Political makeup of the South East
Updated 13 May 2026
With 70 councils in the south-east region, there can be elections most years. At SEE, we keep track of that changing Political landscape in the South-East year by year.
We issue a summary each year of the number of seats by party in each council which you can view by clicking on the link below.
Below you can see a graphs showing the change of the political parties and Political landscape in the South East as of 13 May 2026.
Full results
Click the button below to download a comprehensive spreadsheet of results from the May 2026 election along with the political control details of councils who did not hold elections during this period.
Total Seats: 60
Total Seats: 78
Total Seats: 39
Total Seats: 70
Total Seats: 50
Total Seats: 97
Total Seats: 69
Total Seats: 43
Total Seats: 54
Total Seats: 41
Total Seats: 90
Total Seats: 72
Total Seats: 42
Total Seats: 54
Total Seats: 59
Total Seats: 41
Total Seats: 48
Total Seats: 81