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Local government election timetable in England

Election cycles by type of local authority in England.

Updates to this page

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published:
23 January 2013
Last updated:
22 July 2025
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  1. Updated election timetable.

  2. Legislation has been laid before Parliament which postpones the elections scheduled in May 2025 to May 2026 to the following local authorities: the county councils of East Sussex; Essex; Hampshire; Norfolk; Suffolk; Surrey and West Sussex; and the unitary councils of the Isle of Wight and Thurrock. This legislation comes into effect on 4 March 2025. The postponement does not affect the timing of subsequent elections and these are retained in the lists here.

  3. Updated election timetable.

  4. Updated election timetable.

  5. Added updated timetable.

  6. Updated election timetable.

  7. Added updated election timetable and 'Local authority elections due to be held in 2016' document.

  8. First published.

Applies to England

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Local authority, combined authority, and county combined authority election cycles in England

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This document lists how often different types of local authority in England hold elections for their councillors.

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