1993 Avon County Council election
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The 1993 Avon County Council election took place on 6 May 1993 to elect members of Avon County Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections. The Liberal Democrats made a number of gains, mainly at the expense of the Conservatives. Labour remained the largest group on the council, but were 6 seats short of gaining a majority.[1]
Quick Facts All 76 seats to Avon County Council 39 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Map showing the composition of Avon County Council following the election. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and orange showing Liberal Democrats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the last election for Avon County, which was abolished in 1996 and replaced with four new unitary authorities: Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.