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Labour Party in 2025
Polling day: 1 May 2025. 115 councils held elections.
Summary
- Contested in 115 of 115 councils; ran for 1,640 seats.
- Won 98 seats (6.0% of seats up) on 14.9% of the vote.
- Net change vs each council's last appearance in this dataset: -1,172 seats across 0 councils up, 95 councils down, 20 flat, 0 new to the window.
- Council-control change: 0 gained, 6 lost.
Where Labour Party led, as of 2025
Councils where Labour Party was the largest single party in the most recent composition snapshot at or before 2025. Greens ring councils gained at this election; reds ring those lost. Click any hex to drill in.
As of 2025
143 councils led
−6 lost this cycle
Grey hexes are councils where another party led, or where we don't have a snapshot for that year.
Council-control changes
Councils where the largest party in the running composition changed at this election. How a flip is defined →
Lost (6)
- Broxtowe to Other
- Doncaster to Reform UK
- County Durham to Reform UK
- Lancaster to Green Party
- Dover to Conservative Party
- Staffordshire Moorlands to Conservative Party
Where the seats came from
Per-council net seat change vs each council's prior appearance in our dataset (typically that council's previous all-out election or its last by-thirds slice). "Debut" rows are councils whose first cycle in our window is 2025 — usually the result of a boundary reorganisation or being a county outside our 2021 LEH coverage.
Seats gained (0 councils)
No councils where seat count rose vs prior cycle.
Seats lost (95 councils)
| Council | Won | Last cycle | Net | Vote share | Seat share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 4 | 53 (2021) | -49 | 22.8% | 4.1% |
| Bassetlaw | 0 | 38 (2023) | -38 | 22.8% | 0.0% |
| Stevenage | 0 | 31 (2024) | -31 | 24.0% | 0.0% |
| Bolsover | 0 | 31 (2023) | -31 | 21.2% | 0.0% |
| Thanet | 0 | 30 (2023) | -30 | 17.6% | 0.0% |
| South Ribble | 0 | 29 (2023) | -29 | 21.7% | 0.0% |
| Doncaster | 12 | 40 (2021) | -28 | 33.6% | 21.8% |
| High Peak | 2 | 30 (2023) | -28 | 24.9% | 25.0% |
| Chesterfield | 0 | 28 (2023) | -28 | 23.7% | 0.0% |
| North East Derbyshire | 0 | 28 (2023) | -28 | 20.2% | 0.0% |
| Erewash | 0 | 28 (2023) | -28 | 19.0% | 0.0% |
| Gedling | 2 | 28 (2023) | -26 | 27.6% | 22.2% |
| Broxtowe | 1 | 26 (2023) | -25 | 16.6% | 11.1% |
| Amber Valley | 1 | 26 (2023) | -25 | 16.5% | 10.0% |
| Mansfield | 0 | 25 (2023) | -25 | 19.5% | 0.0% |
| Lancaster | 0 | 24 (2023) | -24 | 18.7% | 0.0% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 0 | 24 (2023) | -24 | 12.8% | 0.0% |
| South Derbyshire | 0 | 23 (2023) | -23 | 20.9% | 0.0% |
| North Hertfordshire | 3 | 25 (2024) | -22 | 20.3% | 33.3% |
| Gravesham | 0 | 22 (2023) | -22 | 22.4% | 0.0% |
| Redditch | 0 | 21 (2024) | -21 | 21.8% | 0.0% |
| Cannock Chase | 0 | 21 (2024) | -21 | 13.7% | 0.0% |
| East Staffordshire | 1 | 21 (2023) | -20 | 19.4% | 11.1% |
| Nuneaton & Bedworth | 0 | 20 (2024) | -20 | 15.3% | 0.0% |
| Rossendale | 1 | 20 (2024) | -19 | 26.1% | 20.0% |
| Stroud | 1 | 20 (2024) | -19 | 17.6% | 9.1% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 0 | 19 (2022) | -19 | 22.0% | 0.0% |
| Charnwood | 2 | 20 (2023) | -18 | 19.3% | 14.3% |
| Dover | 0 | 17 (2023) | -17 | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Lichfield | 0 | 17 (2023) | -17 | 19.2% | 0.0% |
| Wyre | 0 | 17 (2023) | -17 | 17.0% | 0.0% |
| North West Leicestershire | 0 | 17 (2023) | -17 | 15.0% | 0.0% |
| Canterbury | 2 | 18 (2023) | -16 | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| Worcester | 2 | 17 (2024) | -15 | 16.7% | 20.0% |
| North Warwickshire | 0 | 15 (2023) | -15 | 16.2% | 0.0% |
| Swale | 0 | 15 (2023) | -15 | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| Hertsmere | 0 | 14 (2023) | -14 | 14.8% | 0.0% |
| Northumberland | 8 | 21 (2021) | -13 | 22.3% | 11.6% |
| Stafford | 0 | 13 (2023) | -13 | 15.5% | 0.0% |
| West Northamptonshire | 9 | 20 (2021) | -11 | 19.5% | 11.8% |
| Dartford | 0 | 11 (2023) | -11 | 18.1% | 0.0% |
| Newark & Sherwood | 0 | 11 (2023) | -11 | 13.8% | 0.0% |
| Ashford | 0 | 11 (2023) | -11 | 11.8% | 0.0% |
| North Northamptonshire | 4 | 14 (2021) | -10 | 17.4% | 5.9% |
| Chorley | 3 | 13 (2024) | -10 | 32.1% | 42.9% |
| Warwick | 1 | 11 (2023) | -10 | 14.7% | 7.1% |
| Hyndburn | 0 | 10 (2024) | -10 | 25.3% | 0.0% |
| Folkestone & Hythe | 0 | 10 (2023) | -10 | 11.8% | 0.0% |
| Tamworth | 0 | 9 (2024) | -9 | 17.7% | 0.0% |
| Rushcliffe | 1 | 9 (2023) | -8 | 22.5% | 10.0% |
| Preston | 1 | 9 (2024) | -8 | 19.3% | 11.1% |
| Exeter | 0 | 8 (2024) | -8 | 27.3% | 0.0% |
| West Lancashire | 0 | 8 (2024) | -8 | 21.4% | 0.0% |
| Bromsgrove | 0 | 8 (2023) | -8 | 8.8% | 0.0% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 1 | 8 (2024) | -7 | 18.6% | 12.5% |
| Ribble Valley | 0 | 7 (2023) | -7 | 15.0% | 0.0% |
| Gloucester | 0 | 7 (2024) | -7 | 11.4% | 0.0% |
| Derbyshire Dales | 0 | 6 (2023) | -6 | 16.2% | 0.0% |
| Burnley | 0 | 6 (2024) | -6 | 11.4% | 0.0% |
| East Lindsey | 0 | 6 (2023) | -6 | 9.0% | 0.0% |
| Maidstone | 0 | 6 (2024) | -6 | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| Cambridge | 4 | 9 (2024) | -5 | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| Shropshire | 4 | 9 (2021) | -5 | 8.9% | 5.4% |
| Lincoln | 3 | 8 (2024) | -5 | 30.0% | 37.5% |
| Melton | 0 | 5 (2023) | -5 | 11.7% | 0.0% |
| Forest Of Dean | 0 | 5 (2023) | -5 | 9.6% | 0.0% |
| East Hertfordshire | 0 | 5 (2023) | -5 | 9.5% | 0.0% |
| Tunbridge Wells | 0 | 5 (2024) | -5 | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Oxford | 7 | 11 (2024) | -4 | 31.0% | 53.8% |
| Wyre Forest | 0 | 4 (2023) | -4 | 12.0% | 0.0% |
| Blaby | 0 | 4 (2023) | -4 | 9.8% | 0.0% |
| Rugby | 2 | 5 (2024) | -3 | 18.7% | 20.0% |
| Huntingdonshire | 1 | 4 (2022) | -3 | 9.9% | 5.9% |
| Dacorum | 0 | 3 (2023) | -3 | 10.2% | 0.0% |
| Harborough | 0 | 3 (2023) | -3 | 8.2% | 0.0% |
| Tonbridge & Malling | 0 | 3 (2023) | -3 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| South Oxfordshire | 0 | 3 (2023) | -3 | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| East Devon | 0 | 3 (2023) | -3 | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| West Oxfordshire | 2 | 4 (2024) | -2 | 12.2% | 18.2% |
| Wiltshire | 1 | 3 (2021) | -2 | 3.5% | 1.0% |
| Fylde | 0 | 2 (2023) | -2 | 10.3% | 0.0% |
| North Kesteven | 0 | 2 (2023) | -2 | 9.3% | 0.0% |
| South Kesteven | 0 | 2 (2023) | -2 | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| South Staffordshire | 0 | 2 (2023) | -2 | 8.8% | 0.0% |
| St Albans | 0 | 2 (2024) | -2 | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Hinckley & Bosworth | 0 | 2 (2023) | -2 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Torridge | 0 | 2 (2023) | -2 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Cornwall | 4 | 5 (2021) | -1 | 9.2% | 4.6% |
| Cherwell | 3 | 4 (2024) | -1 | 12.9% | 18.8% |
| Broxbourne | 0 | 1 (2024) | -1 | 13.7% | 0.0% |
| Ashfield | 0 | 1 (2023) | -1 | 10.7% | 0.0% |
| Three Rivers | 0 | 1 (2024) | -1 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| West Devon | 0 | 1 (2023) | -1 | 6.0% | 0.0% |
| Wychavon | 0 | 1 (2023) | -1 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| South Hams | 0 | 1 (2023) | -1 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
No change (20)
- Buckinghamshire 4 seats (unchanged from 2021)
- Watford 1 seats (unchanged from 2024)
- South Cambridgeshire 0 seats (unchanged from 2022)
- West Lindsey 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Fenland 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Malvern Hills 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Oadby & Wigston 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Sevenoaks 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Boston 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Pendle 0 seats (unchanged from 2024)
- East Cambridgeshire 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Mid Devon 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Teignbridge 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- South Holland 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Vale Of White Horse 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Stratford On Avon 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Cheltenham 0 seats (unchanged from 2024)
- North Devon 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Tewkesbury 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
- Cotswold 0 seats (unchanged from 2023)
Net-change comparisons are versus each council's most recent appearance in our dataset (2021–2026). For all-out councils that's the previous all-out cycle (typically four years prior); for by-thirds councils it's last year's slice. Cross-cycle ward boundary changes can produce small artefacts — see methodology.