Infobox Election election name UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 2005 country UnitedKingdom type legislative party colour previous election UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 2004 previous year 2004 next election UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 2006 next year 2006 seats for election 38 English county and unitary councils br 26 Northern Irish district and borough councils election date 5 May 2005 1blank ... Local Government Elections2005, Northern Ireland , ARK research and knowledge group ref References Reflist sequence prev UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 2004 list UnitedKingdomlocalelections next UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 2006 UnitedKingdomelectionsUnitedKingdomlocalelections, 2005 Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 2005 Category Council elections in the UnitedKingdom2005 Category 2005elections in the UnitedKingdomLocalelections ja 2005 ... 4data3 increase 40 Elections for Local government in the UnitedKingdomlocal government were held in the England and Northern Ireland on 5 May 2005 along with the UK general election, 20052005 general election across the entire UnitedKingdom . In addition, the Isle of Wight held a local referendum on the issue of a Elected mayors in the UnitedKingdom directly elected mayor . England Results ... Election 2005 ref Mayoral elections Four Directly elected mayors in the UnitedKingdom direct mayoral elections were held. class wikitable border 1 scope col Local Authority colspan 2 Previous Mayor ... Northern Ireland localelections, 2005 All seats were up for election in the 26 districts of Northern ... name with colour UnitedKingdom Independence Party align right 0 align right 0 align right 1 align ... No Overall Control align right 9 align right 4 align right align right Source BBC local election ... Labour Party UK Labour North Tyneside mayoral election, 2005 Details scope row style text align ... election, 2005 Details scope row style text align left Cheshire County Council Cheshire Party name with colour ... more details
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The UnitedKingdomlocal election s took place on the 1 May, 1997 . Elections took place for all of the English Shire county shire counties , some English Unitary Authority unitary authorities and all of the Districts of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland districts . The elections were held on the same day as the UnitedKingdom general election, 1997 general election . While the results were overshadowed by the landslide election of a Labour Party UK Labour government, they did provide some comfort to the Conservative Party UK Conservative party. The Conservatives made some gains and were the largest party in the county council elections. See also Northern Ireland localelections, 1997 References http www.lgcnet.com pages products elections le97.htm Local election results 1997 sequence prev UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1996 list UnitedKingdomlocalelections next UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1998 UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1997 Category Council elections in the UnitedKingdom 1997 Category 1997 elections in the UnitedKingdomLocalelections ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1996. They were the last localelections until 2010 to show a decline in the number of Conservative councillors and an increase in the number of Labour councillors. The main opposition Labour Party gained 468 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 10,929. Their share of the vote was projected to be 43 , 4 down on the 1995 localelections. The governing Conservative Party lost 607 seats and were left with 4,276 councillors still in third place behind the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives projected share of the vote was 29 , a 4 increase since the previous localelections in 1995. The Liberal Democrats gained 136 seats and had 5,078 councillors after the elections. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1996 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1994. The results showed a continued decline for the Conservatives, with the third placed party, the Liberal Democrats, as the main beneficiaries. The main opposition Labour Party gained 44 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 9,257. Their share of the vote was projected to be 40 , a 1 increase on the 1993 localelections. The governing Conservative Party lost 516 seats and were left with 7,286 councillors. Their projected share of the vote was 28 , a 3 fall since the previous localelections in 1993. The Liberal Democrats gained 428 seats and had 4,551 councillors after the elections. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1994 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1986. There was a 3 reduction in the number of councillors, owing to the abolition of the Greater London Council and the Metropolitan County Councils. The national projected share of the vote was Labour 37 , Conservative 34 , Liberal SDP Alliance 26 . The Conservatives lost 975 seats, Labour gained 13 seats and the Liberal SDP Alliance gained 338 seats. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1986 ... more details
The 1995 UnitedKingdomlocalelections took place on 4 May 1995. The Conservative Party UK Conservative Party lost over 2,000 councillor s in the election, while the Labour Party UK Labour Party won 48 of the vote, a record high for the party in localelections. ref name landslide cite news first Michael last White title Tories buried in a landslide More than 2,000 seats lost as Labour reaps record poll and Lib Dems surge publisher The Guardian page 1 date 1995 05 05 accessdate 2009 08 16 ref This was the first election of 22 Welsh and 14 English Unitary authority UnitedKingdom unitary authorities , creating shadow authorities which ran in parallel with existing councils until taking power in April 1996, except for the new Isle of Wight Council which took power immediately. ref cite document url http www.parliament.uk Templates BriefingPapers Pages BPPdfDownload.aspx?bp id RP95 59 title The localelections of 4 May 1995 author Rob Clements publisher House of Commons Library id Research Paper 95 59 date 10 May 1995 accessdate 3 September 2011 ref Individual council results Bristol City Council Elections, 1995 Hinckley and Bosworth Council election, 1995 Highland Council election, 1995 High Peak Council election, 1995 North West Leicestershire District Council election, 1995 Trafford Council election, 1995 References reflist sequence prev UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1994 list UnitedKingdomlocalelections next UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1996 UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1995 Category Council elections in the UnitedKingdom 1995 Category 1995 elections in the UnitedKingdomLocalelections ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1988. The Conservative government held its ground and remained ahead in the projected popular vote. The national projected share of the vote was Conservative 39 , Labour 38 , Social and Liberal Democrats 18 . The Conservatives gained 9 seats, Labour gained 76 seats and the SLD lost 122 seats. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category 1988 elections in the UnitedKingdom ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1993. The results showed a decline for the governing Conservative Party with the third placed party, the Liberal Democrats, as the main beneficiaries in terms of seats. The main opposition Labour Party gained 111 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 9,213. Their share of the vote was projected to be 39 , their highest since 1990. The governing Conservative Party lost 486 seats and were left with 7,802 councillors. Their projected share of the vote was 31 , a 15 decline since the previous localelections in 1992. The Liberal Democrats gained 395 seats and had 4,123 councillors after the elections. Their projected share of the vote was 25 , an increase in 5 from the 1992 localelections. See also Northern Ireland localelections, 1993 References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1993 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1990. They were the last localelections held before the resignation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in November 1990. The main opposition Labour Party gained 284 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 8,920 their highest since 1981. Their projected share of the vote was 44 , an increase of 2 from 1989. The governing Conservative Party lost 222 seats, leaving them with 9,020 councillors. Their share of the vote was projected to be 33 , a fall of 3 from the previous year. The Liberal Democrats lost 78 seats and had 3,265 councillors after the elections. Their projected share of the vote was 17 . References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1990 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1985. The projected share of the vote was Labour 39 , Conservative 32 , Liberal SDP Alliance 26 . In terms of seats, both Conservatives and Labour lost some ground to the benefit of the Liberal SDP Alliance. The overall results were as follows Conservative losses 202 Number of Conservative councillors 10,191 Labour losses 124 Number of Labour councillors 8,746 Liberal SDP Alliance gains 302 Number of Liberal SDP Alliance councillors 2,633 See also Northern Ireland localelections, 1985 References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1985 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1989. The Labour Party performed better in terms of vote share, but the Conservative incumbents gained most in terms of seats. The national projected share of the vote was Labour 42 , Conservative 36 , Democrats 19 . The Conservatives gained 92 seats, Labour gained 35 seats and the Democrats lost 175 seats. See also Northern Ireland localelections, 1989 References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1989 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1977. The results were a major mid term setback for the Labour government, and the Conservatives comprehensively regained control of the Greater London Council with 64 seats against Labour s 28. Elections were also held in the county councils. Changes were as follows Conservative gain from no overall control Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire Conservative gain from Labour Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire Conservative gain from Independent Isle of Wight The main opposition Conservative Party gained 1,293 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 12,370. The governing Labour Party lost 1,098 seats, leaving them with 7,115 councillors. The Liberal Party lost 163 seats, leaving them with 950 councillors. See also Northern Ireland localelections, 1977 References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf http news.bbc.co.uk 1 shared bsp hi electionslocal council 09 html 3874.stm Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1977 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1974, during the life of the minority Labour government of Harold Wilson. Elections were held in all the boroughs of London. The number of councillors was increased, enabling all of the three largest parties to make net gains in council seats. Labour gained 544 seats and had 10,325 councillors after the elections. The Conservatives gained 393 seats, leaving them with 8,102 councillors. The Liberals gained 47 seats, giving them a total of 1,474 councillors. In terms of council control in London, Labour won 18 councils, the Conservatives 13. One borough, Havering, was in no overall control, having been a Labour council after the 1971 localelections. The Conservatives gained Bexley and Merton from Labour and Harrow from no overall control. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1974 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1982. The elections coincided with rising popularity of the Conservative government and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, which was mostly attributed to the Falklands War. The projected share of the vote was Conservatives 40 , Labour 29 , Liberal SDP Alliance 27 . Elections were held in several English boroughs, including all those in London. The Conservatives held their ground, losing only 98 seats leaving them with 10,447 seats. The main opposition Labour Party, under the leadership of Michael Foot, lost 225 seats, finishing with 8,774 councillors. For the newly formed Liberal SDP Alliance, the 1982 localelections were the first annual electoral test. They gained 395 seats and finished with 1,850 councillors. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1982 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1992, one month after the general election which returned the governing Conservative Party for a fourth consecutive term in office. The Conservatives won back some ground that they had lost the previous year. The governing Conservative Party gained 303 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 8,288. Their share of the vote was projected to be 46 , their highest for many years. The main opposition Labour Party lost 402 seats and were left with 9,102 councillors. Their projected share of the vote was 30 , their lowest since 1982. The Liberal Democrats gained 56 seats and had 3,728 councillors after the elections. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1992 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1978. Elections took place in the London boroughs and metropolitan districts. The main opposition Conservative Party gained 275 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 12,645. They gained Oldham and Havering from no overall control, and Ealing, Hillingdon, Wandsworth and Sandwell from Labour. The governing Labour Party lost 461 seats, leaving them with 6,644 councillors. In addition to their losses to the Conservatives they also lost South Tyneside, Hammersmith and Fulham and Wolverhampton to no overall control. The Liberal Party lost 163 seats in total, leaving them with 923 councillors. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf http news.bbc.co.uk hi english static uk politics vote2000 locals 149.stm Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1978 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1987. The projected share of the vote was Conservatives 38 , Labour 32 , Liberal SDP Alliance 27 . Soon after the elections, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher called a general election which resulted in a Conservative landslide. The number of councillors was somewhat reduced from the previous year. The Conservatives lost 75 seats, Labour lost 234 and the Liberal SDP Alliance gained 669. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1987 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1983. The results were a success for Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who soon afterwards called a general election in which the Conservatives won a landslide victory. The projected share of the vote was Conservative 39 , Labour 36 , Liberal SDP Alliance 20 . The three major parties all made net gains at the expense of smaller parties and independents, despite a slight reduction in the number of councillors. The Conservatives gained 110 seats, giving them 10,557 councillors. Labour gained just 8 seats, finishing with 8,782 seats. The Liberal SDP Alliance gained 321 seats, finishing with 2,171 seats. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1983 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1984. There was a slight reversal in the Conservative government s fortunes, but the party remained ahead. The projected share of the vote was Conservatives 38 , Labour 37 , Liberal SDP Alliance 21 . Labour gained 88 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 8,870. The Conservatives lost 164 seats, leaving them with 10,393 councillors. The Liberal Party gained 160 seats and finished with 2,331 councillors. References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1984 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in May 1981. The results were a mid term setback for the Conservative government, which lost 1,193 seats, leaving them with 10,545 councillors. The projected share of the vote was more respectable for the government, however Labour 41 , Conservatives 38 , Liberals 17 . Elections took place for the county councils and the Greater London Council, which elected 50 Labour councillors, 41 Conservatives and 1 Liberal. In terms of the county councils, changes in party control were as follows Labour gain from Conservative Cumbria, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire Labour gain from no overall control Northumberland Conservative lose to no overall control Bedfordshire, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire Liberal gain from Conservative Isle of Wight Labour gained 988 overall seats, bringing their number of councillors to 8,999. These was the first electoral test for Labour leader Michael Foot, who had become Labour leader in November 1980. The Liberal Party gained 306 seats and finished with 1,455 councillors. The 1981 localelections were to be the last to be held before the Liberals formed an alliance with the new Social Democratic Party SDP . See also Northern Ireland localelections, 1981 References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf http news.bbc.co.uk hi english static vote2001 localelections atoz.stm Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1981 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1991. In terms of seats, the results were a setback for the governing Conservative Party, who were left with their lowest number of councillors since 1973 though in terms of popular vote it was an improvement from the 1990 localelections, and the Conservatives would go on to win the general election in 1992. Labour and the Liberal Democrats both benefitted from the Conservative losses. The main opposition Labour Party gained 584 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 9,504 their highest since 1975. Their projected share of the vote was 38 , a decline of 6 from the previous year. They overtook the Conservatives in number of councillors and would remain in that position until 2003. The governing Conservative Party lost 1,035 seats, leaving them with 7,985 councillors. Their share of the vote was projected to be 35 , an increase of 2 from the previous year. The Liberal Democrats gained 407 seats and had 3,672 councillors after the elections, a record number and a sign of their improving popularity after a series of disastrous performances in local and European elections after their formation in March 1988. Their projected share of the vote was 22 , up from 17 in 1990. ref http www.bbc.co.uk politics97 background pastelec ge92lib.shtml ref References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1991 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1980. They were the first annual localelections test for the Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Though the government lost ground, the projected share of the vote was close Labour 42 , Conservative 40 , Liberal 13 . Labour gained 601 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 8,011. The Conservatives lost 484 seats, leaving them with 11,738 councillors. The Liberal Party gained 90 seats and finished with 1,149 councillors. Changes in control of councils were as follows Labour gain from no overall control Amber Valley, Birmingham, Kirklees, Leeds, Peterborough, Rochdale, Walsall, Wolverhampton Labour gain from Conservative Bolton, Bradford, Hyndburn, Oldham, Oxford, Preston, Tamworth, Worcester Conservative lose to no overall control Calderdale, Daventry, Dudley, Great Yarmouth, Hastings, Rushmoor, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Weymouth and Portland Liberal gain from Conservative Adur Independent gain from no overall control Mole Valley References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf http news.bbc.co.uk hi english static uk politics vote2000 locals 152.stm Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1980 ... more details
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in May 1979. The results provided some source of comfort to the Labour Party, who recovered some lost ground from local election reversals in previous years, despite losing the general election to the Conservative Party on the same day. Labour gained 766 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 7,410. The Conservatives lost 423 seats, leaving them with 12,222 councillors. The Liberal Party gained 136 seats and finished with 1,059 councillors. Changes in council control were as follows Labour gain from no overall control Bassetlaw, Carlisle, Hartlepool, Newcastle under Lyme, South Tyneside Labour gain from Conservative Barrow in Furness, Coventry, Derby, Ipswich, Nottingham, Sandwell, Tameside, Welwyn Hatfield Labour lose to no overall control Thurrock Conservative lose to no overall control Birmingham, Cambridge, Cheltenham, Kirklees, Leeds, Pendle, Rochdale, Rugby, Warrington, Wyre Forest Conservative gain from no overall control Adur, Stratford on Avon Conservative gain from Independent Hart Conservative gain from Democratic Labour Lincoln Independent lose to no overall control South Lakeland, West Lindsey References http www.parliament.uk documents commons lib research rp2006 rp06 026.pdf http news.bbc.co.uk hi english static uk politics vote2000 locals 152.stm Reflist UnitedKingdomelections Category UnitedKingdomlocalelections, 1979 ... more details
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