A by-election was held for the United Kingdom Parliament seat of Leicester South on 15 July 2004. It was triggered by the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Jim Marshall,who died on 27 May 2004,shortly before the local and European elections in June. The by-election was won by Parmjit Singh Gill of the Liberal Democrats,over-turning a Labour majority of 13,243 votes at the 2001 general election.
Sir Peter Alfred Soulsby is a British Labour Party politician serving as Mayor of Leicester since 2011. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester South from 2005 until he resigned his seat in April 2011,in order to contest the new post of mayor. He served as Leader of Leicester City Council from 1981 to 1994 and from 1996 to 1999.
Parmjit Singh Gill is a British Liberal Democrat politician. As Member of Parliament for Leicester South from July 2004 to May 2005,he was the first ethnic-minority Liberal Democrat MP.
Leicester South is a constituency,recreated in 1974,represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2011 by Jonathan Ashworth of the Labour Co-op Party. A previous version of the seat existed between 1918 and 1950. Except for a 2004 by-election when it was won by the Liberal Democrats,Leicester South has been held by the Labour Party since 1987.
The city of Bristol,England,is a unitary authority,represented by four MPs representing seats wholly within the city boundaries. As well as these,Filton and Bradley Stoke covers the northern urban fringe in South Gloucestershire and the north eastern urban fringe is in the Kingswood constituency. The overall trend of both local and national representation became left of centre during the latter 20th century,but there was a shift to the right in the 2010 general election. The city has a tradition of local activism,with environmental issues and sustainable transport being prominent issues in the city.
Rutland County Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The current council was created in April 1997. The population of the council's area at the 2011 census was 37,369.
The 2008 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
The 2008 Derby City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.6%.
The 2004 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
The 2006 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
On 5 May 2011,a by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Leicester South. It was prompted by the resignation of Sir Peter Soulsby of the Labour Party,who stood down from Parliament to contest the election for Mayor of Leicester. Soulsby was appointed Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 1 April 2011,and the writ for a new election was issued on 5 April. The election was won by Labour Party candidate Jon Ashworth.
The elections to South Norfolk District Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011 along with various other local elections around England,elections to the Scottish Parliament,National Assembly of Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly,and a referendum on whether to adopt the Alternative Vote electoral system for elections to the House of Commons. All 46 council seats were up for election. The previous council was controlled by the Conservatives,with the Liberal Democrats being the only opposition.
The 2006 Carlisle City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria,England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
The 2011 Wealden District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Wealden District Council in East Sussex,England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2018 Barnet Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Barnet Borough Council in England. It took place on the same day as other local elections in 2018. In the last election,the Conservatives won control of the council with 32 seats,compared to 30 for Labour and 1 for the Liberal Democrats. On 15 March 2018,following the resignation of a Conservative councillor,the council was in a state of no overall control. The election on 3 May 2018 saw the Conservatives take back overall control with a majority of 13.
The 2018 Kingston upon Thames Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Kingston upon Thames Council in London,England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2022 Brent London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 57 members of Brent London Borough Council were to be elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
Elections to The Highland Council were held on 5 May 2022,the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections,it was held using single transferable vote (STV) –a form of proportional representation –in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
The 2023 Leicester City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 54 members of Leicester City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections,and the election for the directly elected Mayor of Leicester.
