Newcastle-under-Lyme local elections
Encyclopedia
One third of Newcastle-under-Lyme
District
Council in Staffordshire
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillor
s have been elected from 24 wards
.
Newcastle-under-Lyme (borough)
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England.It is named after its main town of Newcastle-under-Lyme where the council is based, but also includes the town of Kidsgrove, the villages of Silverdale and Keele, and the rural area surrounding Audley...
District
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
Council in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
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is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 24 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1973 - 1979 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1979 - 2002 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2002 - 2004 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
2004 - 2006 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2006 - present |
Council elections
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 1998Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 1998Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council stood for election, and the Labour party kept control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 42*Liberal Democrat 9...
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 1999Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 1999Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 36*Liberal Democrat 12...
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2000Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2000Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 30*Liberal Democrat 16...
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2002Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2002Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 4. The Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.3 seats in Thistleberry...
(whole council elected after boundary changes which increased the number of seats by 4) - Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2003Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2003Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 29*Liberal Democrat 18*Conservative 12...
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2004Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2004Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 31...
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2006Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2006Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 27...
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2007Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2007Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 20*Conservative 20*Liberal Democrat 18...
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2008
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 2010