Local Elections 1979
Local Elections 1979 was held on 3 May 1979. 5,090 seats were filled across 8,438 wards and divisions in 473 councils, from 32,860 candidates. Conservative Party won 2,166, Independent won 1,572 and The Labour Party won 967.
- Date
- 3 May 1979
- Seats filled
- 5,090
- Candidates
- 32,860
- Councils
- 473
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 12,016 | 2,166 | 18,315,867 | 42.7% |
| Independent | 4,759 | 1,572 | 2,786,507 | 6.5% |
| The Labour Party | 10,270 | 967 | 15,911,938 | 37.1% |
| The Liberal Party | 508 | 129 | 626,312 | 1.5% |
| LIB | 3,124 | 78 | 3,259,840 | 7.6% |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 437 | 47 | 383,871 | 0.9% |
| Residents | 86 | 41 | 118,567 | 0.3% |
| RES | 472 | 34 | 699,069 | 1.6% |
| Other | 100 | 25 | 97,364 | 0.2% |
| Ind Con | 180 | 18 | 132,308 | 0.3% |
| TIAG | 3 | 3 | 9,519 | 0.0% |
| Ind Lab | 84 | 2 | 92,375 | 0.2% |
| Ndm | 8 | 2 | 5,145 | 0.0% |
| PABAG | 15 | 1 | 19,057 | 0.0% |
| MK | 19 | 1 | 10,421 | 0.0% |
| Ind SOC | 6 | 1 | 1,889 | 0.0% |
| People Rep | 2 | 1 | 455 | 0.0% |
| Gainsborough Ind | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| SOC DEM | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| RATE | 76 | 0 | 90,024 | 0.2% |
| NF | 225 | 0 | 55,479 | 0.1% |
| COMM | 136 | 0 | 38,403 | 0.1% |
| & R | 22 | 0 | 28,578 | 0.1% |
| Ecol | 49 | 0 | 26,716 | 0.1% |
| ILP | 31 | 0 | 25,075 | 0.1% |
| Dem Lab | 34 | 0 | 24,249 | 0.1% |
| Prog | 12 | 0 | 23,868 | 0.1% |
| Ind LIB | 23 | 0 | 20,452 | 0.0% |
| BIG | 16 | 0 | 13,241 | 0.0% |
| & T | 6 | 0 | 10,529 | 0.0% |
| IND RATE | 12 | 0 | 8,654 | 0.0% |
| PBP | 5 | 0 | 6,421 | 0.0% |
| CA | 4 | 0 | 5,938 | 0.0% |
| National Front | 27 | 0 | 5,727 | 0.0% |
| Dem | 8 | 0 | 5,546 | 0.0% |
| PROT | 3 | 0 | 4,629 | 0.0% |
| Whig | 2 | 0 | 4,535 | 0.0% |
| Green Party | 7 | 0 | 3,339 | 0.0% |
| T&R | 2 | 0 | 2,539 | 0.0% |
| PRES | 3 | 0 | 2,520 | 0.0% |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberconwy | 1 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| Aberconwy | 20 | 14 | Independent | 10 |
| Adur | 14 | 27 | Conservative | 13 |
| Allerdale | 34 | 29 | Independent | 13 |
| Alnwick | 17 | 6 | Independent | 4 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 23 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 1 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Amber Valley | 13 | 6 | Conservative | 3 |
| Amber Valley | 12 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Arfon | 33 | 20 | Independent | 10 |
| Arun | 24 | 7 | Conservative | 7 |
| Ashfield | 15 | 5 | Labour | 4 |
| Ashford | 45 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Aylesbury Vale | 38 | 25 | Conservative | 21 |
| Babergh | 30 | 16 | Independent | 11 |
| Barnsley | 22 | 3 | RES | 3 |
| Barrow in Furness | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 12 | 18 | Labour | 12 |
| Basildon | 14 | 12 | Labour | 5 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 20 | 7 | Conservative | 6 |
| Bassetlaw | 13 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Bassetlaw | 14 | 5 | Labour | 2 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bath | 15 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Bedford | 16 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Bedford | 8 | 24 | Conservative | 18 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 16 | 14 | Independent | 11 |
| Beverley | 19 | 9 | Conservative | 7 |
| BEVERLEY | 5 | 15 | Conservative | 10 |
| Birmingham | 43 | 13 | Labour | 6 |
| Blaby | 20 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Blackburn | 21 | 0 | — | — |
| Blackpool | 21 | 0 | — | — |
| Blaenau Gwent | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Blaenau Gwent | 11 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Blyth Valley | 17 | 10 | Labour | 8 |
| Bolsover | 24 | 7 | Labour | 6 |
| Bolton | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| Bolton | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Boothferry | 22 | 7 | Conservative | 5 |
| Boston | 17 | 9 | Conservative | 5 |
| Bournemouth | 19 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Bracknell Forest | 19 | 6 | Conservative | 4 |
| Bradford | 31 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Braintree | 33 | 17 | Conservative | 9 |
| Breckland | 41 | 20 | Conservative | 16 |
| Brecknock | 32 | 50 | Independent | 50 |
| Brentwood | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Bridgnorth | 20 | 16 | Independent | 14 |
| Brighton | 11 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Brighton | 8 | 26 | Conservative | 16 |
| Brighton & Hove | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bristol, City of | 29 | 24 | Conservative | 11 |
| Broadland | 35 | 12 | Conservative | 10 |
| Bromsgrove | 20 | 18 | Conservative | 17 |
| Broxbourne | 14 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Broxtowe | 8 | 6 | Conservative | 4 |
| Broxtowe | 15 | 0 | — | — |
| Burnley | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Bury | 1 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Bury | 15 | 9 | Conservative | 6 |
| Calderdale | 18 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Cambridge | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Cambridge | 13 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Cannock Chase | 14 | 1 | LIB | 1 |
| Canterbury | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Canterbury | 8 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Caradon | 26 | 14 | Independent | 14 |
| Cardiff | 21 | 27 | Conservative | 15 |
| Carlisle | 21 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Carmarthen | 21 | 20 | Independent | 18 |
| Carrick | 20 | 13 | Conservative | 9 |
| Castle Morpeth | 21 | 16 | Independent | 8 |
| Castle Point | 14 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Ceredigion | 35 | 26 | Independent | 21 |
| Charnwood | 23 | 9 | Conservative | 9 |
| Chelmsford | 31 | 9 | Conservative | 7 |
| Cheltenham | 11 | 3 | LIB | 2 |
| Cherwell | 31 | 21 | Conservative | 17 |
| Chester | 8 | 18 | Conservative | 12 |
| Chester-le-Street | 17 | 6 | Labour | 6 |
| Chesterfield | 10 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Chesterfield | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 5 |
| Chichester | 33 | 20 | Conservative | 17 |
| Chiltern | 30 | 6 | Conservative | 5 |
| Chorley | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Christchurch | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Christchurch | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| City of Chester | 21 | 10 | Conservative | 8 |
| Cleethorpes | 17 | 4 | Independent | 3 |
| Cleethorpes | 1 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| Colchester | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| Colwyn | 18 | 33 | The Liberal Party | 10 |
| Congleton | 6 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Congleton | 9 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Copeland | 26 | 17 | Labour | 11 |
| Corby | 12 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Cotswold | 33 | 27 | Independent | 24 |
| Coventry | 18 | 9 | Conservative | 5 |
| Craven | 22 | 9 | Conservative | 5 |
| Craven | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Crawley | 10 | 5 | Labour | 5 |
| Crewe and Nantwich | 26 | 13 | Conservative | 10 |
| Cynon Valley | 14 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| Dacorum | 28 | 21 | Labour | 12 |
| Darlington | 25 | 9 | Labour | 6 |
| Dartford | 22 | 7 | Labour | 5 |
| Dartford Borough Council | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Daventry | 28 | 19 | Conservative | 12 |
| Daventry Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Delyn | 20 | 10 | Independent | 5 |
| Delyn | 4 | 8 | Independent | 6 |
| Derby | 20 | 18 | Conservative | 9 |
| Derbyshire Dales | 25 | 17 | Conservative | 9 |
| Derwentside | 23 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Dinefwr | 24 | 32 | Independent | 18 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 20 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Dover | 31 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Dover Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dudley | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Durham | 21 | 2 | Independent | 1 |
| Durham | 3 | 2 | Independent | 1 |
| Dwyfor | 24 | 29 | Independent | 24 |
| Easington | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Easington | 9 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| East Cambridgeshire | 18 | 18 | Independent | 17 |
| East Devon | 35 | 12 | Conservative | 9 |
| East Dorset | 15 | 12 | Independent | 5 |
| East Hampshire | 31 | 21 | Conservative | 20 |
| East Hertfordshire | 30 | 17 | Conservative | 10 |
| East Lindsey | 43 | 36 | Independent | 35 |
| East Northamptonshire | 20 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| East Staffordshire | 25 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| East Yorkshire | 23 | 15 | Independent | 7 |
| East Yorkshire | 1 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Eastbourne | 10 | 1 | LIB | 1 |
| Eastleigh | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Eastleigh | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Eden | 28 | 23 | Independent | 20 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | 14 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Elmbridge | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| Epping Forest | 31 | 29 | Conservative | 24 |
| Epsom And Ewell | 13 | 12 | RES | 12 |
| Erewash | 24 | 6 | Labour | 6 |
| Exeter | 17 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Fareham | 14 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Fenland | 25 | 14 | Conservative | 10 |
| Forest Heath | 15 | 11 | Conservative | 8 |
| Forest Of Dean | 27 | 25 | Labour | 11 |
| Fylde | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 7 |
| Fylde | 11 | 4 | Independent | 3 |
| Gateshead | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Gateshead | 5 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Gedling | 23 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Gillingham | 14 | 27 | Conservative | 23 |
| Gillingham Borough Council | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Glanford | 29 | 40 | Conservative | 22 |
| Gloucester | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Glyndwr | 36 | 33 | Independent | 32 |
| Gosport | 11 | 18 | Conservative | 14 |
| Gravesham | 19 | 25 | Conservative | 13 |
| Great Grimsby | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Great Grimsby | 21 | 0 | — | — |
| Great Yarmouth | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Great Yarmouth | 5 | 11 | Labour | 7 |
| Guildford | 6 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Guildford | 15 | 11 | Conservative | 10 |
| Guildford Borough Council | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Halton | 16 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Hambleton | 34 | 23 | Independent | 23 |
| Harborough | 23 | 25 | Conservative | 17 |
| Harlow | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Harrogate | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Harrogate | 30 | 11 | Conservative | 7 |
| Harrogate Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hart | 13 | 6 | Conservative | 5 |
| Hartlepool | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Hastings | 16 | 8 | Labour | 5 |
| Havant | 14 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Hereford | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Hertsmere | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| High Peak | 25 | 9 | Conservative | 7 |
| Hinckley And Bosworth | 18 | 34 | Conservative | 29 |
| Holderness | 20 | 15 | Independent | 14 |
| Horsham | 25 | 28 | Conservative | 24 |
| Hove | 10 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Hove Borough Council | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Huntingdonshire | 18 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Hyndburn | 17 | 10 | Conservative | 10 |
| Ipswich | 16 | 12 | Conservative | 6 |
| Isle of Anglesey | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Islwyn | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Kennet | 31 | 28 | Independent | 24 |
| Kerrier | 22 | 14 | Independent | 10 |
| Kettering | 8 | 6 | Labour | 3 |
| Kettering | 14 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| King's Lynn And West Norfolk | 40 | 23 | Conservative | 22 |
| Kingston Upon Hull | 21 | 6 | Labour | 6 |
| Kingston Upon Hull, City of | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kingswood | 1 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Kingswood | 21 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirklees | 24 | 9 | Labour | 7 |
| Knowsley | 14 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Lancaster | 29 | 15 | Conservative | 11 |
| Langbaurgh | 21 | 0 | — | — |
| LANGBAURGH | 5 | 14 | Labour | 9 |
| Leeds | 32 | 21 | Labour | 10 |
| Leicester | 2 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Leicester City Council | 15 | 27 | Labour | 18 |
| Leominster | 2 | 3 | Independent | 3 |
| Leominster | 27 | 21 | Independent | 21 |
| Lewes | 19 | 33 | Conservative | 27 |
| Lichfield | 15 | 6 | Conservative | 5 |
| Lichfield | 12 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 12 | Conservative | 9 |
| Liverpool | 33 | 11 | Labour | 9 |
| Llanelli | 11 | 15 | Labour | 12 |
| Lliw Valley | 8 | 32 | Labour | 25 |
| Luton | 16 | 24 | Labour | 13 |
| Luton Borough Council | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Macclesfield | 27 | 9 | Conservative | 9 |
| Macclesfield | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Maidstone | 19 | 18 | Conservative | 14 |
| Maidstone | 9 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| Maldon | 20 | 9 | Conservative | 6 |
| Malvern Hills | 34 | 20 | Independent | 17 |
| Manchester | 33 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Mansfield | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Medina | 20 | 36 | The Liberal Party | 21 |
| Meirionnydd | 19 | 36 | Independent | 27 |
| Melton | 16 | 9 | Conservative | 7 |
| Melton | 1 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Mendip | 32 | 17 | Independent | 13 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 5 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 30 | 15 | Conservative | 10 |
| Mid Devon | 28 | 22 | Independent | 21 |
| Mid Suffolk | 34 | 19 | Independent | 11 |
| Mid Sussex | 16 | 19 | Conservative | 19 |
| Mid Sussex | 15 | 14 | Conservative | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 25 | 9 | Labour | 6 |
| Milton Keynes | 15 | 6 | Conservative | 3 |
| Mole Valley | 7 | 4 | Independent | 2 |
| Mole Valley | 7 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Monmouth | 27 | 10 | Conservative | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 41 | 43 | Independent | 37 |
| Neath | 4 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Neath | 12 | 24 | Labour | 18 |
| New Forest | 31 | 14 | Conservative | 9 |
| New Forest | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Newark And Sherwood | 31 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Newbury | 36 | 32 | Conservative | 22 |
| Newbury Borough Council | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 26 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 23 | 7 | Conservative | 4 |
| Newport | 20 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| North Cornwall | 27 | 25 | Independent | 21 |
| North Devon | 9 | 3 | Ndm | 2 |
| North Devon | 20 | 6 | Independent | 6 |
| North Dorset | 19 | 13 | Independent | 13 |
| North Dorset | 5 | 5 | Independent | 5 |
| North East Derbyshire | 26 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| North Hertfordshire | 25 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| North Kesteven | 30 | 31 | Independent | 15 |
| North Norfolk | 36 | 18 | Independent | 13 |
| North Shropshire | 20 | 18 | Independent | 15 |
| North Shropshire | 6 | 5 | Independent | 4 |
| North Tyneside | 5 | 4 | Labour | 3 |
| North Tyneside | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| North Warwickshire | 19 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| North West Leicestershire | 23 | 10 | Labour | 7 |
| North Wiltshire | 30 | 22 | Conservative | 17 |
| Northampton | 13 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Northampton | 7 | 8 | Conservative | 8 |
| Northavon | 1 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| Northavon | 36 | 14 | Conservative | 14 |
| Norwich | 16 | 39 | Labour | 30 |
| Nottingham | 28 | 5 | Labour | 5 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 15 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Oadby And Wigston | 10 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Ogwr | 25 | 57 | Labour | 28 |
| Oldham | 19 | 0 | — | — |
| Oldham | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Oswestry | 11 | 9 | Independent | 9 |
| Oswestry | 4 | 6 | Independent | 3 |
| Oxford | 15 | 33 | Conservative | 19 |
| Pendle | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Pendle | 8 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Penwith | 16 | 10 | Independent | 10 |
| Peterborough | 16 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Plymouth | 21 | 39 | Conservative | 20 |
| Poole | 10 | 14 | Conservative | 10 |
| Poole Borough Council | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Port Talbot | 11 | 30 | Labour | 19 |
| Port Talbot Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Portsmouth | 16 | 9 | Conservative | 3 |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | 30 | 27 | Independent | 27 |
| Preston | 19 | 0 | — | — |
| Purbeck | 12 | 5 | Independent | 5 |
| Radnor | 24 | 31 | Independent | 31 |
| Reading | 12 | 34 | Conservative | 14 |
| Reading | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Redditch | 9 | 7 | Conservative | 6 |
| Reigate & Banstead | 18 | 12 | Conservative | 11 |
| Restormel | 14 | 30 | Independent | 25 |
| Rhondda | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhuddlan | 12 | 36 | Independent | 23 |
| Rhymney Valley | 21 | 48 | Labour | 35 |
| Ribble Valley | 23 | 19 | Conservative | 14 |
| Richmondshire | 26 | 22 | Independent | 22 |
| Rochdale | 20 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Rochester-upon-Medway | 20 | 14 | Conservative | 9 |
| Rochford | 13 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Rossendale | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Rother | 25 | 21 | Conservative | 9 |
| Rotherham | 15 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Rotherham | 3 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Rugby | 22 | 6 | RES | 3 |
| Runnymede | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Rushcliffe | 28 | 17 | Conservative | 15 |
| Rushmoor | 15 | 15 | Conservative | 10 |
| Rutland | 16 | 7 | Independent | 6 |
| Ryedale | 4 | 5 | Independent | 4 |
| Ryedale | 28 | 26 | Independent | 23 |
| Salford | 6 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Salford | 17 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Salisbury | 36 | 23 | Independent | 11 |
| Sandwell | 24 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Scarborough | 22 | 11 | Conservative | 6 |
| Scarborough Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scunthorpe | 16 | 15 | Labour | 13 |
| Scunthorpe Borough Council | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sedgefield | 19 | 10 | Labour | 9 |
| Sedgemoor | 31 | 21 | Conservative | 14 |
| Sefton | 23 | 7 | Labour | 5 |
| Selby | 35 | 21 | Conservative | 9 |
| Sevenoaks | 6 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Sevenoaks | 27 | 12 | Conservative | 11 |
| Sheffield | 31 | 6 | Labour | 6 |
| Shepway | 25 | 28 | Conservative | 21 |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | 16 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Slough | 16 | 19 | Conservative | 13 |
| Solihull | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Solihull | 11 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| South Bedfordshire | 18 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| South Buckinghamshire | 18 | 17 | Conservative | 16 |
| South Bucks | 2 | 9 | Conservative | 6 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 19 | 12 | Independent | 10 |
| South Derbyshire | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| South Derbyshire | 7 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| South Hams | 34 | 18 | Independent | 14 |
| South Herefordshire | 32 | 25 | Independent | 22 |
| South Holland | 23 | 22 | Independent | 15 |
| South Kesteven | 34 | 29 | Independent | 20 |
| South Lakeland | 47 | 29 | Independent | 17 |
| South Norfolk | 7 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| South Norfolk | 34 | 13 | Conservative | 9 |
| South Northamptonshire | 32 | 26 | Conservative | 21 |
| South Oxfordshire | 41 | 22 | Conservative | 15 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 23 | 31 | Independent | 31 |
| South Ribble | 22 | 5 | Conservative | 4 |
| South Shropshire | 28 | 25 | Independent | 25 |
| South Somerset | 42 | 27 | Conservative | 14 |
| South Staffordshire | 30 | 15 | Conservative | 13 |
| South Tyneside | 22 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| South Wight | 16 | 24 | Independent | 11 |
| Southampton | 15 | 24 | Conservative | 15 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Southend-On-Sea | 12 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Spelthorne | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Spelthorne | 11 | 25 | Conservative | 23 |
| St Albans Borough Council | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| St Edmundsbury | 32 | 13 | Conservative | 11 |
| St Helens | 9 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| St. Albans | 15 | 0 | — | — |
| St. Helens | 5 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| St.Albans | 5 | 15 | Conservative | 9 |
| Stafford | 30 | 25 | Conservative | 18 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 28 | 21 | Labour | 9 |
| Stevenage | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Stevenage | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Stockport | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stockport | 19 | 4 | Labour | 3 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 30 | 9 | Conservative | 5 |
| Stoke On Trent | 20 | 9 | Labour | 9 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 15 | 19 | Conservative | 14 |
| Stratford-On-Avon | 20 | 24 | Conservative | 13 |
| Stroud | 32 | 21 | Conservative | 13 |
| Suffolk Coastal | 38 | 31 | Conservative | 22 |
| Sunderland | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Sunderland | 21 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Surrey Heath | 16 | 5 | Conservative | 5 |
| Swale | 26 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| Swansea | 20 | 35 | Labour | 29 |
| Taff-Ely | 16 | 48 | Labour | 36 |
| Tameside | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Tamworth | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Tamworth | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tandridge | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Taunton Deane | 29 | 15 | Conservative | 10 |
| Teesdale | 16 | 14 | Independent | 12 |
| Teignbridge | 3 | 6 | Conservative | 3 |
| Teignbridge | 30 | 15 | Independent | 10 |
| Tendring | 32 | 6 | Conservative | 4 |
| Test Valley | 23 | 15 | Conservative | 10 |
| Tewkesbury | 23 | 27 | Independent | 12 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Thamesdown | 15 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Thanet | 27 | 13 | Conservative | 5 |
| The Wrekin | 34 | 16 | Labour | 7 |
| Three Rivers | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Thurrock | 5 | 9 | Labour | 6 |
| Thurrock | 10 | 5 | TIAG | 3 |
| Tonbridge And Malling | 27 | 8 | Conservative | 8 |
| Torbay | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Torfaen | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Torfaen | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Torridge | 27 | 21 | Independent | 17 |
| Trafford | 21 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 16 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Tynedale | 32 | 17 | Independent | 8 |
| Uttlesford | 31 | 17 | Conservative | 13 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 17 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Vale Of White Horse | 31 | 18 | Conservative | 14 |
| Vale Royal | 36 | 16 | Conservative | 10 |
| Wakefield | 22 | 6 | Labour | 3 |
| Walsall | 20 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Wansbeck | 16 | 23 | Labour | 22 |
| Wansdyke | 1 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Wansdyke | 29 | 7 | Conservative | 6 |
| Warrington | 27 | 9 | Conservative | 9 |
| Warwick | 28 | 31 | Conservative | 17 |
| Watford Borough Council | 12 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Waveney | 25 | 34 | Conservative | 22 |
| Waverley | 25 | 18 | Conservative | 17 |
| Wealden | 31 | 24 | Conservative | 21 |
| Wear Valley | 20 | 6 | Labour | 3 |
| Wellingborough | 15 | 7 | Conservative | 5 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| West Devon | 21 | 10 | Independent | 7 |
| West Dorset | 44 | 28 | Independent | 24 |
| West Lancashire | 19 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| West Lindsey | 26 | 20 | Conservative | 8 |
| West Oxfordshire | 33 | 21 | Independent | 12 |
| West Somerset | 19 | 9 | Independent | 7 |
| West Wiltshire | 17 | 25 | Conservative | 19 |
| Weymouth and Portland | 14 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Wigan | 24 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Winchester | 13 | 8 | Conservative | 4 |
| Winchester | 5 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Windsor & Maidenhead | 20 | 27 | Conservative | 26 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Wirral | 22 | 9 | Conservative | 6 |
| Woking | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Wokingham | 25 | 17 | Conservative | 13 |
| Wolverhampton | 20 | 19 | Labour | 11 |
| Woodspring | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Woodspring | 34 | 24 | Conservative | 23 |
| Worcester | 12 | 6 | Conservative | 4 |
| Worthing | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Worthing | 9 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Worthing Borough Council | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wrexham Maelor | 36 | 45 | Labour | 21 |
| Wychavon | 37 | 15 | Independent | 13 |
| Wycombe | 17 | 13 | Conservative | 12 |
| Wycombe | 7 | 25 | Conservative | 23 |
| Wyre | 25 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Wyre | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wyre Forest | 18 | 8 | Conservative | 5 |
| Ynys Mon-Isle of Anglesey | 44 | 45 | Independent | 42 |
| York | 15 | 0 | — | — |