Local Elections 2005
Local Elections 2005 was held on 5 May 2005. 2,317 seats were filled across 2,325 wards and divisions in 307 councils, from 8,340 candidates. Conservative Party won 1,133, The Labour Party won 601 and Liberal Democrats won 490.
- Date
- 5 May 2005
- Seats filled
- 2,317
- Candidates
- 8,340
- Councils
- 307
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 2,415 | 1,133 | 5,236,908 | 39.5% |
| The Labour Party | 2,109 | 601 | 3,363,318 | 25.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,222 | 490 | 3,669,408 | 27.7% |
| Independent | 424 | 56 | 363,464 | 2.7% |
| Independent / other | 109 | 19 | 108,446 | 0.8% |
| Green Party | 616 | 9 | 301,481 | 2.3% |
| IBIS | 6 | 6 | 13,331 | 0.1% |
| LIB | 23 | 2 | 12,764 | 0.1% |
| TattsRA | 1 | 1 | 1,973 | 0.0% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 284 | 0 | 119,835 | 0.9% |
| BNP | 49 | 0 | 23,864 | 0.2% |
| MK | 18 | 0 | 9,421 | 0.1% |
| BBIP | 7 | 0 | 3,526 | 0.0% |
| Respect | 8 | 0 | 3,386 | 0.0% |
| English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 10 | 0 | 2,925 | 0.0% |
| CRP | 1 | 0 | 2,487 | 0.0% |
| MF | 1 | 0 | 1,673 | 0.0% |
| S&G RA | 1 | 0 | 1,648 | 0.0% |
| NEP | 4 | 0 | 1,481 | 0.0% |
| BRG | 1 | 0 | 1,169 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0 | 906 | 0.0% |
| YIA | 1 | 0 | 886 | 0.0% |
| PABAG | 1 | 0 | 866 | 0.0% |
| IKHHC | 1 | 0 | 812 | 0.0% |
| PF | 2 | 0 | 732 | 0.0% |
| PEACE | 3 | 0 | 638 | 0.0% |
| NF | 1 | 0 | 601 | 0.0% |
| IWCA | 1 | 0 | 566 | 0.0% |
| NewE | 1 | 0 | 557 | 0.0% |
| WSIA | 1 | 0 | 466 | 0.0% |
| StAP | 2 | 0 | 354 | 0.0% |
| The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 2 | 0 | 351 | 0.0% |
| SOC | 1 | 0 | 288 | 0.0% |
| LINK | 1 | 0 | 276 | 0.0% |
| CPA | 3 | 0 | 274 | 0.0% |
| MRLP | 1 | 0 | 192 | 0.0% |
| E Dem | 1 | 0 | 101 | 0.0% |
| SOC LAB | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0.0% |
| & Portland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bedfordshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Allerdale | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Amber Valley | 5 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| Arun | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 8 |
| Ashfield | 4 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Ashford | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Aylesbury Vale | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Babergh | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 4 |
| Barnet | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Basildon | 4 | 7 | Labour | 4 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 3 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Bassetlaw | 3 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Bath & North East Somerset | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Bedford | 13 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Bedford | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bedfordshire | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bedfordshire | 4 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Bedfordshire County Council | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Birmingham | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Blaby | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Blyth Valley | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Bolsover | 3 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Boston | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Braintree | 6 | 6 | Conservative | 5 |
| Breckland | 6 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Brentwood | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Bridgnorth | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Bristol, City of | 23 | 23 | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Broadland | 8 | 8 | Conservative | 6 |
| Bromsgrove | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| Broxbourne | 2 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Broxtowe | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 42 | 52 | Conservative | 39 |
| Burnley | 5 | 5 | Labour | 5 |
| Cambridge | 2 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 31 | 38 | Conservative | 18 |
| Cannock Chase | 3 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Canterbury | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Caradon | 1 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| Carrick | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Castle Point | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Charnwood | 8 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Chelmsford | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 5 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Cherwell | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Cheshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Cheshire East | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 2 |
| Cheshire West & Chester | 2 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chesterfield | 4 | 4 | Labour | 3 |
| Chichester | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Chorley | 3 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Christchurch | 3 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| City of Chester | 9 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Colchester | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 3 |
| Congleton | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Congleton | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Copeland | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Corby | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Cornwall | 50 | 59 | Liberal Democrats | 36 |
| Cotswold | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| County Durham | 59 | 59 | Labour | 50 |
| Craven | 4 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| Crawley | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Crewe and Nantwich | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Cumberland | 6 | 6 | Labour | 4 |
| Cumbria | 56 | 56 | Labour | 30 |
| Dacorum | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Darlington | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Dartford | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Dartford Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Daventry | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 32 | 32 | Labour | 21 |
| Derbyshire Dales | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Devon | 30 | 30 | Liberal Democrats | 17 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Dorset | 35 | 36 | Conservative | 20 |
| Dorset County Council | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Dover | 4 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| Durham | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Durham | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Ealing Borough Council | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| East Cambridgeshire | 3 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| East Devon | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| East Devon | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| East Dorset | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| East Hampshire | 6 | 6 | Conservative | 3 |
| East Hertfordshire | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| East Lindsey | 8 | 8 | Conservative | 6 |
| East Northamptonshire | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| East Staffordshire | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 4 |
| East Suffolk | 3 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| East Sussex | 22 | 27 | Conservative | 16 |
| Eastbourne | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Eastleigh | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Eden | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmbridge | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 8 |
| Epping Forest | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 6 |
| Erewash | 8 | 8 | Labour | 4 |
| Essex | 20 | 21 | Conservative | 14 |
| Exeter | 5 | 5 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Fareham | 6 | 7 | Conservative | 6 |
| Fenland | 8 | 8 | Conservative | 8 |
| Forest Heath | 5 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Forest Of Dean | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Fylde | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Gedling | 4 | 6 | Labour | 4 |
| Gloucester | 7 | 5 | Conservative | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 26 | 34 | Conservative | 17 |
| Gosport | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 1 |
| Gravesham | 2 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Great Yarmouth | 9 | 9 | Labour | 6 |
| Guildford | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 5 |
| Hackney | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Hambleton | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Hampshire | 27 | 29 | Conservative | 16 |
| Harborough | 6 | 6 | Conservative | 4 |
| Harlow | 3 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Harrogate | 4 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Hart | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 4 |
| Hastings | 8 | 7 | Labour | 5 |
| Havant | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 43 | 43 | Conservative | 27 |
| Hertsmere | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| High Peak | 5 | 5 | Labour | 2 |
| Hinckley And Bosworth | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| Horsham | 7 | 8 | Conservative | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire | 7 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire County Council | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hyndburn | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Ipswich | 2 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Isle Of Wight | 48 | 45 | Conservative | 32 |
| Islington | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Kennet | 2 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Kent | 39 | 46 | Conservative | 35 |
| Kerrier | 8 | 8 | Independent | 4 |
| Kettering | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| King's Lynn And West Norfolk | 9 | 9 | Conservative | 7 |
| Lancashire | 52 | 52 | Labour | 27 |
| Lancaster | 5 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Leicestershire | 24 | 26 | Conservative | 12 |
| Lewes | 3 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Lichfield | 3 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 47 | 47 | Conservative | 24 |
| Macclesfield | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Macclesfield | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 6 |
| Maidstone | 4 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Maldon | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Malvern Hills | 8 | 8 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Mansfield | 1 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Mansfield District Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Melton | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 10 | 5 | Conservative | 5 |
| Mid Devon | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Mid Suffolk | 9 | 9 | Conservative | 7 |
| Mid Sussex | 5 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Mole Valley | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 4 |
| New Forest | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 8 |
| Newark And Sherwood | 4 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 4 | 4 | Labour | 3 |
| Newport | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Norfolk | 37 | 37 | Conservative | 15 |
| North Cornwall | 6 | 6 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| North Devon | 5 | 5 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| North East Derbyshire | 3 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| North Hertfordshire | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| North Kesteven | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| North Norfolk | 8 | 8 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| North Northamptonshire | 14 | 15 | Conservative | 13 |
| North Shropshire | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| North Warwickshire | 6 | 5 | Labour | 4 |
| North West Leicestershire | 6 | 6 | Labour | 4 |
| North Wiltshire | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| North Yorkshire | 60 | 64 | Conservative | 34 |
| Northampton | 16 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 19 | 19 | Conservative | 11 |
| Northumberland | 62 | 62 | Labour | 31 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 32 | 42 | Labour | 23 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 4 | 4 | Labour | 3 |
| Oadby And Wigston | 1 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Oswestry | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Oxford | 2 | 3 | Green | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 35 | 46 | Conservative | 28 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Pendle | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Pendle | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Penwith | 3 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Preston | 2 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Redcar & Cleveland | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Redditch | 2 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Reigate & Banstead | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 4 |
| Restormel | 5 | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| Ribble Valley | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Rochford | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Rossendale | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 1 |
| Rother | 4 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Rugby | 3 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Runnymede | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Rushcliffe | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 5 |
| Rushcliffe | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rushmoor | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Ryedale | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Scarborough | 2 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Sedgemoor | 3 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Sevenoaks | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| Sheffield | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Shepway | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | 3 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Shropshire | 37 | 39 | Conservative | 20 |
| Somerset | 52 | 52 | Liberal Democrats | 26 |
| South Bedfordshire | 6 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| South Buckinghamshire | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| South Bucks | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 9 |
| South Gloucestershire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| South Hams | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| South Holland | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| South Kesteven | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 5 |
| South Lakeland | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| South Norfolk | 8 | 8 | Conservative | 6 |
| South Northamptonshire | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| South Oxfordshire | 10 | 12 | Conservative | 8 |
| South Ribble | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| South Somerset | 4 | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| South Staffordshire | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 7 |
| Spelthorne | 6 | 6 | Conservative | 4 |
| St Albans | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| St Albans Borough Council | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| St Edmundsbury | 4 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| St. Albans | 2 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| St.Edmundsbury | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stafford | 6 | 6 | Conservative | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 19 | 21 | Labour | 14 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 5 |
| Stevenage | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 26 | 54 | Labour | 26 |
| Stratford on Avon Borough Council | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Stratford-On-Avon | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 8 |
| Stroud | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Suffolk | 16 | 18 | Labour | 8 |
| Suffolk Coastal | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Suffolk Coastal | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Surrey | 33 | 33 | Conservative | 20 |
| Surrey Heath | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| Swale | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Swansea | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Tamworth | 4 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Tandridge | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| Taunton Deane | 6 | 6 | Conservative | 3 |
| Teesdale | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Teignbridge | 4 | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Tendring | 6 | 6 | Conservative | 4 |
| Test Valley | 5 | 6 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| Tewkesbury | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thanet | 1 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Three Rivers | 3 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Tonbridge And Malling | 5 | 6 | Conservative | 5 |
| Torbay | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Torridge | 4 | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Uttlesford | 4 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Vale Of White Horse | 7 | 8 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Vale Royal | 8 | 8 | Labour | 4 |
| Wansbeck | 2 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Warwick | 12 | 11 | Labour | 4 |
| Warwickshire | 23 | 27 | Labour | 13 |
| Watford | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Watford Borough Council | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Waveney | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Waveney | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Waverley | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 5 |
| Wealden | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Wellingborough | 3 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 5 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| West Berkshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| West Devon | 3 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| West Lancashire | 3 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| West Lindsey | 7 | 7 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| West Northamptonshire | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 6 |
| West Oxfordshire | 3 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| West Sussex | 35 | 43 | Conservative | 24 |
| West Wiltshire | 2 | 2 | Independent | 1 |
| Westmorland and Furness | 11 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 39 | 42 | Conservative | 24 |
| Winchester | 5 | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| Winchester | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Woking | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Worcester | 3 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 20 | 22 | Conservative | 11 |
| Worthing | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Wrexham | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Wychavon | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 6 |
| Wycombe | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Wyre | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Wyre Forest | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |