2018 United Kingdom local elections

2018 United Kingdom local elections
3 May 2018
150 of 404 councils in Great Britain
6 directly elected mayors
Turnout35.0%
 
Leader Jeremy Corbyn Theresa May Vince Cable
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 12 September 2015 11 July 2016 20 July 2017
Seats before 6,465 seats
105 councils		 9,211 seats
202 councils		 1,840 seats
7 councils
Projected vote share 35%
8%		 35%
3%		 16%
2%
Seats won (2018) 2,353
74 councils		 1,332
46 councils		 542
9 councils
Councillors (after) 6,495
105 councils		 9,118
199 councils		 1,889
11 councils
Net change (notional) 79
0 councils		 35
3 councils		 76
4 councils
Map showing council control following the election.
Conservative:      
Labour:      
Liberal Democrats:      
No overall control:      
No election:      

The 2018 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 3 May 2018, with local council elections taking place in all 32 London boroughs, 34 metropolitan boroughs, 67 district and borough councils and 17 unitary authorities. There were also direct elections for the mayoralties of Hackney, Lewisham, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Watford.

With the exception of those areas that have had boundary changes, the seats up for election were last contested in the 2014 local elections.

A parliamentary by-election in West Tyrone took place the same day. Various other local by-elections also took place.

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