2016 United Kingdom local elections

none May 2015 2016 United Kingdom local elections United Kingdom parliamentary no 2015 United Kingdom local elections 2015 2017 United Kingdom local elections 2017 124 of 405 councils in England 4 directly elected mayors40 Police and Crime Commissioners 5 May 2016 34%Daniel Wainwright Council elections: Why don't people vote? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-47666080?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/ceeqy0e9894t/england-local-elections-2019&link_location=live-reporting-story 20 April 2019 9 April 2019 Seats before Projected vote shareVoteShare All vote shares in the infobox are projected national vote shares calculated by the BBC. Seats won (2016) Councillors (after) Net change (notional) Jeremy Corbyn election infobox 2.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jeremy Corbyn 12 September 2015 Labour Party (UK) 6,884 seatshttps://www.theedkins.co.uk/uklocalgov/makeup2016.htm Local Council Political Compositions Keith Edkins 24 March 2025114 councils 31% 2% 1,326 48 councils 6,881https://www.theedkins.co.uk/uklocalgov/makeup2016ae.htm Local Council Political Compositions Keith Edkins 24 March 2025 114 councils 18 0 councils David Cameron official.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Cameron 6 December 2005 Conservative Party (UK) 8,779 seats192 councils 30% 5% 842 38 councils 8,707191 councils 48 1 councils Tim Farron and Judith Bunting (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tim Farron 16 July 2015 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1,812 seats6 councils 15% 4% 378 4 councils 1,8347 councils 45 1 councils Nigel Farage (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Nigel Farage 5 November 2010 UK Independence Party 490 seats1 council 12% 1% 58 0 councils 4951 council 25 0 councils 2016 local election results map.png 300px Council control following the 2016 local elections in England. #0087dc Conservative #dc241f Labour #fdbb30 Liberal Democrats #777777 No overall control #ffffff No election in 2016 The 2016 United Kingdom local elections held on Thursday 5 May 2016 were a series of local elections which were held in 124 local councils and also saw 4 mayoral elections in England which also coincided with elections to the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the London Assembly, the London mayoral election and the England and Wales Police and crime commissioners.Upcoming elections & referendums http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160502212032/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums 2016-05-02 electoralcommission.org.ukRepresentation of the People Act 1983 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/section/37 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101103053928/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/section/37 2010-11-03 legislation.gov.uk By-elections for the Westminster seats of Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough were also held. These proved to be David Cameron's last local elections as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister as he resigned two months later following the defeat of Remain in the referendum on Britain's continuing membership of the European Union which was held seven weeks later. 3 Results Full results as reported by BBC News.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/councils Local Election Results 2016 - BBC News bbc.co.uk Party Councillors Councils Wonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/councils Local Election Results 2016 - BBC News bbc.co.ukAfterhttps://www.theedkins.co.uk/uklocalgov/makeup2016ae.htm Local Council Political Compositions Keith Edkins 24 March 2025+/-Change Because the number of council seats shifts every year due to boundary changes and local government reorganisation, changes are notional changes calculated by the BBC.WonAfter+/- Conservative Party (UK)8428,70748381911 Labour Party (UK)1,3266,8811848114 Liberal Democrats (UK)3781,83445471 UK Independence Party584952501 Scottish National Party colspan=1 Scotland There were no elections in Scotland in 2016.41802 Green Party of England and Wales45177300 Plaid Cymru colspan=1 Wales There were no elections in Wales in 2016.17100 Independent politician1201,545106 No overall control colspan=3 2485 Total 2,769 20,228 — 114 405 — 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".https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36192606 Key points of 2016 elections: At-a-glance summary 23 August 2016 BBC News The BBC's Projected National Vote Share was 31% for Labour, 30% for the Conservatives, 15% for the Liberal Democrats and 12% for UKIP. These results are included in the infobox for this article. Longstanding elections analysts Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher of Plymouth University estimate a National Equivalent Vote (NEV) share, and in 2016 put Labour on 33%, the Conservatives on 31%, the Liberal Democrats on 14% and UKIP on 12%.https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-wont-govern-based-on-these-results-t6fqm3jqp Labour won't govern based on these results Rallings Colin 8 May 2016 The Sunday Times 1 May 2017 Thrasher Michael Analysis David Cameron celebrated the results, stating that his party did well despite being in office for six years up to that point.2016-05-05 Key points of 2016 elections: At-a-glance summary https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2016-36192606 2024-05-05 BBC News en-GB The results were viewed as mixed or poor for Labour. Jeremy Corbyn claimed that the results were better than anticipated, given that Labour was expected to lose more councillors and councils.2016-05-05 Key points of 2016 elections: At-a-glance summary https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2016-36192606 2024-05-05 BBC News en-GBPhipps Claire Siddique Haroon 2016-05-06 UK elections 2016 at a glance: the key points and results https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/06/uk-elections-at-a-glance-the-key-points 2024-05-05 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077Clark Alistair 2016-05-06 Why Labour under Jeremy Corbyn is stuck on repeat after this poor election showing http://theconversation.com/why-labour-under-jeremy-corbyn-is-stuck-on-repeat-after-this-poor-election-showing-59020 2024-05-05 The Conversation en-US The Liberal Democrats failed to win back areas where they lost seats in prior elections, though they did make a slight recovery after heavy losses in 2015. UKIP was also assessed to have underperformed, given its association with the upcoming 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.Cole Michael 2016-05-06 Local elections: how the parties fared http://theconversation.com/local-elections-how-the-parties-fared-59013 2024-05-05 The Conversation en-US Metropolitan boroughs Whole metropolitan council Three of 36 metropolitan boroughs had all of their seats up for election.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35813119 Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and London 21 April 2016 BBC News Council Previous control Result Details Knowsley Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Rotherhamhttps://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/report-of-inspection-of-rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council Report of inspection of Rotherham metropolitan borough council GOV.UK Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Sheffield Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details One-third of metropolitan council 32 of 36 metropolitan boroughs had one-third of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Barnsley Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Birmingham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Bolton Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Bradford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Bury Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Calderdale No overall control(Labour minority) No overall control(Labour minority)Details Coventry Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Dudley Labour Party (UK) No overall control(Labour minority)Details Gateshead Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Kirklees No overall control(Labour minority) No overall control(Labour minority)Details Leeds Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Liverpool Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Manchester Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Newcastle upon Tyne Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details North Tyneside Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Oldham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Rochdale Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details St Helens Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Salford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Sandwell Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Sefton Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Solihull Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details South Tyneside Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Stockport No overall control(Lib Dem–Ind minority) No overall control(Labour minority)Details Sunderland Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Tameside Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Trafford Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Wakefield Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Walsall No overall control(Con–UKIP–Ind) No overall control(Lab–Lib Dem)Details Wigan Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Wirral Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Wolverhampton Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Unitary authorities Whole unitary council 3 unitary authorities had all of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Bristol No overall control(Labour minority) Labour Party (UK)Details Peterborough No overall control(Con minority) Conservative Party (UK)Details Warrington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details One-third of unitary council 16 unitary authorities had one-third of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Blackburn with Darwen Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Derby Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Halton Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Hartlepool Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Kingston upon Hull Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)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 Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Slough Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Southampton Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Southend-on-Sea No overall control(Ind–Lab–Lib Dem coalition) No overall control(Con minority)Details Swindon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Thurrock No overall control(Lab minority) No overall control(Con minority)Details Wokingham Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details District Councils Whole district councils 12 District Councils had all of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Cherwell Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Colchester No overall control(Lib Dem–Lab–Ind coalition) No overall control(Lib Dem-Lab-Ind coalition)Details Elmbridge Conservative Party (UK) No overall control(Residents-Lib Dem coalition)Details Exeter Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Gloucester Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Lincoln Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Rochford Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)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 Democrats (UK)Details Welwyn Hatfield Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Winchester Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Woking Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Half of councils 7 non-metropolitan district councils had half of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Adur Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Cheltenham Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Fareham Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Gosport Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Hastings Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Nuneaton and Bedworth Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Oxford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details One-third of district councils 51 non-metropolitan district councils had one-third of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Amber Valley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Basildon No overall control(Con minority) No overall control(Con minority)Details Basingstoke and Deane Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Brentwood Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Broxbourne Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Burnley Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Cambridge Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Cannock Chase Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Carlisle Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Castle Point Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Chorley Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Craven Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Crawley Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Daventry Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Eastleigh Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Epping Forest Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Great Yarmouth No overall control(Con minority) No overall control(Con minority)Details Harlow Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Harrogate Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Hart No overall control(Con minority) No overall control(Con minority)Details Havant Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Huntingdonshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Hyndburn Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Ipswich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Maidstone No overall control(Lib Dem–Ind minority) No overall control(Lib Dem-Ind minority)Details Mole Valley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Newcastle-under-Lyme No overall control(Lab minority) No overall control(Lab minority)Details North Hertfordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Norwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Pendle No overall control(Labour–Lib Dem coalition) No overall control(Labour–Lib Dem coalition)Details Preston Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Redditch Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Reigate and Banstead Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Rossendale Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Rugby No overall control(Con minority) No overall control(Con minority)Details Runnymede Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Rushmoor Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details St Albans Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (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 Tamworth Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Tandridge Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Three Rivers No overall control(Lib Dem minority) No overall control(Lib Dem minority)Details Tunbridge Wells Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details West Lancashire Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details West Oxfordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Weymouth and Portland No overall control(Con minority) No overall control(Con minority)Details Worcester Conservative Party (UK) No overall control(Lab minority)Details Worthing Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Wyre Forest Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Mayoral elections Four direct mayoral elections were held. Local Authority Previous Mayor Mayor-elect DetailsLondon Conservative Party (UK)Boris Johnson (Conservative) Labour Party (UK)Sadiq Khan (Labour)DetailsBristol IndependentGeorge Ferguson (Bristol 1st) Labour Party (UK)Marvin Rees (Labour)DetailsLiverpool Labour Party (UK)Joe Anderson (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Joe Anderson (Labour)DetailsSalford Labour Party (UK)Ian Stewart (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Paul Dennett (Labour)Details Police and Crime Commissioner elections 2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections 40 elections for Police and Crime Commissioners were held. Results - English PCC Elections Party VotesThe 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 % PCCs % Labour Party (UK)2,719,31534.3%1532.4% Conservative Party (UK)2,390,67830.2%2058.8% UK Independence Party1,169,31414.8%00% Liberal Democrats (UK)721,1489.1%00% Independent politician618,6887.8%38.8% Zero Tolerance Policing120,7201.5%00% Green Party of England and Wales113,9571.4%00% English Democrats54,6800.7%00% Lincolnshire Independents18,4970.2%00% Results Breakdown Police Force Area Previous Commissioner Commissioner-electAvon and Somerset Independent (politician)Sue Mountstevens (Independent) Independent (politician)Sue Mountstevens (Independent)Bedfordshire Labour Party (UK)Olly Martins (Labour Co-op) Conservative Party (UK)Kathryn Holloway (Conservative)Cambridgeshire Conservative Party (UK)Sir Graham Bright (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Jason Ablewhite (Conservative)Cheshire Conservative Party (UK)John Dwyer (Conservative) Labour Party (UK)David Keane (Labour)Cleveland Labour Party (UK)Barry Coppinger (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Barry Coppinger (Labour)Cumbria Conservative Party (UK)Richard Rhodes (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Peter McCall (Conservative)Derbyshire Labour Party (UK)Alan Charles (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Hardyal Dhindsa (Labour)Devon and Cornwall Conservative Party (UK)Tony Hogg (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Alison Hernandez (Conservative)Dorset Independent (politician)Martyn Underhill (Independent) Independent (politician)Martyn Underhill (Independent)Durham Labour Party (UK)Ron Hogg (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Ron Hogg (Labour)Essex Conservative Party (UK)Nick Alston (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Roger Hirst (Conservative)Gloucestershire Independent (politician)Martin Surl (Independent) Independent (politician)Martin Surl (Independent)Hampshire Independent (politician)Simon Hayes (Independent) Conservative Party (UK)Michael Lane (Conservative)Hertfordshire Conservative Party (UK)David Lloyd (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)David Lloyd (Conservative)Humberside Conservative Party (UK)Matthew Grove (Conservative) Labour Party (UK)Keith Hunter (Labour Co-op)Kent Police Independent (politician)Ann Barnes (Independent) Conservative Party (UK)Matthew Scott (Conservative)Lancashire Labour Party (UK)Clive Grunshaw (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Clive Grunshaw (Labour)Leicestershire Conservative Party (UK)Sir Clive Loader (Conservative) Labour Party (UK)Willy Bach (Labour)Lincolnshire Police Independent (politician)Alan Hardwick (Independent) Conservative Party (UK)Marc Jones (Conservative)Merseyside Labour Party (UK)Jane Kennedy (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Jane Kennedy (Labour)Norfolk Independent (politician)Stephen Bett (Independent) Conservative Party (UK)Lorne Green (Conservative)North Yorkshire Conservative Party (UK)Julia Mulligan (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Julia Mulligan (Conservative)Northamptonshire Conservative Party (UK)Adam Simmonds (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Stephen Mold (Conservative)Northumbria Labour Party (UK)Vera Baird (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Vera Baird (Labour)Nottinghamshire Labour Party (UK)Paddy Tipping (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Paddy Tipping (Labour)South Yorkshire Labour Party (UK)Alan Billings (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Alan Billings (Labour)Staffordshire Conservative Party (UK)Matthew Ellis (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Matthew Ellis (Conservative)Suffolk Conservative Party (UK)Tim Passmore (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Tim Passmore (Conservative)Surrey Independent (politician)Kevin Hurley (Independent) Conservative Party (UK)David Munro (Conservative)Sussex Conservative Party (UK)Katy Bourne (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Katy Bourne (Conservative)Thames Valley Conservative Party (UK)Anthony Stansfeld (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Anthony Stansfeld (Conservative)Warwickshire Independent (politician)Ron Ball (Independent) Conservative Party (UK)Philip Seccombe (Conservative)West Mercia Police Independent (politician)Bill Longmore (Independent) Conservative Party (UK)John-Paul Campion (Conservative)West Midlands Labour Party (UK)David Jamieson (Labour) Labour Party (UK)David Jamieson (Labour)West Yorkshire Labour Party (UK)Mark Burns-Williamson (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Mark Burns-Williamson (Labour)Wiltshire Conservative Party (UK)Angus Macpherson (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Angus Macpherson (Conservative) Results - Welsh PCC Elections Party Votes % PCCs Labour Party (UK)328,11334.1%2 Plaid Cymru228,33423.7%2 Conservative Party (UK)210,88221.9%0 Independent (politician)102,50210.7%0 UK Independence Party46,8134.9%0 Liberal Democrats (UK)45,1634.7%0 Results Breakdown Police Force Area Previous Commissioner Commissioner-electDyfed-Powys Conservative Party (UK)Christopher Salmon (Conservative) Plaid CymruDafydd Llywelyn (Plaid Cymru)Gwent IndependentIan Johnston (Independent) Labour Party (UK)Jeffrey Cuthbert (Labour Co-op)North Wales IndependentWinston Roddick (Independent) Plaid CymruArfon Jones (Plaid Cymru)South Wales Labour Party (UK)Alun Michael (Labour Co-op) Labour Party (UK)Alun Michael (Labour Co-op) See also Other elections being held in the UK on the same day 2016 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 Notes note References 30em External links Local Government Political Control https://web.archive.org/web/20190107031244/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/uklocalgov/makeup.htm 7 January 2019 Category:2016 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Premiership of David Cameron Category:Jeremy Corbyn