Local Elections 2022
Local Elections 2022 was held on 5 May 2022. 6,959 seats were filled across 4,011 wards and divisions in 224 councils, from 21,304 candidates. The Labour Party won 3,101, Conservative Party won 1,419 and Liberal Democrats won 886.
- Date
- 5 May 2022
- Seats filled
- 6,959
- Candidates
- 21,304
- Councils
- 224
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Labour Party | 5,414 | 3,101 | 5,898,625 | 38.2% |
| Conservative Party | 5,394 | 1,419 | 4,118,695 | 26.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,691 | 886 | 2,226,260 | 14.4% |
| Independent | 1,571 | 567 | 704,454 | 4.6% |
| Scottish National Party | 567 | 459 | 634,524 | 4.1% |
| PC | 499 | 184 | 261,290 | 1.7% |
| Green Party | 2,566 | 156 | 1,087,584 | 7.0% |
| RES | 65 | 36 | 80,812 | 0.5% |
| Aspire | 45 | 25 | 69,141 | 0.4% |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 30 | 20 | 6,587 | 0.0% |
| ND | 68 | 9 | 19,198 | 0.1% |
| PETE FIRST | 11 | 9 | 13,979 | 0.1% |
| MIP | 9 | 6 | 9,166 | 0.1% |
| PIP | 7 | 6 | 6,160 | 0.0% |
| Independent / other | 72 | 5 | 10,716 | 0.1% |
| THORN IND | 12 | 5 | 9,882 | 0.1% |
| TWA | 8 | 5 | 5,917 | 0.0% |
| B and D IND | 12 | 4 | 13,706 | 0.1% |
| Scottish Green Party | 34 | 4 | 8,999 | 0.1% |
| UP | 4 | 4 | 7,069 | 0.0% |
| WEST 1ST IND | 4 | 4 | 6,705 | 0.0% |
| CCH | 4 | 4 | 5,492 | 0.0% |
| CIIP | 5 | 4 | 3,628 | 0.0% |
| Hornchurch Residents Association | 3 | 3 | 8,732 | 0.1% |
| CM | 3 | 3 | 7,906 | 0.1% |
| Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group | 3 | 3 | 3,629 | 0.0% |
| AIAR | 3 | 3 | 2,977 | 0.0% |
| REF | 114 | 2 | 17,202 | 0.1% |
| I RES | 12 | 2 | 8,636 | 0.1% |
| MBI | 2 | 2 | 5,422 | 0.0% |
| PROP | 46 | 1 | 8,635 | 0.1% |
| ASP | 4 | 1 | 7,031 | 0.0% |
| KIRG | 17 | 1 | 6,717 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 28 | 1 | 5,308 | 0.0% |
| OWL | 5 | 1 | 2,968 | 0.0% |
| HAMPS IND | 16 | 1 | 2,884 | 0.0% |
| St. Neots Independent Group | 3 | 1 | 2,423 | 0.0% |
| LIB | 4 | 1 | 1,566 | 0.0% |
| FIP | 1 | 1 | 1,502 | 0.0% |
| OK | 1 | 1 | 1,099 | 0.0% |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 12 | 43 | SNP | 20 |
| Aberdeenshire | 20 | 73 | Conservative | 27 |
| Adur | 14 | 15 | Conservative | 7 |
| Allerdale | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Amber Valley | 15 | 15 | Conservative | 9 |
| Angus | 8 | 28 | SNP | 13 |
| Argyll and Bute | 11 | 36 | SNP | 12 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 19 | 51 | Labour | 51 |
| Barnet | 24 | 63 | Labour | 41 |
| Barnsley | 21 | 22 | Labour | 17 |
| Basildon | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 10 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 19 | 19 | Conservative | 7 |
| Bexley | 17 | 45 | Conservative | 33 |
| Birmingham | 69 | 101 | Labour | 65 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 17 | 18 | Labour | 14 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 14 | 33 | Labour | 21 |
| Bolton | 20 | 20 | Conservative | 9 |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Bradford | 30 | 30 | Labour | 19 |
| Brent | 22 | 57 | Labour | 49 |
| Brentwood | 13 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Bridgend | 28 | 52 | Labour | 28 |
| Brighton & Hove | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Bromley | 22 | 58 | Conservative | 36 |
| Broxbourne | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 9 |
| Burnley | 15 | 15 | Labour | 7 |
| Bury | 17 | 51 | Labour | 29 |
| Caerphilly | 31 | 69 | Labour | 45 |
| Calderdale | 17 | 18 | Labour | 11 |
| Cambridge | 14 | 18 | Labour | 14 |
| Camden | 20 | 55 | Labour | 47 |
| Cannock Chase | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 6 |
| Cardiff | 28 | 79 | Labour | 55 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 51 | 75 | PC | 38 |
| Castle Point | 14 | 16 | PIP | 6 |
| Ceredigion | 34 | 38 | PC | 17 |
| Chelmsford | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Cheltenham | 20 | 23 | Liberal Democrats | 19 |
| Cherwell | 16 | 17 | Conservative | 6 |
| Chorley | 14 | 14 | Labour | 12 |
| Chorley Borough Council | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Clackmannanshire | 5 | 18 | SNP | 9 |
| Colchester | 17 | 21 | Labour | 9 |
| Conwy | 30 | 55 | Independent | 22 |
| Coventry | 18 | 18 | Labour | 13 |
| Crawley | 12 | 12 | Labour | 7 |
| Croydon | 28 | 70 | Labour | 34 |
| Cumberland | 46 | 46 | Labour | 30 |
| Denbighshire | 29 | 48 | Labour | 19 |
| Derby | 17 | 17 | Labour | 7 |
| Derbyshire Dales | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Dudley | 24 | 25 | Conservative | 13 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 12 | 43 | Conservative | 16 |
| Dundee | 8 | 29 | SNP | 15 |
| Ealing | 24 | 70 | Labour | 59 |
| East Ayrshire | 9 | 32 | SNP | 14 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 7 | 22 | SNP | 8 |
| East Lothian | 6 | 22 | Labour | 10 |
| East Renfrewshire | 5 | 19 | SNP | 6 |
| Eastleigh | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 13 |
| Edinburgh | 17 | 63 | SNP | 19 |
| Elmbridge | 16 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Enfield | 25 | 64 | Labour | 39 |
| England | 6 | 6 | Labour | 3 |
| Epping Forest | 20 | 20 | Conservative | 10 |
| Exeter | 13 | 18 | Labour | 12 |
| Falkirk | 9 | 30 | SNP | 12 |
| Fareham | 16 | 17 | Conservative | 13 |
| Fife | 22 | 75 | SNP | 34 |
| Flintshire | 45 | 67 | Labour | 32 |
| Gateshead | 22 | 23 | Labour | 18 |
| Glasgow | 23 | 85 | SNP | 37 |
| Gosport | 14 | 29 | Liberal Democrats | 17 |
| Greenwich | 23 | 55 | Labour | 52 |
| Gwynedd | 67 | 71 | PC | 31 |
| Hackney | 21 | 56 | Labour | 49 |
| Halton | 18 | 20 | Labour | 17 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 21 | 50 | Labour | 40 |
| Haringey | 21 | 57 | Labour | 50 |
| Harlow | 11 | 12 | Conservative | 7 |
| Harrogate | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Harrow | 21 | 53 | Conservative | 30 |
| Harrow Borough Council | 1 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Hart | 11 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Hartlepool | 12 | 13 | Labour | 7 |
| Hastings | 16 | 16 | Labour | 9 |
| Havant | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 12 |
| Havering | 20 | 55 | Conservative | 23 |
| Highland | 21 | 74 | SNP | 22 |
| Hillingdon | 21 | 53 | Conservative | 30 |
| Hounslow | 22 | 62 | Labour | 52 |
| Huntingdonshire | 26 | 52 | Conservative | 22 |
| Hyndburn | 11 | 12 | Conservative | 6 |
| Inverclyde | 7 | 22 | Labour | 9 |
| Ipswich | 16 | 17 | Labour | 14 |
| Isle of Anglesey | 14 | 35 | PC | 20 |
| Islington | 17 | 51 | Labour | 48 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 18 | 50 | Conservative | 35 |
| Kingston Upon Hull | 3 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Kingston Upon Hull, City of | 16 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 19 | 48 | Liberal Democrats | 44 |
| Kirklees | 23 | 23 | Labour | 14 |
| Knowsley | 15 | 15 | Labour | 10 |
| Lambeth | 24 | 61 | Labour | 56 |
| Leeds | 33 | 35 | Labour | 22 |
| Lewisham | 19 | 54 | Labour | 54 |
| Lincoln | 10 | 10 | Labour | 7 |
| Maidstone | 18 | 21 | Conservative | 7 |
| Manchester | 32 | 32 | Labour | 30 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 11 | 30 | Independent | 15 |
| Merton | 20 | 57 | Labour | 31 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth | 1 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Midlothian | 6 | 18 | SNP | 8 |
| Milton Keynes | 19 | 19 | Labour | 9 |
| Mole Valley | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Monmouthshire | 39 | 47 | Labour | 22 |
| Moray | 8 | 26 | Conservative | 11 |
| Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 11 | 24 | Independent | 18 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 33 | 57 | Labour | 25 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 26 | 28 | Labour | 19 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 21 | 45 | Conservative | 26 |
| Newham | 23 | 63 | Labour | 61 |
| Newham | 1 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Newport | 21 | 51 | Labour | 35 |
| North Ayrshire | 9 | 33 | SNP | 12 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 15 | 16 | Conservative | 9 |
| North Hertfordshire | 18 | 18 | Labour | 9 |
| North Lanarkshire | 21 | 77 | SNP | 36 |
| North Tyneside | 20 | 20 | Labour | 18 |
| North Yorkshire | 89 | 89 | Conservative | 47 |
| Norwich | 13 | 14 | Labour | 8 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 17 | 18 | Conservative | 12 |
| Oldham | 20 | 22 | Labour | 11 |
| Orkney Islands | 6 | 21 | Independent | 19 |
| Oxford | 24 | 24 | Labour | 15 |
| Pembrokeshire | 59 | 60 | Independent | 32 |
| Pendle | 10 | 12 | Conservative | 7 |
| Perth and Kinross | 12 | 40 | SNP | 16 |
| Peterborough | 18 | 19 | Conservative | 7 |
| Plymouth | 19 | 19 | Labour | 11 |
| Port Talbot | 1 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Portsmouth | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Powys | 60 | 70 | Liberal Democrats | 24 |
| Preston | 16 | 18 | Labour | 12 |
| Reading | 16 | 48 | Labour | 32 |
| Redbridge | 22 | 63 | Labour | 58 |
| Redditch | 10 | 11 | Labour | 7 |
| Reigate & Banstead | 15 | 15 | Conservative | 8 |
| Renfrewshire | 12 | 44 | SNP | 21 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 46 | 75 | Labour | 59 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 18 | 54 | Liberal Democrats | 48 |
| Rochdale | 20 | 60 | Labour | 41 |
| Rochford | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 5 |
| Rossendale | 12 | 12 | Labour | 7 |
| Rugby | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 6 |
| Runnymede | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 6 |
| Rushmoor | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 8 |
| Rutland | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Salford | 20 | 20 | Labour | 15 |
| Sandwell | 24 | 24 | Labour | 21 |
| Scottish Borders | 11 | 34 | Conservative | 14 |
| Sefton | 22 | 22 | Labour | 17 |
| Sevenoaks | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Sheffield | 28 | 28 | Labour | 15 |
| Shetland | 7 | 22 | Independent | 19 |
| Shetland Islands | 7 | 22 | Independent | 19 |
| Slough | 14 | 14 | Labour | 12 |
| Solihull | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 9 |
| Solihull Borough Council | 1 | 1 | Green | 1 |
| Somerset | 55 | 110 | Liberal Democrats | 61 |
| South Ayrshire | 8 | 28 | Conservative | 10 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 26 | 45 | Liberal Democrats | 37 |
| South Lanarkshire | 20 | 64 | SNP | 27 |
| South Norfolk | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| South Ribble | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| South Tyneside | 18 | 19 | Labour | 14 |
| Southampton | 16 | 18 | Labour | 13 |
| Southend-On-Sea | 17 | 18 | Labour | 8 |
| Southwark | 23 | 63 | Labour | 52 |
| St Albans | 20 | 56 | Liberal Democrats | 50 |
| St. Helens | 18 | 48 | Labour | 29 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Stevenage | 13 | 13 | Labour | 9 |
| Stirling | 7 | 23 | SNP | 8 |
| Stirling District Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stockport | 21 | 21 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 25 | Labour | 16 |
| Sutton | 20 | 55 | Liberal Democrats | 29 |
| Swansea | 32 | 75 | Labour | 45 |
| Swindon | 19 | 19 | Labour | 12 |
| Tameside | 19 | 19 | Labour | 15 |
| Tamworth | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 7 |
| Tandridge | 14 | 14 | Independent | 5 |
| Three Rivers | 13 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Thurrock | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 9 |
| Torfaen | 18 | 40 | Labour | 30 |
| Tower Hamlets | 21 | 45 | Aspire | 24 |
| Trafford | 21 | 22 | Labour | 15 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 17 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 24 | 54 | Labour | 25 |
| Vale Of White Horse | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Wakefield | 21 | 21 | Labour | 17 |
| Walsall | 20 | 21 | Conservative | 13 |
| Waltham Forest | 22 | 60 | Labour | 47 |
| Wandsworth | 22 | 58 | Labour | 35 |
| Watford | 12 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 16 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 6 | 22 | Labour | 12 |
| West Lancashire | 20 | 21 | Labour | 12 |
| West Lothian | 9 | 33 | SNP | 15 |
| West Oxfordshire | 16 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Western Isles | 11 | 27 | Independent | 20 |
| Westminster | 18 | 53 | Labour | 30 |
| Westmorland and Furness | 33 | 65 | Liberal Democrats | 36 |
| Wigan | 25 | 26 | Labour | 22 |
| Winchester | 15 | 15 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Wirral | 22 | 23 | Labour | 9 |
| Woking | 10 | 10 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Wokingham | 18 | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Wolverhampton | 20 | 20 | Labour | 17 |
| Worcester | 12 | 13 | Labour | 6 |
| Worthing | 13 | 14 | Labour | 10 |
| Wrexham | 50 | 57 | Independent | 24 |
