A series of briefings on the May 2021 elections from the House of Commons Library.
There are a large number of elections this year, as those scheduled held in 2020 were postponed due to the pandemic (for more information, see our briefing Coronavirus: elections). This series covers results and analysis of:
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Explore the 2021 local election results handbook and download a comprehensive results dataset for English electoral districts and wards.
The 2021 Senedd Cymru/ Welsh Parliament elections took place on 6 May. The largest party was Labour, winning 30 seats. The Conservatives made the largest gains and replaced Plaid Cymru as the second largest party.
On Thursday 6 May 2021 the third elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) took place in 39 PCC areas in England and Wales.
Seven combined authority areas held mayoral elections in May 2021. This briefing shows who won and analyses data on vote share, turnout and candidates.
Elections for the London Mayor and London Assembly were held on 6 May 2021. The Labour Party candidate Sadiq Khan was elected as Mayor of London.
The results of the local elections that took place in England on 6 May 2021.
Voting trends and electoral turnout for constituencies, electoral regions, and for Scotland as a whole.
How did the parties do across all elections, and what was the gender breakdown?
Three-quarters of voters in Great Britain will be able to vote in more than one election.