Birmingham City Council is the local authority for the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands,England. Birmingham has had an elected local authority since 1838,which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. It is the most populous local government district in England,serving over 1.1 million people. The council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority since 2016.
The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside,in North West England. It has a population of 322,453 (2022),and encompasses 62 square miles (161 km2) of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead,Wallasey,Bebington,Heswall,Hoylake and West Kirby. Wirral is England's westernmost metropolitan borough,faced by the city of Liverpool to the northeast over the River Mersey.
Liverpool City Council is the local authority for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside,England. Liverpool has had a local authority since 1207,which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.
Belfast City Council is the local authority with responsibility for part of Belfast,the largest city of Northern Ireland. The council serves an estimated population of 348,005 (2022),the largest of any district council in Northern Ireland,while being the smallest by area. Belfast City Council is the primary council of the Belfast Metropolitan Area,a grouping of six former district councils with commuter towns and overspill from Belfast,containing a total population of 579,276.
Oxford City Council is the local authority for the city of Oxford in Oxfordshire,England. Oxford has had a council since medieval times,which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974,Oxford has been a non-metropolitan district,with county-level functions in the city provided by Oxfordshire County Council.
Sheffield City Council is the local authority for the City of Sheffield,a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire,England. The council consists of 84 councillors,elected to represent 28 wards,each with three councillors. It is currently under no overall control,with Labour,the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party each holding chair positions in a proportionate number of committees.
Manchester City Council is the local authority for the city of Manchester in Greater Manchester,England. Manchester has had an elected local authority since 1838,which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire,England. Leeds has had a council since 1626,which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 it has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority local government services in the city. It is the second most populous local government district in the United Kingdom with approximately 800,000 inhabitants living within its area;only Birmingham City Council has more. Since 1 April 2014,it has been a constituent council of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
Newcastle City Council is the local authority for the city of Newcastle upon Tyne the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. Newcastle has had a council from medieval times,which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It has been under Labour majority control since 2011. In 2024 the council became a member of the North East Combined Authority. The council is based at Newcastle Civic Centre.
Bristol City Council is the local authority for the city of Bristol,in South West England. Bristol has had a council from medieval times,which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1996 the council has been a unitary authority,being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. Bristol has also formed its own ceremonial county since 1996. Since 2017 the council has been a member of the West of England Combined Authority.
Mohammed Afzal Khan,is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Rusholme,previously Manchester Gorton,since 2017.
The City of York,officially simply "York",is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire,England.
Norwich City Council is the local authority for Norwich,a non-metropolitan district with city status in Norfolk,England. It consists of 39 councillors,elected to represent 13 wards,each with three councillors. It forms the lower tier of local government in Norwich,responsible for local services such as housing,planning,leisure and tourism.
Plymouth City Council is the local authority for the city of Plymouth,in the ceremonial county of Devon,England. Plymouth has had a council since 1439,which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1998 the council has been a unitary authority,being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council;it is independent from Devon County Council.
The 2018 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other UK local elections across England.
The 2018 Oxford City Council election took place on 3 May 2018,to elect 24 of the 48 members of Oxford City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. Each of Oxford's 24 wards elected one councillor,with the other seat in each ward next due for election in May 2020.
The 2021 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2021. More than 145 English local councils,around 5,000 councillor seats,thirteen directly elected mayors in England,and 39 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were contested. On the same day,the 2021 Hartlepool by-election took place,and there were also elections to the Scottish Parliament,Senedd and London Assembly,the last in conjunction with the London mayoral election.
The Morley Borough Independents (MBI) are a local political party in Leeds,West Yorkshire,founded in 2004.
The 2022 Birmingham City Council election took place on 5 May 2022,with all 101 council seats up for election across 37 single-member and 32 two-member wards. The election was held alongside other local elections across Great Britain and town council elections in Sutton Coldfield.
The 2022 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 45 members of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
