Local government elections 2026

Local government borough, town and parish council elections will take place in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Thursday 7 May 2026.

These elections will allow electors in Newcastle-under-Lyme to choose who they want to represent their ward as a councillor.

Information for prospective candidates

Qualifications for candidates wishing to stand in the elections can be found on the Electoral Commission website.

• For Borough candidates

• For Parish/Town candidates

Further information will update on this page in due course.

Information for electors

Deadline dates for registration, postal, proxy and Voter Authority Certificate applications will follow shortly.

If you last applied for a postal vote before 30 January 2024, we will have recently contacted you regarding renewing your postal vote following a change in legislation. Further information can be found on this.

Borough wards, town and parish seats

Listed below are the borough wards and town/parishes of Newcastle-under-Lyme together with the number of seats available in those areas.

Borough wards

• Audley: 3 seats

• Bradwell: 3 seats

• Clayton: 1 seat

• Crackley & Red Street: 2 seats

• Cross Heath: 2 seats

• Holditch & Chesterton: 2 seats

• Keele: 1 seat

• Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe: 3 seats

• Knutton: 1 seat

• Loggerheads: 2 seats

• Madeley & Betley: 2 seats

• Maer & Whitmore: 1 seat

• May Bank: 3 seats

• Newchapel & Mow Cop: 2 seats

• Silverdale: 2 seats

• Talke & Butt Lane: 3 seats

• Thistleberry: 2 seats

• Town: 2 seats

• Westbury Park & Northwood: 2 seats

• Westlands: 3 seats

• Wolstanton: 2 seats

Towns and parishes

• Audley (Audley): 4 seats

• Audley (Bignall End): 6 seats

• Audley (Halmerend): 5 seats

• Betley (Balterley): 3 seats

• Betley (Betley): 6 seats

• Betley (Wrinehill): 3 seats

• Chapel & Hill Chorlton: 7 seats

• Keele: 11 seats

• Kidsgrove (Harding's Wood): 1 seat

• Kidsgrove (Kidsgrove Central & Ravenscliffe): 7 seats

• Kidsgrove (Newchapel & Mow Cop): 5 seats

• Kidsgrove (Talke & Butt Lane): 7 seats

• Loggerheads (Ashley): 5 seats

• Loggerheads (Loggerheads): 8 seats

• Loggerheads (Mucklestone): 3 seats

• Loggerheads (Tyrley): 3 seats

• Madeley: 13 seats

• Maer: 7 seats

• Silverdale (Knutton): 3 seats

• Silverdale (Park Site): 2 seats

• Silverdale (Silverdale): 5 seats

• Whitmore: 8 seats