Last year, the Liberal Democrats won the most council by-elections across the UK.
This year, there will be one of the biggest set of local elections, and the Liberal Democrats are up for the challenge – unless Labour and Conservative council leaders, behind closed doors, get them deferred in their areas.
“We have been on a winning streak in local government elections”
We have been on a winning streak in local government elections, making gains for the past seven sets of local elections in a row and continuing to make progress in by-elections.
We are also able to win across the board, making gains from Conservatives, Labour and the nationalists. And when contests are head to head between us and Reform UK, we are the winner the majority of the time.
In the 2025 local elections, the Liberal Democrats gained seats and took control of more councils. We won 370 seats in May, more than the Conservatives, Labour or Greens. We now lead 76 councils, more than the Conservatives, Reform or Greens. We gained overall control in Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire and Shropshire, and lead the councils in Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire and Wiltshire.
Across 2025, it was the Liberal Democrats that won the most council by-elections across the UK, ahead of Reform.
We know that some areas may have their elections cancelled – but if the Government goes ahead with them, we are ready for more gains this May.