2010 United Kingdom local elections

none April 2022 2010 United Kingdom local elections United Kingdom parliamentary no 2009 United Kingdom local elections 2009 2011 United Kingdom local elections 2011 All 32 London boroughs, all 36 metropolitan boroughs,20 out of 55 unitary authorities, 76 out of 212 district councils, and 4 directly elected mayors 6 May 2010 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– David Cameron official.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Cameron 6 December 2005 Conservative Party (UK) 35% 4% 66 4 3,462 121 Gordon Brown official (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Gordon Brown 24 June 2007 Labour Party (UK) 27% 1% 37 17 2,976 417 Nick Clegg official portrait.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Nick Clegg 18 December 2007 Liberal Democrats (UK) 26% 1% 14 4 1,730 132 United Kingdom local elections, 2010.svg 300px Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. The 2010 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2010, concurrently with the 2010 general election.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/apr/06/gordon-brown-may-6-election Gordon Brown confirms 6 May general election date Guardian Media Group The Guardian 6 April 2010 6 April 2010 Haroon Siddique Direct elections were held to all 32 London boroughs, all 36 metropolitan boroughs, 76 second-tier district authorities, 20 unitary authorities and various Mayoral posts, all in England. For those authorities elected "all out" these were the first elections since 2006. The results provided some comfort to the Labour Party,May 2013 losing the general election on the same day, as it was the first time Conservative councillor numbers declined since 1996.April 2020 Results Party Councillors Councils Number Change Number Change Conservative Party (UK)3,462121664 Labour Party (UK)2,9764173717 Liberal Democrats (UK)1,730132144 Residents630 Green Party of England and Wales3680 British National Party19270 Liberal Party (UK, 1989)1510 UK Independence Party940 Others2981170 No overall controln/an/a477 Source: London boroughs 2010 London local elections 300px|thumb|Mapped results for London Boroughs All seats in the 32 London Boroughs were up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Barking and Dagenham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Barnet Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Bexley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Brent No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Bromley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Camden No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Croydon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Ealing Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Enfield Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Greenwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Hackney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Hammersmith and Fulham Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Haringey Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Harrow Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Havering Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Hillingdon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Hounslow No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Islington No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Kingston upon Thames Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) holdDetails Lambeth Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Lewisham No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Merton No overall control No overall control holdDetails Newham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Redbridge No overall control No overall control holdDetails Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) gainDetails Southwark No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Sutton Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) holdDetails Tower Hamlets Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Waltham Forest No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Wandsworth Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Westminster Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Metropolitan boroughs 300px|thumb|Map showing results for the 32 London Boroughs, 36 Metropolitan Boroughs and 20 unitary authorities where seats were contested. One third of the seats in all 36 Metropolitan Boroughs were up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Barnsley Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Birmingham No overall control No overall control holdDetails Bolton No overall control No overall control holdDetails Bradford No overall control No overall control holdDetails Bury Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails Calderdale No overall control No overall control holdDetails Coventry No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Doncaster No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Dudley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Gateshead Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Kirklees No overall control No overall control holdDetails Knowsley Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Leeds No overall control No overall control holdDetails Liverpool Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Manchester Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Newcastle upon Tyne Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) holdDetails North Tyneside Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails Oldham No overall control No overall control holdDetails Rochdale Liberal Democrats (UK) No overall control gainDetails Rotherham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails St. Helens No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Salford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Sandwell Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Sefton No overall control No overall control holdDetails Sheffield Liberal Democrats (UK) No overall control gainDetails Solihull Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails South Tyneside Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Stockport Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) holdDetails Sunderland Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Tameside Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Trafford Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Wakefield Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Walsall Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Wigan Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Wirral No overall control No overall control holdDetails Wolverhampton No overall control No overall control holdDetails Unitary authorities One third of the council seats were up for election in 20 unitary authorities. Council Previous control New Control Details Blackburn with Darwen No overall control No overall controlDetails Bristol Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Derby No overall control No overall controlDetails Halton Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Hartlepool No overall control Labour Party (UK)Details Kingston upon Hull Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Milton Keynes No overall control No overall controlDetails North East Lincolnshire No overall control No overall controlDetails Peterborough Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Plymouth Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Portsmouth No overall control Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Reading No overall control No overall controlDetails Slough Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Southampton Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Southend-on-Sea Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Stoke-on-Trent No overall control No overall controlDetails Swindon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Thurrock No overall control No overall controlDetails Warrington No overall control No overall controlDetails Wokingham Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details The elections in Stoke-on-Trent had originally been cancelled following a referendum result which decided to abolish the existing Mayor and Cabinet system of governance, with replacement elections to take place in 2011 following a review of the council by the Boundary Committee for England.http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/localgovernment/1226870 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090609045700/http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/localgovernment/1226870 dead 9 June 2009 Strengthening local leadership and improving services in Stoke-on-Trent Ministry of Communities and Local Government 8 May 2009 13 July 2009 However, it was later decided to hold elections to one-third of the council in 2010 as planned.http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/content/ce/elections_team/elections-2010/notice-of-election.en Notice of Election - City of Stoke on Trent Stoke on Trent City Council 10 April 2010 10 April 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100425002314/http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/content/ce/elections_team/elections-2010/notice-of-election.en April 25, 2010 Non-metropolitan districts The elections that were due to be held in Exeter and Norwich were cancelled due to structural changes.http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/uksi_20100997_en_1 The Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010 No. 997 Office of Public Sector Information 24 March 2010 10 April 2010 Legislation.gov.uk http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/uksi_20100998_en_1 The Exeter and Devon (Structural Changes) Order 2010 No. 998 Office of Public Sector Information 24 March 2010 10 April 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100816041822/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/uksi_20100998_en_1 16 August 2010 Following the 2010 general election, the structural changes were cancelled, leading to elections in both cities in September 2010 (see 2010 Exeter City Council election and 2010 Norwich City Council election). Half of council Seven district councils had half of their seats up for election. Council Previous control New Control Details Adur Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Cheltenham No overall control Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Fareham Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Gosport No overall control Conservative Party (UK)Details Hastings No overall control Labour Party (UK)Details Nuneaton and Bedworth Conservative Party (UK) No overall controlDetails Oxford No overall control Labour Party (UK)Details Third of council 69 district councils had one third of their seats up for election. Council Previous control New Control Details Amber Valley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Barrow-in-Furness No overall control No overall controlDetails Basildon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Basingstoke and Deane Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Bassetlaw Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Brentwood Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Broxbourne Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Burnley Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Cambridge Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Cannock Chase No overall control No overall controlDetails Carlisle No overall control No overall controlDetails Castle Point Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Cherwell Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Chorley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Colchester No overall control No overall controlDetails Craven No overall control Conservative Party (UK)Details Crawley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Daventry Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Eastleigh Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Elmbridge Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Epping Forest Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Gloucester No overall control No overall controlDetails Great Yarmouth Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Harlow Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Harrogate No overall control Conservative Party (UK)Details Hart No overall control Conservative Party (UK)Details Havant Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Hertsmere Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Huntingdonshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Hyndburn Conservative Party (UK) No overall controlDetails Ipswich No overall control No overall controlDetails Lincoln Conservative Party (UK) No overall controlDetails Maidstone Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Mole Valley Conservative Party (UK) No overall controlDetails Newcastle-under-Lyme No overall control No overall controlDetails North Hertfordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Pendle No overall control No overall controlDetails Preston No overall control No overall control Details Purbeck No overall control No overall controlDetails Redditch Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Reigate and Banstead Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Rochford Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Rossendale Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Rugby Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Runnymede Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Rushmoor Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details St Albans Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details South Cambridgeshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details South Lakeland Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Stevenage Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Stratford-on-Avon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Stroud Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Swale Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Tamworth Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Tandridge Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Three Rivers Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Tunbridge Wells Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Watford Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Waveney Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Welwyn Hatfield Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details West Lancashire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details West Lindsey Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details West Oxfordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Weymouth and Portland No overall control No overall controlDetails Winchester Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Woking Conservative Party (UK) No overall controlDetails Worcester No overall control No overall controlDetails Worthing Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Wyre Forest Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Mayoral elections There were four mayoral elections. Local Authority Previous Mayor New Mayor Details Hackney Labour Party (UK)Jules Pipe (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Jules Pipe (Labour)Details Lewisham Labour Party (UK)Sir Steve Bullock (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Sir Steve Bullock (Labour)Details Newham Labour Party (UK)Sir Robin Wales (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Sir Robin Wales (Labour)Details Watford Liberal Democrats (UK)Dorothy Thornhill (Liberal Democrat) Liberal Democrats (UK)Dorothy Thornhill (Liberal Democrat)Details References Category:May 2010 in the United Kingdom Category:Premiership of Gordon Brown Category:Premiership of David Cameron Category:Impacts of the Iraq War