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Local elections 2010 RESEARCH PAPER 10/44 22 June 2010

This paper summarises the results of the local and mayoral elections held on 6 May 2010. Elections were held in all 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 20 unitary authorities, and 76 shire districts. Labour had a net gain of 17 councils, the Conservatives a net loss of seven and the Liberal Democrats a net loss of one. The UK General Election was also held on the same day. Four incumbent mayors were re-elected: Jules Pipe in Hackney, Steve Bullock in Lewisham, Sir Robin Wales in Newham (all Labour) and Liberal Democrat Dorothy Thornhill in Watford.

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Research Paper 10/44

Contributing authors: Edmund Tetteh Feargal McGuinness

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Contents

Summary 1

1 Introduction 2

2 The results 3

2.1 Council control 3

2.2 Council seats 5

3 National equivalent share of vote 6

4 Post election council composition 7

5 Mayoral elections 9

6 Reference tables and maps 11

RESEARCH PAPER 10/44

Summary Elections were held to 4,223 seats in 164 local authorities in England on 6 May 2010, comprising:

• All 1,861 seats on the 32 London borough councils • 823 seats on 36 metropolitan borough councils that elect by thirds • 359 seats on 20 unitary authorities that elect by thirds • 1,052 seats on 69 shire district councils that elect by thirds and 128 seats on 7 shire

district councils that elect by halves No local elections were scheduled in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. The Conservatives won or retained control of 67 councils, a net loss of seven, comprising five gains and twelve losses. They made four gains from no overall control (NOC) and one from the Liberal Democrats. They also lost eight councils to NOC. The Conservatives had a net loss of approximately 143 seats. Labour won or retained control of 39 councils, a net gain of 17. They won control of Ealing, Enfield and Harrow from the Conservatives, and Liverpool from the Liberal Democrats. They won 13 from NOC, including seven London boroughs, three metropolitan councils, two shire districts, and one unitary authority. Labour gained about 384 seats in net terms. The Liberal Democrats won or retained control of 16 councils, a net loss of one. They won Winchester from the Conservatives, and Burnley and Cheltenham from NOC. They lost Richmond-upon-Thames to the Conservatives, Liverpool to Labour and Rochdale and Sheffield to NOC. They lost about 142 seats in net terms. The Green Party won or retained 13 seats. In 2006, when most of the seats contested in 2010 were previously fought, the Greens won 12 seats. The British National Party won two seats, compared to the 32 won in 2006. They lost all the seats they held in Barking and Dagenham council to Labour. Having won 12 seats in the authority in 2006, the BNP had been the second largest party on the council. Reported turnout was 63.1%,1 with the 2010 General Election being held on the same day. Results of the 2010 General Election are presented in Library Research Paper 10/36. Four incumbent mayors were re-elected: Jules Pipe in Hackney, Steve Bullock in Lewisham, Sir Robin Wales in Newham (all Labour) and Liberal Democrat Dorothy Thornhill in Watford.

1 Aggregate top vote turnout across all authorities

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1 Introduction Members of councils - councillors - are elected for 4 year terms using the first past the post system. There are a variety of electoral cycles (times when elections are held) so not all councillors are elected at the same time. In some authorities (including London boroughs and all county councils) elections are held every four years. Others elect a proportion of members in each year. There are three methods of holding elections to local councils: by whole council; by thirds; and by halves.

• By whole: All councillors are elected once every four years, in whole council elections • By thirds: Councillors are elected for four-year terms by thirds; that is, at each

election, a third of the councillors are elected. Elections are held every year except in years when there are county council elections in the rest of England.

• By halves: Councillors are elected for four-year terms by halves; that is, at each election, half of the councillors are elected. Elections are held every two years.

Elections were held to 4,223 seats in 164 local authorities in England on 6 May 2010, comprising:

• All 1,861 seats on the 32 London borough councils • 823 seats on 36 metropolitan borough councils that elect by thirds • 359 seats on 20 unitary authorities that elect by thirds • 1,052 seats on 69 shire district councils that elect by thirds and 128 seats on 7 shire

district councils that elect by halves There were no elections scheduled in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or the remaining unitary authorities and shire districts in England. This paper provides a summary of results, and is based on data presented in the Local Elections Handbook 2010 published by Professors Rallings and Thrasher of the University of Plymouth; data supplied by the BBC’s Political Research unit; media reports; and local authorities. A compilation of the final results, including shares of the vote, turnout, and votes cast at ward- and authority- level, is provided in the Local Elections Handbook 2010. Comparisons of net gains and losses are based on council composition immediately prior to the elections. Control is attributed on a simple numerical basis – minority administrations and coalitions are not taken into account; they are regarded as the authority being under no overall (single party) control (NOC).

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2 The results 2.1 Council control The Conservatives won or retained control of 67 councils, a net loss of seven, comprising five gains and twelve losses. They gained Craven, Gosport, Hart and Redditch from no overall control (NOC). They also gained Richmond-upon-Thames from the Liberal Democrats, which they had lost in 2006. The Conservatives lost eight councils to NOC (Bury, Hyndburn, Lincoln, Mole Valley, North Tyneside, Redbridge, Solihull and Woking), three to Labour (Ealing, Enfield and Harrow), and Winchester to the Liberal Democrats. They lost roughly 143 seats in net terms. Labour won or retained control of 39 councils, a net gain of 17. They gained Ealing, Enfield and Harrow from the Conservatives and Liverpool from the Liberal Democrats. They gained 13 from NOC, including seven London boroughs (Brent, Camden, Hounslow, Islington, Lewisham, Southwark and Waltham Forest), three metropolitan councils (Coventry, Doncaster and St. Helens), two shire district (Hastings and Oxford), and one unitary authority (Hartlepool). Labour gained about 384 seats in net terms. The Liberal Democrats won or retained control of 16 councils, a net loss of one. They won Winchester from the Conservatives and Burnley and Cheltenham from NOC. They lost Richmond-upon-Thames to the Conservatives, Liverpool to Labour and Rochdale and Sheffield to NOC. They lost about 142 seats in net terms.. The Green Party won or retained 13 seats up for election, one more than in 2006. The British National Party won or retained 2 seats; they had won 32 in 2006. They lost all the seats they held on Barking and Dagenham council to Labour. Before the election they had been the second largest party on the council with 12 seats.

Summary: changes in council controlAll local authorities, Great Britain

Pre-election Post-election Change

CON 208 201 -7 LAB 37 54 +17 LD 26 25 -1 Others 12 12 0 NOC 122 113 -9

Summary: changes in council controlAll local authorities in England that had elections in May 2010

Pre-election Post-election Change

CON 74 67 -7 LAB 22 39 +17 LD 17 16 -1 Others 0 0 - NOC 51 42 -9

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Changes in council control

Conservative (net -7) Labour (net +17) Liberal Democrat (net -1)

Gains (5) Gains (17) Gains (3)

From Conservative (3) From Conservative (1)Ealing WinchesterEnfieldHarrow

From Liberal Democrat (1) From Liberal Democrat (1)Richmond upon Thames Liverpool

From NOC (4) From NOC (13) From NOC (2)Craven Brent BurnleyGosport Camden CheltenhamHart CoventryRedditch Doncaster

HartlepoolHastingsHounslowIslingtonLewishamOxfordSouthwarkSt HelensWaltham Forest

Losses (12) Losses (0) Losses (4)

To Labour (3) To Conservative (1)Ealing Richmond upon ThamesEnfieldHarrow

To LD (1) To Labour (1)Winchester Liverpool

To NOC (8) To NOC (2)Bury RochdaleHyndburn SheffieldLincolnMole ValleyNorth TynesideRedbridgeSolihullWoking

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2.2 Council seats

Seats won by partySeats contested on 6 May

Seats won% of seats contested

Conservative 1,609 38.1%Labour 1,778 42.1%Liberal Democrat 728 17.2%Green 13 0.3%British National Party 2 0.0%UK Independence Party 1 0.0%Independent 36 0.9%Others 56 1.3%

Total 4,223

Source: Rallings and Thrasher, Local Elections Handbook 2010 The Conservatives won 1,609 seats, representing 38% of the total contested and a net loss of roughly 143 seats. The party won over half the contested seats in shire districts but in metropolitan boroughs they won 19% of the seats contested. The Conservatives do not have any councillors on several metropolitan borough councils, specifically Gateshead, Knowsley, Liverpool, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield. Labour won 1,778 seats, 42% of the total contested and a net gain of roughly 384 seats. The party won 63% of the contested seats in metropolitan councils and 47% in London boroughs, compared to 19% of seats in shire districts. Labour has no representation on several shire district councils. The Liberal Democrats won 728 seats, 17% of seats contested and a net loss of roughly 142 seats. The party won 23% of contested shire district seats, 16% in metropolitan boroughs and 13% in London boroughs. The party has no representation in 12 of the 32 London boroughs. Other minor parties and independent candidates won 108 seats, representing 3% of the total contested. The Green Party won 13 seats, the UK Independence Party won 1 seat and the British National Party won 2 seats. The BNP lost all their seats in Barking and Dagenham and have no representation in London boroughs. Details of council composition and share of seats in percentage terms can be found on page 12 (London boroughs, metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities and shire districts).

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3 National equivalent share of vote Since the local elections were held on the same day as the UK general election in 2010, in line with previous practice the vote share for the three main parties in the general election is compared to the national equivalent share of the vote in the local elections in that year. In the general election Conservatives won 37% of the national equivalent vote across Britain compared to 30% for the Labour and 24% for the Liberal Democrats. National equivalent shares of the vote for the three main parties in local and general elections in Great Britain since 1979 are shown in the table and chart below: Estimated national equivalent share of vote at local elections, 1979-2010Great Britain

CON LAB LD Others

1979 45% 38% 14% 3%1980 40% 42% 13% 5%1981 38% 41% 17% 4%1982 40% 29% 27% 4%

1983 39% 36% 20% 5%1984 38% 37% 21% 4%1985 32% 39% 26% 3%1986 34% 37% 26% 3%

1987 38% 32% 27% 3%1988 39% 38% 18% 5%1989 36% 42% 19% 3%1990 33% 44% 17% 6%1991 35% 38% 22% 5%

1992 46% 30% 20% 4%1993 31% 39% 25% 5%1994 28% 40% 27% 5%1995 25% 47% 23% 5%1996 29% 43% 24% 4%

1997 31% 44% 17% 8%1998 33% 37% 25% 5%1999 34% 36% 25% 5%2000 38% 30% 26% 6%

2001 33% 42% 19% 6%2002 34% 33% 25% 8%2003 35% 30% 27% 8%2004 37% 26% 27% 10%

2005 33% 36% 23% 8%2006 39% 26% 25% 10%2007 40% 26% 24% 10%2008 43% 24% 23% 10%2009 35% 22% 25% 18%

2010 37% 30% 24% 10%

Local elections in 1979, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2010 were held on same day as ageneral election, and in these years general election vote shares are shown in bold.

Sources: Rallings and Thrasher, British Electoral Facts 1832-2006Rallings and Thrasher, Local Elections Handbook , variousLocal Government Elections Centre, personal communication

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CON

LAB

LD

Others

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009

Estimated national equivalent share of the vote at local elections since 1979Great Britain

4 Post election council composition The table below summarises council composition and control for all local authorities in Great Britain, including those where elections were not held.

Estimated post-election council composition and control: Great Britain

CON LAB LD OTH CON LAB LD OTH

London 716 876 246 23 1,861 38% 47% 13% 1%Metropolitan boroughs 579 1,221 521 124 2,445 24% 50% 21% 5%Counties 1,262 148 346 102 1,858 68% 8% 19% 5%Unitary authorities 1,389 792 676 285 3,142 44% 25% 22% 9%Shire districts 5,143 1,098 1,832 846 8,919 58% 12% 21% 9%

England 9,089 4,135 3,621 1,380 18,225 50% 23% 20% 8%

Welsh unitary authorities 174 346 157 587 1,264 14% 27% 12% 46%Scottish unitary authorities 143 350 166 563 1,222 12% 29% 14% 46%

Great Britain 9,406 4,831 3,944 2,530 20,711 45% 23% 19% 12%

CON LAB LD OTH NOC CON LAB LD OTH NOC

London boroughs 11 17 2 0 2 32 34% 53% 6% 0% 6%Metropolitan boroughs 3 16 2 0 15 36 8% 44% 6% 0% 42%County councils 26 0 0 0 1 27 96% 0% 0% 0% 4%Unitary authorities 24 10 3 0 18 55 44% 18% 5% 0% 33%Shire districts 135 7 18 4 37 201 67% 3% 9% 2% 18%

England 199 50 25 4 73 351 57% 14% 7% 1% 21%

Welsh unitary authorities 2 2 0 5 13 22 9% 9% 0% 23% 59%Scottish unitary authorities 0 2 0 3 27 32 0% 6% 0% 9% 84%

Great Britain 201 54 25 12 113 405 50% 13% 6% 3% 28%

Number of Councillo rs in this table excludes Exeter and Norwich which are to become unitary councils in April 2011

Source: Rallings and Thrasher, Local Elections Handbook 2010

% total

Councillors

Councils controlled

Number

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The Conservatives have 9,400 councillors, 45% of the Great Britain total. This is 3,200 fewer than their highest in 1978. The number of Conservative councillors rose consistently between 1997 and 2008 but fell in 2009 and 2010. The Conservatives control 201 councils, half of all councils in Britain, including all but one of the 27 county councils and two thirds of shire district councils. The Conservatives control two councils in Wales but none of the 32 unitary authorities in Scotland. In England 50% of councillors are Conservatives. Labour has 4,800 councillors, 23% of the Great Britain total and their second lowest number since the reorganisation of local government in 1973. The number of Labour councillors fell each year between 1998 and 2009. Although the number increased slightly in 2010, it remains well below 1996 and 1997 levels when Labour held 48% of council seats. Labour controls 54 councils, 13% of the total number. They control 44% of metropolitan boroughs and just over half (53%) of London boroughs, but just 3% of shire districts in England. There are currently no county councils under Labour control. The Liberal Democrats have 3,900 councillors, 19% of the Great Britain total. The number of Liberal Democrat councillors peaked in 1996 at 5,078 before falling over the period 1997 to 2002; their numbers rose again to 4,743 in 2005 but have since declined. The Liberal Democrats control 25 councils, 6% of the Great Britain total. The party controls 2 councils in London boroughs, compared to 3 London borough councils in 2006. They do not control any county councils or any of the unitary authorities in Scotland or Wales.

CON

LAB

LD

PC/SNP

OTHERS

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009

CouncillorsParty affiliation of councillors since 1973

Great Britain

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Party affiliation of councillors 1973-2010Great Britain

CON LAB LD PC/SNP Others Total CON LAB LD PC/SNP Others

1973 7,709 9,781 1,427 65 5,183 24,165 32% 40% 6% 0% 21%1974 8,102 10,325 1,474 145 5,664 25,710 32% 40% 6% 1% 22%1975 8,301 10,117 1,462 145 5,685 25,710 32% 39% 6% 1% 22%1976 11,077 8,213 1,113 223 5,132 25,758 43% 32% 4% 1% 20%1977 12,370 7,115 950 349 4,965 25,749 48% 28% 4% 1% 19%1978 12,645 6,644 923 349 4,920 25,481 50% 26% 4% 1% 19%1979 12,222 7,410 1,059 301 4,388 25,380 48% 29% 4% 1% 17%1980 11,738 8,011 1,149 186 4,325 25,409 46% 32% 5% 1% 17%1981 10,545 8,999 1,455 172 4,208 25,379 42% 35% 6% 1% 17%1982 10,447 8,774 1,850 177 4,099 25,347 41% 35% 7% 1% 16%1983 10,557 8,782 2,171 175 3,570 25,255 42% 35% 9% 1% 14%1984 10,393 8,870 2,331 179 3,515 25,288 41% 35% 9% 1% 14%1985 10,191 8,746 2,633 177 3,432 25,179 40% 35% 10% 1% 14%1986 9,216 8,759 2,971 191 3,364 24,501 38% 36% 12% 1% 14%1987 9,141 8,525 3,640 203 2,974 24,483 37% 35% 15% 1% 12%1988 9,150 8,601 3,518 254 2,968 24,491 37% 35% 14% 1% 12%1989 9,242 8,636 3,343 258 2,958 24,437 38% 35% 14% 1% 12%1990 9,020 8,920 3,265 264 2,968 24,437 37% 37% 13% 1% 12%1991 7,985 9,504 3,672 292 2,997 24,450 33% 39% 15% 1% 12%1992 8,288 9,102 3,728 334 2,977 24,429 34% 37% 15% 1% 12%1993 7,802 9,213 4,123 358 2,948 24,444 32% 38% 17% 1% 12%1994 7,286 9,257 4,551 392 2,941 24,427 30% 38% 19% 2% 12%1995 4,883 10,461 4,942 294 2,157 22,737 21% 46% 22% 1% 9%1996 4,276 10,929 5,078 298 2,157 22,738 19% 48% 22% 1% 9%1997 4,449 10,608 4,754 301 2,076 22,188 20% 48% 21% 1% 9%1998 4,772 10,411 4,629 304 2,083 22,199 21% 47% 21% 1% 9%1999 6,144 9,134 4,485 444 1,973 22,180 28% 41% 20% 2% 9%2000 6,748 8,536 4,472 444 2,078 22,278 30% 38% 20% 2% 9%2001 6,941 8,487 4,382 418 2,132 22,360 31% 38% 20% 2% 10%2002 7,177 8,117 4,379 412 2,069 22,154 32% 37% 20% 2% 9%2003 7,776 7,175 4,581 383 2,101 22,016 35% 33% 21% 2% 10%2004 8,033 6,652 4,708 361 2,201 21,955 37% 30% 21% 2% 10%2005 8,193 6,500 4,743 357 2,233 22,044 37% 29% 22% 2% 10%2006 8,482 6,105 4,708 368 2,229 21,892 39% 28% 22% 2% 10%2007 9,431 5,483 4,420 546 2,164 22,044 43% 25% 20% 2% 10%2008 9,721 5,122 4,467 569 2,225 22,104 44% 23% 20% 3% 10%2009 9,553 4,436 4,083 570 2,060 20,702 46% 21% 20% 3% 10%2010 9,406 4,831 3,944 568 1,962 20,711 45% 23% 19% 3% 9%

Note: LD includes predecessor parties

Sources: House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/12 Election Statistics:UK 1918-2007Rallings and Thrasher Local Elections HandbookLocal Government Information online, http://w w w .gw ydir.demon.co.uk/uklocalgov

Number % total

5 Mayoral elections Mayoral elections were held in Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Watford. This was the third time that routine mayoral elections had been held in these authorities. In all four authorities the incumbent mayor sought and won re-election.

• In Hackney, Jules Pipe of the Labour party defeated Adrian Gee-Turner of the Liberal Democrats and was elected for the third time. Mr Pipe received an absolute majority of the first vote.

• In Lewisham, Steve Bullock, also of the Labour Party, defeated the Liberal Democrat candidate. Mr Bullock received 59% of the combined votes. He was elected for the third time.

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• Sir Robin Wales of the Labour party was also elected for the third time for the borough of Newham defeating the Conservative Party candidate. He was elected with a first vote absolute majority of 68% of the total vote.

• The only woman mayor Dorothy Thornhill was elected for the third time in Watford. She defeated the Conservative Party candidate after the first and the second vote were combined.

Results of Mayoral elections, 6 May 2010

Turnout (%) Change(*)number % 2006-10 number % number %

# Hackney 58.0Jules Pipe LAB 48,363 54% 7.0% 48,363 75%Adrian Gee-Turner LD 15,818 18% 6.6% 15,818 25%Andrew Boff CON 12,405 14% -3.0%Mischa Borris GREEN 10,100 11% 0.7%

a Monty Goldman CPB 2,033 2% 0.3%William Thompson CP 1,084 1%

89,803 100% 64,181 100%

Lewisham 60.7# Steve Bullock LAB 47,861 44% 6.8% 4,670 31.8% 52,531 59.0%

Chris Maines LD 26,445 25% 3.5% 10,001 68.2% 36,446 41.0%Simon John Nundy CON 16,276 15% -3.3%Dean Maurice Walton GREEN 6,560 6% -6.1%John Nicholas Hamilton UKIP 5,964 6%Tess Culnane BNP 2,904 3%Graham Trevor Dare ED 1,559 1%

107,569 100% 14,671 100% 88,977 100%

Newham 38.4# Sir Robin Wales LAB 64,748 68% 20.1% 64,748 81%

Maria Joy Allen CON 15,330 16% 1.4% 15,330 19%Kamran Malik KMCWP 6,607 7%Alan Craig CP 6,503 7%Chikwe Nkemnacho IND 2,006 2%

95,194 100% 80,078 100%

Watford 38.4# Dorothy Thornhill LD 19,153 46% -5.3% 4,276 79% 23,429 67%

Stephen Johnson CON 10,403 25% 4.2% 1,105 21% 11,508 33%Nigel Bell LAB 10,029 24% 6.6%Alex MacGregor Mason GREEN 2,173 5% -5.6%

41,758 100% 5,381 100% 34,937 100%

* Comparisons are with previous mayoral elections on 4 May 2006 and are for the party, rather than the individual candidates

# incumbenta Communist Party of Britain

Source: Rallings and Thrasher, Local Elections Handbook 2010 ; House of Commons Library

First vote Second vote Total vote

In the London borough of Tower Hamlets a referendum held on 6 May voted for the borough to have a directly elected Mayor. A poll will be held in October to elect the first executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets.

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6 Reference tables and maps The following tables show the 2010 local election results in 32 London borough councils, 36 metropolitan councils, 20 unitary authorities, and 76 shire counties in England, including post-election council composition and share of seats.

A map is provided showing the post-election party of control in each of the authorities holding elections in 2010, and gains by party. A table is provided showing the post-election control of London borough councils from 1964 to 2010.

London borough, Metropolitan, unitary authority and shire district council election results 2010 - Council composition and share of seats

Control CON LAB LD GREEN Others TOTAL CON LAB LD GREEN Others TOTAL

London boroughsBarking and Dagenham All LAB 0 51 0 0 0 51 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 100%Barnet All CON 39 21 3 0 0 63 62% 33% 5% 0% 0% 100%Bexley All CON 52 11 0 0 0 63 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% 100%Brent All LAB gain from NOC 6 39 18 0 0 63 10% 62% 29% 0% 0% 100%Bromley All CON 53 3 4 0 0 60 88% 5% 7% 0% 0% 100%Camden All LAB gain from NOC 10 30 13 1 0 54 19% 56% 24% 2% 0% 100%Croydon All CON 37 33 0 0 0 70 53% 47% 0% 0% 0% 100%Ealing All LAB gain from CON 24 40 5 0 0 69 35% 58% 7% 0% 0% 100%Enfield All LAB gain from CON 27 36 0 0 0 63 43% 57% 0% 0% 0% 100%Greenwich All LAB 11 40 0 0 0 51 22% 78% 0% 0% 0% 100%

M Hackney All LAB 4 50 3 0 0 57 7% 88% 5% 0% 0% 100%Hammersmith and Fulham All CON 31 15 0 0 0 46 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 100%Haringey All LAB 0 34 23 0 0 57 0% 60% 40% 0% 0% 100%Harrow All LAB gain from CON 27 34 1 0 1 63 43% 54% 2% 0% 2% 100%Havering All CON 33 5 0 0 16 54 61% 9% 0% 0% 30% 100%Hillingdon All CON 46 19 0 0 0 65 71% 29% 0% 0% 0% 100%Hounslow All LAB gain from NOC 25 35 0 0 0 60 42% 58% 0% 0% 0% 100%Islington All LAB gain from NOC 0 35 13 0 0 48 0% 73% 27% 0% 0% 100%Kensington and Chelsea All CON 43 9 2 0 0 54 80% 17% 4% 0% 0% 100%Kingston upon Thames All LD 21 0 27 0 0 48 44% 0% 56% 0% 0% 100%Lambeth All LAB 4 44 15 0 0 63 6% 70% 24% 0% 0% 100%

M Lewisham All LAB gain from NOC 2 39 12 1 0 54 4% 72% 22% 2% 0% 100%Merton All NOC 27 28 2 0 3 60 45% 47% 3% 0% 5% 100%

M Newham All LAB 0 60 0 0 0 60 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 100%Redbridge All NOC gain from CON 30 26 7 0 0 63 48% 41% 11% 0% 0% 100%Richmond upon Thames All CON gain from LD 30 0 24 0 0 54 56% 0% 44% 0% 0% 100%Southwark All LAB gain from NOC 3 35 25 0 0 63 5% 56% 40% 0% 0% 100%Sutton All LD 11 0 43 0 0 54 20% 0% 80% 0% 0% 100%Tower Hamlets All LAB 8 41 1 0 1 51 16% 80% 2% 0% 2% 100%Waltham Forest All LAB gain from NOC 18 37 5 0 0 60 30% 62% 8% 0% 0% 100%Wandsworth All CON 47 13 0 0 0 60 78% 22% 0% 0% 0% 100%Westminster All CON 48 12 0 0 0 60 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% 100%

London boroughs Total 717 875 246 2 21 1,861 39% 47% 13% 0% 1% 100%

Metropolitan BoroughsBarnsley Third LAB 6 36 1 0 20 63 10% 57% 2% 0% 32% 100%Birmingham Third NOC 45 41 31 0 3 120 38% 34% 26% 0% 3% 100%Bolton Third NOC 22 30 8 0 0 60 37% 50% 13% 0% 0% 100%Bradford Third NOC 32 39 14 3 2 90 36% 43% 16% 3% 2% 100%Bury Third NOC gain from CON 23 20 8 0 0 51 45% 39% 16% 0% 0% 100%Calderdale Third NOC 20 10 17 0 4 51 39% 20% 33% 0% 8% 100%Coventry Third LAB gain from NOC 22 30 1 0 1 54 41% 56% 2% 0% 2% 100%Doncaster Third LAB gain from NOC 9 34 10 0 10 63 14% 54% 16% 0% 16% 100%Dudley Third CON 44 26 1 0 1 72 61% 36% 1% 0% 1% 100%Gateshead Third LAB 0 45 20 0 1 66 0% 68% 30% 0% 2% 100%Kirklees Third NOC 19 24 20 4 2 69 28% 35% 29% 6% 3% 100%

Council composition share of seats (%)

Control CON LAB LD GREEN Others TOTAL CON LAB LD GREEN Others TOTALCouncil composition share of seats (%)

Knowsley Third LAB 0 55 8 0 0 63 0% 87% 13% 0% 0% 100%Leeds Third NOC 22 48 21 2 6 99 22% 48% 21% 2% 6% 100%Liverpool Third LAB gain from LD 0 48 37 2 3 90 0% 53% 41% 2% 3% 100%Manchester Third LAB 1 62 33 0 0 96 1% 65% 34% 0% 0% 100%Newcastle-upon-Tyne Third LD 0 34 42 0 2 78 0% 44% 54% 0% 3% 100%North Tyneside Third NOC gain from CON 24 29 7 0 0 60 40% 48% 12% 0% 0% 100%Oldham Third NOC 5 27 27 0 1 60 8% 45% 45% 0% 2% 100%Rochdale Third NOC gain from LD 11 22 26 0 1 60 18% 37% 43% 0% 2% 100%Rotherham Third LAB 10 50 0 0 3 63 16% 79% 0% 0% 5% 100%Salford Third LAB 13 39 5 0 3 60 22% 65% 8% 0% 5% 100%Sandwell Third LAB 12 56 4 0 0 72 17% 78% 6% 0% 0% 100%Sefton Third NOC 15 23 28 0 0 66 23% 35% 42% 0% 0% 100%Sheffield Third NOC gain from LD 0 39 42 2 1 84 0% 46% 50% 2% 1% 100%Solihull Third NOC gain from CON 23 7 19 1 1 51 45% 14% 37% 2% 2% 100%South Tyneside Third LAB 3 36 2 0 13 54 6% 67% 4% 0% 24% 100%St Helens Third LAB gain from NOC 5 28 15 0 0 48 10% 58% 31% 0% 0% 100%Stockport Third LD 9 13 37 0 4 63 14% 21% 59% 0% 6% 100%Sunderland Third LAB 18 52 1 0 4 75 24% 69% 1% 0% 5% 100%Tameside Third LAB 9 46 0 0 2 57 16% 81% 0% 0% 4% 100%Trafford Third CON 37 21 5 0 0 63 59% 33% 8% 0% 0% 100%Wakefield Third LAB 24 33 1 0 5 63 38% 52% 2% 0% 8% 100%

~ Walsall Third CON 33 17 6 0 3 59 56% 29% 10% 0% 5% 100%Wigan Third LAB 8 51 3 0 13 75 11% 68% 4% 0% 17% 100%Wirral Third NOC 27 24 15 0 0 66 41% 36% 23% 0% 0% 100%Wolverhampton Third NOC 26 29 5 0 0 60 43% 48% 8% 0% 0% 100%

Metropolitan Boroughs Total 577 1,224 520 14 109 2,444 24% 50% 21% 1% 4% 100%

Unitary AuthoritiesBlackburn with Darwen Third NOC 19 31 9 0 5 64 30% 48% 14% 0% 8% 100%Bristol Third LD 14 17 38 1 0 70 20% 24% 54% 1% 0% 100%Derby Third NOC 16 17 16 0 2 51 31% 33% 31% 0% 4% 100%Halton Third LAB 6 37 13 0 0 56 11% 66% 23% 0% 0% 100%Hartlepool Third LAB gain from NOC 4 24 5 0 14 47 9% 51% 11% 0% 30% 100%Kingston upon Hull Third LD 2 22 33 0 2 59 3% 37% 56% 0% 3% 100%Milton Keynes Third NOC 17 9 24 0 1 51 33% 18% 47% 0% 2% 100%North East Lincolnshire Third NOC 15 10 15 0 2 42 36% 24% 36% 0% 5% 100%Peterborough Third CON 40 3 3 0 11 57 70% 5% 5% 0% 19% 100%Plymouth Third CON 36 20 0 0 1 57 63% 35% 0% 0% 2% 100%Portsmouth Third LD 15 2 25 0 0 42 36% 5% 60% 0% 0% 100%Reading Third NOC 17 19 9 1 0 46 37% 41% 20% 2% 0% 100%Slough Third LAB 8 24 3 0 6 41 20% 59% 7% 0% 15% 100%Southampton Third CON 28 15 5 0 0 48 58% 31% 10% 0% 0% 100%Southend-on-Sea Third CON 27 4 12 0 8 51 53% 8% 24% 0% 16% 100%Stoke-on-Trent Third NOC 8 26 4 0 22 60 13% 43% 7% 0% 37% 100%Swindon Third CON 41 13 4 0 1 59 69% 22% 7% 0% 2% 100%Thurrock Third NOC 23 22 0 0 4 49 47% 45% 0% 0% 8% 100%Warrington Third NOC 6 27 24 0 0 57 11% 47% 42% 0% 0% 100%Wokingham Third CON 43 0 11 0 0 54 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% 100%

Unitary Authorities Total 385 342 253 2 79 1,061 36% 32% 24% 0% 7% 100%


Shire districtsAdur Half CON 23 0 3 0 3 29 79% 0% 10% 0% 10% 100%Amber Valley Third CON 29 14 0 0 2 45 64% 31% 0% 0% 4% 100%Barrow-in-Furness Third NOC 13 16 0 7 36 36% 44% 0% 0% 19% 100%Basildon Third CON 29 10 3 0 0 42 69% 24% 7% 0% 0% 100%Basingstoke and Deane Third CON 34 9 14 0 3 60 57% 15% 23% 0% 5% 100%Bassetlaw Third CON 25 20 0 0 3 48 52% 42% 0% 0% 6% 100%Brentwood Third CON 27 1 8 0 1 37 73% 3% 22% 0% 3% 100%Broxbourne Third CON 35 3 0 0 0 38 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% 100%Burnley Third LD gain from NOC 5 14 23 0 3 45 11% 31% 51% 0% 7% 100%Cambridge Third LD 1 9 29 2 1 42 2% 21% 69% 5% 2% 100%Cannock Chase Third NOC 11 13 15 0 2 41 27% 32% 37% 0% 5% 100%Carlisle Third NOC 22 23 5 0 2 52 42% 44% 10% 0% 4% 100%Castle Point Third CON 24 0 0 0 17 41 59% 0% 0% 0% 41% 100%Cheltenham Half LD gain from NOC 12 0 25 0 3 40 30% 0% 63% 0% 8% 100%Cherwell Third CON 44 2 4 0 0 50 88% 4% 8% 0% 0% 100%Chorley Third CON 27 15 3 0 2 47 57% 32% 6% 0% 4% 100%Colchester Third NOC 24 7 26 0 3 60 40% 12% 43% 0% 5% 100%Craven Third CON gain from NOC 18 0 4 0 8 30 60% 0% 13% 0% 27% 100%Crawley Third CON 26 11 0 0 0 37 70% 30% 0% 0% 0% 100%Daventry Third CON 35 1 2 0 0 38 92% 3% 5% 0% 0% 100%Eastleigh Third LD 4 1 39 0 0 44 9% 2% 89% 0% 0% 100%Elmbridge Third CON 33 0 7 0 20 60 55% 0% 12% 0% 33% 100%Epping Forest Third CON 37 1 7 0 13 58 64% 2% 12% 0% 22% 100%

+ Exeter Third NOCFareham Half CON 22 0 9 0 0 31 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% 100%Gloucester Third NOC 17 8 11 0 0 36 47% 22% 31% 0% 0% 100%Gosport Half CON gain from NOC 22 3 8 0 1 34 65% 9% 24% 0% 3% 100%Great Yarmouth Third CON 24 15 0 0 0 39 62% 38% 0% 0% 0% 100%Harlow Third CON 18 10 5 0 0 33 55% 30% 15% 0% 0% 100%Harrogate Third CON 28 0 22 0 4 54 52% 0% 41% 0% 7% 100%Hart Third CON gain from NOC 20 0 10 0 5 35 57% 0% 29% 0% 14% 100%Hastings Half LAB gain from NOC 14 17 1 0 0 32 44% 53% 3% 0% 0% 100%Havant Third CON 34 1 3 0 0 38 89% 3% 8% 0% 0% 100%Hertsmere Third CON 34 3 2 0 0 39 87% 8% 5% 0% 0% 100%Huntingdonshire Third CON 37 0 12 0 3 52 71% 0% 23% 0% 6% 100%Hyndburn Third NOC gain from CON 17 14 0 0 4 35 49% 40% 0% 0% 11% 100%Ipswich Third NOC 18 23 7 0 0 48 38% 48% 15% 0% 0% 100%Lincoln Third NOC gain from CON 16 16 1 0 0 33 48% 48% 3% 0% 0% 100%Maidstone Third CON 28 0 23 0 4 55 51% 0% 42% 0% 7% 100%Mole Valley Third NOC gain from CON 18 0 17 0 6 41 44% 0% 41% 0% 15% 100%Newcastle-under-Lyme Third NOC 23 14 18 0 5 60 38% 23% 30% 0% 8% 100%North Hertfordshire Third CON 33 7 9 0 0 49 67% 14% 18% 0% 0% 100%

+ Norwich Third NOCNuneaton and Bedworth Half NOC 15 17 0 0 2 34 44% 50% 0% 0% 6% 100%Oxford Third LAB gain from NOC 0 25 17 5 1 48 0% 52% 35% 10% 2% 100%Pendle Third NOC 17 13 16 0 3 49 35% 27% 33% 0% 6% 100%Preston Third NOC 22 24 8 0 3 57 39% 42% 14% 0% 5% 100%Purbeck Third NOC 10 0 12 0 2 24 42% 0% 50% 0% 8% 100%Redditch Third CON gain from NOC 17 9 3 0 0 29 59% 31% 10% 0% 0% 100%Reigate and Banstead Third CON 39 1 3 0 8 51 76% 2% 6% 0% 16% 100%


Rochford Third CON 32 0 5 1 1 39 82% 0% 13% 3% 3% 100%Rossendale Third CON 20 12 3 0 1 36 56% 33% 8% 0% 3% 100%Rugby Third CON 28 11 9 0 0 48 58% 23% 19% 0% 0% 100%Runnymede Third CON 36 0 0 0 6 42 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% 100%Rushmoor Third CON 30 6 6 0 0 42 71% 14% 14% 0% 0% 100%South Cambridgeshire Third CON 29 1 20 0 7 57 51% 2% 35% 0% 12% 100%South Lakeland Third LD 16 1 34 0 0 51 31% 2% 67% 0% 0% 100%St Albans Third LD 24 3 29 0 1 57 42% 5% 51% 0% 2% 100%Stevenage Third LAB 9 27 3 0 0 39 23% 69% 8% 0% 0% 100%Stratford-on-Avon Third CON 31 0 20 0 2 53 58% 0% 38% 0% 4% 100%Stroud Third CON 30 7 7 6 1 51 59% 14% 14% 12% 2% 100%Swale Third CON 32 11 3 0 1 47 68% 23% 6% 0% 2% 100%Tamworth Third CON 25 4 0 0 1 30 83% 13% 0% 0% 3% 100%Tandridge Third CON 33 0 8 0 1 42 79% 0% 19% 0% 2% 100%Three Rivers Third LD 14 3 30 0 1 48 29% 6% 63% 0% 2% 100%Tunbridge Wells Third CON 42 0 6 0 0 48 88% 0% 13% 0% 0% 100%

M Watford Third LD 4 4 25 3 0 36 11% 11% 69% 8% 0% 100%Waveney Third CON 29 15 2 1 1 48 60% 31% 4% 2% 2% 100%Welwyn Hatfield Third CON 40 5 3 0 0 48 83% 10% 6% 0% 0% 100%West Lancashire Third CON 31 21 0 0 2 54 57% 39% 0% 0% 4% 100%West Lindsey Third CON 21 0 14 0 2 37 57% 0% 38% 0% 5% 100%West Oxfordshire Third CON 40 1 7 0 1 49 82% 2% 14% 0% 2% 100%Weymouth and Portland Third NOC 18 5 11 0 2 36 50% 14% 31% 0% 6% 100%Winchester Third LD gain from CON 26 0 29 0 2 57 46% 0% 51% 0% 4% 100%Woking Third NOC gain from CON 18 0 17 0 1 36 50% 0% 47% 0% 3% 100%Worcester Third NOC 17 13 3 0 2 35 49% 37% 9% 0% 6% 100%Worthing Third CON 25 0 12 0 0 37 68% 0% 32% 0% 0% 100%Wyre Forest Third CON 23 3 2 0 14 42 55% 7% 5% 0% 33% 100%

Shire districts Total 1,804 543 742 18 194 3,301 55% 16% 22% 1% 6% 100%

Grand Total 3,483 2,984 1,761 36 403 8,667 40% 34% 20% 0% 5% 100%

* Slight boundary changes.M Simultaneous Mayoral election. + Parliament has given its formal approval for a new unitary council for Exeter and Norwich on its existing boundary, to come into effect in April 2011.

Source: Rallings & Thrasher ( Univ. of Plymouth), BBC local election website and House of Commons Library

London boroughs: post-election control 1964 to 20101964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010

Barking and Dagenham LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB Barnet CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON NOC NOC CON CON CON Bexley LAB CON LAB CON CON CON CON CON NOC CON LAB CON CON Brent LAB CON LAB LAB LAB NOC LAB NOC NOC LAB LAB NOC LAB Bromley CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON NOC CON CON CON Camden LAB CON LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB NOC LAB Croydon NOC CON CON CON CON CON CON CON LAB LAB LAB CON CON Ealing LAB CON LAB LAB CON CON LAB CON LAB LAB LAB CON LAB Enfield LAB CON CON CON CON CON CON CON LAB LAB CON CON LAB Greenwich LAB CON LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB Hackney LAB CON LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB NOC LAB LAB LAB Hammersmith and Fulham LAB CON LAB LAB NOC NOC LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB CON CON Haringey LAB CON LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB Harrow CON CON NOC CON CON CON CON CON NOC LAB NOC CON LAB Havering NOC CON LAB NOC CON CON NOC NOC NOC NOC NOC CON CON Hillingdon LAB CON LAB LAB CON CON NOC CON LAB NOC NOC CON CON Hounslow LAB CON LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB NOC LAB Islington LAB CON LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB NOC LD NOC LAB Kensington and Chelsea CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON Kingston upon Thames CON CON CON CON CON CON NOC NOC LD NOC LD LD LD Lambeth LAB CON LAB LAB LAB NOC LAB LAB NOC LAB NOC LAB LAB Lewisham LAB CON LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB NOC LAB Merton NOC CON LAB CON CON CON LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB NOC NOCNewham LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB Redbridge CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON NOC NOC CON CON NOCRichmond upon Thames CON CON CON CON CON NOC LD LD LD LD CON LD CON Southwark LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB NOC NOC LAB Sutton CON CON CON CON CON CON NOC LD LD LD LD LD LD Tower Hamlets LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB LD LD LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB Waltham Forest LAB CON LAB LAB LAB NOC LAB LAB NOC LAB NOC NOC LAB Wandsworth LAB CON LAB LAB CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON Westminster CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON CON

Source: Rallings and Thrasher, Local Elections in Britian: A Statistical Digest, April 2003 and the House of Commons Library

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