Birmingham City Council's website experienced intermittent outages on Friday evening as voters flocked to the platform for local election results. The authority issued a statement on X at 5:54 PM, May 8, 2026, acknowledging that a number of local authority websites were affected due to high traffic levels.
Council Statement on Outage
The council stated: "Due to high levels of traffic, a number of local authority websites are intermittently down, including our own. This means that you may not currently be able to access our website pages or forms. We are working to fix the problem as soon as we can." It directed users to an alternative link for election results and promised detailed results would be published as soon as possible.
Election Progress
Birmingham had reached the halfway point in its local election count, with many wards still undecided. As of the latest count, Reform UK led with 13 seats, followed by the Conservatives with 12. The Green Party and Labour each held nine seats, the Liberal Democrats had seven, Independents six, and Labour and the Co-operative Party combined held one seat.
The voting map remained diverse, featuring light blue, dark blue, red, grey, green, and yellow across the city's wards. Full results were expected later in the evening, with a live blog providing updates.
Impact on Residents
The website crash frustrated many residents eager to see results from their local wards. The council urged patience and assured the public that efforts were underway to restore full functionality. For the latest information, residents were advised to follow the council's X page or the dedicated election results link.
