2017 United Kingdom local elections

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date	4 May 2017
gptkbp:did_not_include	gptkb:London_local_elections gptkb:Northern_Ireland_local_elections
gptkbp:electoral_system_in_Scotland	gptkb:Single_transferable_vote
gptkbp:electoral_system_in_Wales	First-past-the-post
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:2018_United_Kingdom_local_elections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2017 United Kingdom local elections
gptkbp:includes_election	gptkb:2017_English_local_elections gptkb:2017_Scottish_local_elections gptkb:2017_Welsh_local_elections
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:BBC gptkb:ITV gptkb:Sky_News
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Conservative Party gained seats Labour Party lost seats Liberal Democrats made modest gains SNP remained largest party in Scotland UKIP lost most of its seats Plaid Cymru became largest party in some Welsh councils
gptkbp:number_of_council_seats_contested	4,851
gptkbp:number_of_councils_contested	88
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Conservative_Party gptkb:Labour_Party gptkb:Liberal_Democrats gptkb:Scottish_National_Party gptkb:Plaid_Cymru gptkb:UK_Independence_Party
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:2016_United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:stateElectorate	gptkb:British_citizens Irish citizens Commonwealth citizens resident in UK European Union citizens resident in UK
gptkbp:type	gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:votingSystem	First-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2017_Cambridge_City_Council_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5