Following local elections in most English local authorities outside London, the latest information about local council electoral matters is as follows:
- Broxtowe borough council: No party won overall control of the council in the elections. There was an all-party administration in the previous term under a Liberal Democrat leader, but they are now the third largest group. Coalition negotiations are to start soon.
- Derby city council: There is no overall majority. The Liberal Democrats agreed in 2010 to support a Conservative minority administration and could continue the deal. Labour, now the largest party, has said it will not do a deal with any other party but would be prepared to take minority control.
- Derbyshire county council: Vacancy in Sawley division after the death of veteran Independent councillor Bill Camm. Term ends 2013.
- Derbyshire Dales district council: Vacancy in Stanton ward after the sole candidate nominated for the full council elections withdrew. Term ends 2015.
- East Lindsey district council: The Conservatives have exactly half of the total seats. They may seek to renew an agreement with the East Lindsey Independent Group which controlled the council in the past four years.
- High Peak borough council: Labour are just short of an overall majority but are expected to take control of this council.
- Newark and Sherwood district council: The council is again without an overall majority. There was a Conservative minority administration in the previous term.
- Rushcliffe borough council: Polling in Manvers ward has been postponed from 5 May after the death of sitting Conservative councillor Wally Smith, who was a candidate for re-election.
- South Kesteven district council: The election in Deeping St James ward has been postponed from 5 May after the death of sitting Liberal Democrat councillor Ken Joynson.
East of England
- Babergh district council: The council remains in no overal control after the elections. The Conservatives had hoped for a majority. In the previous term there was an all party administration.
- Cambridgeshire county council: Paul Sales, former leader of the Labour group on the council, was elected councillor for Arbury division on 5 May. He gained the seat from the Liberal Democrats.
- Colchester borough council: The council remains in no overall control. It has recently been run by a coalition of Liberal Democrats, Labour and The Highwoods Group.
- Essex county council: Tony Durcan, candidate of the Labour Party, was elected councillor for Harlow West division on 5 May. He gained the seat from the Conservatives. There will be a further byelection on 9 June in Chelmsford Central division after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Margaret Hutchon. Term ends 2013.
- Hertfordshire county council: Conservative candidate Colin Woodward was elected councillor for Bishops Stortford West division on 5 May, holding the seat for his party.
- Norfolk county council: Barry Stone was elected councillor for Lothingland division on 5 May, holding the seat for the Conservative Party.
- Norwich city council: No party won an overall majority but it is expected that Labour will continue to form a minority administration.
- Rochford district council: Vacancy in Hullbridge ward after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Robinson. Term ends 2012.
- St Albans city council: The Liberal Democrats lost control but the Conservatives fell one seat short of an overall majority. They are looking to lead the administration.
- Suffolk county council: Andrew Reid was elected in the Wilford division on 5 May, holding the seat for the Conservative Party.
- Thurrock council: Labour did not win an overall majority but is hopeful of continuing its minority administration.
- Waveney district council: The Conservatives lost majority control and ended up with the same number of seats as Labour. The Conservative leader is talking to the Independent and Green Party councillors about retaining control.
- Corporation of London: There are two byelections on this non-partisan council. Lime Street ward will hold a wardmote on 9 May and polling on 10 May to fill a seat vacated by the resignation of Deputy Christine Cohen; Farringdon Without ward will be holding a wardmote on 10 May and polling on 11 May to fill a seat vacated by the death of Michael Farrow. Both terms end 2013.
- Harrow borough council: Byelection on 2 June in Canons ward after the death of veteran Conservative councillor John Cowan. Term ends 2014.
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: There are two byelections on 9 June, both due to the deaths of Conservative councillors. They are Dr Iain Hanham (husband of former council leader and now Government minister Baroness Hanham) in Brompton ward, and Andrew Dalton in Queen’s Gate ward. Both terms end in 2014.
- Southwark borough council: The Labour Party candidate, Rowenna Davis, was elected councillor for The Lane ward on 5 May, holding the seat for her party.
- Wandsworth borough council: Impending vacancy in Thamesfield ward due to the resignation of council leader Edward Lister, who has been appointed Chief of Staff to Boris Johnson and Deputy Mayor for Planning. Term ends 2014.
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne city council: Two wards have had their elections postponed from 5 May due to the deaths of candidates. They are Byker (where the sitting councillor is Labour) and Westerhope (where the incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Neil Hamilton died on polling day).
- Stockton-on-Tees borough council: The council again has no party in overall control, but Labour are now the largest party. In the previous term Labour and the Conservatives were in coalition under a Conservative leader.
- Allerdale district council: Labour came one seat short of winning majority control of the council. A minority Labour administration is likely although there is local press speculation that a defection may mean a continuation of the Conservative/Liberal Democrat/Independent alliance which ran the council in the past term.
- Carlisle city council: The council remains in no overall control but it is likely that the Liberal Democrats will continue to support a Conservative minority administration.
- Cheshire East council: The election in Crewe South division has been postponed to 16 June after the death of Betty Howell, a sitting Liberal Democrat councillor who was seeking re-election.
- Chorley borough council: The Conservatives lost overall control of Chorley, but remain the largest party. Labour would need to win the support of the Liberal Democrats and Independent councillors to take control.
- Cumbria county council: Ronald Munby, the Conservative Party candidate, was elected in Keswick and Derwent division on 5 May; he gains the seat from the Liberal Democrats.
- Eden district council: The council is in no overall control. The previous term saw an agreement between the Conservatives and the Independent Alliance group although the Independent Alliance group are now likely to rejoin the other Independents after the defeat of their group leader.
- Lancaster city council: There is no overall majority on the council, but Labour is expected to take the lead in either forming a minority administration or a coalition.
- Pendle borough council: No party has a majority. In the last year there was a coalition of the Conservatives and Labour under a Conservative leader, but the four Labour members resigned from the executive in February in protest at budget cuts.
- Rochdale borough council: Labour fell two seats short of overall control, but is expected to form an administration. The Independent Alliance group formed by former Liberal Democrats may disband after winning no seats.
- Sefton borough council: Again with no party in overall control, it seems unlikely that the all-party administration can continue and a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition is under discussion.
- Stockport borough council: The Liberal Democrats lost their majority in the elections on 5 May, but are expected to retain control with the support of the Heald Green Ratepayers councillors.
- Wirral borough council: The council remains in no overall control, but the coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed in 2010 could continue.
- Brighton and Hove city council: No party has won a majority but the Green Party is now the largest party. They will either take power as a minority administration or by some agreement with the Labour group.
- Hampshire county council: Graham Burgess, the Conservative Party candidate, was elected councillor for Lee division on 5 May, holding the seat for his party.
- Isle of Wight council: Vacancy in Binstead and Fishbourne ward after the death of Conservative councillor Ivan Bulwer. Term ends 2013.
- Milton Keynes council: No party has overall control, but the Conservatives are likely to form an administration to replace the minority Liberal Democrat one in place before the election.
- Mole Valley district council: The council remains in no overall control, but the Liberal Democrats are now the largest party so the previous minority Conservative administration may be voted out. The Ashtead Independents hold the balance of power.
- Reading borough council: Labour has become the largest party, and has as many councillors as the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition which ran the council for the last year.
- Surrey county council: Two Conservative candidates retained seats for their party at byelections held on 5 May. Alan Young won Cranleigh and Ewhurst division while Simon Gimson was elected for Shalford division. There is also a byelection on 19 May in St Johns and Brookwood division after the resignation of Elizabeth Compton. All were Conservative councillors and all terms end in 2013.
- Thanet district council: The Conservatives lost their overall majority in the council elections but (by two votes) remained the largest single party. The Independent group will decide what form of administration takes power.
- Winchester city council: There is no overall majority after the elections. The Conservative group leader is confident of winning the support of the Independent councillors to take control.
- Bath and North East Somerset council: The council is again under no overall control. There are various possible deals or coalitions under discussion.
- Bristol city council: The Liberal Democrats lost their overall majority in the elections on 5 May but remain by far the largest party; they are hopeful of retaining control.
- Exeter city council: The council remains under no overall control after the 5 May elections but Labour (previously in minority control) has gained seats.
- Forest of Dean district council: The Conservatives lost overall control in the elections but remain the largest single party.
- North Devon district council: The Conservatives no longer have an overall majority, although they allowed an all-party administration in the previous term.
- Poole council: The Conservatives lost overall control, having won exactly half of the seats on the council. The balance of power is held by the Poole People group, who are on the right of politics.
- Purbeck district council: The council is now under no overall control. There is vacancy in Lytchett Matravers ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Mark Gracey. Term ends 2014.
- Somerset county council: John Parham was elected councillor for Shepton Mallet division on 5 May, holding the seat for the Conservatives.
- South Gloucestershire council: The council is again in no overall control, with the Conservatives (who have been running a minority administration) two seats off an overall majority.
- Stroud district council: The Conservatives have narrowly lost their overall majority, being one seat short.
- Taunton Deane borough council: The Conservatives are one seat short of an overall majority but hope to take minority control.
- Torridge district council: The Conservatives are now one seat short of an overall majority, on a council which has never had an overall majority since it was formed.
- Weymouth and Portland borough council: The council is still in no overall control, but it is likely that all-party administration will continue.
- Birmingham city council: Labour is now the largest single party, but it is likely that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition will continue. The Liberal Democrats have rejected a Labour invitation to change coalition partners..
- Cannock Chase district council: The council remains hung, but the previous minority Liberal Democrat administration is unlikely to continue as they are now the smallest of the three parties.
- Newcastle-under-Lyme borough council: The election in Seabridge ward has been postponed from May 5 after the death of a candidate. The council remains under no overall control, with Labour now largest single party; however the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition would have an overall majority if it was continued.
- Staffordshire county council: There are two vacancies due to the deaths of councillors. Burton Town division is vacant after the death of Labour councillor Peter Beresford, who had already announced his resignation due to ill health. Churnet Valley division is vacant after the death of Conservative councillor Barrie Mycock. Both terms end in 2013.
- Staffordshire Moorlands district council: The Conservatives lost their overall majority on the council, but are expected to retain control with the support of Independent councillors.
- Walsall borough council: The Conservative have lost majority control of the council, but remain the largest single party.
- Wychavon district council: Vacancy in Elmley Castle and Somerville ward after no candidates were nominated in the full council elections.
- Bradford city council: The council remains in no overall control but Labour (who previously formed a minority administration) have gained seats and the Labour group leader has declared that talks to form a working majority will begin very soon.
- Calderdale borough council: While no party has an overall majority it is expected that the Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition agreed last year will continue.
- Kirklees borough council: No party has an overall majority, but it is probable that Labour minority control will continue.
- North East Lincolnshire council: Although no party has overall control, it is expected that a Labour minority administration will take over from the Liberal Democrats.
- Richmondshire district council: No party has overall control, but the Independent councillors intend to take control.
- Scarborough borough council: The Conservatives now have half of the total seats, and the Conservative leader expects to form an administration with the support of the Mayor’s casting vote.
- Conwy county borough council: Vacancy in Uwchaled division after the death of Plaid Cymru councillor Wil Charles Edwards. Term ends 2012.
- Gwynedd county council: Vacancy in Arllechwedd division after the death of John Robert Jones of the Liberal Democrats.
- Torfaen county borough council: Vacancy in Snatchwood division after the death of Independent councillor Tom Gould. Term ends 2012.
- Aberdeen city council: Byelection on 19 May in Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone ward after the death of veteran Liberal Democrat councillor Ron Clark. There is also a vacancy in Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee ward after the resignation of Scott Cassie, who was elected as a Liberal Democrat but sitting as an Independent after being charged with fraud. Both terms end 2012.
- Dumfries and Galloway council: Byelection on 16 June in Abbey ward after the resignation of Conservative Party councillor Michael Thomson.
- Falkirk council: Vacancy in Bo’ness and Blackness ward after the death of Scottish National Party councillor John Constable. Term ends 2012.
- Highland council: Byelection in Tain and Easter Ross ward on 9 June, after the death of Alan Torrance who was elected as an Independent but had joined the Scottish National Party group. Term ends 2012.
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