Local elections 2008
Thursday, 17 Apr 2008 11:24
Local elections take place on May 1st
Elections are taking place in 152 councils across England and in Wales' 22 unitary councils on May 1st 2008.
In England the complex make-up of local government structure means not all councils are taking part, however.
Some are only electing half of their councillors while in others only a third of seats are up for grabs.
politics.co.uk brings you a region-by-region list of all the councils featuring elections this year.
East Midlands
One unitary with election by thirds, five district councils with election by thirds
Derby, Bassetlaw, Lincoln City, West Lindsey, Daventry, Amber Valley
Eastern
Two unitaries with election by thirds, 23 district councils with election by thirds
Basildon, Brentwood, Broxbourne, Cambridge, Castle Point, Colchester, Epping Forest, Great Yarmouth, Harlow, Hertsmere, Huntingdonshire, Ipswich, North Herefordshire, Norwich, Peterborough, Rochford, South Cambridgeshire, Southend-on-Sea, St Albans, Stevenage, Three Rivers, Thurrock, Watford, Waveney, Welwyn Hatfield
North-east
Five metropolitan district councils with election by thirds, one unitary with election by thirds, 13 shadow unitary authorities
Hartlepool, Sunderland, South Tyneside, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside.
Shadow unitary authorities: Chester-le-Street, Derwentside, Durham City, Easington, Sedgefield, Teesdale, Wear Valley, Berwick, Alnwick, Tynedale, Castle Morpeth, Blyth, Wansbeck
North-west
15 metropolitan district councils with election by thirds, three unitaries with election by thirds, ten district councils with election by thirds, six shadow unitary authorities
Barrow-in-Furness, Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Carlisle, Chorley, Halton, Hyndburn, Knowsley, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Pendle, Preston, Rochdale, Rossendale, Salford, Sefton, South Lakeland, St Helens, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington, West Lancashire, Wigan, Wirral
Shadow unitary authorities: Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Vale Royal, Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, Macclesfield
South-east
Six unitaries with elections by thirds, five district councils with elections by halves, 19 district councils with elections by thirds
Adur, Basingstoke and Deane, Cherwell, Crawley, Eastleigh, Elmbridge, Fareham, Gosport, Hart, Hastings, Havant, Maidstone, Milton Keynes, Mole Valley, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading, Reigate and Banstead, Runnymede, Rushmoor, Slough, Southampton, Swale, Tandridge, Tunbridge Wells, West Oxfordshire, Winchester, Woking, Wokingham, Worthing
South-west
Two unitaries with elections by thirds, one district council with election by halves, five district councils with elections by thirds
Cheltenham, Gloucester, Plymouth, Perbeck, Stroud, Swindon, Weymouth and Portland, Exeter
West Midlands
Seven metropolitan district councils, one unitary with election by thirds, one district council with election by halves, eight district councils with elections by thirds
Nuneaton and Bedworth, Cannock Chase, Newcastle Under Lyme, Redditch, Rugby, Stratford, Tamworth, Worcester, Wyre Forest, Birmingham, Coventry, Sandwell, Dudley, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent
Yorkshire and Humber
Nine metropolitan districts with election by thirds, two unitaries with election by thirds, two district councils with election by thirds
Craven, Harrogate, Kingston Upon Hull, NE Lincolnshire, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield