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2026 UK elections: full results from local, Scottish and Welsh votes

2026 UK elections: full results from local, Scottish and Welsh votes

From devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales to councils and mayoralties in England, find out what happened in your area

Elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions

Scotland Central & Lothians West

Overall change in councillors

These are some of the councils that show the key trends in the elections. The charts show the percentage of seats held in each council, by party.

These are some of the constituencies that show the key trends in the elections

These results are provided by the Press Association (PA). Numbers for change in seats are calculated against the state of the council or parliament just before this election. Other organisations calculate using the previous election, and this can lead to discrepancies. In Wales, the electoral system is sufficently different to previous elections that comparison is not given. Other outlets may also announce individual ward councillor results as they become known. while PA release results for each council only when its full count is complete. PA collates results only for elections that were due in this electoral cycle. meaning there may be council byelection results in other parts of the country that are not included. There are frequent changes in ward boundaries, sometimes accompanied by changes in the number of councillors overall. In Scotland, change figures are calculated against notional results for 2021 due to boundary changes. "Shadow elections" were also held for two new unitary authorities due to be created in Surrey in 2027.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales

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