1989 United Kingdom local elections
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1989.[1][2] The Labour Party had the highest projected national vote share, but the Conservative Party, in power at Westminster, gained the most seats.
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The national projected share of the vote was Labour 42%, Conservative 36%, Liberal Democrats 19%. The Conservatives gained 92 seats, Labour gained 35 seats and the Liberal Democrats lost 175 seats. It was Labour's largest share of the vote in any election in a decade, as the party's popularity continued to improve as a result of the ongoing modernisation process under Neil Kinnock, and that the Conservative government's popularity was starting to fall following the announcement of the poll tax.
England
Non-metropolitan county councils
Sui generis
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| Isles of Scilly | Details | ||||
Northern Ireland
Wales
County councils
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Clwyd | No overall control | Labour gain | Details | ||
| Dyfed | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Gwent | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Gwynedd | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Mid Glamorgan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Powys | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| South Glamorgan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| West Glamorgan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
References
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1989, Volume 1. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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