2016 United Kingdom local elections

2016 United Kingdom local elections

5 May 2016

114 of 405 councils in Great Britain
4 directly elected mayors
40 Police and Crime Commissioners
Turnout34%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jeremy Corbyn David Cameron
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 12 September 2015 6 December 2005
Seats before 6,884 seats
114 councils
8,779 seats
192 councils
Projected vote share 31%
2%
30%
5%
Seats won (2016) 1,326
48 councils
842
38 councils
Councillors (after) 6,881
114 councils
8,707
191 councils
Net change (notional) 18
0 councils
48
1 councils

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Tim Farron Nigel Farage
Party Liberal Democrats UKIP
Leader since 16 July 2015 5 November 2010
Seats before 1,812 seats
6 councils
490 seats
1 council
Projected vote share 15%
4%
12%
1%
Seats won (2016) 378
4 councils
58
0 councils
Councillors (after) 1,834
7 councils
495
1 council
Net change (notional) 45
1 councils
25
0 councils

Council control following the 2016 local elections in England.
  Labour
  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. 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.