Английская Википедия:2009 United Kingdom local elections
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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.[1][2] The elections were due to be held on 7 May 2009, but were delayed in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament.[3][4]
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%.
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.
Summary of results
| Party | Councillors | Councils | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Change | Number | Change | ||
| Шаблон:Party name with colour | 1,531 | Шаблон:Increase244 | 30 | Шаблон:Increase7 | |
| Шаблон:Party name with colour | 484 | Шаблон:Decrease2 | 1 | Шаблон:Decrease1 | |
| Шаблон:Party name with colour | 178 | Шаблон:Decrease291 | 0 | Шаблон:Decrease4 | |
| Шаблон:Party name with colour | 97 | Шаблон:Increase6 | 0 | Шаблон:Nochange | |
| Шаблон:Party name with colour | 18 | Шаблон:Increase8 | 0 | Шаблон:Nochange | |
| Residents | 9 | Шаблон:Increase2 | 0 | Шаблон:Nochange | |
| Шаблон:Party name with colour | 7 | Шаблон:Increase7 | 0 | Шаблон:Nochange | |
| Шаблон:Party name with colour | 3 | Шаблон:Increase3 | 0 | Шаблон:Nochange | |
| Шаблон:Party name with colour | 3 | Шаблон:Nochange | 0 | Шаблон:Nochange | |
| Шаблон:Party name with colour | 2 | Шаблон:Nochange | 0 | Шаблон:Nochange | |
| Others | 30 | Шаблон:Increase15 | 0 | Шаблон:Nochange | |
| bgcolor="Шаблон:Party color" | | No overall control | n/a | n/a | 3 | Шаблон:Decrease2 |
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.
Unitary authorities
Existing authorities
| Council | Proportion up for election |
Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 1/3 | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Шаблон:Party name with colour gain | Details | ||
| Isle of Wight | All | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | Details | ||
| Isles of Scilly | All | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | Details | ||
New authorities
Elections were held for five new unitary authorities. All councillors were elected at this election.
| Council | Result | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Details | |
| Central Bedfordshire | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Details | |
| Cornwall | Шаблон:Party name with colour (Conservative/Independent Coalition) | Details | |
| Shropshire | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Details | |
| Wiltshire | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Details | |
Mayoral elections
| Local Authority | Previous Mayor | Candidate elected | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | Шаблон:Party color cell | Martin Winter (Independent[5]) | Шаблон:Party color cell | Peter Davies (English Democrats) | Details |
| Hartlepool | Шаблон:Party color cell | Stuart Drummond (Independent) | Шаблон:Party color cell | Stuart Drummond (Independent) | Details |
| North Tyneside | Шаблон:Party color cell | John Harrison (Labour) | Шаблон:Party color cell | 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.[6]
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
External links
- Elections 2009 BBC News
- Elections 2009: Councils A-Z BBC News
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Communities and Local Government - Moving the date of English Local Government elections to the date of the European Parliament elections in 2009 - Consultation Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Winter 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.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
