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The 2023 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday, 4 May 2023 in England and on Thursday 18 May 2023 in Northern Ireland. [4] These included district councils , unitary authorities , and directly elected mayors in England, and included all local councils in Northern Ireland.
9 February: 2023 West Lancashire by-election; 4 May: 2023 England local elections [1] 18 May: 2023 Northern Ireland local elections [2] 20 July: 2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election; 20 July: 2023 Selby and Ainsty by-election; 20 July: 2023 Somerton and Frome by-election; 5 October: 2023 Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election
Electoral registration officers within local authorities have a duty to compile and maintain accurate electoral registers. Registration was introduced for all constituencies as a result of the Reform Act 1832, which took effect for the election of the same year.
8,000 councillors will be elected in unitary, borough and district councils taking place across England
In the UK voter registration is compulsory, [39] but the requirement to register is rarely enforced. [40] The 2023 system of registration in the United Kingdom (UK), is known as rolling registration. [41] Electors can register with a local authority at any time of the year. This replaced the twice-yearly census of electors, which often ...
The 2024 United Kingdom local elections took place on 2 May 2024 to choose 2,658 councillors on 107 councils in England, 11 directly elected mayors in England, the 25 members of the London Assembly, and 37 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales. The 2024 Blackpool South parliamentary by-election was held on the same day. [2]
This local electoral calendar for 2023 lists the subnational elections held in 2023. Referendums , recall and retention elections , and national by-elections (special elections) are also included. Part of the Politics series
In local elections, councillors are elected forming the local administrations of the United Kingdom. A number of tiers of local council exist, at region, county, district/borough and town/parish levels, and several regions directly elect mayors. A variety of voting systems are used for local elections.