1975 United Kingdom local elections

none August 2023 June 2013 1975 United Kingdom local elections United Kingdom legislative 1974 United Kingdom local elections 1974 1976 United Kingdom local elections 1976 All 36 metropolitan boroughs 1 May 1975 Councils Councils +/- Councillors Councillors +/- Margaret Thatcher in September 1975 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Margaret Thatcher 11 February 1975 Conservative Party (UK) 199 President Gerald Ford and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson (crop).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Harold Wilson 14 February 1963 Labour Party (UK) 206 Liberal Party (UK) Jeremy Thorpe 18 January 1967 Liberal Party (UK) 10 Local elections took place for one third of the seats of the thirty-six metropolitan boroughs on 1 May 1975. The seats had previously been contested in May 1973, when the Labour Party had achieved great success.Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections Handbook 1975 The Elections Centre https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3c3Q3QmdlTVBoRms/view?pref=2&pli=1 3 May 2016Council compositions https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view?pref=2&pli=1 The Elections Centre 3 May 2016 In the 1975 elections the Conservative Party made widespread gains, with a net gain of 199 seats and Labour had a net loss of 206. The Liberal Party had a net loss of 10 seats, and Independents a loss of 5. "Others", including Ratepayers, Independent Labour councillors and Progressives made net gains of 22. The Conservatives gained control of Bury, Stockport and Wirral from no overall control; and Calderdale form Labour. They also became the largest party on Leeds City Council. Labour retained control of Birmingham by the mayor's casting vote. The Liberals failed to gain overall control of Liverpool, losing a net three seats but remaining the largest party on the council by a single seat.Tories capture 199 seats in 'big cities' poll triumph, May Day blow to Labour as the Tories make many gains in district council elections, The Times, 2 May 1975 England Metropolitan boroughs DistrictCountyConservativeLabourLiberalIndependentOtherControlBarnsleySouth Yorkshire048 (-7)1 (+1)1Ratepayers 6 (+6) Independent Labour 2 2 VacanciesLabour holdBirminghamWest Midlands55 (+11)63 (-10)8 (-1)00Labour holdBoltonGreater Manchester42 (+7)23 (-8)3 (+1)10Conservative holdBradfordWest Yorkshire57 (+4)28 (-3)8 (-1)00Conservative holdBuryGreater Manchester28 (+7)16 (-4)4 (-3)00Conservative gain from NOCCalderdaleWest Yorkshire28 (+11)18 (-11)500Conservative gain from LabourCoventryWest Midlands21 (+9)33 (-9)030Labour holdDoncasterSouth Yorkshire15 (+3)40 (-2)03 (-1)Democratic Labour 1 1 VacancyLabour holdDudleyWest Midlands29 (+5)35 (-5)01Independent Socialist 1Labour holdGatesheadTyne and Wear10 (+4)65 (-5)2 (+1)10Labour holdKirkleesWest Yorkshire28 (+9)36 (-8)7 (-1)10Labour holdKnowsleyMerseyside12 (+4)45 (-5)311 (+1)Labour holdLeedsWest Yorkshire43 (+6)41 (-4)12 (-2)00NOCLiverpoolMerseyside14 (+4)42 (-1)43 (-3)00NOCManchesterGreater Manchester4554000Labour holdNewcastle upon TyneTyne and Wear27 (+4)47 (-4)2 (+1)2 (-1)0Labour holdNorth TynesideTyne and Wear24 (+5)46 (-1)4 (-2)4 (-2)0Labour holdOldhamGreater Manchester15 (+9)30 (-11)11 (+2)13 VacanciesLabour holdRochdaleGreater Manchester22 (+8)28 (-9)10 (+1)00Labour lose to NOCRotherhamSouth Yorkshire7 (+4)44 (-6)02 (+1)Ratepayers 1 (+1)Labour holdSt HelensMerseyside14 (+5)30 (-6)1 (+1)0Ratepayers 0 (-1)Labour holdSalfordGreater Manchester20 (+5)44 (-6)10Tenants and Ratepayers 1 (+1)LabourSandwellWest Midlands32 (+10)58 (-10)000Labour holdSeftonMerseyside40 (+3)22 (-2)32Ratepayers 2 (-1)Conservative holdSheffieldSouth Yorkshire20 (+2)66 (-3)4 (+1)00Labour holdSolihullWest Midlands30 (+1)1227 (-1)0Conservative holdSouth TynesideTyne and Wear5 (+2)35 (-10)3 (+3)0Progressives 23 (+5)Labour holdStockportGreater Manchester34121040Conservative gain from NOCSunderlandTyne and Wear23 (+2)52 (-4)1 (+1)0Independent Labour 1 (+1)Labour holdTamesideGreater Manchester24 (+11)28 (-11)200Labour holdTraffordGreater Manchester42 (+9)13 (-5)8 (-4)00Conservative holdWakefieldWest Yorkshire11 (+5)45 (-10)01 (-1)Ratepayers 6 (+6) 3 VacanciesLabourWalsallWest Midlands14 (+4)37 (-7)04 (+1)Ratepayers 5 (+2)Labour holdWiganGreater Manchester10 (+5)61 (-5)01 (+1)0 (-1)LabourWirralMerseyside36 (+7)21 (-3)9 (-4)00Conservative gain from NOCWolverhamptonWest Midlands28 (+2)31 (-3)00Ratepayers 1 (+1)Labour hold References Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26. Vote 1999 BBC News Vote 2000 BBC News Local elections