1993 United Kingdom local elections

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1993 United Kingdom local elections

| country = United Kingdom

| type = legislative

| ongoing =

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| previous_election = 1992 United Kingdom local elections

| previous_year = 1992

| next_election = 1994 United Kingdom local elections

| next_year = 1994

| seats_for_election = All 39 non-metropolitan counties, 1 sui generis authority,
all 26 Northern Irish districts and all 8 Welsh counties

| election_date = 6 May 1993 (England & Wales)
19 May 1993 (Northern Ireland)

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| 2blank = Councils +/-

| 3blank = Councillors

| 4blank = Councillors +/-

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| leader1 = John Smith

| leader_since1 = 18 July 1992

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| party1 = Labour Party (UK)

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| percentage1 = 39%

| swing1 =

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| 2data1 =

| 3data1 = 9,213

| 4data1 = {{increase}}111

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| leader2 = John Major

| leader_since2 = 27 November 1990

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| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)

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| percentage2 = 31%

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| 3data2 = 7,802

| 4data2 = {{decrease}}486

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| leader3 = Paddy Ashdown

| leader_since3 = 16 July 1988

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| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)

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| popular_vote3 =

| percentage3 = 25%

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| 2data3 =

| 3data3 = 4,123

| 4data3 = {{increase}}395

| map_image = United Kingdom local elections, 1993.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.

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The 1993 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 1993 in England and Wales, and Wednesday 19 May 1993 in Northern Ireland.{{cite book|last1=Rallings|first1=Colin|last2=Thrasher|first2=Michael|title=Local Elections Handbook 1993|publisher=Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-1993-complete.pdf|access-date=3 May 2016}}{{cite web|title=Council compositions|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view?pref=2&pli=1|website=The Elections Centre|access-date=3 May 2016}} The results showed a decline for the governing Conservative Party, who were still reeling from the fallout of Black Wednesday; with the third-placed party, the Liberal Democrats, gaining most seats.

The main opposition Labour Party, now led by John Smith following Neil Kinnock's resignation as party leader, gained 111 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 9,213. Their share of the vote was projected to be 39%, their highest since 1990.

The governing Conservative Party lost 486 seats and was left with 7,802 councillors. Their projected share of the vote was 31%, a 15% decline since the previous local elections in 1992.

The Liberal Democrats gained 395 seats and had 4,123 councillors after the elections. Their projected share of the vote was 25%, an increase in 5% from the 1992 local elections.

On the same day as local elections in England and Wales, a parliamentary by-election was held in the Newbury constituency in Berkshire. The Conservatives lost this seat to the Liberal Democrats.

Summary of results

England

=Non-metropolitan county councils=

These were the last elections to the county councils of Avon, Berkshire, Cleveland, Hereford and Worcester, Humberside and Isle of Wight before they were abolished by the Local Government Commission for England (1992).

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scope="col" \| Council ! colspan=2 \| Previous control ! colspan=2 \| Result ! class="unsortable" scope="col"\| Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Avon \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Bedfordshire \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Berkshire \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Buckinghamshire \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Cambridgeshire \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Cheshire \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Cleveland \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Cornwall \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Cumbria \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Derbyshire \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Devon \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Dorset \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Durham \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|East Sussex \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Essex \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Gloucestershire \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Hampshire \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Hereford and Worcester \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Hertfordshire \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Humberside \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Isle of Wight \| {{Party name with colour\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Kent \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Lancashire \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Leicestershire \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Lincolnshire \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Norfolk \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|North Yorkshire \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Northamptonshire \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Northumberland \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Nottinghamshire \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Oxfordshire \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Shropshire \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Somerset \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Staffordshire \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|Labour Party (UK)}} hold \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Suffolk \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Surrey \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Warwickshire \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|West Sussex \| {{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} gain \|Details
scope="row" style="text-align: left;"\|Wiltshire ‡ \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} \| {{Party name with colour\|No overall control}} hold \|Details

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scope="col" | Council

! colspan=2 | Previous control

! colspan=2 | Result

! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Avon

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} hold

1993 United Kingdom local elections

Summary of results

England

=Non-metropolitan county councils=

=Sui generis=

Northern Ireland

Wales

=County councils=

References