Council control
Who runs Britain's councils
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01 / All councils
Every council
| Council | Type | Control | Seats | Total | Next election |
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02 / By-elections
Council by-elections since May 2026
Upcoming contests, with a projection for each ward, are on the council by-election tracker.
| Party | Defended | Won | Gains | Losses | Net |
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Net gains since May 2026
Wins by month
All results since May 2025
| Date | Ward | Council | Result | Winner | Top three |
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03 / Sources
Sources
Seats and control: PollCheck council control tracker, refreshed from Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0) and updated for each by-election. By-election results: PollCheck by-election tracker. Boundaries: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.