The May 2019 local elections were particularly successful for LGA Independent Group members with our group growing by over 700 new members compared to the same elections in 2015. This factsheet sets out where our Group Members are running councils and working hard on the backbenches to make a difference for their residents.
Independent Councillors 2020/21
Councils with a LGA Independent Group Leader
As of February 2021 there are 33 councils with a LGA Independent Group Leader:
1. Anglesey
2. Ashfield
3. Blaenau Gwent
4. Brighton and Hove
5. Carmarthenshire
6. Ceredigion
7. City of London
8. Cornwall
9. Denbighshire
10. East Devon
11. Elmbridge
12. Epsom and Ewell
13. Forest of Dean
14. Guildford
15. Gwynedd
16. Hartlepool
17. Herefordshire
18. Isles of Scilly
19. Maldon
20. Malvern Hills
21. Merthyr Tydfil
22. Mid Devon
23. Middlesborough
24. North Somerset
25. Powys
26. Redcar and Cleveland
27. Richmondshire
28. Rother
29. Torridge
30. Uttlesford
31. Waverley
32. Wrexham
33. Wyre Forest
Councils with LGA Independent Group Members in the administration
As well as those we lead, members of the Group are part of the administration in another 32 councils across England and Wales, meaning members are in the administration of 65 councils. The 32 councils are listed below:
1. Babergh
2. Basildon
3. Bedford
4. Bolsover
5. Broxtowe
6. Cheshire East
7. Colchester
8. Conwy
9. Copeland
10. Denbighshire
11. Eden
12. Glamorgan
13. Hart
14. Lancaster
15. Maidstone
16. Mansfield
17. Mendip
18. Mid Suffolk
19. North Kesteven
20. Nottinghamshire
21. Oxfordshire
22. Pembrokeshire
23. Ryedale
24. Scarborough
25. South Oxfordshire
26. Southend-on-Sea
27. Staffordshire Moorlands
28. Swale
29. Tandridge
30. Tendring
31. Warwick
32. York
Councils with LGA Independent Group Members
In total LGA Independent Group members have been elected to represent local people in 282 authorities across England and Wales, that’s 77% of the total number of councils in England and Wales.
Of these, 188 of the councils have declared a Climate Emergency.
The full list of where our members have been elected is below:
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Organisation |
Region |
|---|---|
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Adur District Council |
South East |
|
Allerdale Borough Council |
North West |
|
Alyesbury Vale District Council |
South East |
|
Amber Valley Borough Council |
East Midlands |
|
Arun District Council |
South East |
|
Ashfield District Council |
East Midlands |
|
Ashford Borough Council |
South East |
|
Aylesbury Vale District Council |
South East |
|
Babergh District Council |
East Midlands |
|
Barnsley Metropolitan Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Basildon Borough Council |
East of England |
|
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council |
South East |
|
Bassetlaw District Council |
East Midlands |
|
Bath & North East Somerset Council |
South West |
|
Bedford Borough Council |
East of England |
|
Birmingham City Council |
West Midlands |
|
Blaby District Council |
East Midlands |
|
Blackpool Council |
North West |
|
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council |
Wales |
|
Bolsover District Council |
East Midlands |
|
Bolton Council |
North West |
|
King's Lynn & West Norfolk |
East of England |
|
Boston Borough Council |
East Midlands |
|
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
South West |
|
Bradford Metropolitan District Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Braintree District Council |
East of England |
|
Breckland Council |
East of England |
|
Brentwood Borough Council |
East of England |
|
Bridgend County Borough Council |
Wales |
|
Brighton & Hove City Council |
South East |
|
Bristol City Council |
South West |
|
Bromsgrove District Council |
West Midlands |
|
Broxtowe Borough Council |
South East |
|
Buckinghamshire County Council |
South East |
|
Burnley Borough Council |
North West |
|
Bury Council |
North West |
|
Caerphilly County Borough Council |
Wales |
|
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council |
Yorkshire and the humber |
|
Cambridge City Council |
East of England |
|
Cambridgeshire County Council |
East of England |
|
Camden Council |
London |
|
Cannock Chase District Council |
West Midlands |
|
Cardiff County Council |
Wales |
|
Carlisle City Council |
North West |
|
Carmarthenshire County Council |
Wales |
|
Caste Point Borough Council |
East of England |
|
Central Bedfordshire Council |
East of England |
|
Ceredigion County Council |
Wales |
|
Charnwood Borough Council |
East Midlands |
|
Chelmsford City Council |
East of England |
|
Cheltenham Borough Council |
South West |
|
Cherwell District Council |
South East |
|
Cheshire East Council |
North West |
|
Cheshire West and Chester Council |
East Midlands |
|
Chesterfield Borough Council |
East Midlands |
|
Chichester District Council |
South East |
|
Chorley Borough Council |
North West |
|
City & County of Swansea |
Wales |
|
City of London Corporation |
London |
|
City of York Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Colchester Borough Council |
East of England |
|
Conwy County Borough Council |
Wales |
|
Copeland Borough Council |
North West |
|
Cornwall Council |
South West |
|
Cotswold District Council |
South West |
|
Council of the Isles of Scilly |
South West |
|
Coventry City Council |
West Midlands |
|
Craven District Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Cumbria County Council |
North West |
|
Dacorum Borough Council |
East of England |
|
Darlington Borough Council |
North East |
|
Dartford Borough Council |
South East |
|
Denbighshire County Council |
Wales |
|
Derby City Council |
East Midlands |
|
Derbyshire Dales District Council |
East Midlands |
|
Devon County Council |
South West |
|
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Dorset County Council |
South West |
|
Dover District Council |
South East |
|
Durham County Council |
North East |
|
East Cambridgeshire District Council |
East of England |
|
East Devon District Council |
South West |
|
East Hampshire District Council |
South East |
|
East Herts Council |
East of England |
|
East Lindsey District Council |
East Midlands |
|
East Northamptonshire Council |
East Midlands |
|
East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
East Staffordshire Council |
West Midlands |
|
East Suffolk District Council |
East of England |
|
East Sussex County Council |
South East |
|
Eastleigh Borough Council |
South East |
|
Eden District Council |
North West |
|
Elmbridge Borough Council |
South East |
|
Epping Forest District Council |
East of England |
|
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council |
South East |
|
Essex County Council |
East of England |
|
Exeter City Council |
South West |
|
Fareham Borough Council |
South East |
|
Fenland District Council |
East of England |
|
Flintshire County Council |
Wales |
|
Folkestone & Hythe District Council |
South East |
|
Forest of Dean District Council |
South West |
|
Fylde Borough Council |
North West |
|
Gedling Borough Council |
East Midlands |
|
Gloucestershire County Council |
South West |
|
Gravesham Borough Council |
South East |
|
Great Yarmouth Borough Council |
East of England |
|
Guildford Borough Council |
South East |
|
Gwynedd Council |
Wales |
|
Hambleton District Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Hampshire County Council |
South East |
|
Harrogate Borough Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Hart District Council |
South East |
|
Hartlepool Borough Council |
North East |
|
Hastings Borough Council |
South East |
|
Havant Borough Council |
South East |
|
Herefordshire Council |
West Midlands |
|
High Peak Borough Council |
North West |
|
Horsham District Council |
South East |
|
Huntingdonshire District Council |
East of England |
|
Isle of Anglesey County Council |
Wales |
|
Isle of Wight Council |
South East |
|
Islington Council |
London |
|
Kent County Council |
South East |
|
Kettering Borough Council |
East Midlands |
|
King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council |
East of England |
|
Kirklees Metropolitan Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
North West |
|
Lambeth London Borough Council |
London |
|
Lancashire County Council |
North West |
|
Lancaster City Council |
North West |
|
Leeds City Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Lewes District Council |
South East |
|
Lichfield District Counil |
West Midlands |
|
Lincolnshire County Council |
East Midlands |
|
Liverpool City Council |
North West |
|
London Borough of Havering |
London |
|
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
London |
|
Maldon District Council |
East of England |
|
Malvern Hills District Council |
West Midlands |
|
Mansfield District Council |
East Midlands |
|
Medway Council |
South East |
|
Melton Borough Council |
East Midlands |
|
Mendip District Council |
South West |
|
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council |
Wales |
|
Merton London Borough Council |
London |
|
Mid Devon District Council |
South West |
|
Mid Suffolk District Council |
East of England |
|
Mid Sussex District Council |
South East |
|
Middlesbrough Council |
North East |
|
Mole Valley District Council |
South East |
|
Monmouthshire County Council |
Wales |
|
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council |
Wales |
|
New Forest District Council |
South East |
|
Newark & Sherwood District Council |
East Midlands |
|
Newcastle upon Tyne City Council |
North East |
|
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council |
West Midlans |
|
Newport City Council |
Wales |
|
Norfolk County Council |
East of England |
|
North Devon District Council |
South West |
|
North Dorset District Council |
South West |
|
North East Derbyshire District Council |
East Midlands |
|
North East Lincolnshire Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
North Kesteven District Council |
East Midlands |
|
North Norfolk District Council |
East of England |
|
North Somerset Council |
South West |
|
North Tyneside Council |
North East |
|
North West Leicestershire District Council |
East Midlands |
|
North Yorkshire County Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Northumberland County Council |
North East |
|
Norwich City Council |
East of England |
|
Nottingham City Council |
East Midlands |
|
Nottinghamshire County Council |
East Midlands |
|
Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council |
West Midlands |
|
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council |
North West |
|
Oxford City Council |
South East |
|
Oxfordshire County Council |
South East |
|
Pembrokeshire County Council |
Wales |
|
Peterborough City Council |
East of England |
|
Portsmouth City Council |
South East |
|
Plymouth City Council |
South West |
|
Powys County Council |
Wales |
|
Reading Borough Council |
South East |
|
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council |
North East |
|
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council |
South East |
|
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council |
Wales |
|
Richmondshire District Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Rochford District Council |
East of England |
|
Rossendale Borough Council |
North West |
|
Rother District Council |
South East |
|
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames |
London |
|
Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead |
South East |
|
Runnymede Borough Council |
South East |
|
Rushcliffe Borough Council |
East Midlands |
|
Rutland County Council |
East Midlands |
|
Ryedale District Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Salford City Council |
North West |
|
Scarborough Borough Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Sedgemoor District Council |
South West |
|
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council |
North West |
|
Selby District Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Sevenoaks District Council |
South East |
|
Sheffield City Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Shropshire Council |
West Midlands |
|
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council |
West Midlands |
|
Somerset and West Taunton District Council |
South West |
|
Somerset County Council |
South West |
|
South Cambridgeshire District Council |
East of England |
|
South Holland District Council |
East Midlands |
|
South Kesteven District Council |
East Midlands |
|
South Lakeland District Council |
North West |
|
South Northamptonshire Council |
East Midlands |
|
South Oxfordshire District Council |
South East |
|
South Somerset District Council |
South West |
|
South Staffordshire District Council |
West Midlands |
|
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council |
North East |
|
Southampton City Council |
South East |
|
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council |
East of England |
|
Spelthorne Borough Council |
South East |
|
St Albans City and District Council |
East of England |
|
St Helens Council |
North West |
|
Stafford Borough Council |
West Midlands |
|
Staffordshire County Council |
West Midlands |
|
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council |
West Midlands |
|
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |
North West |
|
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
North East |
|
Stoke-on-Trent City Council |
West Midlands |
|
Stratford-on-Avon District Council |
West Midlands |
|
Stroud District Council |
South West |
|
Suffolk County Council |
East of England |
|
Sunderland City Council |
North East |
|
Surrey County Council |
South East |
|
Surrey Heath Borough Council |
South East |
|
Sutton London Borough Council |
London |
|
Swale Borough Council |
South East |
|
Swansea City and County Council |
Wales |
|
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |
North West |
|
Tamworth Borough Council |
West Midlands |
|
Tandridge District Council |
South East |
|
Teignbridge District Council |
South West |
|
Telford and Wrekin Council |
West Midlands |
|
Tendring District Council |
East of England |
|
Tewkesbury Borough Council |
South West |
|
Thanet District Council |
South East |
|
Thurrock Council |
East of England |
|
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council |
South East |
|
Torbay Council |
South West |
|
Torfaen County Borough Council |
Wales |
|
Torridge District Council |
South West |
|
Tower Hamlets Council |
London |
|
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |
North West |
|
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council |
South East |
|
Uttlesford District Council |
East of England |
|
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council |
Wales |
|
Vale of White Horse District Council |
South West |
|
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Warrington Borough Council |
North West |
|
Warwick District Council |
West Midlands |
|
Warwick District Council |
West Midlands |
|
Warwickshire County Council |
West Midlands |
|
Waverley Borough Council |
South East |
|
Wealden District Council |
South East |
|
West Berkshire District Council |
South East |
|
West Devon Borough Council |
South West |
|
West Lancashire Borough Council |
North West |
|
West Lindsey District Council |
East Midlands |
|
West Oxfordshire District Council |
East Midlands |
|
West Suffolk District Council |
East of England |
|
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |
North West |
|
Wiltshire Council |
South West |
|
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council |
North West |
|
Woking Borough Council |
South East |
|
Wokingham Borough Council |
South East |
|
Worcester City Council |
West Midlands |
|
Worcestershire County Council |
West Midlands |
|
Worthing Borough Council |
South East |
|
Wrexham County Borough Council |
Wales |
|
Wychavon District Council |
West Midlands |
|
Wycombe District Council |
South East |
|
Wyre Borough Council |
North West |
|
Wyre Forest District Council |
West Midlands |