2026 Manchester City Council election

2026 Manchester City Council election

7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)

32 out of 96 seats to Manchester City Council
49 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Bev Craig John Leech Astrid Johnson
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Leader's seat Burnage Didsbury West Woodhouse Park
Last election 87 seats, 53.7% 4 seats, 10.4% 3 seats, 17.5%
Current seats 86 4 3

 
Leader Shahbaz Sarwar
Party Independent Workers Party
Last election 1 seat, 4.5% 1 seat, 5.5%
Current seats 2 1

Incumbent Leader

Bev Craig
Labour



The 2026 Manchester City Council election will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of councillors (32) on Manchester City Council will be elected.