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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]
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.
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
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4 July – The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held. [18] Council by-election in Madeley and Betley ward to elect two new councillors on Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. [19] 20 July – July 2024 Welsh Labour leadership election
The 2023 election was for the entire council on new ward boundaries. [2] In that election, Labour won 47 seats with 57.2% of the vote, and the Conservatives won 13 with 37.0%. The 2024 election was for seats held by councillors who were elected with the smallest number of votes. [3] Labour defended 15 seats and the Conservatives defended 5. [4]
Several new authorities came into operation in April 2023. In each case, new councils were elected on 5 May 2022, at the same time as local elections in other parts of the country. See 2023 United Kingdom local elections for details.