council control - emap

TYNE & WEAR

NORTHYORKSHIRE

SOUTHYORKSHIRE

DERBYSHIRE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

LINCOLNSHIRE

LEICESTERSHIRE

CUMBRIA

GREATERMANCHESTER

STAFFORDSHIRE

WORCESTERSHIRE

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

OXFORDSHIRE

SURREY

KENT

HAMPSHIRE

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CAMBRIDGESHIRE

GREATER LONDON

HERTFORDSHIRE

WESTSUSSEX

EASTSUSSEX

SOMERSET

DEVON

DORSET

WARWICKSHIRE

WESTMIDLANDS

LANCASHIRE

ESSEX

SUFFOLK

NORFOLK

WESTYORKSHIRE

NORTHUMBERLAND

SCOTTISH BORDERS

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY

SOUTH AYRSHIRE

EAST LOTHIAN

MIDLOTHIAN

EDINBURGH WEST

LOTHIAN

DUNDEE

ANGUS

PERTH & KINROSS

HIGHLAND

MORAY

CLACKMANNANSHIRE

STIRLING

GLASGOW

RENFREWSHIRE

INVERCLYDE

NORTH AYRSHIRE

ARGYLL & BUTE

SOUTH LANARKSHIRE

EAST AYRSHIRE

EAST

RENFREWSHIRE

NORTH LANARKSHIRE

EASTDUNBARTONSHIRE

WEST

DUNBARTONSHIRE

FALKIRK

ABERDEEN

ABERDEENSHIRE

FIFE

GATESHEAD

NORTH TYNESIDE

SOUTH TYNESIDE

HARTLEPOOL

STOC

KTON

-ON

-TEE

S

MIDDLESBROUGH

SCARBOROUGH

RYEDALE

BARNSLEY

HARROGATE CRAVEN

EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE YORK

SELBY BRADFORD

CALDERDALE

DONCASTER

ROTHERHAM SHEFFIELD

HULL

NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE

NORTH EAST

LINCOLNSHIRE

KIRKLEES

WAKEFIELD

LEEDS

HAMBLETON RICHMONDSHIRE

REDCAR & CLEVELANDDARLINGTON

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

SUNDER

LAND

DURHAM

ALLERDALE EDEN

CARLISLE

SOUTH LAKELAND

LANCASTER

RIBBLE VALLEY

FYLDE

WIRRAL

CHESHIRE WEST & CHESTER

CHESHIRE EAST

STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS

NEWCAST

LE-

UNDER-LY

ME

STAFFORD

WOLVERHAMPTON

TAMWORTH

CANNOCK

CHASE

SOUTH

STAFF

ORDSHIRE

DUDL

EY

EAST STAFFORDSHIRE

SHROPSHIRE

SOLIHULL

REDDITCH

COVENTRY

WARWICK

STRATFORD-ON-AVON HEREFORDSHIRE

MALVERN HILLS

WYCHAVON

TEWKESBURY

GLOUCESTER FOREST OF

DEAN

STROUD

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET

BRISTOL

NORTH SOMERSET

SEDGEMOOR

TAUNTON DEANE

WEST SOMERSET

MID DEVON

NORTH DEVON

WEST DEVON

TORRIDGE

CORNWALL

TORBAY

SOUTH HAMS PLYMOUTH

MENDIP

SWINDON

THANET

DOVER

SHEPWAY

ROTHER

HASTINGS

EASTBOURNE

WEALDEN

LEWES

BRIGHTON & HOVE

MID SUSSEX

TAN

DRID

GE

CRAWLEY

HORSHAM

WAVERLEY

TEST VALLEY

NEW FOREST

ISLE OF WIGHT

PORTSMOUTH

GOSPORT

EASTHAMPSHIRE

SOUTHAMPTON

BASINGSTOKE& DEANE

WEST OXFORDSHIRE AYLESBURY

VALE

WYCOMBE

CHILTERN

SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE

WEST BERKSHIRE READING

WOK

ING

HAM

WINDSOR &

MAIDENHEAD

SOUTH BUCKS

SLOUGH

WOKING

ELMBRIDGE

MOLE VALLEY

EPSOM & EWELL

BRACKNELL

FORES

T

SURREY

HEATH

SPELTHORNE

RUNNYMEDE

VALE OF WHITE HORSE

CHERWELL

OXFORD

HAVANT

FAREHAM

HART

RUSH

MOO

R

WINCHESTER

EASTLEIGH

GUILDFORD

ADUR ARUN

CHICHESTER

WORTHING

REIG

ATE

&

BAN

STEA

D

ASHFORD

SWALE

MAIDSTONE

MEDWAY

NORTH NORFOLK

EAST LINDSEY

WEST LINDSEY

NORTH KESTEVEN

BOSTON

SOUTH HOLLAND

SOUTH KESTEVEN

RUTLAND

MELTON

CORBY

KETTERING

WELLINGBOROUGH

NORTHAMPTON

SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

EAST

NO

RTHA

MPT

ONSH

IRE

DAVENTRY

CHARNWOOD

RUSHCLIFFE

NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE

HINCKLEY & BOSWORTH

HARBOROUGH

OADBY & WIGSTON

LEICESTER

BLABY

BASSETLAW

GEDLING

NOTTINGHAM

BROX

TOW

E

EREWASH

SOUTH

DER

BYSH

IRE

DERBY

AMBER VALLEY

DERBYSHIRE DALES

HIGH PEAK

CHESTERFIELD

NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE

ASH

FIEL

D BO

LSOV

ER

MAN

SFIE

LD LINCOLN

GREAT YARMOUTH

BROADLAND

NORWICH

SOUTH NORFOLK

WAVENEY

MID SUFFOLK

BABERGH IPSWICH

SUFFOLKCOASTALST

EDM

UNDS

BURY

COLCHESTER

TENDRING

MALDON

CHELMSFORD

THURROCK

BRENTWOOD

BASILDON ROCHFORD

CASTLE POINT SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

BRAINTREE UTTLESFORD

EPPING FOREST

HARLOW

32 BOROUGHS AND CITY

FOREST HEATH

BRECKLAND

KINGS LYNN & WEST NORFOLK

FENLAND

EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE

HUNTINGDONSHIRE

CAMBRIDGE

SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE BEDFORD

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE

EAST HERTFORDSHIRE

NORTH

HERTFORDSHIRE

STEVENAGE

ST ALBANS

DACORUM WELWYN HATFIELD

HERTSMERE WATFORD

THRE

E RIVE

RS

BROX

BOURN

E

LUTON

GRAVESH

AM

TUNBRIDGE WELLS

TONBRIDGE & MALLING

DARTFORD

SEVE

NOAK

S

CANTERBURY

SOUTH SOMERSET

WILTSHIRE

EAST DORSET

NORTH DORSET

WEST DORSET EAST DEVON

TEIGNBRIDGE

EXETER

WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND

PURBECK

POOLE

CHRISTCHURCH

BOURNEMOUTH

CHELTENHAM

COTSWOLD

WYREFOREST

WALSALL

BIRMINGHAM

SANDWEL

L NORTH

WARWICKSHIRE

NUNEATON & BEDWORTH

RUGBY BROMSGROVE

WORCESTER

TELFORD & WREKIN LICHFIELD

ROCHDALE

OLDHAM

TAMESIDE

STOCKPORT TRAFF

ORD

STOKE-ON-

TRENT

HALTON

MAN

CHES

TER

PRESTON

WYRE PENDLE

ROSSENDALE

BURNLEY HYNDBURN BLACKBURN

WITH DARWEN

SALFORD

BOLTON BURY

CHORLEY

WIGAN

WARRINGTON

ISLE OF ANGLESEY

CONWY

DENBIGHSHIRE

FLINTSHIRE

GWYNEDD

POWYS

CEREDIGION

CARMARTHENSHIRE PEMBROKESHIRE

SWANSEA NEATH

PORT TALBOT

BRIDGEND

RHONDDA CYNON TAF

CAERPHILLY

CARDIFF

VALE OF GLAMORGAN

NEWPORT

BLAENAU GWENT

TORFAEN

MERTHYR

TYDFIL

MONMOUTHSHIRE

WREXHAM

SEFTON

ST HELENSKNOWSLEY

LIVERPOOL

WESTLANCASHIRE

SOUTHRIBBLE

BLACKPOOL

BARROW IN FURNESS

COPELAND

MILTON KEYNES

PETERBOROUGH

NEWARK & SHERWOOD

SHETLAND ISLANDS

ORKNEY ISLANDS

COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR

MERSEYSIDE

Council control is accurate following the elections of 3 May 2018. Control can change as a result of defections or by-elections. Information compiled by Professor Colin Rallings and Professor Michael Thrasher, associate members, Nuffield College, Oxford.

HARROW

BARNET

ENFIELD

HARINGEY

CAMDEN

WANDSWORTH

BRENT

EALING

HOUNSLOW

RICHMOND

UPON TH

AMES

KINGSTON UPON

THAMES

MERTON

SUTTON CROYDON

WALTHAM FOREST

HACKNEY ISLINGTON

SOUTH

WARK

LAMBETH

WESTMINSTER

KENSINGTON

& CHELSEA

HAMMERSMITH

& FULHAM

HAVERING

BEXLEY

BROMLEY

LEWISHAM

GREENWICH

NEWHAM

HILLINGDONTOWERHAMLETSCITY

BARK

ING &

DAGENHAM

REDBRIDGE

Elected mayors

Metro mayors

London boroughs

405 Councils in Great Britain

MADE UP OF

201 districts

27counties

32London boroughs*

36metropolitans

55English unitary*

22Welsh unitary

32Scottish unitary

20,110Councillors*

BY PARTY

Paul Dossett, Head of Local Government, paul.dossett@uk.gt.com, 07919 025198Guy Clifton, Head of Local Government Advisory, guy.clifton@uk.gt.com, 07771 974285Barrie Morris, Local Government Director – Wales, barrie.morris@uk.gt.com, 07771 976684Mike Thomas, Local Government Director – England, mike.thomas@uk.gt.com, 07880 456173Joanne Brown, Local Government Director – Scotland, joanne.e.brown@uk.gt.com, 07966 971604

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North Tyneside

Middlesbrough

Doncaster

Mansfield

Torbay

Bedford

Newham

Leicester

Liverpool

Watford

Hackney

Tower Hamlets

Council control 2018© Local Government Chronicle 2018

21 (65%)7 (23%)3 (9%)1 (3%)

30 (83%)5 (14%)1 (3%)

23 (42%)20 (36%)12 (22%)

1 (4%)7 (32%)

11 (50%)2 (9%)1 (4%)

3 (9%)29 (91%)

3 (11%)24 (89%)

143 (71%)26 (13%)23 (11%)

8 (4%)1 (1%)

201430

1,873 2,0199,1026,485

Lewisham

INVERCLYDE

EAST RENFREWSHIRE

EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE

RENFREWSHIRE

GLASGOW

HART

ELMBRIDGE

THURROCK

TRAFFORD

PORTSMOUTH

ConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratIndependent and othersNo overall controlScottish National PartyPlaid CymruUnitaries/countiesDistricts

* = excludes City of London Corporationand Council of the Isles of Scilly

‘Independents and others’ category may include multiple groups and so not give any single one overall control even when these total more than 50% of councillors.

KEY

Bristol

CALDERDALE

MOLE VALLEY

DERBY

DUDLEY

STOCKPORT

STOKE-ON-TRENT

WALSALL

NUNEATON & BEDWORTH

Counties

CUMBRIA

NORTH YORKSHIRE

LANCASHIRE

LINCOLNSHIRE

NOT

TIN

GH

AMSH

IRE

NORFOLK

SUFFOLK

ESSEX

KENT

EAST SUSSEXWEST SUSSEX

SURREY

DORSET

SOMERSET

DEVON

HAMPSHIRE

OXFORDSHIREHER

TFORD

SHIRE

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

DERBYSHIRE

STAFFORDSHIRE

LEICESTERSHIRE

WARWICK

SHIRE

WORCESTERSHIRE

NORTHAMPT

ONSHIRE

CUMBRIA

HAVERING

OXFORDSHIRE

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Greater Manchester

Andy Burnham

Liverpool City Region

Steve Rotheram

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough

James Palmer

West Midlands

Andy Street

West of England

Tim Bowles

Greater LondonSadiq Khan

Tees ValleyBen Houchen

Sheffield City Region

Dan Jarvis

Copeland

Salford