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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 21/09/2026
The UK’s election calendar is confusing and constantly shifting. As the graph shows, no two years are quite the same! Learn more about the UK's electoral cycle in our latest blog: democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/09...
Graph showing number of council seats up for election each year since 1973.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 15/05/2026
We've added the results of the 7 May town and parish council elections to our blog. 70.3% of seats were won by independent candidates and 11.1% by candidates representing political parties. 19% of seats remain unfilled. democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/04...
For full table please refer to the blog: https://democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/04/28/2026-parish-and-town-elections/
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 07/05/2026
These figures are unprecedented - more than twice our record for a non-General Election.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 01/05/2026
Six days to go until the local and devolved elections! 7 May will be the tenth English local election Democracy Club has covered, which means we've a decade's worth of candidate data to look back on: democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2026/04...
A graph showing the proportion of seats contested by each party in English local elections, 2016-2026: https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/28760165/
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 23/03/2026
Information about these changes is now displayed on Who Can I Vote For. After a Scottish or Welsh postcode is entered, click the 'boundary changes' link to be taken to a map of your new constituency. Try it out: whocanivotefor.co.uk
Page displaying a map of the boundaries for a new Cardiff constituency.Screenshot of Who Can I Vote For with the boundary changes link circled.
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 01/05/2025
It’s polling day! 10,000 polling places are open across England for council and mayoral elections. Find out if you have an election, and get your candidate and polling station details: whocanivotefor.co.uk
Illustration of a hand dropping a ballot paper into a ballot box
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 24/04/2025
📅 One week to go until the 1 May English local elections! 📝 Councillors in 24 councils will be elected, alongside six mayors and an MP. 👀 Check if you have an election, view your candidates, and find your polling station: whocanivotefor.co.uk #england #localelections
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Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk · 11/02/2025
🏂 We're excited to announce that @maltbyps.bsky.social and @jonathanflowers.bsky.social have joined the Democracy Club board. Between them they bring vast experience in UK government and digital services. Learn more about Paul and Jonathan from our blog: democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/02...
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