Local Government elections in 2009

Below is a list of local authorities currently scheduled to hold elections in 2009.

Single-tier Authorities (7)
County Councils (27)
Others
New Unitary Authorities (2009)
Election date

Single-tier Authorities (7)

Bristol City Council
Bedford Borough Council*
Central Bedfordshire District Council*
Cornwall Council*
Isle of Wight County Council
Shropshire Council*
Wiltshire Council*

County Councils (27)

Buckinghamshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
Cumbria County Council
Derbyshire County Council
Devon County Council
Dorset County Council
East Sussex County Council
Essex County Council
Gloucestershire County Council
Hampshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Kent County Council
Lancashire County Council
Leicestershire County Council
Lincolnshire County Council
Norfolk County Council
North Yorkshire County Council
Northamptonshire County Council
Nottinghamshire County Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Somerset County Council
Staffordshire County Council
Suffolk County Council
Surrey County Council
Warwickshire County Council
West Sussex County Council
Worcestershire County Council

Others

Isles of Scilly
City of London (March 2009)

New Unitary Authorities (2009)

From 1 April 2009 the councils marked with an asterisk became single tier councils responsible for all local government functions in their area. Further details on restructuring are available from: www.communities.gov.uk/localgovernment/restructuring.

Election date

On 4 November 2008 Parliament approved an Order (S.I. 2008/2857 - The Local Elections (Ordinary Day of Elections in 2009) Order 2008) moving the 2009 Election date from 7 May 2009 to the same day as the elections to the European Parliament (4 June).