Use our interactive widget to see if there are local elections in your area

Voters across England are preparing to head to the polls this week for local elections on Thursday, May 7, including in all 10 Greater Manchester boroughs.

This year’s local elections are the largest in three years, with more than 5,000 council seats across 136 local authorities up for grabs, and the results will serve as an important barometer for the nation’s political landscape.

These elections cover a vast geographic range, including the entirety of London, several large metropolitan cities, rural districts, and six major county councils.

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The upcoming elections are incredibly broad, touching nearly every type of local government in England. All 32 London boroughs are holding contests, alongside 32 metropolitan boroughs such as Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, and Sheffield.

In addition, six county councils – East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and West Sussex—will see voters decide their representatives.

The list of participating areas further extends to 18 unitary authorities, including places like Portsmouth, Reading, and Blackpool, as well as 48 district councils ranging from Cambridge to Winchester.

Beyond council seats, six areas including Croydon and Tower Hamlets will be electing local mayors.

With just days to go until the local elections, we’ve created an interactive widget so you can find the seats being contested in your local area. Registration closed at 11.59pm on Monday 20th April, meaning that only those who have already registered will be able to vote in the upcoming local elections.

You can use our postcode checker below to find out if local elections are taking place where you live. Simply enter your postcode to see the candidates standing for election in your council area.