Hounslow

London Borough of Hounslow

-Political composition:Since the borough was formed it has been controlled by the Labour Party on all but two occasions. In 1968 the Conservatives formed a majority for the first and last time to date until they lost control to Labour in 1971. Labour subsequently lost control of the council in the...

 Council in London

London

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, England

England

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 is elected every four years. 60 councillors are elected from 20 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...

, with by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

s held to fill any vacancies between elections.

Political control

Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	1964 - 1968
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1968 - 1971
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	1971 - 2006
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	2006 - 2010
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	2010 - present

Council elections

Hounslow Council election, 1998

Hounslow Council election, 1998

The 1998 Hounslow Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hounslow London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....

Hounslow Council election, 2002 (Boundary changes took place for this election)

Hounslow Council election, 2006

Hounslow Council election, 2010

Hounslow Council election, 2010

Elections for Hounslow Council were held on the 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day.In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for...

1994-1998

1998-2002

2002-2006

2006-2010