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The 1990 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 3 May 1990.[1][2][3] They were the last local elections held before the resignation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in November 1990.
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The main opposition Labour Party gained 284 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 8,920, their highest since 1981. Their projected share of the vote was 44%, an increase of 2% from 1989.
The governing Conservative Party lost 222 seats, leaving them with 9,020 councillors. Their share of the vote was projected to be 33%, a fall of 3% from the previous year. This mounted further pressure on the government of Margaret Thatcher, which had been declining for a year following the introduction of the controversial poll tax, and was a major boost for opposition leader Neil Kinnock, whose Labour Party was enjoying a wide lead in the opinion polls with a general election no more than two years away.
The Liberal Democrats lost 78 seats and had 3,265 councillors after the elections. Their projected share of the vote was 17%.
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In all 32 London boroughs the whole council was up for election.
All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
In 2 districts the whole council was up for election as there were new ward boundaries, following further electoral boundary reviews by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Colchester | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Preston | Labour | Labour hold | Details |
In 114 districts one third of the council was up for election.
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Borders | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
Central | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Dumfries and Galloway | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
Fife | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Grampian | Conservative | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Highland | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
Lothian | No overall control | Labour gain | Details | ||
Orkney | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
Shetland | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
Strathclyde | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Tayside | Conservative | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Western Isles | Independent | Independent hold | Details |
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