Nottingham City Council
policy alert
May 2016
@NCCPolicy
Local & PCC Elections 2016
Introduction
This Policy Alert covers the results of the local elections and elections for the office of Police
& Crime Commissioner held on the 5 May 2016. It also covers the mayoral elections in
Bristol, Liverpool, London and Salford, as well as the two by-elections that also took place.
The briefing summarises the results and highlights reaction to the elections.
Local Elections
A total of 124 councils in England were up for re-election, in part or in whole:
Political Party
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Independent
UKIP
Green Party
Residents
Liberal
Respect
No Overall Control
Local Election Results 2016
Councils
+/58
0
38
-1
4
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
Seats
1,326
842
378
77
58
45
39
4
0
0
+/-18
-48
+45
-3
+25
-3
+8
-1
-5
0
The projected overall vote share (if repeated at a general election), is: Labour (31%),
Conservatives (30%), Liberal Democrats (15%), UKIP (12%), Green/Independent/Other
(12%). At the equivalent elections in 2012; of the 124 English Councils with elections in May,
the Labour Party held 58 councils, Conservatives 40, and 23 had No Overall Control (NOC).
Other Results
East Midlands
Locally, Amber Valley, Daventry, Derby City Council and Lincoln City Council were holding
elections:
Council
Amber Valley
Daventry
Derby City Council
Lincoln City Council
Control
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Result
Hold
Hold
Hold
Hold
Core Cities
All of the English Core Cities, with the exception of Nottingham, were involved in local
elections, with Labour gaining control of Bristol from no overall control:
Council
Birmingham
Bristol
Leeds
Liverpool
Manchester
Newcastle
Sheffield
Control
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Result
Hold
Gain from NOC
Hold
Hold
Hold
Hold
Hold
Mayoral Results
There were four Mayoral elections held: in Bristol, Liverpool, London and Salford:
City
Bristol
Liverpool
London
Salford
Control
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Mayor
Marvin Rees
Joe Anderson
Sadiq Khan
Paul Dennett
Result
Gain from Independent
Hold
Gain from Conservatives
Hold
Reaction – Local Election Results
David Cameron MP, Prime Minister (BBC News, 6th May 2016)
"Local election day for sitting prime ministers is supposed to be a day of dread... that wasn't
what it was like last night."
Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Opposition (BBC News, 6th May 2016)
"All across England last night we were getting predictions that we were going to lose
councils. We didn't"
Nigel Farage, Leader of UKIP (BBC News, 6th May 2016)
The UKIP leader hailed "breakthroughs" following a series of gains made by his party during
the UK-wide local and assembly elections, including winning six seats on Thurrock Council.
Jonathan Carr-West, Chief Executive of the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU)
(6th May)
“The results of the local elections this week show us very clearly that local government has
come to the rescue for the national parties… Labour losses are fewer than many predicted
and this is in no small part because people are delivering a verdict on Labour councils and
not simply the national party. Conservative local government have saved the Tories from the
effects of their own cuts. They have been effective in managing declining funds whilst
continuing to provide public services.”
Note: This policy alert is for information only, and does not constitute official Nottingham City Council policy
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Parliamentary By-election results
There were two by-elections; Ogmore in Wales, and Sheffield Brightside.
In the Ogmore by-election, Chris Elmore held the seat for Labour, with 12,383 votes and a
majority of over 8,000, from second placed candidate: Glenda Davies of UKIP (3,808 votes).
In Sheffield Brightside, Gill Furniss held the seat for Labour, with 14,087 votes and a majority
of almost 10,000, from the second placed candidate: Steven Winstone of UKIP (4,497 votes).
Police & Crime Commissioner Elections
There were also elections for Police & Crime Commissioners (PCCs) across 40 Police force
areas in England and Wales. The parties entered the 2016 PCC elections with the
Conservatives holding 16 police commissioners, Labour holding 13 and 11 independents.
Summary of Results
Party
Conservative
Labour
Independent
Plaid Cymru
Police & Crime Commissioner Elections
PCCs
PCCs change+/20
+4
15
+3
3
-9
2
+2
In Nottinghamshire, Paddy Tipping (Labour), retained his role as PCC, with 89,749 votes
following the second stage count, as opposed to his nearest challenger; Tony Harper (Con)
with 48,155 votes. It is worth noting that turnout in the PCC elections was up across the
board compared to 2012, with a lowest turnout of 17.4% of the electorate in Durham, and a
high of 49.1% in Dyfed-Powys. Turnout in Nottinghamshire was 21.8%, up 5.4% on 2012.
Further Reading:
A full break-down of local election results for 2016 can be found here
A full break-down of the PCC election results can be found here
Alert prepared by
Dean Goodburn
Policy Officer , Corporate Policy
Nottingham City Council
[email protected]
Further Questions
Kerry Ferguson
Policy Development Manager
Nottingham City Council
[email protected]
Note: This policy alert is for information only, and does not constitute official Nottingham City Council policy
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