Who won local elections in my area? Live map of latest results in England and what time they will be announced
Voters in England have headed to the polls on Thursday for the largest round of local elections since 2019.
While issues such as bin collections and the state of roads tend to decide these votes, it still offers the biggest test of political opinion ahead of the next general election.
More than 8,000 council seats are up for grabs across 230 local authorities, with the results set to come in gradually throughout Friday.
Who won the local elections in my area?
The interactive map below will update as soon as results come in across all of England’s council elections from the early hours of Friday morning:
What time will the results be announced?
As per Press Association, here is the full list of estimated results times for all of the council elections in England – they are not confirmed, but are based on the 2019 declaration times, and all timings refer to Friday 5 May:
- Broxbourne – 0:30
- Rushmoor – 1:00
- Basildon – 1:30
- Castle Point – 1:30
- Halton – 1:30
- Harlow – 1:30
- Hartlepool – 1:30
- Sunderland – 1:30
- Brentwood – 2:00
- Chorley – 2:00
- Ipswich – 2:00
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne – 2:00
- Redditch – 2:00
- Rochford – 2:00
- Sandwell – 2:00
- Sefton – 2:00
- South Tyneside – 2:00
- Tamworth – 2:00
- Thurrock – 2:00
- Hart – 2:30
- Havant – 2:30
- North East Lincolnshire – 2:30
- Portsmouth – 2:30
- Stevenage – 2:30
- Worcester – 2:30
- Boston – 3:00
- Colchester – 3:00
- Cotswold – 3:00
- Dudley – 3:00
- Kingston-upon-Hull – 3:00
- Lincoln – 3:00
- North Lincolnshire – 3:00
- North West Leicestershire – 3:00
- Peterborough – 3:00
- South Holland – 3:00
- Eastleigh – 3:10
- Exeter – 3:30
- Hertsmere – 3:30
- North Norfolk – 3:30
- Reading – 3:30
- Salford – 3:30
- Bath & North East Somerset – 4:00
- Bolsover – 4:00
- Bolton – 4:00
- Braintree – 4:00
- Coventry – 4:00
- North Devon – 4:00
- Plymouth – 4:00
- Southend-on-Sea – 4:00
- Dacorum – 4:30
- Hinckley & Bosworth – 4:30
- East Hertfordshire – 5:00
- Telford & Wrekin – 5:00
- Tendring – 5:00
- Windsor & Maidenhead Royal – 5:00
- Ashfield – 5:30
- Bassetlaw – 5:30
- West Lindsey – 5:30
- South Kesteven – 6:00
- Tameside – 6:00
- Medway – 6:30
- Stoke-on-Trent – 6:30
- South Gloucestershire – 7:00
- East Lindsey – 11:30
- Manchester – 11:45
- Herefordshire – 12:00
- Gateshead – 12:30
- Solihull – 12:30
- Walsall – 12:30
- Worthing – 12:30
- Broadland – 13:00
- Cannock Chase – 13:00
- Knowsley – 13:00
- North Tyneside – 13:00
- North Warwickshire – 13:00
- Rossendale – 13:00
- South Norfolk – 13:00
- Stratford-on-Avon – 13:00
- Warwick – 13:00
- Blackburn with Darwen – 13:30
- Bracknell Forest – 13:30
- Burnley – 13:30
- Crawley – 13:30
- Fenland – 13:30
- Folkestone & Hythe – 13:30
- Maidstone – 13:30
- East Devon – 14:00
- East Staffordshire – 14:00
- Hyndburn – 14:00
- Lichfield – 14:00
- Mansfield – 14:00
- North Hertfordshire – 14:00
- Rugby – 14:00
- Runnymede – 14:00
- Tewkesbury – 14:00
- Torbay – 14:00
- Torridge – 14:00
- Welwyn Hatfield – 14:00
- West Devon – 14:00
- Reigate & Banstead – 14:15
- Elmbridge – 14:30
- Forest of Dean – 14:30
- Newark & Sherwood – 14:30
- Preston – 14:30
- Teignbridge – 14:30
- Barnsley – 15:00
- Blackpool – 15:00
- Breckland – 15:00
- Calderdale – 15:00
- Canterbury – 15:00
- Darlington – 15:00
- Derbyshire Dales – 15:00
- East Cambridgeshire – 15:00
- East Riding of Yorkshire – 15:00
- Epping Forest – 15:00
- Erewash – 15:00
- Kirklees – 15:00
- Maldon – 15:00
- Middlesbrough – 15:00
- Milton Keynes – 15:00
- Rochdale – 15:00
- Sevenoaks – 15:00
- Sheffield – 15:00
- South Hams – 15:00
- Surrey Heath – 15:00
- Tandridge – 15:00
- Tunbridge Wells – 15:00
- Watford – 15:00
- Wealden – 15:00
- West Suffolk – 15:00
- Wokingham – 15:00
- Wychavon – 15:00
- North Somerset – 15:30
- Oadby & Wigston – 15:30
- Ashford – 16:00
- Babergh – 16:00
- Blaby – 16:00
- Bromsgrove – 16:00
- Cambridge – 16:00
- Chesterfield – 16:00
- Dover – 16:00
- Gravesham – 16:00
- Great Yarmouth – 16:00
- Harborough – 16:00
- Luton – 16:00
- Malvern Hills – 16:00
- Melton – 16:00
- Mid Suffolk – 16:00
- Norwich – 16:00
- Oldham – 16:00
- Pendle – 16:00
- Redcar & Cleveland – 16:00
- Ribble Valley – 16:00
- Rushcliffe – 16:00
- Rutland – 16:00
- Slough – 16:00
- Stafford – 16:00
- Staffordshire Moorlands – 16:00
- St Albans – 16:00
- Swindon – 16:00
- Uttlesford – 16:00
- Vale of White Horse – 16:00
- West Lancashire – 16:00
- West Oxfordshire – 16:00
- Wyre – 16:00
- North East Derbyshire – 16:10
- Arun – 16:30
- Bradford – 16:30
- Broxtowe – 16:30
- Cherwell – 16:30
- Chichester – 16:30
- Fylde – 16:30
- Nottingham – 16:30
- South Oxfordshire – 16:30
- Stockport – 16:30
- Three Rivers – 16:30
- Tonbridge & Malling – 16:30
- Woking – 16:30
- Wolverhampton – 16:30
- Basingstoke & Deane – 17:00
- Bedford – 17:00
- Brighton & Hove – 17:00
- Bury – 17:00
- Central Bedfordshire – 17:00
- Charnwood – 17:00
- Chelmsford – 17:00
- Eastbourne – 17:00
- Epsom & Ewell – 17:00
- Horsham – 17:00
- Leeds – 17:00
- Leicester – 17:00
- Lewes – 17:00
- Liverpool – 17:00
- North Kesteven – 17:00
- Southampton – 17:00
- South Derbyshire – 17:00
- Stockton-on-Tees – 17:00
- Swale – 17:00
- Thanet – 17:00
- Wigan – 17:00
- Wirral – 17:00
- Wyre Forest – 17:00
- East Hampshire – 17:30
- Gedling – 17:30
- High Peak – 17:30
- Lancaster – 17:30
- Wakefield – 17:30
- Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole – 18:00
- Dartford – 18:00
- Derby – 18:00
- East Suffolk – 18:00
- Guildford – 18:00
- King’s Lynn & West Norfolk – 18:00
- Mid Devon – 18:00
- Mole Valley – 18:00
- New Forest – 18:00
- Rother – 18:00
- South Ribble – 18:00
- Test Valley – 18:00
- Trafford – 18:00
- Waverley – 18:00
- West Berkshire – 18:00
- Winchester – 18:00
- Spelthorne – 18:15
- South Staffordshire – 18:30
- Amber Valley – 19:00
- Cheshire West & Chester – 19:00
- Mid Sussex – 19:00
- Cheshire East – 20:00
- York – 20:00
The timings for the four mayoral elections are as follows:
- Middlesbrough 01:00
- Mansfield 12:00
- Bedford 13:00
- Leicester 15:30
What do local councillors do?
Councillors’ roles include:
- responding to residents’ queries and investigating their concerns;
- communicating council decisions that affect them;
- working with representatives of local organisations, interest groups and businesses;
- represent residents’ views at council meetings;
- leading local campaigns on residents’ behalf.
The Local Government Association explains: “A councillor’s primary role is to represent their ward or division and the people who live in it. Councillors provide a bridge between the community and the council.
“As well as being an advocate for local residents and signposting them to the right people at the council, you will need to keep them informed about the issues that affect them.
“In order to understand and represent local views and priorities, you need to build strong relationships and encourage local people to make their views known and engage with you and the council.
“Good communication and engagement are central to being an effective councillor.”
Local elections 2023
Each party is facing a different challenge in this set of elections. The Conservatives have seen an exodus of activists, leading them to turn to teenagers to beef up their resources. Labour hope they’ll cement their big poll lead, but if they don’t they could lose hope of a majority next year. The Lib Dems are hoping to take Eton and begin to pull apart the ‘blue wall’, writes Katy Balls, while the Green Party are hoping to take control of a council, and pave the way for a second MP.
Voter ID has been one of the most contentious issues leading up to this set of votes. The former head of the civil service told i that it was likely to be a ‘car crash’, and Tories have said they don’t know how many of their leaflets were sent out telling people they didn’t need ID to vote.
Here’s everything you need to know about local elections today:
