2019 United Kingdom local elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2019_United_Kingdom_local_elections

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date	2 May 2019
gptkbp:elections_held_in	gptkb:England gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:2021_United_Kingdom_local_elections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2019 United Kingdom local elections
gptkbp:notable_context	Brexit delay
gptkbp:notable_for	Dorset Council (first election) Somerset West and Taunton Council (first election) Buckinghamshire (last election before reorganisation) West Suffolk Council (first election) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (first election)
gptkbp:notHeldIn	gptkb:Scotland gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:number_of_council_seats_contested	8,425
gptkbp:number_of_councils_contested	248
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Conservative_Party gptkb:Labour_Party gptkb:Liberal_Democrats gptkb:Green_Party gptkb:Independent_politicians gptkb:UK_Independence_Party
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:2018_United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:result	Conservative Party lost over 1,300 seats Green Party gained over 190 seats Independent politicians gained over 600 seats Labour Party lost 84 seats Liberal Democrats gained over 700 seats
gptkbp:simultaneous_event	2019 Peterborough by-election 2019 European Parliament election (later in May)
gptkbp:voterTurnout	approximately 35%
gptkbp:voting_system_in_Northern_Ireland	gptkb:Single_transferable_vote
gptkbp:votingSystem	First-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2018_United_Kingdom_local_elections gptkb:2019_Cambridge_City_Council_election gptkb:United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7