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Live Stats 13 Dec 2025
All UK Councillors	382 Councils	8656 Wards	19107 Councillors
Communications	98.6% w/ emails	87.9% w/ addresses	83.1% w/ tel no's
Leadership Positions	99.7% of councils	34.4% of councillors
Combined Authorities	15 Authorities	185 individuals

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Product	One-off Delivery	One Year Subscription with Real-time Updates	One Year Subscription with Real-time Updates 12 Monthly Payments
Single Premium Field All Basic Data Fields + 1 Premium Field	£759 Buy Email Buy Address Buy Telephone Buy Roles	£944/year Buy Email Buy Address Buy Telephone Buy Roles	£79/month Buy Email Buy Address Buy Telephone Buy Roles
Premium Bundle All Basic Data Fields + All Premium Fields + Combined Authority & Single Authority Mayors Datasets	£854 Buy One-off	£1,064/year Buy Annual	£89/month Buy Monthly
Combined Authority Dataset Only	£89 Buy One-off
Basic Fields Only	£45 Buy One-off
Anything Else	If you need something different, get in touch. Discounts are available for not-for-profit organisations. Email

Data Fields
Basic Fields	Council name Ward name Councillor name - forename and surname as one field Governance model MC = Mayor & Cabinet: Voters elect a single-authority Mayor, who in turn appoints councillors to cabinet positions. LC = Leader & Cabinet: All members elect a leader, who in turn appoints councillors to cabinet positions. CO = Committee System: All members elect a leader. Group members appointed proportionally to policy committees. Disagreements moved to full council meetings. AA = Alternative Arrangements: Other locally agreed governance system with consent from Secretary of State. Election model 1 = All seats elect every 4 years. 2 = Half of seats elect every other year. 3 = Third of seats elect in years 1, 2, and 3, followed by a year with no election. Tier - e.g. unitary, district C = County council D = District council L = London borough M = Metropolitan borough U = Unitary authority N = Northern Irish district S = Scottish council W = Welsh council GSS codes for region, council and ward levels - enables integration with other data sources See Wikipedia reference here English region codes start with E12. E.g. South East, East Midlands Council codes start with E10 for County councils, E07 for Districts, E09 for London, E08 for Metropolitans, S12 for Scotland, E06 for Unitaries, W06 for Wales, N09 for Northern Ireland Ward codes start with E58 for County councils, E05 for the rest of England, S13 for Scotland, W05 for Wales, and N08 for Northern Ireland Political affiliation Electoral Commission party code As registered here: Electoral Commission Registrations Search End of term date
Premium Fields	All contact details are as provided by each individual to the Democratic Services department of their respective council. Email address: 98.6% coverage - the individual's official email Correspondence address: 87.9% coverage - the individual's preferred postal address, either office or home, as made available Contact telephone number(s): 83.1% coverage - the individual's preferred contact number(s), either office, landline or mobile, as made available Leadership positions The goal is to provide all of the following leadership positions. Changes to these roles typically happen at monthly full meetings of councils, and as such, updates are made every few months. This means there may be occasions when this field is slightly out-of-date. -Executive member roles or portfolio holder roles at Mayor & Cabinet and Leader & Cabinet councils -Key committee chairs at Committee-based councils -Council Leaders and Deputy Leaders (and equivalents in Scotland, etc.) -Mayors and Deputy Mayors (and equivalents in Scotland, etc.) -Party and group leaders (not comprehensive)
Additional Dataset	Combined Authority Members - full details of CAs, listing all constituent members, non-constituent members, and portfolios and contact details where available Constituent means a voting member of the authority, usually a Leader or Deputy Leader of one of its constituent councils. Other terms such as associate or officer are as used by that specific authority. These non-elected roles rarely have official contact details.

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How soon will I get the dataset?

We will setup your account, generate a dataset and provide your initial files / download URLs on the same day as payment.

How are datasets delivered?

Annual subscribers with real-time updates receive a fixed download URL which will always serve the latest dataset in JSON or CSV format. This can be integrated into your own software if needed. One-off products without updates are delivered via email in JSON or CSV format.

Can I cancel a purchase?

A one-off purchase can be cancelled at any time prior to delivery of the dataset, but not afterwards. An annual subscription can be cancelled at any time, but the year one fee cannot be refunded after delivery and in the case of a monthly payment model a minimum of 12 monthly payments must be completed. After cancellation of a subscription, you're welcome to continue using your dataset without updates.

How are May elections handled?

Elections take place on the first Thursday in May each year, when anything from 2,000~10,000 seats out of the 19,000 in the dataset may be up for election, depending on the year.

Typically, updates to names and parties are complete after 1 week (this may be longer if it’s a particularly big year).

Contact details are collected as they are provided by individual councillors to their respective Democratic Services departments. This typically happens gradually throughout May.

Leadership roles are assigned at full council meetings, which are typically held between 20th – 30th May, so by the start of June datasets are back to their usual level of comprehensiveness.

How are boundary changes handled?

Almost every year there are a small number of councils which have changes to ward boundaries. Often this means they’ll have a different number of seats, and ward names and election schedules may also change.

All of these changes are implemented on datasets the day after election day.

How will local government restructuring affect this service?

In 2026 and the following few years a large number of changes are expected due to restructuring. Here is what is known so far.

New Mayors will be elected for:

-Greater Essex

-Hampshire and the Solent

-Norfolk and Suffolk

-Sussex and Brighton

It isn’t yet known what will happen to 2026 elections at County, District and Unitary councils within the boundaries of these areas. They may or may not have elections, but either way the councils themselves won’t be abolished until at least 2027.

New shadow authorities will be elected in 2026 for:

-West Surrey

-East Surrey

However, these will not take over from existing councils until 2027, and won’t be included in CDUK datasets until then.

New Combined Authorities will be established in:

-Cumbria

-Cheshire and Warrington

Mayoral elections are expected in 2027.

Can I share the dataset with other people?

Your licence covers usage within your organisation only. If you wish to purchase a broader licence, please get in touch by email above.

When is my renewal payment due?

Annual payments are due on the anniversary of the initial payment.

Should I have concerns over data protection?

No more so than when handling any personal data, such as that of staff or volunteers. You will need to register with the ICO and follow normal data protection procedures regarding any purchased dataset.

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