Many elections in the United Kingdom took place on "Super Thursday", June 10, 2004. Various elections were held on in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2003. ... Two elections in the United Kingdom will take place on May 5, 2005: General Election for MPs at Westminister Local elections in England and Northern Ireland. ... The United Kingdom has five distinct types of elections: general, local, regional, European and mayoral. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• London mayoral election, 2004 - won by Ken Livingstone
• London Assembly Election, 2004
• the UK part of the European Parliament Election 2004
• local elections in many parts of England and Wales. In many districts ward boundaries were redrawn and so the entire council was being re-elected. This happened in all the metropolitan boroughs and all the counties and county boroughs of Wales.

The UK government used this opportunity to trial all-postal voting in both the local and European elections across four regions: North East, North West, East Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber. For more details, see here. The latest election to the post of Mayor of London took place on June 10, 2004. ... Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London. ... An election to the Assembly of London took place on June 10, 2004, along with the London mayoral election, 2004. ... The European Parliament election, 2004 was the UK part of the European Parliament election, 2004. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ... The British local elections of 2004 were held on the tenth of June, as part of the 2004 set of elections along with the European elections and the London mayoral and Assembly elections. ... A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... Postal Voting describes the method of voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed and/or returned by post to electors, in contrast to electors voting in person at a Polling station or electronically via an Electronic voting system. ... The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest tier of local government in England. ... North East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Yorkshire and the Humber is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Postal Voting describes the method of voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed and/or returned by post to electors, in contrast to electors voting in person at a Polling station or electronically via an Electronic voting system. ...

Results

The ruling Labour Party polled poorly in the local elections, and was beaten into third place, in terms of share of the vote, after the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats. They lost control of several large (and traditionally Labour) councils, including Newcastle upon Tyne and Leeds. The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Leeds Coat Of Arms Map sources for Leeds at grid reference SE297338 Leeds is a city in the county of West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ...

Of the minor parties, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party increased their number of councillors, whilst the United Kingdom Independence Party picked up a handful. The British National Party failed to make predicted gains in Burnley, and lost a seat in Blackburn with Darwen, but took three seats in Epping Forest and four in Bradford. Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is an anti-European political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... Burnley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire in North West England. ... Blackburn with Darwen is a borough in Lancashire, north west England. ... Epping Forest is a local government district of the county of Essex, England. ... The City of Bradford Metropolitan District is a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. ...

The UKIP made a much stronger showing in the European Parliament elections, where it increased its number of MEPs from 3 to 12.

See UK local elections, 2004 for the full council results. The British local elections of 2004 were held on the tenth of June, as part of the 2004 set of elections along with the European elections and the London mayoral and Assembly elections. ...

External link

• Vote 2004: BBC coverage of the elections
• Guardian (newspaper): collection of manifestos
• The Guardian Guide to Elections 2004