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Local elections were held for 2,782 seats on 124 local councils in England on 5 May 2016. These elections comprised:
- 1,393 seats on 70 district councils;
- 468 seats on 19 unitary authority councils;
- 921 seats on 35 metropolitan borough councils.
In the elections, Conservatives had a net loss of 38 seats, Labour a net loss of 15 seats and the Liberal Democrats, a net gain of 48 seats. The changes in council control across the country were minimal.
- The Conservatives won 31% of seats up for election; this is nearly half the percentage of available seats received in 2015 (59%) but is almost identical to the comparable elections in 2012 (33%)
- Labour won 47% of the seats up for election; this is almost double the percentage of available seats received in 2015 (25%) but is almost identical to the comparable elections in 2012 (49%).
- The Liberal Democrats won 14% of the seats up for election; this is the highest percentage since 2013 where they won 15% and 2% more than the comparable elections in 2012.
The table below summarises changes in council control that occurred as a direct result of May 2016 elections (that is, excluding changes that occurred due to by-elections and defections outside of the usual electoral cycle):
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Local elections 2016 (685 KB, PDF)
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