1,749 English council seats are up for election on the first of May: 1,656 scheduled elections and 92 by-elections.
8,619 candidates are fighting for them.
Candidates per party:
Reform UK - 1,705
Conservative - 1,687
Labour - 1,633
Lib Dem - 1,474
Green - 1,259
Other parties - 354
Independents - 507
Get the data: https://democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/04/04/2025-local-election-candidate-data-summary/
Find out if you have an election and who's on your ballot at https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/