United Kingdom local elections, 1997
United Kingdom local elections, 1997
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1 May 1997 (England)
21 May 1997 (Northern Ireland) |
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All 34 non-metropolitan counties, 21 out of 46 unitary authorities,
1 out of 238 English districts, 1 sui generis authority
and all 26 Northern Irish districts |
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Majority party |
Minority party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Tony Blair |
John Major |
Paddy Ashdown |
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Labour |
Conservative |
Liberal Democrat |
| Leader since |
21 July 1994 |
28 November 1990 |
16 July 1988 |
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The United Kingdom local elections took place on the 1 May, 1997.[1] Elections took place for all of the English shire counties, some English unitary authorities and all of the Northern Ireland districts. The elections were held on the same day as the general election.
While the results were overshadowed by the landslide election of a Labour government, they did provide some comfort to the Conservative party. The Conservatives made some gains and were the largest party in the county council elections.
England
Non-metropolitan county councils
In 34 non-metropolitan counties the whole council was up for election.
†Elected as a "shadow authority" until 1 April 1998.
Unitary authorities
Whole council
These were the first elections to 19 more unitary authorities established by the Local Government Commission for England (1992). They acted as "shadow authorities" until 1 April 1998.
‡ New ward boundaries from predecessor authorities
Third of council
In 2 unitary authorities one third of the council was up for election.
District council
In 1 district the whole council was up for election.
Sui generis
Northern Ireland
References
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| | County council elections |
- Bedfordshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cornwall
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorset
- Durham
- East Sussex
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Hertfordshire
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Norfolk
- North Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Warwickshire
- West Sussex
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
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| | Unitary authorities |
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Bracknell Forest
- Bristol
- Halton
- Herefordshire
- Hull
- Medway
- Nottingham
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Reading
- Slough
- Southend-on-Sea
- Telford and Wrekin
- Thurrock
- Torbay
- Warrington
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
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| | District councils (England) | |
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| | District councils (Northern Ireland) |
- Antrim
- Ards
- Armagh
- Ballymena
- Ballymoney
- Banbridge
- Belfast
- Carrickfergus
- Castlereagh
- Coleraine
- Cookstown
- Craigavon
- Derry
- Down
- Dungannon
- Fermanagh
- Larne
- Limavady
- Lisburn
- Magherafelt
- Moyle
- Newry and Mourne
- Newtownabbey
- North Down
- Omagh
- Strabane
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| | Sui generis | |
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| | Referendums | |
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