Metropolitan boroughs All 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
Council Previous control Result Details Barnsley holdDetails Birmingham holdDetails Bolton holdDetails Bradford holdDetails Bury holdDetails Calderdale holdDetails Coventry holdDetails Doncaster holdDetails Dudley holdDetails Gateshead holdDetails Kirklees holdDetails Knowsley holdDetails Leeds holdDetails Liverpool holdDetails Manchester holdDetails Newcastle upon Tyne holdDetails North Tyneside holdDetails Oldham Details Rochdale gainDetails Rotherham holdDetails Salford holdDetails Sandwell holdDetails Sefton holdDetails Sheffield gainDetails Solihull gainDetails South Tyneside holdDetails St Helens holdDetails Stockport holdDetails Sunderland holdDetails Tameside holdDetails Trafford holdDetails Wakefield holdDetails Walsall holdDetails Wigan holdDetails Wirral holdDetails Wolverhampton holdDetails