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In the context of [[Local government in the United Kingdom|local authorities]] in the [[United Kingdom]] '''no overall control''' ('''NOC'''; {{Langx|cy|dim rheolaeth gyffredinol}})<ref>{{Cite news|url=//news.bbc.co.uk/welsh/hi/newsid_6540000/newsid_6549800/6549807.stm|title=OGWR|date=May 8, 2007|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> is a situation in which no single [[political group]] achieves a majority of seats, comparable to a [[hung parliament]]. Of the 248 councils who had members up for election in the [[2019 United Kingdom local elections|2019 local elections]], 73 (over a quarter) resulted in a NOC administration. In the [[2021 United Kingdom local elections|2021 local elections]], 14 resulted in no overall control. Outside of the UK, the term may be applied to other local authorities, such as the [[local councils of Malta]] and the [[General Assembly of Budapest]] in [[Hungary]].

== Administration ==
Typically, if no party achieves overall control of a council, the largest grouping will form alliances to create an [[ad hoc]] governing [[coalition]]. Often local authorities have larger proportions of smaller party and [[independent (politician)|independent]] members than the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], and when there is no overall control this often results in minor groups having more influence than their numbers alone would suggest.

In a result of no overall control, the largest party may attempt to govern as a minority administration. Parties may also work together to create a formal deal, which can range from a [[confidence and supply]] deal{{efn|Confidence votes in local governments do not cause early elections.}} to full coalition. Deals, especially the looser kind, can occur between parties which are not traditionally aligned on a national level. For example, a minority [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] administration was formed in 2019 in [[Bolton]] supported by the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] and UKIP,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Halliday |first1=Josh |last2=Pidd |first2=Helen |title=Labour loses control of council strongholds of Bolton and Darlington |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/10/labour-loses-control-bolton-darlington-councils-conservatives-local-elections |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=10 May 2019}}</ref> whilst a Labour-UKIP formal coalition existed in [[Basildon]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=Chloe |title=Ukip and Labour to 'form first coalition' |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/15304494.ukip-and-labour-to-form-first-coalition/ |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=Echo |date=24 May 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Following the [[2017 Aberdeen City Council election]], all nine Labour councillors were expelled from the party for entering into a coalition with the Conservatives.<ref>{{cite news |title=Labour councillors in Aberdeen suspended over Tory coalition |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-39940006 |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=BBC News |date=17 May 2017}}</ref>

It is possible for a council to be under no overall control even when there appears to be an overall majority, in particular in the case of a majority of independents, who commonly have no collective policies when elected. This can also arise when the council members divide on other than party lines. For instance, the [[2004 United Kingdom local elections|2004 elections]] to the [[Isle of Anglesey County Council]] returned more independents than all others put together, but only [[Plaid Cymru]] maintained a party group within the council, and not all of its elected members joined the group. The remainder of the council, including some members of other political parties, formed four non-partisan groups, none of which held a majority. The [[2008 United Kingdom local elections|2008 elections]] resulted in a group called the ''Original Independents'' gaining an overall majority.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.anglesey-hidden-gem.com/anglesey-county-council.html |title=Controversial Anglesey Councillor Hangs Up His Hat |publisher=Anglesey Hidden Gem |date=September 2010 |access-date=2017-12-02}}</ref>

No overall control is more common in [[Northern Ireland]] and [[Scotland]], in part due to their usage of [[single transferable vote]] as opposed to the [[plurality block voting]] system used in [[England]] and [[Wales]]. Following the [[2022 Scottish local elections]], twenty-seven of the thirty-two councils were under no overall control, with a further three having a majority of [[independent politicians|independents]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Scottish Council Elections 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2022/scotland/results |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Following the [[2023 Northern Ireland local elections]], all eleven councils were under no overall control.

== Local authorities ==
===County councils===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=County Councils |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=C&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|[[Devon County Council|Devon]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|27
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|33
|-
|[[East Sussex County Council|East Sussex]]
|50
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|24
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|24
|-
|[[Gloucestershire County Council|Gloucestershire]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|27
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] minority
|27
|-
|[[Hertfordshire County Council|Hertfordshire]]
|78
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|31
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] minority
|31
|-
|[[Leicestershire County Council|Leicestershire]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Reform UK}}
|25
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Reform UK}}|
|[[Reform UK]] minority
|25
|-
|[[Warwickshire County Council|Warwickshire]]
|57
|{{Party name with colour|Reform UK}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Reform UK}}|
|[[Reform UK]] minority
|23
|-
|[[Worcestershire County Council|Worcestershire]]
|57
|{{Party name with colour|Reform UK}}
|27
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Reform UK}}|
|[[Reform UK]] minority
|27
|}

===Metropolitan boroughs===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Boroughs |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=M&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|[[Bolton Council|Bolton]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|26
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|26
|-
|[[Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council|Dudley]]
|72
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|34
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|34
|-
|[[Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council|Kirklees]]
|69
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|24
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|24
|-
|[[Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council|Oldham]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|27
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|27
|-
|[[Sheffield City Council|Sheffield]]
|84
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|36
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|77
|-
|[[Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council|Stockport]]
|63
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|31
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] minority
|31
|-
|[[Wirral Council|Wirral]]
|66
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|29
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|29
|}

===Unitary authorities===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=Unitary Authorities |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=U&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|[[Bedford Borough Council|Bedford]]
|46
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|14 + mayor
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] mayor
|14 + mayor
|-
|[[Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council|Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole]]
|76
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|28
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Christchurch Independents]]/[[Poole People Party|Poole People]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|44
|-
|[[Bristol City Council|Bristol]]
|70
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|34
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|42
|-
|[[Buckinghamshire Council|Buckinghamshire]]
|97
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|48
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|48
|-
|[[Central Bedfordshire Council|Central Bedfordshire]]
|63
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|28
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]] minority
|28
|-
|[[Cheshire East Council|Cheshire East]]
|82
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|33
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|45<ref>{{cite news |title=Cheshire East Council to be run by coalition after deal is struck |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65613302 |access-date=2 July 2023 |work=BBC News |date=16 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Cornwall Council|Cornwall]]
|87
|{{Party name with colour|Reform UK}}
|28
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition<ref>{{cite news |title=Cornwall Council leader decided at crunch meeting |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14kxvmgprvo |access-date=22 June 2025 |work=BBC News |date=20 May 2025}}</ref>
|42
|-
|[[Darlington Borough Council|Darlington]]
|50
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|24
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|27
|-
|[[Derby City Council|Derby]]
|51
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|23
|-
|[[East Riding of Yorkshire Council|East Riding of Yorkshire]]
|67
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|25
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|25
|-
|[[Herefordshire Council|Herefordshire]]
|53
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|21
|-
|[[Isle of Wight Council|Isle of Wight]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/Our Island coalition
|13
|-
|[[North East Lincolnshire Council|North East Lincolnshire]]
|42
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|17
|-
|[[North Somerset Council|North Somerset]]
|50
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|15{{efn|Includes 2 independents who sit with the Conservative Party and Independents Group on the council.}}
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/Portishead Independents/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|35
|-
|[[Northumberland County Council|Northumberland]]
|69
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|26
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|26
|-
|[[Peterborough City Council|Peterborough]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|18
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|18
|-
|[[Portsmouth City Council|Portsmouth]]
|42
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] minority
|19
|-
|[[Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council|Redcar and Cleveland]]
|59
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|22
|-
|[[Rutland County Council|Rutland]]
|27
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|12
|-
|[[Slough Borough Council|Slough]]
|42
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|23
|-
|[[South Gloucestershire Council|South Gloucestershire]]
|61
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] coalition
|37
|-
|[[Southend-on-Sea City Council|Southend-on-Sea]]
|51
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|29
|-
|[[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council|Stockton-on-Tees]]
|56
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|24
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|22
|-
|[[Wiltshire Council|Wiltshire]]
|98
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|43
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davison |first1=Peter |title=Lib Dems take control of Wiltshire Council ending 25 years of Tory power |url=https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/25177963.lib-dems-take-control-wiltshire-council-tense-series-votes/ |access-date=22 June 2025 |work=The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald |date=20 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|50
|-
|[[Wokingham Borough Council|Wokingham]]
|54
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|27
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] minority
|27
|}

===London boroughs===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=London Boroughs |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=L&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Croydon London Borough Council|Croydon]]
|rowspan=2|71
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|34
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|rowspan=2|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Mayor of Croydon|mayor]]
|rowspan=2|34
|-
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|34
|-
|[[Havering London Borough Council|Havering]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Havering Residents Association}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Havering Residents Association}}|
|[[Havering Residents Association]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|31
|-
|[[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council|Tower Hamlets]]
|45
|{{Party name with colour|Aspire (political party)}}
|21 + mayor
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Aspire (political party)}}|
|[[Aspire (political party)|Aspire]] mayor
|21 + mayor
|}

===Welsh principal areas===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=Welsh Councils |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=W&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|[[Conwy County Borough Council|Conwy]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Plaid Cymru]] coalition{{efn|Conwy's sole [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] councillor is in a group with Plaid Cymru.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Political Make-up of the Council |url=https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Council/Committees-and-Meetings/The-Political-Make-up-of-the-Council.aspx |website=Conwy County Borough Council |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>}}
|37
|-
|[[Denbighshire County Council|Denbighshire]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|15
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Plaid Cymru]] coalition
|23
|-
|[[Flintshire County Council|Flintshire]]
|67
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|27
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|27
|-
|[[Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council|Merthyr Tydfil]]
|30
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]] minority
|15
|-
|[[Monmouthshire County Council|Monmouthshire]]
|46
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|22
|-
|[[Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council|Neath Port Talbot]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|27
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Plaid Cymru]] coalition{{efn|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] and [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] confidence and supply.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gregory |first1=Rhys |title=Coalition announced for Neath Port Talbot Council |url=https://www.wales247.co.uk/coalition-announced-for-neath-port-talbot-council |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=Wales 247 |date=24 May 2022}}</ref>}}
|29
|-
|[[Pembrokeshire County Council|Pembrokeshire]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|35
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|29
|-
|[[Powys County Council|Powys]]
|68
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|31
|-
|[[Vale of Glamorgan Council|Vale of Glamorgan]]
|54
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|25
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Llantwit First Independents]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|30
|-
|[[Wrexham County Borough Council|Wrexham]]
|56
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|24
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] coalition
|30
|}

===District councils===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Council
!Seats
!colspan=2|Largest party
!Seats
!colspan=2|Control<ref>{{cite web |title=District Councils |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=D&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
!Seats
|-
|[[Arun District Council|Arun]]
|54
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|28
|-
|[[Ashford Borough Council|Ashford]]
|47
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|17
|-
|[[Babergh District Council|Babergh]]
|32
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|10
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|24
|-
|[[Basildon Borough Council|Basildon]]
|42
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|19
|-
|[[Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council|Basingstoke and Deane]]
|54
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|15
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Basingstoke & Deane Independents}}|
|[[Basingstoke & Deane Independents|B&D Independents]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition{{efn|The [[Basingstoke & Deane Independents]], Green Party, and the independents sit as the [[Basingstoke & Deane Independent Forum|Independent Forum]] group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Basingstoke & Deane Independent Forum |url=https://basingstokedeaneindependentforum.org/ |access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Your Councillors |url=https://democracy.basingstoke.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 |website=Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council |access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>}}
|28
|-
|[[Brentwood Borough Council|Brentwood]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|20
|-
|[[Broadland District Council|Broadland]]
|47
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|25
|-
|[[Bromsgrove District Council|Bromsgrove]]
|31
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|18
|-
|[[Broxtowe Borough Council|Broxtowe]]
|44
|{{Party name with colour|Broxtowe Independents}}
|18
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Broxtowe Independents}}|
|[[Broxtowe Independents]] minority
|18
|-
|[[Burnley Borough Council|Burnley]]
|45
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|15
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition{{efn|The independents sit as the Burnley Independents group.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Bill |title=Three way council coalition agrees to stay in charge as minority rulers |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/24306106.burnley-councils-three-way-coalition-stays-charge-minority/ |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=8 May 2024}}</ref>}}
|22
|-
|[[Canterbury City Council|Canterbury]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|18
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|27
|-
|[[Charnwood Borough Council|Charnwood]]
|52
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority{{efn|Supported by the [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Breens |first1=Julia |title=New leader set to be appointed after shock local election results |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/new-leader-set-appointed-council-8441379 |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=Leicestershire Live |date=16 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref>}}
|20
|-
|[[Cherwell District Council|Cherwell]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|21
|-
|[[Colchester City Council|Colchester]]
|51
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] minority{{efn|Supported by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] and the [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New Administration and Cabinet announced following May's local elections |url=https://www.colchester.gov.uk/info/cbc-article/?catid=latest-news&id=KA-04679 |website=Colchester City Council |access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>}}
|14
|-
|[[Derbyshire Dales District Council|Derbyshire Dales]]
|34
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|12
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|23
|-
|[[Dover District Council|Dover]]
|32
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|16
|-
|[[East Devon District Council|East Devon]]
|60
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|18
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|31
|-
|[[East Hampshire District Council|East Hampshire]]
|43
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]/Whitehill and Bordon Community Party coalition
|25
|-
|[[East Hertfordshire District Council|East Hertfordshire]]
|50
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|27
|-
|[[East Lindsey District Council|East Lindsey]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|25
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|25
|-
|[[East Suffolk District Council|East Suffolk]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|28
|-
|[[Elmbridge Borough Council|Elmbridge]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/Residents Association coalition
|35
|-
|[[Folkestone and Hythe District Council|Folkestone and Hythe]]
|30
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|13
|-
|[[Forest of Dean District Council|Forest of Dean]]
|38
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|15
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] minority
|15
|-
|[[Gloucester City Council|Gloucester]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] minority
|17
|-
|[[Great Yarmouth Borough Council|Great Yarmouth]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|19
|-
|[[Harborough District Council]]
|34
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|15
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|19
|-
|[[Hart District Council|Hart]]
|33
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|12
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Community Campaign (Hart)]] coalition
|23
|-
|[[Hastings Borough Council|Hastings]]
|32
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|12
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|18
|-
|[[Havant Borough Council|Havant]]
|36
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|13
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|21
|-
|[[Hertsmere Borough Council|Hertsmere]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|23
|-
|[[Huntingdonshire District Council|Huntingdonshire]]
|52
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/St Neots Independent Group/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|32
|-
|[[King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council|King's Lynn and West Norfolk]]
|55
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|21
|-
|[[Lancaster City Council|Lancaster]]
|61
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|50
|-
|[[Lewes District Council|Lewes]]
|41
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|24
|-
|[[Lichfield District Council|Lichfield]]
|47
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|21
|-
|[[Maidstone Borough Council|Maidstone]]
|49
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|13
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|26
|-
|[[Maldon District Council|Maldon]]
|31
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|10
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Maldon District Independent Group}}|
|Maldon District Independent Group minority<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyler |first1=Piers |title=Councillor who quit after suffering homophobic abuse is now leader of council |url=https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/23582509.richard-siddall-appointed-leader-maldon-district-council/ |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=Maldon and Burnham Standard |date=14 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|6
|-
|[[Malvern Hills District Council|Malvern Hills]]
|31
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|13
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|18
|-
|[[Melton Borough Council|Melton]]
|28
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|10
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|15
|-
|[[Mid Sussex District Council|Mid Sussex]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|24
|-
|[[Newark and Sherwood District Council|Newark and Sherwood]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|14
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|10
|-
|[[North Hertfordshire District Council|North Hertfordshire]]
|51
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|25
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|25
|-
|[[North Warwickshire Borough Council|North Warwickshire]]
|35
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|17
|-
|[[North West Leicestershire District Council|North West Leicestershire]]
|38
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|19<ref>{{cite web |title=New alliance administration for North West Leicestershire District Council |url=https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/news/2023/05/24/new_alliance_administration_for_north_west_leicestershire_district_council |website=North West Leicestershire District Council |access-date=5 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Norwich City Council|Norwich]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|19
|-
|[[Oxford City Council|Oxford]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|20
|-
|[[Pendle Borough Council|Pendle]]
|33
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|13
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|18
|-
|[[Reigate and Banstead Borough Council|Reigate and Banstead]]
|45
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|19
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|19
|-
|[[Ribble Valley Borough Council|Ribble Valley]]
|40
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|17
|-
|[[Rochford District Council|Rochford]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|21
|-
|[[Rother District Council|Rother]]
|38
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|10
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/Rother Association of Independent Councillors/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|24
|-
|[[Rugby Borough Council|Rugby]]
|42
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|17
|-
|[[Runnymede Borough Council|Runnymede]]
|41
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|12
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Runnymede Independent Residents' Group|RIRG]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|25
|-
|[[South Kesteven District Council|South Kesteven]]
|56
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|28
|-
|[[South Norfolk District Council|South Norfolk]]
|46
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|23
|-
|[[Spelthorne Borough Council|Spelthorne]]
|39
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|14
|-
|[[Stafford Borough Council|Stafford]]
|40
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|15
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/Stafford Borough Independents/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|24
|-
|[[Staffordshire Moorlands District Council|Staffordshire Moorlands]]
|56
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|23
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|23
|-
|[[Stroud District Council|Stroud]]
|51
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] minority
|22
|-
|[[Swale Borough Council|Swale]]
|47
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/Swale Independents/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]] coalition
|30
|-
|[[Tandridge District Council|Tandridge]]
|43
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/Oxted and Limpsfield Residents Group coalition
|20
|-
|[[Tendring District Council|Tendring]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|14
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|28
|-
|[[Tewkesbury Borough Council|Tewkesbury]]
|38
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|29
|-
|[[Tonbridge and Malling District Council|Tonbridge and Malling]]
|44
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}|
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] minority
|20
|-
|[[Torridge District Council|Torridge]]
|36
|{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|16
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]] minority
|16
|-
|[[Warwick District Council|Warwick]]
|44
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|14
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}|
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|24
|-
|[[Waverley Borough Council|Waverley]]
|50
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|22
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/Farnham Residents Party/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|38
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Wealden District Council|Wealden]]
|rowspan=2 |45
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|11
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|rowspan=2 |[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|rowspan=2 |22
|-
|{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|11
|-
|[[Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council|Welwyn Hatfield]]
|48
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|20
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] coalition
|36
|-
|[[West Devon Borough Council|West Devon]]
|31
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|11
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Independent politician}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] coalition
|20
|-
|[[West Lindsey District Council|West Lindsey]]
|36
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] minority
|17
|-
|[[West Oxfordshire District Council|West Oxfordshire]]
|49
|{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|21
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|36
|-
|[[West Suffolk District Council|West Suffolk]]
|64
|{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|26
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]/[[Independent politician|Independent]]/West Suffolk Independent/[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]/[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] coalition
|28
|-
|[[Worcester City Council|Worcester]]
|35
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|17
|bgcolor={{Party colour|Labour Party (UK)}}|
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minority
|17
|}

== See also ==
* [[Coalition]]
* [[Hung parliament]]

==References==
{{notelist}}

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/2008/03/21/no-overall-control-hansard-weighs-up-a-hung-parliament/ No Overall Control? - Hansard weighs up a hung parliament] Guy Aitchison, Our Kingdom

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