1992 United Kingdom local elections
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The 1992 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 7 May 1992, one month after the 1992 general election which returned the governing Conservative Party for a fourth consecutive term in office. The Conservatives won back some ground that they had lost the previous year.[1][2]
The Conservative Party gained 303 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 8,288. Their share of the vote was projected to be 46%, their highest for many years.
The main opposition Labour Party lost 402 seats and were left with 9,102 councillors. Their projected share of the vote was 30%, their lowest since 1982. Neil Kinnock was still party leader at this stage, although he had already declared his intention to resign from the position as soon as a new leader was elected; his successor was John Smith, who won the leadership contest against Bryan Gould on 18 July 1992.
The Liberal Democrats gained 56 seats and had 3,728 councillors after the elections.
Summary of results
England
Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Barnsley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Birmingham | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Bolton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Bradford | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Bury | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Calderdale | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Coventry | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Doncaster | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Dudley | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Gateshead | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Kirklees | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Knowsley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Leeds | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Liverpool | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Manchester | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Newcastle upon Tyne | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
North Tyneside | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Oldham | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Rochdale | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Rotherham | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Salford | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Sandwell | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Sefton | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Sheffield | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Solihull | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
South Tyneside | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
St Helens | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Stockport | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Sunderland | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Tameside | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Trafford | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Wakefield | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Walsall | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Wigan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Wirral | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Wolverhampton | Labour | No overall control gain | Details |
District councils
Whole council
In one district the whole council was up for election as there were new ward boundaries, following a further electoral boundary review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Basingstoke and Deane | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details |
Third of council
In 113 districts one third of the council was up for election.
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Adur | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats hold | Details | ||
Amber Valley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Barrow-in-Furness | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Basildon | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Bassetlaw | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Bath | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Bedford | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Blackburn | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Brentwood | No overall control | Liberal Democrats gain | Details | ||
Brighton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Bristol | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Broadland | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Broxbourne | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Burnley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Cambridge | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Cannock Chase | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Carlisle | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Cheltenham | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats hold | Details | ||
Cherwell | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Chester | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Chorley | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Colchester | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Congleton | Liberal Democrats | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Craven | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Crawley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Crewe and Nantwich | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Daventry | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Derby | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Eastbourne | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats hold | Details | ||
Eastleigh | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Ellesmere Port and Neston | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Elmbridge | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Epping Forest | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Exeter | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Fareham | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Gillingham | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Gloucester | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Gosport | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats hold | Details | ||
Great Grimsby | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Great Yarmouth | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Halton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Harlow | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Harrogate | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Hart | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Hartlepool | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Hastings | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Havant | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Hereford | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats hold | Details | ||
Hertsmere | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Huntingdonshire | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Hyndburn | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Ipswich | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Kingston upon Hull | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Leominster | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
Lincoln | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Macclesfield | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Maidstone | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Milton Keynes | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Mole Valley | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
North Hertfordshire | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Norwich | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Nuneaton and Bedworth | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Oxford | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Pendle | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Penwith | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Peterborough | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Portsmouth | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Preston | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Purbeck | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Reading | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Redditch | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Reigate and Banstead | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Rochford | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Rossendale | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Rugby | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Runnymede | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Rushmoor | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Scunthorpe | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Shrewsbury and Atcham | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Slough | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
South Bedfordshire | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
South Cambridgeshire | Independent | No overall control gain | Details | ||
South Herefordshire | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
South Lakeland | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Southampton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Southend-on-Sea | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
St Albans | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Stevenage | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Stoke-on-Trent | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Stratford-on-Avon | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Stroud | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Swale | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Tamworth | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Tandridge | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Thamesdown | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Three Rivers | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Thurrock | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Tunbridge Wells | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Watford | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Waveney | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Welwyn Hatfield | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
West Lancashire | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
West Lindsey | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
West Oxfordshire | Independent | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Weymouth and Portland | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Winchester | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Woking | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Wokingham | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Worcester | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Worthing | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Wyre Forest | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
York | Labour | Labour hold | Details |
Scotland
District councils
These were the last elections to the district councils before they were abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
References
- Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26.
- Vote 1999 BBC News
- Vote 2000 BBC News
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- Tameside
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(England)
- Adur
- Amber Valley
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Basildon
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Bassetlaw
- Bath
- Bedford
- Blackburn
- Brentwood
- Brighton
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- Exeter
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- West Lancashire
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(Scotland)
- Aberdeen
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- Berwickshire
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- Glasgow
- Gordon
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- Inverclyde
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- Kincardine and Deeside
- Kirkcaldy
- Kyle and Carrick
- Lochaber
- Midlothian
- Monklands
- Moray
- Motherwell
- Nairn
- Nithsdale
- North East Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Renfrew
- Ross and Cromarty
- Roxburgh
- Skye and Lochalsh
- Stewartry
- Stirling
- Strathkelvin
- Sutherland
- Tweeddale
- West Lothian
- Wigtown
- See also: UK General election