Council Control Changes Log 2026-27
| Date |
Council |
Control Type |
From |
|
To |
| 16 Jun 26 | Bridgend | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 12 Jun 26 | East Cambridgeshire | Majority | NOC | > | CON |
Administration | CON/IND | CON | Largest Group | CON | CON | |
| 06 Jun 26 | Birmingham | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LD/GRN/IND min | Largest Group | LAB | REF | |
| 03 Jun 26 | Colchester | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LD/LAB | CON/LD | Largest Group | CON | CON | |
| 01 Jun 26 | Cambridge | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 01 Jun 26 | Lambeth | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | GRN min | Largest Group | LAB | GRN | |
| 30 May 26 | Brentwood | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LD/LAB | LD/LAB/IND | Largest Group | LD | LD | |
| 29 May 26 | Maldon | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | IND min | CON min | Largest Group | CON | CON | |
| 28 May 26 | Hyndburn | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 28 May 26 | Norfolk | Majority | CON | > | NOC |
Administration | CON | REF min | Largest Group | CON | REF | |
| 28 May 26 | Southwark | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | GRN/LD | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 27 May 26 | Enfield | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | CON min | Largest Group | LAB | CON | |
| 27 May 26 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB min | LD min | Largest Group | LAB | LD | |
| 27 May 26 | Redditch | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | CON/IND | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 27 May 26 | Solihull | Majority | CON | > | NOC |
Administration | CON | CON min | Largest Group | CON | CON | |
| 27 May 26 | Tameside | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 27 May 26 | Wandsworth | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | CON min | Largest Group | LAB | CON | |
| 26 May 26 | Canterbury | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB/LD | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 26 May 26 | Hartlepool | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | REF/CON | Largest Group | LAB | REF | |
| 26 May 26 | Sheffield | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB/LD/GRN | LAB/GRN | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 26 May 26 | Southend-on-Sea | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB/IND/LD | LAB/GRN/LD | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 26 May 26 | Swindon | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | CON min | Largest Group | LAB | CON | |
| 26 May 26 | West Sussex | Majority | CON | > | NOC |
Administration | CON | LD/GRN | Largest Group | CON | LD/REF Equal | |
| 21 May 26 | Basildon | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB min | CON min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB/CON Equal | |
| 21 May 26 | Blackburn with Darwen | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 21 May 26 | Coventry | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 21 May 26 | East Sussex | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | CON min | REF min | Largest Group | CON | REF | |
| 21 May 26 | Hampshire | Majority | CON | > | NOC |
Administration | CON | CON min | Largest Group | CON | CON | |
| 21 May 26 | Huntingdonshire | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LD/LAB/IND/GRN | LD/IND/GRN | Largest Group | CON | LD | |
| 21 May 26 | Kingston upon Hull | Majority | LD | > | NOC |
Administration | LD | LD min | Largest Group | LD | LD | |
| 21 May 26 | North East Lincolnshire | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | CON min | REF min | Largest Group | CON | REF | |
| 21 May 26 | Preston | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 21 May 26 | Rugby | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB min | LAB/LD | Largest Group | CON | CON | |
| 21 May 26 | West Lancashire | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB min | CON min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 20 May 26 | Brent | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 20 May 26 | Burnley | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | IND/GRN/LD | IND/LD/GRN | Largest Group | LAB | REF | |
| 20 May 26 | Cannock Chase | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | REF min | Largest Group | LAB | REF | |
| 20 May 26 | Exeter | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 20 May 26 | Gosport | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LD min | CON min | Largest Group | LD | CON | |
| 20 May 26 | Haringey | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | GRN min | Largest Group | LAB | GRN | |
| 20 May 26 | Havant | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB/LD/GRN | LAB/GRN/LD | Largest Group | CON | REF | |
| 20 May 26 | Leeds | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 20 May 26 | Milton Keynes | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LD/LAB | Largest Group | LAB | LD | |
| 20 May 26 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB min | REF min | Largest Group | LAB | REF | |
| 20 May 26 | Southampton | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 20 May 26 | Spelthorne | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | IND/LD | LD min | Largest Group | CON | CON | |
| 20 May 26 | Worcestershire | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | REF min | GRN/LD/IND | Largest Group | REF | REF | |
| 19 May 26 | Barnet | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB/CON Equal | |
| 19 May 26 | Bradford | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | REF min | Largest Group | LAB | REF | |
| 19 May 26 | Peterborough | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB min | LAB/LD | Largest Group | LAB | CON | |
| 19 May 26 | Rochford | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | CON/IND | REF min | Largest Group | LD | REF | |
| 19 May 26 | Worthing | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB | LAB min | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 08 May 26 | Barnsley | Majority | LAB | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Basingstoke & Deane | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | IND/LD | IND/LD | Largest Group | CON | B&D Independents | |
| 08 May 26 | Brentwood | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | LD/LAB | LD/LAB | Largest Group | LD/CON Equal | LD | |
| 08 May 26 | Calderdale | Majority | LAB | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | East Surrey | Majority | NEW | > | LD |
|
| 08 May 26 | Epping Forest | Majority | CON | > | NOC |
Administration | CON | CON min | Largest Group | CON | CON | |
| 08 May 26 | Essex | Majority | CON | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Gateshead | Majority | LAB | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Hackney | Majority | LAB | > | GRN |
|
| 08 May 26 | Hastings | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | GRN/IND | GRN | Largest Group | GRN | GRN | |
| 08 May 26 | Havering | Majority | IND | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Isle of Wight | Majority | NOC | > | NOC |
Administration | IND/GRN | REF min | Largest Group | Independent Group | REF | |
| 08 May 26 | Lewisham | Majority | LAB | > | GRN |
|
| 08 May 26 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Majority | CON | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Newham | Majority | LAB | > | NOC |
Administration | LAB Mayor | LAB Mayor | Largest Group | LAB | LAB | |
| 08 May 26 | Norwich | Majority | NOC | > | GRN |
Administration | LAB min | GRN | Largest Group | LAB | GRN | |
| 08 May 26 | Portsmouth | Majority | NOC | > | LD |
Administration | LD min | LD | Largest Group | LD | LD | |
| 08 May 26 | Sandwell | Majority | LAB | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | South Tyneside | Majority | LAB | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | St Helens | Majority | LAB | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Stockport | Majority | NOC | > | LD |
Administration | LD min | LD | Largest Group | LD | LD | |
| 08 May 26 | Suffolk | Majority | CON | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Sunderland | Majority | LAB | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Thurrock | Majority | LAB | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Tower Hamlets | Majority | NOC | > | Aspire |
Administration | Aspire | Aspire | Largest Group | Aspire | Aspire | |
| 08 May 26 | Wakefield | Majority | LAB | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Walsall | Majority | CON | > | REF |
|
| 08 May 26 | Waltham Forest | Majority | LAB | > | GRN |
|
| 08 May 26 | West Surrey | Majority | NEW | > | LD |
|
| 08 May 26 | Westminster | Majority | LAB | > | CON |
|