United Kingdom local elections, 1996
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Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1996.[1] 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.
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Summary of results
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England
Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
Unitary authorities
Whole council
These were the first elections to 11 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
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New Council | No overall control | Details | ||
| Brighton and Hove
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New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Darlington
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New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Derby
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New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Leicester
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New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Luton
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New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Milton Keynes
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New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Poole
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New Council | Liberal Democrat | Details | ||
| Portsmouth
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New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Rutland
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New Council | Independent | Details | ||
| Southampton
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New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Third of council
In 1 unitary authority one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
District councils
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).
In 100 districts one third of the council was up for election.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- The local elections of 2 May 1996. House of Commons Library Research Paper 96/59.
- Vote 1999 BBC News
- Vote 2000 BBC News
