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Local elections 2025: Is there an election in my area?

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On Thursday 1 May elections will be held for 23 councils and six mayors in England.

Around a third of electors in England are eligible to vote, and more than 1,600 councillors will be elected.

In some parts of England, local elections have been postponed because the government is planning to reorganise local councils.

Use our tool to find out whether there is an election near you.

Most of the councils up for election are county councils - large authorities like Lancashire and Kent that look after services including social care, education, road maintenance and libraries.

In parts of England with no district councils, like in Cornwall, Doncaster and Buckinghamshire, local authorities are responsible for the full range of services - these also include bin collections, public housing and planning.

Map showing areas of England where local elections are taking place on 1 May 2025. Council elections are shown mainly in the south west and Midlands, as well as in Kent, Lancashire and the north east. Postponed elections are shown in some areas in the south east and east. Mayoral elections are also shown in six areas: North Tyneside, Hull and East Yorkshire, Greater Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the West of England, and Doncaster.

Mayors in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Doncaster, North Tyneside, and the West of England are up for election. While in two areas - Hull and East Yorkshire, and Greater Lincolnshire - voters will have the chance to elect a mayor for the first time.