Birmingham City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Birmingham in England,which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. It is the most populated local council area in the United Kingdom with 101 elected councillors representing over one million people,in 69 wards. The council headquarters are at the Council House in the city centre. The council is responsible for running nearly all local services,with the exception of those run by joint boards. The provision of certain services has in recent years been devolved to several council constituencies,which each have a constituency committee made up of councillors from that district. It is part of the West Midlands Combined Authority. On 6 September 2023,the council declared effective bankruptcy,and central government commissioners were later appointed to run the council under emergency measures.
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 governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside,England. It consists of 85 councillors,for the city's 64 wards. Following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission the number of wards increased to 64 at the elections on Thursday 4th May 2023. Three wards elect 3 councillors each,fifteen wards elect 2 councillors each and the remaining 46 wards each elect a single councillor,which brought down the total number of councillors to 85.
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 (mid-2022 est.),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 lower-tier local government authority for the city of Oxford in England,providing such services as leisure centres and parking. Social services,Education and Highways services are provided by Oxfordshire County Council.
Leicester City Council is a unitary authority responsible for local government in the city of Leicester,England. It consists of 54 councillors,representing 22 wards in the city,overseen by a directly elected mayor. It is currently controlled by the Labour Party and has been led by mayor Sir Peter Soulsby since 2011. The council also appoints a ceremonial Lord Mayor who chairs council meetings;the directly elected mayor is termed the City Mayor to distinguish the post from the Lord Mayor.
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.
Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire,England. It is a metropolitan district council,one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England,and provides the majority of local government services in Leeds. It has the second-largest population of any council 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 Newcastle upon Tyne,a metropolitan borough with city status in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. The council consists of 78 councillors,three for each of the 26 wards in the city. It has been under Labour majority control since 2011. The council is a member of the North of Tyne Combined Authority.
Birmingham City Council elections are held every four years. Birmingham City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan district of Birmingham in the West Midlands,England. Since the last boundary changes in 2018,101 councillors have been elected from 69 wards. Prior to 2018 elections were held three years out of every four,with a third of the council elected each time.
Cardiff Council,formally the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff is the governing body for Cardiff,one of the principal areas of Wales. The principal area and its council were established in 1996 to replace the previous Cardiff City Council which had been a lower-tier authority within South Glamorgan. Cardiff Council consists of 79 councillors,representing 28 electoral wards.
The City of York,officially simply "York",is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire,England.
Plymouth City Council is the local authority for Plymouth,a unitary authority with city status in the ceremonial county of Devon,England.
Wirral Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside,England. Wirral is a metropolitan borough,one of five in Merseyside,and provides the majority of local government services in Wirral. The council is a constituent member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
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.
James Stewart Murray is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing North since 2019. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties,he was Deputy Mayor of London for Housing from 2016 to 2019.
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.
