united kingdom local elections

United Kingdom local elections are the times when the councillors forming the local administrations of the United Kingdom are elected. A number of tiers of local council exist, at county, district/borough and town/parish levels. A variety of voting systems are used for local elections. In Northern Ireland, the single transferable vote system is used, whilst in the whole of Scotland and some of England and Wales the single member plurality system is used. The remainder of England and Wales use the multi member plurality system, except for the regional and mayoral elections in London. Local elections are held every year, but different parts of the UK vote in each case. In years with a general election it is usual practice to hold both general and local elections on the same day. In 2004, for the first time, local elections were held on the same day as European elections, and London Mayoral and Assembly elections. The date was referred to as 'Super Thursday'.

Election Results

UK local elections, 2004

United Kingdom Local Elections

Election Results

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