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 | |
| Sunderland | 25 | 75 | Labour | Details | |
| Wakefield | 21 | 63 | Labour | Details | |
| Walsall | 20 | 60 | Conservative | Details | |
| All councils | |||||
| 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 | No overall control | Details | ||
| Portsmouth | 14 | 42 | No overall control | Details | ||
| Reading | 16 | 48 | Labour | Details | ||
| Southend-on-Sea | 17 | 51 | No overall control | Details | ||
| Swindon | 19 | 57 | Conservative | Details | ||
| Thurrock | 16 | 49 | Conservative | Details | ||
| Wokingham | 18 | 54 | No overall control | Details | ||
| All councils | ||||||
District councils are the lower tier of a two-tier system of local government, with several district councils covering the same area as a county council with different responsibilities.
| Council | Mayor before | |
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| Bedford | Dave Hodgson (Lib Dem) | |
| Leicester | Peter Soulsby (Lab) | |
| Mansfield | Andy Abrahams (Lab) | |
| Middlesbrough | Andy Preston (IND) | |
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Main article: 2023 Northern Ireland local elections |
| Council | Seats | Largest party (elected in 2019) | Details | |||
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| Prior | Post | |||||
| Belfast | 60 | Sinn Féin (18) | Details | |||
| Ards & North Down | 40 | DUP (14)[b] | Details | |||
| Antrim & Newtownabbey | 40 | DUP (14) | Details | |||
| Lisburn & Castlereagh | 40 | DUP (15)[c] | Details | |||
| Newry, Mourne & Down | 41 | Sinn Féin (16) | Details | |||
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 41 | DUP (11) | Details | |||
| Mid & East Antrim | 40 | DUP (15)[d] | Details | |||
| Causeway Coast & Glens | 40 | DUP (14)[e] | Details | |||
| Mid Ulster | 40 | Sinn Féin (17) | Details | |||
| Derry City & Strabane | 40 | Sinn Féin (11) | Details | |||
| SDLP (11) | ||||||
| Fermanagh & Omagh | 40 | Sinn Féin (15) | Details | |||
