England council results
Number of councillors
136 of 136 councils Counting complete
- Reform UK 1,454 councillors 1,452 councillors gained
- Labour 1,068 councillors 1,498 councillors lost
- Liberal Democrat 844 councillors 155 councillors gained
- Conservative 801 councillors 563 councillors lost
- Green 587 councillors 441 councillors gained
- Independent 213 councillors 35 councillors gained
Manchester
2026 Labour hold, from previous year
Manchester council results
Counting complete. After 32 of 32 seats declared.
Change since 2022
Labour
- Councillors elected in 2026 Total 6
- Councillors elected in 2026 Change -24
- Councillors overall Total 63
Green
- Councillors elected in 2026 Total 18
- Councillors elected in 2026 Change +17
- Councillors overall Total 21
Reform UK
- Councillors elected in 2026 Total 7
- Councillors elected in 2026 Change +7
- Councillors overall Total 7
Liberal Democrat
- Councillors elected in 2026 Total 1
- Councillors elected in 2026 Change 0
- Councillors overall Total 4
Independents and others
- Councillors elected in 2026 Total 0
- Councillors elected in 2026 Change 0
- Councillors overall Total 1
About this council
- Type: Metropolitan borough council
- Seats up for election: 32 out of 96
- Boundary change: No
- Previous council results:
- 2024 - Labour
- 2023 - Labour
- 2022 - Labour
- 2021 - Labour



