Local Elections 1994
Local Elections 1994 was held on 5 May 1994. 4,842 seats were filled across 4,258 wards and divisions in 285 councils, from 17,409 candidates. The Labour Party won 2,623, Liberal Democrats won 1,034 and Conservative Party won 837.
- Date
- 5 May 1994
- Seats filled
- 4,842
- Candidates
- 17,409
- Councils
- 285
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Labour Party | 5,400 | 2,623 | 6,737,081 | 43.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,530 | 1,034 | 3,588,552 | 23.0% |
| Conservative Party | 5,181 | 837 | 4,177,808 | 26.7% |
| Independent | 667 | 213 | 257,015 | 1.6% |
| Scottish National Party | 371 | 73 | 458,951 | 2.9% |
| RES | 69 | 30 | 72,331 | 0.5% |
| Other | 67 | 10 | 26,408 | 0.2% |
| LIB | 73 | 5 | 34,470 | 0.2% |
| RATE | 15 | 5 | 12,831 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 10 | 4 | 7,125 | 0.0% |
| Residents | 14 | 3 | 9,616 | 0.1% |
| Green Party | 680 | 2 | 138,351 | 0.9% |
| Ind Con | 6 | 1 | 1,865 | 0.0% |
| The Liberal Party | 4 | 1 | 1,804 | 0.0% |
| MK | 1 | 1 | 1,127 | 0.0% |
| Ind Lab | 64 | 0 | 23,290 | 0.1% |
| BNP | 35 | 0 | 19,730 | 0.1% |
| Ind RES | 10 | 0 | 7,582 | 0.0% |
| PC | 8 | 0 | 7,520 | 0.0% |
| BRIS | 10 | 0 | 3,812 | 0.0% |
| MILT | 13 | 0 | 3,770 | 0.0% |
| Ind LIB | 4 | 0 | 3,544 | 0.0% |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 5 | 0 | 3,136 | 0.0% |
| Prog | 10 | 0 | 2,880 | 0.0% |
| Ind DEM | 15 | 0 | 2,828 | 0.0% |
| NF | 15 | 0 | 2,741 | 0.0% |
| MILT Lab | 6 | 0 | 2,380 | 0.0% |
| British National Party | 3 | 0 | 2,266 | 0.0% |
| SOPS | 11 | 0 | 1,613 | 0.0% |
| Nlp | 31 | 0 | 1,571 | 0.0% |
| Social Democratic Party | 4 | 0 | 1,390 | 0.0% |
| COMM | 16 | 0 | 1,179 | 0.0% |
| Social and Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 856 | 0.0% |
| Ind LD | 1 | 0 | 680 | 0.0% |
| SOC | 3 | 0 | 671 | 0.0% |
| SOC DEM | 3 | 0 | 212 | 0.0% |
| MRLP | 2 | 0 | 168 | 0.0% |
| DKDC | 2 | 0 | 117 | 0.0% |
| Lab P | 1 | 0 | 107 | 0.0% |
| c dem | 1 | 0 | 107 | 0.0% |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | 13 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Allerdale | 1 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Amber Valley | 3 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Amber Valley | 13 | 11 | Labour | 10 |
| Arun | 2 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 20 | 49 | Labour | 45 |
| Barnet | 20 | 60 | Conservative | 29 |
| Barnsley | 22 | 22 | Labour | 21 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 13 | 15 | Labour | 14 |
| Basildon | 14 | 14 | Labour | 8 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 19 | 20 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Bassetlaw | 4 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Bassetlaw | 13 | 13 | Labour | 12 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Bath | 15 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 15 |
| Bath & North East Somerset | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Bexley | 21 | 56 | Conservative | 21 |
| Bexley Borough Council | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| Birmingham | 40 | 43 | Labour | 30 |
| Blackburn | 19 | 10 | Labour | 9 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 10 | 10 | Labour | 6 |
| Bolton | 20 | 21 | Labour | 16 |
| Borders | 27 | 27 | Independent | 11 |
| Bradford | 30 | 29 | Labour | 23 |
| Brent | 31 | 67 | Conservative | 33 |
| Brentwood | 13 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Brighton | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Brighton & Hove | 13 | 12 | Labour | 8 |
| Bristol, City of | 23 | 23 | Labour | 17 |
| Broadland | 17 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Bromley | 26 | 55 | Conservative | 31 |
| Bromley Borough Council | 24 | 0 | — | — |
| Broxbourne | 14 | 15 | Conservative | 9 |
| Burnley | 15 | 16 | Labour | 12 |
| Bury | 17 | 16 | Labour | 14 |
| Calderdale | 18 | 21 | Labour | 11 |
| Cambridge | 14 | 14 | Labour | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Camden | 26 | 57 | Labour | 45 |
| Cannock Chase | 14 | 13 | Labour | 12 |
| Carlisle | 7 | 7 | Labour | 5 |
| Carlisle | 8 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Castle Point | 2 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Central | 35 | 35 | Labour | 23 |
| Cheltenham | 13 | 15 | Liberal Democrats | 13 |
| Cherwell | 18 | 17 | Conservative | 7 |
| Cheshire | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Chester | 10 | 11 | Labour | 8 |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Chorley | 17 | 17 | Labour | 11 |
| City of Chester | 19 | 11 | Conservative | 4 |
| Colchester | 18 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Colchester | 3 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Congleton | 11 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Congleton | 4 | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| Coventry | 18 | 22 | Labour | 17 |
| Craven | 11 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Crawley | 11 | 8 | Labour | 7 |
| Crewe and Nantwich | 19 | 8 | Labour | 7 |
| Croydon | 27 | 70 | Labour | 40 |
| Cumberland | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 2 |
| Daventry | 11 | 13 | Conservative | 5 |
| Derby | 15 | 10 | Labour | 7 |
| Doncaster | 21 | 23 | Labour | 21 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Dudley | 24 | 25 | Labour | 20 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council | 35 | 35 | Independent | 12 |
| Ealing | 25 | 71 | Labour | 48 |
| Ealing Borough Council | 23 | 0 | — | — |
| East Lindsey | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| East Suffolk | 10 | 11 | Labour | 9 |
| Eastbourne | 11 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Eastleigh | 4 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Eastleigh | 11 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | 14 | 14 | Labour | 12 |
| Elmbridge | 20 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Enfield | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Enfield | 21 | 42 | Labour | 23 |
| Epping Forest | 19 | 19 | Labour | 6 |
| Exeter | 13 | 13 | Labour | 9 |
| Fareham | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 12 |
| Fife Regional Council | 46 | 46 | Labour | 28 |
| Gateshead | 13 | 13 | Labour | 11 |
| Gateshead | 9 | 9 | Labour | 6 |
| Gillingham | 13 | 6 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Gillingham Borough Council | 13 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Gloucester | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gloucester | 11 | 13 | Labour | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Gosport | 10 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Grampian | 57 | 57 | Liberal Democrats | 18 |
| Great Grimsby | 15 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Great Yarmouth | 8 | 9 | Labour | 5 |
| Great Yarmouth | 8 | 8 | Labour | 8 |
| Greenwich | 35 | 60 | Labour | 45 |
| Hackney | 22 | 59 | Labour | 43 |
| Halton | 16 | 14 | Labour | 13 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 23 | 50 | Labour | 34 |
| Haringey | 23 | 56 | Labour | 54 |
| Harlow | 14 | 14 | Labour | 13 |
| Harrogate | 20 | 7 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Harrogate Borough Council | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Harrow | 21 | 63 | Liberal Democrats | 29 |
| Harrow Borough Council | 21 | 0 | — | — |
| Hart | 11 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Hartlepool | 6 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Hartlepool | 10 | 9 | Labour | 5 |
| Hastings | 12 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Havant | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Havering | 26 | 63 | Labour | 31 |
| Hereford | 9 | 9 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Hertsmere | 13 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| High Peak | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Highland Regional Council | 54 | 54 | Independent | 35 |
| Hillingdon | 29 | 48 | Labour | 29 |
| Hounslow | 21 | 43 | Labour | 35 |
| Huntingdon | 18 | 17 | Conservative | 9 |
| Huntingdonshire | 2 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Hyndburn | 10 | 9 | Labour | 8 |
| Hyndburn | 6 | 7 | Labour | 7 |
| Ipswich | 16 | 19 | Labour | 15 |
| Islington | 20 | 52 | Labour | 39 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 6 | 17 | Conservative | 15 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 18 | 37 | Conservative | 24 |
| Kingston Upon Hull | 21 | 27 | Labour | 22 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 20 | 49 | Liberal Democrats | 25 |
| Kirklees | 24 | 24 | Labour | 14 |
| Knowsley | 22 | 23 | Labour | 23 |
| Lambeth | 22 | 62 | Labour | 24 |
| Leeds | 33 | 32 | Labour | 25 |
| Leominster | 12 | 12 | Independent | 8 |
| Lewisham | 26 | 67 | Labour | 63 |
| Lichfield | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 11 | Labour | 11 |
| Liverpool | 33 | 19 | Labour | 10 |
| London | 2 | 6 | Labour | 3 |
| Lothian | 49 | 49 | Labour | 36 |
| Macclesfield | 4 | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Macclesfield | 16 | 17 | Conservative | 7 |
| Maidstone | 18 | 24 | Liberal Democrats | 13 |
| Manchester | 33 | 33 | Labour | 28 |
| Merton | 20 | 54 | Labour | 40 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich | 30 | 0 | — | — |
| Metropolitan Borough of Islington | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth | 19 | 0 | — | — |
| Metropolitan Borough of Southwark | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Metropolitan Borough of Westminster | 19 | 0 | — | — |
| Milton Keynes | 15 | 15 | Labour | 12 |
| Mole Valley | 11 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Mole Valley | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 26 | 30 | Labour | 23 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 19 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| Newham | 19 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Newham | 24 | 59 | Labour | 58 |
| Newport | 16 | 16 | Labour | 15 |
| North Bedfordshire | 18 | 19 | Labour | 8 |
| North Cornwall | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 13 | 15 | Labour | 12 |
| North Hertfordshire | 16 | 16 | Labour | 7 |
| North Lincolnshire | 14 | 14 | Labour | 14 |
| North Tyneside | 10 | 10 | Labour | 7 |
| North Tyneside | 10 | 10 | Labour | 6 |
| North Yorkshire | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Norwich | 16 | 18 | Labour | 14 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 15 | 16 | Labour | 14 |
| Oldham | 20 | 20 | Labour | 11 |
| Orkney Islands | 27 | 27 | Independent | 27 |
| Oxford | 17 | 6 | Labour | 4 |
| Pendle | 7 | 7 | Labour | 5 |
| Pendle | 10 | 10 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Penwith | 12 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Peterborough | 16 | 16 | Labour | 9 |
| Plymouth | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Port Talbot | 8 | 10 | Labour | 9 |
| Port Talbot Borough Council | 8 | 6 | Labour | 6 |
| Portsmouth | 13 | 14 | Labour | 8 |
| Preston | 19 | 20 | Labour | 11 |
| Purbeck | 8 | 8 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Reading | 15 | 15 | Labour | 10 |
| Redbridge | 21 | 62 | Labour | 29 |
| Redditch | 10 | 11 | Labour | 8 |
| Reigate & Banstead | 16 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Rhondda | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhondda | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Rhondda Borough Council | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Richmond upon Thames | 19 | 52 | Liberal Democrats | 43 |
| Rochdale | 20 | 21 | Labour | 12 |
| Rochford | 14 | 15 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Rossendale | 12 | 12 | Labour | 11 |
| Rotherham | 10 | 10 | Labour | 9 |
| Rotherham | 13 | 13 | Labour | 12 |
| Rugby | 3 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Rugby | 13 | 14 | Labour | 6 |
| Runnymede | 14 | 14 | Labour | 6 |
| Rushmoor | 15 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Salford | 18 | 17 | Labour | 16 |
| Salford | 3 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Sandwell | 24 | 24 | Labour | 19 |
| Scunthorpe | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Sefton | 23 | 23 | Labour | 10 |
| Sheffield | 29 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| Shetland Islands | 26 | 26 | Independent | 17 |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | 16 | 15 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Slough | 13 | 14 | Labour | 13 |
| Solihull | 13 | 13 | Labour | 4 |
| Solihull | 5 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| South Bedfordshire | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 7 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 18 | 19 | Independent | 9 |
| South Herefordshire | 11 | 4 | Independent | 3 |
| South Lakeland | 17 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| South Oxfordshire | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| South Tyneside | 20 | 20 | Labour | 18 |
| Southampton | 15 | 16 | Labour | 8 |
| Southend-On-Sea | 13 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Southwark | 25 | 60 | Labour | 30 |
| St Albans | 19 | 19 | Liberal Democrats | 16 |
| St Albans Borough Council | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| St Edmundsbury | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| St. Albans | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| St. Helens | 18 | 18 | Labour | 14 |
| Stevenage | 8 | 9 | Labour | 8 |
| Stevenage | 5 | 5 | Labour | 5 |
| Stockport | 9 | 10 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Stockport | 12 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Stoke On Trent | 20 | 22 | Labour | 22 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Stratford-On-Avon | 15 | 15 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Strathclyde | 104 | 104 | Labour | 86 |
| Stroud | 18 | 3 | Labour | 1 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 4 | Labour | 3 |
| Sutton | 25 | 56 | Liberal Democrats | 47 |
| Swale | 17 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Swansea | 15 | 8 | Labour | 5 |
| Tameside | 19 | 20 | Labour | 20 |
| Tamworth | 9 | 9 | Labour | 7 |
| Tamworth | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Tamworth Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tandridge | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Tayside | 46 | 46 | SNP | 22 |
| Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Tendring | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Tewkesbury | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thamesdown | 18 | 14 | Labour | 10 |
| Three Rivers | 16 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Thurrock | 6 | 6 | Labour | 6 |
| Thurrock | 7 | 7 | Labour | 6 |
| Tonbridge And Malling | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Tower Hamlets | 18 | 44 | Labour | 37 |
| Trafford | 23 | 24 | Labour | 14 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 9 | 6 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 9 | 9 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Wakefield | 21 | 21 | Labour | 20 |
| Wales | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Walsall | 21 | 20 | Labour | 14 |
| Waltham Forest | 20 | 57 | Labour | 27 |
| Wandsworth | 22 | 59 | Conservative | 42 |
| Watford | 12 | 13 | Labour | 7 |
| Watford Borough Council | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Waveney | 10 | 5 | Labour | 5 |
| Waveney | 6 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 3 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 12 | 12 | Labour | 8 |
| West Lancashire | 18 | 18 | Labour | 12 |
| West Lindsey | 12 | 5 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| West Oxfordshire | 16 | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Western Isles | 29 | 29 | Independent | 25 |
| Westminster | 23 | 53 | Conservative | 38 |
| Weymouth and Portland | 12 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Wigan | 24 | 24 | Labour | 23 |
| Winchester | 8 | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| Winchester | 14 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Wirral | 22 | 24 | Labour | 15 |
| Woking | 11 | 10 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Wokingham | 19 | 6 | Conservative | 5 |
| Wolverhampton | 20 | 24 | Labour | 19 |
| Worcester | 13 | 21 | Labour | 14 |
| Worthing | 12 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Wyre Forest | 6 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Wyre Forest | 9 | 9 | Labour | 5 |
| YEOVIL | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| York | 15 | 4 | Labour | 4 |