2004 United Kingdom local elections

2004 United Kingdom local elections

10 June 2004
36 metropolitan boroughs, 40 unitary authorities, 232 English districts, and all 22 Welsh principal areas
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Tony Blair Michael Howard Charles Kennedy Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 21 July 1994 6 November 2003 9 August 1999 Percentage 26% 37% 27% Swing 4% 2% 3% Councils 39 51 9 Councils +/- 8 13 2 Councillors 2,251 1,714 1,279 Councillors +/- 464 288 123

The United Kingdom local elections of 2004 were held on 10 June, as part of the 2004 set of elections along with the European elections and the London mayoral and Assembly elections.

The councils of all the metropolitan boroughs in England and all the principal areas of Wales were all up for re-election, along with many other district and unitary authorities throughout England. No local elections were held in Scotland.

They were the first since the election of Michael Howard to the leadership of the Conservative Party. Howard was looking for a good result in the election to confirm that the Conservatives were back on the road to being able to seriously consider winning the next general election.

Early results confirmed that the Labour Party was having a bad time. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said that, "Iraq was a cloud, or indeed a shadow, over these elections. I am not saying we haven't had a kicking. It's not a great day for Labour".

However the Conservatives were not making many of the gains that would have indicated a complete change of electoral fortune. The national equivalent share of the vote in the election was found by academics Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher to be 37% to the Conservatives, 27% to the Liberal Democrats and 26% to Labour. For one of the two major parties to come third in local elections was unheard of in the post-1945 period, let alone for a governing party with such a large majority to come third.

Even in the North, Labour's traditional heartland, Labour did not do too well, losing control of Doncaster, Leeds, Newcastle and St Helens. However, they did pick up several councils, notably Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taff from Plaid Cymru in Wales.

Despite an increase in their vote and number of councillors, the Liberal Democrats saw a net loss of councils to NOC. The loss to the Conservatives of Eastbourne was in a single-seat by-election. This was partially offset by victories in Newcastle upon Tyne and Pendle.

The British National Party made a net gain of four seats, and held 14. This left them with a total 21 councillors in the country, including six in Burnley and four in Bradford. In the wards they contested, they averaged 16.1% of the vote.

It was to prove a false dawn for the Conservatives; when Britain went to the polls for the following year's general election, Labour was re-elected, although its majority was greatly reduced and the Conservatives did make gains.

England

Metropolitan boroughs

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Barnsley ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Birmingham ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Bolton ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Bradford ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Bury ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Calderdale ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Coventry ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Doncaster ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Dudley ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Gateshead ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Kirklees ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Knowsley ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Leeds ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Liverpool ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Manchester ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Newcastle-upon-Tyne ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats gain	Details
North Tyneside ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Oldham ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Rochdale ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Rotherham ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
St Helens ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Salford ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Sandwell ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Sefton ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Sheffield ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Solihull ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
South Tyneside ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Stockport ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Sunderland ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Tameside ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Trafford ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Wakefield ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Walsall ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Wigan ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Wirral ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Wolverhampton ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details

‡ New ward boundaries

Unitary authorities

Whole council

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Blackburn with Darwen ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Halton ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Hartlepool ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour gain	Details
Peterborough ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Reading ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Slough ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Thurrock ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Warrington ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Wokingham ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details

‡ New ward boundaries

Third of council

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Derby style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Kingston-upon-Hull style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Milton Keynes style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
North East Lincolnshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Plymouth style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Portsmouth style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Southampton style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Southend-on-Sea style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Stoke-on-Trent style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour gain	Details
Swindon style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details

District councils

Whole council

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Adur ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Broadland ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Cambridge ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Crawley ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Great Yarmouth ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Huntingdonshire ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Norwich ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Penwith ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Redditch ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour gain	Details
South Cambridgeshire ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Weymouth & Portland ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Worcester ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Worthing ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Wyre Forest ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details

‡ New ward boundaries

Half of council

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Cheltenham style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Fareham style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Gosport style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Hastings style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Nuneaton & Bedworth style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Oxford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details

Third of council

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Amber Valley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Barrow-in-Furness style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Basildon style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Basingstoke & Deane style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Bassetlaw style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Bedford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Brentwood style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Broxbourne style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Burnley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Cannock Chase style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Carlisle style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Castle Point style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Cherwell style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Chester style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Chorley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Colchester style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Congleton style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Craven style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Crewe & Nantwich style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Daventry style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Eastbourne style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Eastleigh style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Ellesmere Port & Neston style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Elmbridge style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #666666;" data-sort-value="Residents' association" |	RA style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #666666;" data-sort-value="Residents' association" |	RA hold	Details
Epping Forest style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Exeter style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Gloucester style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall controlhold	Details
Harlow style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Harrogate style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Hart style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Havant style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Hertsmere style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Hyndburn style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Ipswich style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Lincoln style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Macclesfield style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Maidstone style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Mole Valley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Newcastle-under-Lyme style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour gain	Details
North Hertfordshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Pendle style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats gain	Details
Preston style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Purbeck style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Reigate and Banstead style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Rochford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Rossendale style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Rugby style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Runnymede style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Rushmoor style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
St Albans style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Shrewsbury & Atcham style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
South Bedfordshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
South Lakeland style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Stevenage style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Stratford-on-Avon style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Stroud style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Swale style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Tamworth style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Tandridge style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Three Rivers style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Tunbridge Wells style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Watford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Waveney style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Welwyn Hatfield style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
West Lancashire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
West Lindsey style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
West Oxfordshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Winchester style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Woking style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details

Mayoral elections

Local Authority	Previous Mayor		Mayor-elect		Details
London #E4003B	Ken Livingstone (Labour) #E4003B	Ken Livingstone (Labour) hold	Details

Wales

Map showing council control (left) and ward control (right).

Main article: 2004 Welsh local elections

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Anglesey style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent hold	Details
Blaenau Gwent style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Bridgend style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Caerphilly style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru" |	Plaid Cymru style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour gain	Details
Cardiff style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Carmarthenshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Ceredigion style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Conwy style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Denbighshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Flintshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Gwynedd style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru" |	Plaid Cymru style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru" |	Plaid Cymru	Details
Merthyr Tydfil style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour gain	Details
Monmouthshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Neath Port Talbot style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Newport style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Pembrokeshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent hold	Details
Powys style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent hold	Details
Rhondda Cynon Taff style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru" |	Plaid Cymru style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour gain	Details
Swansea style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Torfaen style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Vale of Glamorgan style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Wrexham style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details

References

• Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26.