United Kingdom local elections, 2015

United Kingdom local elections, 2015

7 May 2015

279 councils in England and 6 directly elected mayors in England   Leader David Cameron Ed Miliband Party Conservative Labour Leader since 6 December 2005 25 September 2010 Last election 29%[lower-alpha 1] 31%[lower-alpha 1]   Leader Nick Clegg Nigel Farage Party Liberal Democrat UKIP Leader since 18 December 2007 5 November 2010 Last election 13%[lower-alpha 1] 17%[lower-alpha 1]

The 2015 United Kingdom local elections will be held on Thursday 7 May 2015, the same day as the general election for the UK Parliament.

In England, direct elections are to be held in all 36 metropolitan boroughs, 194 of the second-tier districts, 49 of the unitary authorities, as well as for various mayoral posts, meaning local elections will take place in all parts of England with the exception of seven unitary authorities (Cornwall, Durham, the Isle of Wight, Northumberland, Isles of Scilly, Shropshire and Wiltshire), seven districts and boroughs (Adur, Cheltenham, Fareham, Gosport, Hastings, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Oxford), and the 32 London boroughs. For the majority of English districts and the 25 unitary authorities that are elected "all out" these will be the first elections since 2011. Elections will also take place for most English parish councils.

Elections would have been due in Northern Ireland given the previous elections to all 26 local councils in 2011, but these councils have since been scrapped and replaced by 11 super councils, which had their inaugural elections in 2014.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who will be aged 18 or over on the day of the election are entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who will be temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) are also entitled to vote in the local elections,^[1] although those who have moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. Those who are registered to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who has a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) are entitled to vote in the local elections at each address, as long as they are not in the same local government area.^[2][3]

England

Metropolitan boroughs

In 35 of the 36 English metropolitan borough councils one third of their seats are up for election, whilst in Doncaster all seats are up for election due to ward boundary changes there.

Unitary authorities

Whole council

In 30 English unitary authorities the whole council is up for election.

Third of council

In 19 English unitary authorities one third of the council is up for election.

Non-metropolitan districts

Whole council

In 128 English district authorities the whole council is up for election.

Third of council

In 66 English district authorities one third of the council is up for election.

Mayoral elections

Six direct mayoral elections will be held.

Notes

References

External links

• Upcoming elections at The Electoral Commission website

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