2004 United Kingdom local elections

2004 United Kingdom local elections
10 June 2004
36 metropolitan boroughs, 19 unitary authorities,
89 English districts, and all 22 Welsh principal areas
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Tony Blair Michael Howard Charles Kennedy
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 21 July 1994 6 November 2003 9 August 1999
Percentage 26% 37% 27%
Swing 4% 2% 3%
Councils 39 51 9
Councils +/- 8 13 2
Councillors 2,251 1,714 1,279
Councillors +/- 464 288 123
Colours denote council control following elections, as shown in the main table of results.

The 2004 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 10 June 2004, along with the European elections and the London mayoral and Assembly elections.

The councils of all the metropolitan boroughs in England and all the principal areas of Wales were all up for re-election, along with many other district and unitary authorities throughout England. No local elections were held in Scotland.

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