Birmingham City Council – Elections information
The next scheduled elections in Birmingham are taking place on Thursday 7 May 2026.
About the elections
There are 69 wards in Birmingham, which are represented by either 1 or 2 councillors.
There are a total of 101 councillors in Birmingham, and all 101 council seats will be up for election in May 2026.
In addition to the councillor elections in Birmingham, there will also be:
- town council elections to elect 24 councillors to the Sutton Coldfield Town Council
- parish council elections to elect 12 councillors to represent the new Frankley in Birmingham Parish Council
We will update our election pages regularly throughout the election period.
Poll cards
We will send poll cards, to let you know where your polling station is, around Tuesday 24 March 2026.
Candidate information
We will publish the final list of candidates who are standing, and who will appear on the ballot paper, on Friday 10 April 2026.
Registering to vote
The deadline for you to register to vote in this election is Monday 20 April 2026.
Registering for a postal vote
The deadline to apply for a postal vote for this election is 5:00pm on Tuesday 21 April 2026.
Postal votes will be sent out in 2 tranches (stages).
To ensure your postal vote is sent out in the first tranche, around Thursday 23 April, you should apply for your postal vote before Wednesday 1 April 2026.
More information
You can find more information about the different ways to vote, and how you can apply for an absent vote if you cannot get to the polling station on election day, on our how to vote pages.
Page last updated: 5 March 2026
