Overview
Unitary Authorities are called so as they represent one-tier of local government compared to the two-tier system used by places which have both a County Council and a District Council.
Some councils elect every seat every 4 years, and others only elect a third of their seats every four years with each third of councillors staggered by a year.
The last elections for seats that are electing all their councillors were in 2017 unless stated otherwise. The last elections for councils that are electing a third of their councillors were in 2016.
There are 3 new Unitary Authorities that are holding their inagual elections this year. Buckinghamshire is a former County Council that uses the same boungary. Northamptonshire is a former County Council that is being split into two Unitary Authorities, North Northamptonshire, and West Northamptonshire.
These are a mix of city councils, and larger more rural councils and so there is no discernable trend that can be applied to all of them in same way that it can for Metropolitan Boroughs and County Councils.
Electing All Councillors
Bristol
Labour short by: 2
2016 Seats
2016 Votes
The last election for Bristol Council were held in 2016; this year's elections were orginally scheduled for 2020 but were postponed.
Buckinghamshire
Majority: 123
2017 Seats
2017 Votes
Buckinghamshire is a new Unitary Authority, previously a County Council which is the 2017 result we are showing. The majority figure is the crrent council which is a combination of councillors from both the County Council and the constituent District Councils.
Cornwall
Conservatives short by: 17
2017 Seats
2017 Votes
Cornwall is holding elections on new boundaries.
Halton
Majority: 46
Current Council
2016 Seats
2016 Votes
2019 Votes
Halton has all of its seats up for election this year following a boundary change. The 2016 result was held as usual with only a third of seats up for election and after 2021, Halton will continue to elect by thirds.
Hartlepool
Labour short by: 9
Current Council
2016 Seats
2016 Votes
2019 Votes
Hartlepool has all of its seats up for election this year following a boundary change. The 2016 result was held as usual with only a third of seats up for election and after 2021, Hartlepool will continue to elect by thirds.
Isle of Wight
Majority: 10
2017 Seats
2017 Votes
Isle of Wight is holding elections on new boundaries.
North Northamptonshire
Majority: 49
2015 Seats
2015 Votes
North Northamptonshire is a new unitary authority, incorporating the District Councils of Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, and Wellingborough. The result is based on the combined reuslt of the last District Council elections which were held in 2015. THe majority figure is based on the combined seat count of the District Councils.
Warrington
Majority: 24
2016 Seats
2016 Votes
The last election for Warrington Council were held in 2016; this year's elections were orginally scheduled for 2020 but were postponed.
West Northamptonshire
Majority: 58
2015 Seats
2015 Votes
West Northamptonshire is a new unitary authority, incorporating the District Councils of Daventry, Northampton, and South Northamotonshire. The result is based on the combined reuslt of the last District Council elections which were held in 2015 (except for Daventry which elects by thirds and had elections also in 2016 and 2018). The majority figure is based on the combined seat count of the District Councils.
Electing 1/3 Councillors
Peterborough
Conservatives short by: 5
Current Council
2016 Seats
2016 Votes
2019 Votes
Peterborough had all of its seats up for election in 2016 following a boundary change. The 2016 seat count reflect only the seats that are up for election this year.
Portsmouth
