1996 United Kingdom local elections
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Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1996.[1][2] They were the last local elections 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 local elections.
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 local elections in 1995.
The Liberal Democrats gained 136 seats and had 5,078 councillors after the elections.
Summary of results
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England
Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
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: #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 | ||
Bolton
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 | ||
Bradford
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 | ||
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: #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 | ||
Coventry
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 | ||
Doncaster
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 | ||
Dudley
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 | ||
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: #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 | ||
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: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Liverpool
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 | ||
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: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
North 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 | ||
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: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour gain | 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 | ||
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: 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 | ||
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 | ||
St Helens
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: 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 | ||
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: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour 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: #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 | ||
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: #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 | ||
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 |
Unitary authorities
Whole council
These were the first elections to 13 more unitary authorities established by the Local Government Commission for England (1992). They acted as "shadow authorities" until 1 April 1997.
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bournemouth
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Brighton and Hove
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Darlington
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Derby
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Leicester
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Luton
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Milton Keynes ‡
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Poole
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats | Details | ||
Portsmouth
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Rutland
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | Details | ||
Southampton
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Stoke-on-Trent
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Thamesdown
#999999 |
New Council
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details |
‡ New ward boundaries from predecessor authorities
Third of council
In 1 unitary authority one third of the council was up for election.
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hartlepool
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 |
District councils
In 100 districts one third of the council was up for election.
These were the last elections to the district councils of Blackburn, Halton, Peterborough, Reading, Slough, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock and Wokingham before they became unitary authorities by the Local Government Commission for England (1992).
These were also the last elections to the district councils of Gillingham, Hereford, Leominster and South Herefordshire before they were abolished and replaced by unitary authorities by the Local Government Commission for England (1992).
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adur
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 | ||
Amber Valley
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 | ||
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: 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 | ||
Basingstoke and 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: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour hold | 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 | ||
Blackburn
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 | ||
Brentwood
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 | ||
Broadland
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 | ||
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: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Cambridge
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 | ||
Cannock Chase
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 | ||
Carlisle
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 | ||
Cheltenham
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 | ||
Cherwell
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 | ||
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: #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 | ||
Colchester
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 | ||
Congleton
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 | ||
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: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats gain | 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 | ||
Crewe and Nantwich
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 | ||
Daventry
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 | ||
Eastbourne
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 | ||
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 and 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: 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 | ||
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: #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 | ||
Fareham
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 | ||
Gillingham
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 | ||
Gloucester
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 | ||
Gosport
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 | ||
Great Yarmouth
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 | ||
Harlow
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 | ||
Harrogate
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 | ||
Hart
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: 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 | ||
Havant
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 | ||
Hereford
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 | ||
Hertsmere
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 | ||
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 | ||
Hyndburn
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 | ||
Ipswich
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 | ||
Leominster
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent 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: #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 | ||
North Hertfordshire
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 | ||
Norwich
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 | ||
Nuneaton and 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: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Pendle
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 | ||
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 | ||
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: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour gain | Details | ||
Preston
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 | ||
Purbeck
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 | ||
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 | ||
Redditch
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 | ||
Reigate and Banstead
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 | ||
Rochford
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 | ||
Rossendale
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 | ||
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: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control gain | Details | ||
Rushmoor
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 and Atcham
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 | ||
Slough
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 | ||
South Bedfordshire
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 | ||
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 | ||
South Herefordshire
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 | ||
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 | ||
Southend-on-Sea
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 | ||
St Albans
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 | ||
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: 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 | ||
Stroud
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 | ||
Swale
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 | ||
Tamworth
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 | ||
Tandridge
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 | ||
Three Rivers
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 | ||
Thurrock
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 | ||
Tunbridge Wells
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 | ||
Watford
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 | ||
Waveney
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 | ||
Welwyn Hatfield
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 | ||
West Lancashire
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 | ||
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: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats gain | Details | ||
West Oxfordshire
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 and 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 | ||
Winchester
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 | ||
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: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats gain | Details | ||
Wokingham
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 | ||
Worcester
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 | ||
Worthing
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 | ||
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: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour gain | Details |
References
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1996 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.