2016 United Kingdom local elections

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.

Results

Full results as reported by BBC News.

Party Councillors Councils WonAfter+/-WonAfter+/- 8428,70748381911 1,3266,8811848114 3781,83445471 584952501 colspan=1 41802 45177300 colspan=1 17100 1201,545106 colspan=3 2485 Total 2,769 20,228 — 114 405 —

As these local elections were held in 124 English councils, out of 418 in the whole of the UK, the BBC calculated a Projected National Vote Share (PNV), which aims to assess what the council results indicate the UK-wide vote would be "if the results were repeated at a general election".

The BBC's Projected National Vote Share was 31% for Labour, 30% for the Conservatives, 15% for the Liberal Democrats and 12% for UKIP. These results are included in the infobox for this article. Longstanding elections analysts Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher of Plymouth University estimate a National Equivalent Vote (NEV) share, and in 2016 put Labour on 33%, the Conservatives on 31%, the Liberal Democrats on 14% and UKIP on 12%.

Analysis David Cameron celebrated the results, stating that his party did well despite being in office for six years up to that point. The results were viewed as mixed or poor for Labour. Jeremy Corbyn claimed that the results were better than anticipated, given that Labour was expected to lose more councillors and councils. The Liberal Democrats failed to win back areas where they lost seats in prior elections, though they did make a slight recovery after heavy losses in 2015. UKIP was also assessed to have underperformed, given its association with the upcoming 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.

Metropolitan boroughs

Whole metropolitan council Three of 36 metropolitan boroughs had all of their seats up for election.

Council Previous control Result Details Knowsley Details Rotherham Details Sheffield Details

One-third of metropolitan council 32 of 36 metropolitan boroughs had one-third of their seats up for election.

Council Previous control Result Details Barnsley Details Birmingham Details Bolton Details Bradford Details Bury Details Calderdale (Labour minority) (Labour minority)Details Coventry Details Dudley (Labour minority)Details Gateshead Details Kirklees (Labour minority) (Labour minority)Details Leeds Details Liverpool Details Manchester Details Newcastle upon Tyne Details North Tyneside Details Oldham Details Rochdale Details St Helens Details Salford Details Sandwell Details Sefton Details Solihull Details South Tyneside Details Stockport (Lib Dem–Ind minority) (Labour minority)Details Sunderland Details Tameside Details Trafford Details Wakefield Details Walsall (Con–UKIP–Ind) (Lab–Lib Dem)Details Wigan Details Wirral Details Wolverhampton Details

Unitary authorities

Whole unitary council

3 unitary authorities had all of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Bristol (Labour minority) Details Peterborough (Con minority) Details Warrington Details

One-third of unitary council

16 unitary authorities had one-third of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Blackburn with Darwen Details Derby Details Halton Details Hartlepool Details Kingston upon Hull Details Milton Keynes (Lab minority) (Lab-LibDem Coalition)Details North East Lincolnshire (Lab minority) (Lab minority)Details Plymouth (Lab–Con coalition) (Con-UKIP coalition)Details Portsmouth (Con with UKIP support) (Con minority)Details Reading Details Slough Details Southampton Details Southend-on-Sea (Ind–Lab–Lib Dem coalition) (Con minority)Details Swindon Details Thurrock (Lab minority) (Con minority)Details Wokingham Details

District Councils

Whole district councils

12 District Councils had all of their seats up for election.

Council Previous control Result Details Cherwell Details Colchester (Lib Dem–Lab–Ind coalition) (Lib Dem-Lab-Ind coalition)Details Elmbridge (Residents-Lib Dem coalition)Details Exeter Details Gloucester Details Lincoln Details Rochford Details Stroud (Lab–Green–Lib Dem coalition) (Lab-Green-Lib Dem coalition)Details Watford (Lib Dem minority) Details Welwyn Hatfield Details Winchester Details Woking Details

Half of councils

7 non-metropolitan district councils had half of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Adur Details Cheltenham Details Fareham Details Gosport Details Hastings Details Nuneaton and Bedworth Details Oxford Details

One-third of district councils

51 non-metropolitan district councils had one-third of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Amber Valley Details Basildon (Con minority) (Con minority)Details Basingstoke and Deane Details Brentwood Details Broxbourne Details Burnley Details Cambridge Details Cannock Chase Details Carlisle Details Castle Point Details Chorley Details Craven Details Crawley Details Daventry Details Eastleigh Details Epping Forest Details Great Yarmouth (Con minority) (Con minority)Details Harlow Details Harrogate Details Hart (Con minority) (Con minority)Details Havant Details Huntingdonshire Details Hyndburn Details Ipswich Details Maidstone (Lib Dem–Ind minority) (Lib Dem-Ind minority)Details Mole Valley Details Newcastle-under-Lyme (Lab minority) (Lab minority)Details North Hertfordshire Details Norwich Details Pendle (Labour–Lib Dem coalition) (Labour–Lib Dem coalition)Details Preston Details Redditch Details Reigate and Banstead Details Rossendale Details Rugby (Con minority) (Con minority)Details Runnymede Details Rushmoor Details St Albans Details South Cambridgeshire Details South Lakeland Details Stevenage Details Tamworth Details Tandridge Details Three Rivers (Lib Dem minority) (Lib Dem minority)Details Tunbridge Wells Details West Lancashire Details West Oxfordshire Details Weymouth and Portland (Con minority) (Con minority)Details Worcester (Lab minority)Details Worthing Details Wyre Forest Details

Mayoral elections Four direct mayoral elections were held. Local Authority Previous Mayor Mayor-elect DetailsLondon Boris Johnson (Conservative) Sadiq Khan (Labour)DetailsBristol George Ferguson (Bristol 1st) Marvin Rees (Labour)DetailsLiverpool Joe Anderson (Labour) Joe Anderson (Labour)DetailsSalford Ian Stewart (Labour) Paul Dennett (Labour)Details

Police and Crime Commissioner elections

40 elections for Police and Crime Commissioners were held.

Results - English PCC Elections

Party VotesThe Police and Crime Commissioner elections operate under a system called the Supplementary Vote, where voters can cast a first and second preference. First preference votes are the 'popular vote' recorded here % PCCs % 2,719,31534.3%1532.4% 2,390,67830.2%2058.8% 1,169,31414.8%00% 721,1489.1%00% 618,6887.8%38.8% Zero Tolerance Policing120,7201.5%00% 113,9571.4%00% 54,6800.7%00% 18,4970.2%00%

Results Breakdown

Police Force Area Previous Commissioner Commissioner-electAvon and Somerset Sue Mountstevens (Independent) Sue Mountstevens (Independent)Bedfordshire Olly Martins (Labour Co-op) Kathryn Holloway (Conservative)Cambridgeshire Sir Graham Bright (Conservative) Jason Ablewhite (Conservative)Cheshire John Dwyer (Conservative) David Keane (Labour)Cleveland Barry Coppinger (Labour) Barry Coppinger (Labour)Cumbria Richard Rhodes (Conservative) Peter McCall (Conservative)Derbyshire Alan Charles (Labour) Hardyal Dhindsa (Labour)Devon and Cornwall Tony Hogg (Conservative) Alison Hernandez (Conservative)Dorset Martyn Underhill (Independent) Martyn Underhill (Independent)Durham Ron Hogg (Labour) Ron Hogg (Labour)Essex Nick Alston (Conservative) Roger Hirst (Conservative)Gloucestershire Martin Surl (Independent) Martin Surl (Independent)Hampshire Simon Hayes (Independent) Michael Lane (Conservative)Hertfordshire David Lloyd (Conservative) David Lloyd (Conservative)Humberside Matthew Grove (Conservative) Keith Hunter (Labour Co-op)Kent Police Ann Barnes (Independent) Matthew Scott (Conservative)Lancashire Clive Grunshaw (Labour) Clive Grunshaw (Labour)Leicestershire Sir Clive Loader (Conservative) Willy Bach (Labour)Lincolnshire Police Alan Hardwick (Independent) Marc Jones (Conservative)Merseyside Jane Kennedy (Labour) Jane Kennedy (Labour)Norfolk Stephen Bett (Independent) Lorne Green (Conservative)North Yorkshire Julia Mulligan (Conservative) Julia Mulligan (Conservative)Northamptonshire Adam Simmonds (Conservative) Stephen Mold (Conservative)Northumbria Vera Baird (Labour) Vera Baird (Labour)Nottinghamshire Paddy Tipping (Labour) Paddy Tipping (Labour)South Yorkshire Alan Billings (Labour) Alan Billings (Labour)Staffordshire Matthew Ellis (Conservative) Matthew Ellis (Conservative)Suffolk Tim Passmore (Conservative) Tim Passmore (Conservative)Surrey Kevin Hurley (Independent) David Munro (Conservative)Sussex Katy Bourne (Conservative) Katy Bourne (Conservative)Thames Valley Anthony Stansfeld (Conservative) Anthony Stansfeld (Conservative)Warwickshire Ron Ball (Independent) Philip Seccombe (Conservative)West Mercia Police Bill Longmore (Independent) John-Paul Campion (Conservative)West Midlands David Jamieson (Labour) David Jamieson (Labour)West Yorkshire Mark Burns-Williamson (Labour) Mark Burns-Williamson (Labour)Wiltshire Angus Macpherson (Conservative) Angus Macpherson (Conservative)

Results - Welsh PCC Elections

Party Votes % PCCs 328,11334.1%2 228,33423.7%2 210,88221.9%0 102,50210.7%0 46,8134.9%0 45,1634.7%0

Results Breakdown

Police Force Area Previous Commissioner Commissioner-electDyfed-Powys Christopher Salmon (Conservative) Dafydd Llywelyn (Plaid Cymru)Gwent Ian Johnston (Independent) Jeffrey Cuthbert (Labour Co-op)North Wales Winston Roddick (Independent) Arfon Jones (Plaid Cymru)South Wales Alun Michael (Labour Co-op) Alun Michael (Labour Co-op)

2016 United Kingdom local elections

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