United Kingdom local elections, 2014 facts for kids

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United Kingdom local elections, 2014

22 May 2014
162 councils and 5 directly-elected mayors in England, all 11 new councils in Northern Ireland
First party Second party   Leader Ed Miliband David Cameron Party Labour Conservative Leader since 25 September 2010 6 December 2005 Popular vote 31% 29% Swing 2% 4% Councils 82 41 Councils +/– 6 11 Councillors 2121 1364 Councillors +/– 324 236
Map showing results of English local elections, 2014. Black represents No Overall Control, white represents areas that did not hold an election, blue represents the Conservative Party, red represents the Labour Party and gold represents the Liberal Democrats. Areas shown in grey are not part of England.

The 2014 United Kingdom local elections were held on 22 May 2014. It was on the same day as the European elections.

Results

• 2,121 Labour Party Councillors were elected (up 324),
• 1,364 Conservatives (down 236),
• 427 Liberal Democrats (down 310),
• 163 UK Independence Party (up 161),
• 38 Greens (up 18),
• 53 Residents Association (up 14),
• 18 Tower Hamlets First (up 18),
• 2 Liberal Party (down 2),
• 1 British National Party (down 1),
• 1 Independent Community and Health Concern (down 2),
• 71 Independents (up 18) were elected.

Images for kids

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  Ed Miliband

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  David Cameron

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  Nick Clegg

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  Nigel Farage

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  The eleven new districts