2013 United Kingdom local elections

none April 2022 2013 United Kingdom local elections United Kingdom parliamentary no 2012 United Kingdom local elections 2012 2014 United Kingdom local elections 2014 All 27 county councils, 7 out of 55 unitary authorities,1 out of 22 Welsh principal councils, 1 sui generis authority,and 2 directly elected mayors 2 May 2013 Projected vote-share Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– David Cameron official.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Cameron 6 December 2005 Conservative Party (UK) 25%All vote shares in the infobox are projected national vote shares calculated by the BBC. 6% 18 10 1,136 335 Ed Miliband election infobox.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Ed Miliband 25 September 2010 Labour Party (UK) 29% 9% 3 2 538 291 Nick Clegg official portrait.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Nick Clegg 18 December 2007 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2% 14% 0 352 124 Nigel Farage (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Nigel Farage 5 November 2010 UK Independence Party Not given 22% 0 147 139 2013 UK Local Elections - Ward and Council Control.svg Map showing council control (left) and largest party by ward or division (right) following the election. left Conservative Party (UK) Conservative   left Labour Party (UK) Labour   left Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats   left UK Independence Party UKIPleft Green Party of England and Wales Green Party   left Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru   left #c0c0c0 Independent   left #484848 No overall control   left lightgrey No election    The 2013 United Kingdom local elections took place on Thursday 2 May 2013.http://www.communities.gov.uk/localgovernment/local/governanceelections/electoralarrangements/ Elections and electoral arrangements 7 May 2012 communities.gov.uk Elections were held in 35 English councils: all 27 non-metropolitan county councils and eight unitary authorities, and in one Welsh unitary authority. Direct mayoral elections took place in Doncaster and North Tyneside. These elections last took place on the 4 June 2009 at the same time as the 2009 European Parliament Elections, except for County Durham, Northumberland and the Anglesey where elections last took place in 2008. The BBC's projected national vote share (PNV) put Labour on 29%, the Conservatives on 25%, UKIP on 23% and the Liberal Democrats on 14%.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22382098 Local elections: Nigel Farage hails results as a 'game changer' 3 May 2013 BBC News 1 May 2017 Elections analysts Rallings and Thrasher estimated 29% for Labour, 26% for the Conservatives, 22% for UKIP and 13% for the Liberal Democrats.Uberoi Elise Watson Chris Keen Richard 19 May 2016 Local elections 2016 http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7596/CBP-7596.pdf live researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20160607111637/http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7596/CBP-7596.pdf 7 June 2016 On the same day a parliamentary by-election took place in the North East constituency of South Shields following the departure of David Miliband, with the Labour Party retaining the seat. Criteria to vote All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1694/schedule/made The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1 Legislation.gov.uk 13 October 2011 18 April 2012 as were those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors.Students – Some things are impossible to do in 3 minutes... Registering to vote isn't one of them. http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/register_to_vote/students.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130822035308/http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/register_to_vote/students.aspx 22 August 2013 22 August 2013 aboutmyvote.co.ukI have two homes. Can I register at both addresses? http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/i-have-two-homes.-can-i-register-to-vote-at-both-addresses dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081115141233/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/i-have-two-homes.-can-i-register-to-vote-at-both-addresses 2008-11-15 5 January 2011 electoralcommission.org.uk Record choice The UK Independence Party and the Green Party stood record numbers of candidates.Channel 4 News, 1 May 2013 Results Party Councils Councillors Number Change Number Change Conservative Party (UK)18101,116335 Labour Party (UK)33538291 Liberal Democrats (UK)0352124 UK Independence Party0147139 Green Party of England and Wales0225 Plaid Cymru0126 Residents Association0122 Mebyon Kernow041 Liberal Party (UK, 1989)031 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern02 British National Party003 Independent politician/Other016624 No overall control149—— Labour and UKIP made substantial gains, but the Conservatives won the most councillors and retained control of most councils. The BBC published projected national vote shares, adjusting for which regions are holding local elections and extrapolating to the national situation. These were Labour 29%, Conservatives 25%, UKIP 23% and the Liberal Democrats 14%. This is the lowest figure for the Conservatives since 1982 and the lowest ever figure for the Liberal Democrats. It is also the first time that none of the three main parties in the Commons has scored 30% or more.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21240020 LIVE: Vote 2013 results and reaction BBC 1970-01-01 2013-05-03 Rallings & Thrasher separately calculated a projected national vote share of Labour 29%, Conservatives 26%, UKIP 22% and the Liberal Democrats 13%.Sunday Times, 5 May 2013 The actual votes received were Conservative 34.3%, Labour 21.1%, UKIP 19.9%, Lib Dem 13.8% and Green 3.5%.Final vote tally from last month's locals shows UKIP in second place in seats contested http://www7.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2013/06/29/final-vote-tally-from-last-months-locals-shows-ukip-in-second-place-in-seats-contested/ politicalbetting.com 30 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130702045927/http://www7.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2013/06/29/final-vote-tally-from-last-months-locals-shows-ukip-in-second-place-in-seats-contested/ 2 July 2013 dead Overall, in England, the Conservatives saw 1116 councillors elected (down 335), Labour 538 (up 291), the Liberal Democrats 352 (down 124), independents 165 (up 24), UKIP 147 (up 139), the Greens 22 (up 5), Residents Associations 12 (up 2), Mebyon Kernow 4 (up 1), the Liberal Party 3 (up 1) and Independent Community and Health Concern 2 (no change). The BNP won no seats (down 3).English council results https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21240025 BBC News 30 June 2013 3 May 2013 This was UKIP's highest ever result in a local election. England Non-metropolitan county councils thumb|Map of the results by council (left) and ward (right). All 27 county councils for areas with a two-tier structure of local governance had all of their seats up for election. These were first-past-the-post elections in a mixture of single-member and multi-member electoral divisions. Council Previous control Result Details Buckinghamshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Cambridgeshire Conservative Party (UK) No overall control (Conservative Minority)Details Cumbria No overall control No overall control (Labour/Lib Dem Coalition)Details Derbyshire Conservative Party (UK)† Labour Party (UK)Details Devon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Dorset Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details East Sussex Conservative Party (UK) No overall control (Conservative Minority)Details Essex Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Gloucestershire Conservative Party (UK) No overall control (Conservative Minority)Details Hampshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Hertfordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Kent Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Lancashire Conservative Party (UK) No overall control (Labour Minority w/ Lib Dem Support)Details Leicestershire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Lincolnshire Conservative Party (UK) No overall control (Conservative/Lib Dem Coalition)Details Norfolk Conservative Party (UK) No overall control (Labour/UKIP/LibDem Minority w/Green & Ind Support)Details North Yorkshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Northamptonshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Nottinghamshire Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Oxfordshire Conservative Party (UK) No overall control (Conservative Minority)Details Somerset Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Staffordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Suffolk Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Surrey Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Warwickshire Conservative Party (UK) No overall controlSian Grzeszczyk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-22371873 Warwickshire elections 2013: Conservatives lose control BBC 2013-04-29 2013-05-03 (Conservative Minority)Details West Sussex Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Worcestershire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details †The Conservatives won control of the council in the 2009 elections but lost their majority during its term. Unitary authorities Seven single-tier unitary authorities held elections. Seven of these had all of their seats up for election, whilst one, Bristol, elected a third of its seats. These are first-past-the-post elections in a mixture of single-member and multi-member wards. Council Proportion upfor election Previous control Result Details Bristol 1/3 No overall control No overall control Details CornwallAll No overall control No overall controlhttp://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=33911&electionsbanner Cornwall Council Cornwall.gov.uk 2013-05-03 29 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130429152529/http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=33911 dead (Lib Dem/Independent Coalition) Details DurhamAll Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Isle of WightAll Conservative Party (UK) No overall control (Island Independents Minority)Details NorthumberlandAll No overall control No overall control (Labour Minority)Details ShropshireAll Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details WiltshireAll Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Isles of Scilly The Council of the Isles of Scilly was created by the Local Government Act 1888, meaning they lie outside the classifications of authorities used in the rest of England. Council Proportion upfor election Previous control Result Details Isles of Scilly All Independent politician Independent politician holdDetails Mayoral elections Two elections for directly elected mayors were held, who act as council leader. These are elected using the Supplementary Vote system. Hartlepool's referendum in November 2012 resulted in the post being abolished from May 2013.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/nov/16/mayor-elections-hangus-monkey-hartlepool-habitat Mayor H'Angus the Monkey finally loses his Hartlepool habitat Mulholland Hélène The Guardian 16 November 2012 17 November 2012 London 16 November 2012 Local Authority Incumbent Mayor Result Details Doncaster IndependentPeter Davies (Independent)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21335384 Doncaster mayor quits English Democrats 'because of BNP' BBC 2013-02-05 2013-05-03 Labour Party (UK)Ros Jones (Labour)Details North Tyneside Conservative Party (UK)Linda Arkley (Conservative) Labour Party (UK)Norma Redfearn (Labour)Details 250px|thumb|right|Map showing the results of the elections in WalesKey: #000000 No Overall Control #EFE488 No election held Wales In Wales, a single council, the Isle of Anglesey, was up for election. This election was postponed in 2012, when all other Welsh councils were elected, in order to allow an electoral review to take place for the council.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-16590896 Anglesey council election postponed for year to 2013 BBC News 17 January 2012 8 May 2012 Council Previous control Result Details Isle of Anglesey No overall control No overall controlDetails Elections not scheduled to be held in 2013 (other than by-elections) The 32 London borough councils (next election 2014) The 36 metropolitan district councils (next election 2014) The 201 district councils in two-tier authorities (next election 2014 in the 67 councils where members are elected by thirds, and 2015 in the 127 councils where all members are elected together) 48 unitary authorities of England (next election 2014 in the 19 councils where members are elected by thirds, excluding Bristol, and 2015 in the 30 councils where all members are elected together) The Scottish local councils Local councils in Northern Ireland The Welsh local councils (except Anglesey) See also 2013 City of London Corporation election Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom 2013 South Shields by-election 2012 United Kingdom local elections 2009 United Kingdom local elections (the last time most of these elections were held) Notes lower-alpha References Category:Premiership of David Cameron Category:Ed Miliband