Local government taxation
A briefing paper on local government taxation, including taxes currently available to UK local authorities and recent debates on alternative local taxes.

This briefing looks at the results of the local elections that took place in England on 6 May 2021.
May 2021 local elections (2 MB , PDF)
143 councils in England held local elections on 6 May 2021, along with some that held by-elections to fill seats that had fallen vacant. This included councils that were due to hold elections this year anyway, and also those where elections had been scheduled for 2020 and postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
4,732 councillors were elected across England – including by-elections, the total was 4,995, covering 4,117 wards and electoral districts.
Five local mayors were also elected, and there were three local referendums about the way councils were governed.
In the 143 councils in England that held local elections, the results by party were as follows:
Adding up the councillors across all of these councils, the totals for each party were as follows:
The proportion of seats won by each party in councils holding only by-elections was fairly similar. Including these as well, the Conservatives won 2,500 seats, Labour won 1,407, the Liberal Democrats won 607, the Green Party won 157, and other parties and independents won 335.
May 2021 local elections (2 MB , PDF)
A briefing paper on local government taxation, including taxes currently available to UK local authorities and recent debates on alternative local taxes.
This list notes the number of by-elections by session since 1945-46 and also lists the successful candidate in by-elections since 2005.
A briefing paper explaining the revaluation of business rates that will come into effect on 1 April 2023, in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.