1996 United Kingdom local elections
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1996 United Kingdom local elections
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The 1996 United Kingdom local elections were held on 2 May 1996. They were the last local elections until 2010 to show a decline in the number of Conservative councillors and an increase in the number of Labour councillors. The main opposition Labour Party gained 468 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 10,929. Their share of the vote was projected to be 43%, 4% down on the 1995 local elections. The governing Conservative Party lost 607 seats and were left with 4,276 councillors - stil
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2010-08-03T16:08:10Z
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