Sentences with phrase «held overall control of the council»
One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council.
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Of the 33 English County and Unitary Councils with elections in May, the Labour Party hold 3 councils, Conservatives 16, and 14 have No Overall Councils with elections in May, the Labour Party hold 3 councils, Conservatives 16, and 14 have No Overall councils, Conservatives 16, and 14 have No Overall Control.
Of the 32 Scottish Councils with elections in May, the Labour Party hold 4 councils, SNP 2, Independents 3, and 23 have No Overall Councils with elections in May, the Labour Party hold 4 councils, SNP 2, Independents 3, and 23 have No Overall councils, SNP 2, Independents 3, and 23 have No Overall Control.
Of the 21 Welsh Councils with elections in May, the Labour Party hold 10 councils, Independents 2, and 9 have No Overall Councils with elections in May, the Labour Party hold 10 councils, Independents 2, and 9 have No Overall councils, Independents 2, and 9 have No Overall Control.
Trafford district council in Greater Manchester, which Labour held only during the absolute peak of New Labour's support between 1996 and 2002, went to no overall control from a Conservative majority, with Labour's nine - seat swing not enough to take it.
Apparently Labour have held overall control of Sunderland council - not a great surprise really.
The Labour Party held control of the council and increased its majority by one compared with the previous election when it had gained the council from no overall control.
The Conservatives held on to their flagship London councils, gained control of Redditch from Labour and Barnet, Basildon and Peterborough, which had been under no overall control.