Sentences with phrase «local council elections held»

This will exacerbate the effects of years of depletion of local government representation: in those local council elections held on May 7, the Lib Dems lost control of four councils, and 324 council seats.

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In a statement issued by the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the Government also reiterated the call for a peaceful and orderly conduct by the electorates on Saturday as the State holds elections that will usher in new Chairmen and Councillors in the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the State.

«The PDP holds that the governor and the APC are jittery and unpopular of going into the grass roots elections in the state, thus the decisions to control the councils by nomenclature of executive secretaries and sole administrators, which are alien and offensive to the provisions of our Constitution, which under section 7 guarantees only democratically elected local government council administrations.»

Almost all English district and unitary councils — 279 of 293 — held elections too, and there were also votes for six mayors, for many parish and town councils, plus the odd local referendum.

The predicted carnage facing the Tories in the recent local elections never materialised, even in London, where they comfortably held on to their flagship councils.

A total of 31 political parties have announced their decision to boycott the Local Councils» election in Kaduna State holding on May 12.

Five years ago, Welsh Labour did very well in the Welsh local elections, increasing the number of council seats they held by around 70 %; by the end of that night they had substantially more councillor in Wales than did the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats put together.

Sturgeon and the SNP went into the Scottish council elections that were held on 4 May 2017, as the largest political party in the 32 local council areas in Scotland, having 424 councillors elected to serve on the councils across Scotland.

In the 2014 local elections, Berry was elected to the Highgate ward of Camden London Borough Council, holding the seat of outgoing Green councillor Maya De Souza in a split result for the ward.

In local elections held on 22 May 2014, the Liberal Democrats lost another 307 council seats [84] and ten of their eleven seats in the European Parliament in the 2014 European elections.

With local elections being held all over the country on May 2nd, these results do not look good for the Tories, who will be defending their control of 26 county councils and three unitary authorities in England in addition to the mayoralty of North Tyneside.

The local government elections will be held in 35 councils across England, including eight unitary authorities and all 27 county councils.

Finally, Labour easily held on to the Leicester South in a by - election which took place alongside the local council elections and the referendum.

The local council elections are set to hold in 20 Local Government Areas, LGAs and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs of the slocal council elections are set to hold in 20 Local Government Areas, LGAs and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs of thecouncil elections are set to hold in 20 Local Government Areas, LGAs and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs of the sLocal Government Areas, LGAs and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs of the sLocal Council Development Areas, LCDAs of theCouncil Development Areas, LCDAs of the state.

As a further disincentive against proposing large rises, councils themselves will have to foot the bill for running a referendum, though the vote could be held in tandem with other local elections.

The ruling All Progressives Congress in Ogun State won all the 57 chairmanship seats in the 2016 local government and local council development areas election held on Saturday in the state.

Between the 2004 and 2012 local elections, no individual political party held a majority on Cardiff County Council.

Elections to Newport City Council were held on 3 May 2012 [1] along with elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and United Kingdom local electioElections to Newport City Council were held on 3 May 2012 [1] along with elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and United Kingdom local electionsCouncil were held on 3 May 2012 [1] along with elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and United Kingdom local electioelections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and United Kingdom local electionscouncil elections in Wales and United Kingdom local electioelections in Wales and United Kingdom local electionselections, 2012.

Elections to Stirling Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general Elections to Stirling Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Elections to Stirling Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland.

Local Election Update from Beverley I am delighted that across the West Midlands we have held 30 Council seats and gained one new seat in these recent, very toughly contested Council elections.

Despite a strong showing in some held councils, Liberal Democrats are today reflecting on another bitterly disappointing set of local election results with the number of Lib Dem councillors likely to fall below 3000 for the first time ever.

In the local elections, Labour finished third place behind the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats; Labour lost control of the four councils it had held prior to the election.

In 2009 the local elections held on the same day as the European Parliament election were for the 27 English county councils covering all the shire districts, and for seven unitary authorities, including five that were holding their first election after having converted from a two - tier county and district structure.

Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

At the 2007 local elections, control of Medway Council was held by the Conservatives; 33 of the council's 55 seats were held by the Conservatives, 13 by the Labour Party, 8 by the Liberal Democrats and 1 by an IndepCouncil was held by the Conservatives; 33 of the council's 55 seats were held by the Conservatives, 13 by the Labour Party, 8 by the Liberal Democrats and 1 by an Indepcouncil's 55 seats were held by the Conservatives, 13 by the Labour Party, 8 by the Liberal Democrats and 1 by an Independent.

He also assured people of the state that elections into the 33 local governments and 35 local council development areas (LCDAs) would be held as soon as the suit against the election was settled.

Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 7 May 2015, [1] in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom which were held on the same day as the general Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 7 May 2015, [1] in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom which were held on the same day as the general elections in the United Kingdom which were held on the same day as the general election.

In 2010 the Lib Dems won an overall majority on the borough council and this was one of the few places in the country where the orange vote held up strong at the 2012 local elections when the national party's dalliance with power was alienating supporters almost everywhere else.

I am a strong grassroots campaigner — in the 1998 local elections Labour held control of the council because we won back a Lib Dem seat by three votes after a relentless campaign in my ward (Jeremy Corbyn and Stephen Twigg know the work involved)

In the 2011 United Kingdom local elections, the Conservative Party held onto the Council for a third term and even increased their majority.

Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government eElections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government electionselections.

In Lincolnshire, for example, while Labour held onto Lincoln City council, the independent Lincolnshire PCC was defeated by a Conservative while in Norfolk the Conservatives replaced another independent PCC but failed to take seats in the two local elections in the area, in Norwich and Great Yarmouth.

The Kaduna State Government has announced restriction of movement during the state local councils» election holding on May 12.

Rather than waiting to combine them with the next round of local council elections, and despite the fact that the government had committed to holding subsequent PCC elections alongside other elections, the 2012 PCC elections were held as stand - alone elections in November, outside the normal electoral cycle.

Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles council) were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles council) were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

2003 Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament elections and the Scottish Parliament election.

Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government eElections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government electionselections.

Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

According to the BBC's projected national vote share, the Conservative party is three points down on what it achieved in 2017's county council elections but, after eight years in government, it is better than its performance in any of the local elections held between 2012 and 2014 and in 2016.

Seven Hertfordshire district councils have elections today, with a third of seats up for grabs on each local authority, with some by - elections also being held:

The 37 % received in May 2011 local elections was the highest level achieved by Labour in any local council elections since 1996 (when a general election is not held on the same day (which boosts Labour's vote).

According to the BBC's projected national vote share, the party is three points down on what it achieved in 2017's county council elections but, after eight years in government, it is better than its performance in any of the local elections held between 2012 and 2014 and in 2016.