2009 United Kingdom local elections

none April 2022 2009 United Kingdom local elections United Kingdom parliamentary 2008 United Kingdom local elections 2008 2010 United Kingdom local elections 2010 All 27 county councils, 7 out of 55 unitary authorities,1 sui generis authority, and 3 directly elected mayors 4 June 2009 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Davidcameron (cropped).jpg 130 120 160 0 4 David Cameron 6 December 2005 Conservative Party (UK) 38%https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8085558.stm BBC projected national vote shares for 2009 BBC News 2009-06-05 2009-06-06 6% 30 7 1,531 244 Nick Clegg by the 2009 budget cropped.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Nick Clegg 18 December 2007 Liberal Democrats (UK) 28% 3% 1 1 484 2 Gordon Brown official (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Gordon Brown 24 June 2007 Labour Party (UK) 23% 1% 0 4 178 291 Map of the results of the United Kingdom local elections 2009.png 300px County council election results File:UK 2009 Local Election Results.svg 300px Unitary authority and mayoral elections The 2009 United Kingdom local elections were elections held to all 27 County Councils, three existing Unitary Authorities and five new Unitary Authorities, all in England, on 4 June 2009.http://www.communities.gov.uk/localgovernment/360902/electoralarrangements/elections/localgovernmentelections/ Communities and Local Government - Local government elections in 2009 Communities.gov.uk 2009-06-06 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090309060038/http://www.communities.gov.uk/localgovernment/360902/electoralarrangements/elections/localgovernmentelections/ March 9, 2009 Communities and Local Government - Moving the date of English Local Government elections to the date of the European Parliament elections in 2009 - Consultation https://web.archive.org/web/20080829164205/http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/812363.pdf August 29, 2008 The elections were due to be held on 7 May 2009, but were delayed in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament.Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm081104/debtext/81104-0008.htm#08110438000010 House of Commons Hansard Debates from 04 Nov 2008 - Local Government Motion Publications.parliament.uk 2008-11-04 2009-06-06http://www.citymayors.com/politics/uk-elections-2009.html 'British expenses scandal dominates political debate', 23 May 2009 City Mayors 2009-05-23 2009-06-06 The elections resulted in significant gains for the Conservatives. The party won Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Lancashire from Labour, as well as Devon and Somerset from the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats did however win a majority in Bristol. Despite the optimism for the Conservatives in seat and council gains, their share of the vote at 38% was 6% down on 2008. That said, they had a clear 10% lead over the Liberal Democrats who achieved a respectable second place on 28%. This was the last local elections until 2024 where the Liberal Democrats polled in second place. Labour, taking the blame in government from a worsening economic climate, soaring unemployment and the expenses scandal, lost all of its councils, with some authorities being swept clear of any Labour councillors at all. The party also performed poorly in the European elections on the same day. Results Party Councillors Councils Number Change Number Change Conservative Party (UK)1,531244307 Liberal Democrats (UK)484211 Labour Party (UK)17829104 Independent politician9760 Green Party of England and Wales1880 Residents920 UK Independence Party770 British National Party330 Mebyon Kernow30 Liberal Party (UK, 1989)20 Others30150 No overall controln/an/a32 Source: BBC News Isles of Scilly Council not included in the above figures. County councils All 27 English County Councils were up for election. All seats on the councils were contested at this election. Council Previous control Result Details Buckinghamshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Cambridgeshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Cumbria No overall control No overall control holdDetails Derbyshire Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) gainDetails Devon Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) gainDetails Dorset Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails East Sussex Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Essex Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Gloucestershire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Hampshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Hertfordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Kent Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Lancashire Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) gainDetails Leicestershire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Lincolnshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Norfolk Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails North Yorkshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Northamptonshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Nottinghamshire Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) gainDetails Oxfordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Somerset Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) gainDetails Staffordshire Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) gainDetails Suffolk Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Surrey Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Warwickshire No overall control Conservative Party (UK) gainDetails West Sussex Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Worcestershire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Unitary authorities Existing authorities Council Proportion upfor election Previous control Result Details Bristol 1/3 No overall control Liberal Democrats (UK) gainDetails Isle of Wight All Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails New authorities Elections were held for five new unitary authorities. All councillors were elected at this election. Council Result Details Bedford No overall controlDetails Central Bedfordshire Conservative Party (UK)Details Cornwall No overall control (Conservative/Independent Coalition)Details Shropshire Conservative Party (UK)Details Wiltshire 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 Local Authority Previous Mayor Candidate elected Details Doncaster IndependentMartin Winter (IndependentWinter was twice elected mayor as the Labour Party's candidate, but he declared himself an independent following the 2008 local elections and was subsequently expelled from the Labour Party. He did not stand for re-election in 2009.) English Democrats PartyPeter Davies (English Democrats)Details Hartlepool IndependentStuart Drummond (Independent) IndependentStuart Drummond (Independent)Details North Tyneside Labour Party (UK)John Harrison (Labour) Conservative Party (UK)Linda Arkley (Conservative)Details A mayoral election was also due to be held in Stoke-on-Trent, however voters in the city voted to abolish the directly elected mayor system in a referendum held in October 2008. The referendum decided to replace the mayor and executive system with a council leader and cabinet system of local government.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/7928231.stm Mayor faces final months in power BBC News 2009-03-06 2009-06-06 See also 2009 City of London Corporation election 2009 structural changes to local government in England 2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom References 30em External links Elections 2009 BBC News Elections 2009: Councils A-Z BBC News Category:2009 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Premiership of Gordon Brown Category:David Cameron Category:Nick Clegg Category:Impacts of the Iraq War