All 36 metropolitan boroughs, 14 out of 25 unitary authorities and 100 out of 262 English districts
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Leader
Tony Blair
Paddy Ashdown
John Major
Party
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Leader since
21 July 1994
16 July 1988
27 November 1990
Percentage
43%
26%
29%
Swing
4%
3%
4%
Councillors
10,929
5,078
4,276
Councillors +/-
468
136
607
The 1996 United Kingdom local elections were held on 2 May 1996.[1][2] They were the last local elections until 2010 to show a decline in the number of Conservative councillors and an increase in the number of Labour councillors.
The main opposition Labour Party gained 468 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 10,929. Their share of the vote was projected to be 43%, 4% down on the 1995 local elections.
The governing Conservative Party lost 607 seats and were left with 4,276 councillors - still in third place behind the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives' projected share of the vote was 29%, a 4% increase since the previous local elections in 1995.
The Liberal Democrats gained 136 seats and had 5,078 councillors after the elections.
^Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1996(PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^"Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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