United Kingdom local elections, 2016
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The 2016 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 5 May 2016.[5][6] These proved to be David Cameron's last local elections as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister as he resigned the following month.
Results
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Full results as reported by BBC News;[7] popular vote recorded by Britain Elects.[8]
Party | Votes[9] | % | +/- | Councils | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 2,021,566 | 38.6% | ![]() |
58 | ![]() |
1,326 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 1,424,367 | 27.2% | ![]() |
38 | ![]() |
842 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | 663,697 | 12.7% | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
378 | ![]() | |
UKIP | 583,435 | 11.1% | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
58 | ![]() | |
Green | 294,328 | 5.6% | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
45 | ![]() | |
Independent | 122,764 | 2.3% | n/a[11] | 0 | ![]() |
77 | ![]() | |
Other | 123,477 | 2.4% | n/a[12] | 0 | ![]() |
45 | ![]() | |
No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 24 | ![]() |
n/a | n/a |
As these local elections were held in 124 English councils, out of 418 in the whole of the UK, the BBC calculated a Projected National Vote Share (PNV), which aims to assess what the council results indicate the UK-wide vote would be "if the results were repeated at a general election".[13]
The BBC's Projected National Vote Share was 31% for Labour, 30% for the Conservatives, 15% for the Liberal Democrats and 12% for UKIP.[14] These results are included in the infobox for this article.
Metropolitan boroughs
Whole metropolitan council
Three of 36 metropolitan boroughs had all of their seats up for election.[15]
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowsley | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Rotherham [16] | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Sheffield | Labour | Labour | Details |
One-third of metropolitan council
32 of 36 metropolitan boroughs had one-third of their seats up for election.[15]
Unitary authorities
Whole unitary council
3 unitary authorities had all of their seats up for election.[15]
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bristol | No overall control (Labour minority) |
Labour | Details | |||
Peterborough | No overall control (Con minority) |
Conservative | Details | |||
Warrington | Labour | Labour | Details |
One-third of unitary council
16 unitary authorities had one-third of their seats up for election.[15]
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackburn with Darwen | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Derby | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Halton | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Hartlepool | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Kingston upon Hull | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Milton Keynes | No overall control (Lab minority) |
No overall control (Lab-LibDem Coalition) |
Details | |||
North East Lincolnshire | No overall control (Lab minority) |
No overall control (Lab minority) |
Details | |||
Plymouth | No overall control (Lab–Con coalition) |
No overall control
(Con-UKIP coalition) |
Details | |||
Portsmouth | No overall control (Con with UKIP support) |
No overall control (Con minority) |
Details | |||
Reading | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Slough | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Southampton | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Southend-on-Sea | No overall control (Ind–Lab–Lib Dem coalition) |
No overall control (Con minority) |
Details | |||
Swindon | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Thurrock | No overall control (Lab minority) |
No overall control (Con minority) |
Details | |||
Wokingham | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
District Councils
Whole district councils
12 District Councils had all of their seats up for election.[15]
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cherwell | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Colchester | No overall control (Lib Dem–Lab–Ind coalition) |
No overall control (Lib Dem-Lab-Ind coalition) |
Details | |||
Elmbridge | Conservative | No overall control (Residents-Lib Dem coalition) |
Details | |||
Exeter | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Gloucester | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Lincoln | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Rochford | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Stroud | No overall control (Lab–Green–Lib Dem coalition) |
No overall control (Lab-Green-Lib Dem coalition) |
Details | |||
Watford | No overall control (Lib Dem minority) |
Liberal Democrat | Details | |||
Welwyn Hatfield | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Winchester | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Woking | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
Half of councils
7 non-metropolitan district councils had half of their seats up for election.[15]
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adur | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details | |||
Fareham | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Gosport | Conservative | Conservative | Details | |||
Hastings | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Nuneaton and Bedworth | Labour | Labour | Details | |||
Oxford | Labour | Labour | Details |
One-third of district councils
51 non-metropolitan district councils had one-third of their seats up for election.[15]
Mayoral elections
Four direct mayoral elections were held.[15]
Local Authority | Previous Mayor | Mayor-elect | Details | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
London | Boris Johnson (Conservative) | Sadiq Khan (Labour) | Details | |||
Bristol | George Ferguson (Bristol 1st) | Marvin Rees (Labour) | Details | |||
Liverpool | Joe Anderson (Labour) | Joe Anderson (Labour) | Details | |||
Salford | Ian Stewart (Labour) | Paul Dennett (Labour) | Details |
Police and Crime Commissioner elections
36 elections for Police and Crime Commissioners were held.
Results - English PCC Elections
Party | Votes[17] | % | PCCs | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 2,719,315 | 34.3% | 15 | 32.4% | |
Conservative | 2,390,678 | 30.2% | 20 | 58.8% | |
UKIP | 1,169,314 | 14.8% | 0 | 0% | |
Liberal Democrat | 721,148 | 9.1% | 0 | 0% | |
Independent | 618,688 | 7.8% | 3 | 8.8% | |
Zero Tolerance Policing | 120,720 | 1.5% | 0 | 0% | |
Green | 113,957 | 1.4% | 0 | 0% | |
English Democrat | 54,680 | 0.7% | 0 | 0% | |
Lincolnshire Independent | 18,497 | 0.2% | 0 | 0% | |
Results Breakdown
Wales
Police and Crime Commissioner elections
Four elections for Police and Crime Commissioners were held.
Results - Welsh PCC Elections
Party | Votes[17] | % | PCCs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 328,113 | 34.1% | 2 | |
Plaid Cymru | 228,334 | 23.7% | 2 | |
Conservative | 210,882 | 21.9% | 0 | |
Independent | 102,502 | 10.7% | 0 | |
UKIP | 46,813 | 4.9% | 0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 45,163 | 4.7% | 0 | |
Results Breakdown
Police Force Area | Previous Commissioner | Commissioner-elect | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Dyfed-Powys | Christopher Salmon (Conservative) | Dafydd Llywelyn (Plaid Cymru) | ||
Gwent | Ian Johnston (Independent) | Jeffrey Cuthbert (Labour) | ||
North Wales | Winston Roddick (Independent) | Arfon Jones (Plaid Cymru) | ||
South Wales | Alun Michael (Labour) | Alun Michael (Labour) |
See also
Other elections being held in the UK on the same day
- London Assembly election, 2016
- London mayoral election, 2016
- National Assembly for Wales election, 2016
- Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2016
- Scottish Parliament election, 2016
- Ogmore by-election, 2016
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election, 2016
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/340.pdf
- ↑ "Key points of 2016 elections: At-a-glance summary". BBC News. 9 May 2016.
- ↑ All vote shares in the infobox are projected national vote shares calculated by the BBC.
- ↑ "Key points of 2016 elections: At-a-glance summary". BBC News. 9 May 2016.
- ↑ "The Electoral Commission".
- ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1983, Section 37".
- ↑ "Local Election Results 2016 - BBC News". bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Britain Elects // LE2016". Britain Elects.
- ↑ Britain Elects aggregates vote results in multi-member wards by using the votes received by a party's top-vote getter in the ward
- ↑ All popular vote changes are changes since the 2012 local elections, as recorded by Britain Elects
- ↑ Britain Elects did not provide a comparative vote share for independent candidates.
- ↑ Britain Elects did not provide a comparative vote share for minor party candidates.
- ↑ "Key points of 2016 elections: At-a-glance summary". BBC News. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Key points of 2016 elections: At-a-glance summary". BBC News. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and London". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Local Government report into Rotherham Council".
- 1 2 The Police and Crime Commissioner elections operate under a system called the Supplementary Vote, where voters can cast a first and second preference. First preference votes are the 'popular vote' recorded here