Large metropolitan councils such as Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds are electing all of their seats, while councils such as Wolverhampton, Amber Valley and Milton Keynes only have a third of their seats on offer.

London is one of the key battlegrounds, with all seats on the 32 borough councils up for election. Labour was expected to do well, based on their performance at the snap election. They have been campaigning hard to win the traditionally Conservative-controlled Wandsworth council.

Labour targets outside of London include Dudley, Walsall and Stockport, where they are currently the largest party but fall short of an overall majority. The Conservatives are defending slim majorities on councils such as Amber Valley, but could take control of Peterborough.