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Local Government Elections will take place in England (only) on Thursday May 4 , 2006 . Polling stations are open between 7am and 10pm. All . Mayoral contests will be held in the London Boroughs of Hackney , Lewisham and Newham , and in Watford . COUNCILS UP FOR ELECTION ( Conservative councils in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, No Overall Control in grey.) Elmbridge is controlled by a local residents' association.
PROJECTED NATIONAL SHARE OF THE VOTE 2002 Conservatives 34% Labour 33% Liberal Democrats 27% Others 6% COUNCIL COMPOSITION The number of councillors elected at the last elections for these councils were: Labour 3,370 Conservatives 3,301 Liberal Democrats 2,077 Independents 325 Ratepayers / Residents 80 Green 31 Liberal 23 British National Party 21 United Kingdom Independence Party 2 Other or Non Aligned Candidates 18 COUNCIL TALLIES The number of councils won by each party at the last elections for these councils were: CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES United Kingdom Independence Party UKIP launched their local election campaign on March 28 2006 {Link without Title} , where they put forward their policies for the local elections which included: the reduction of council tax by 50%; local binding Referenda on major issues; and giving councils control of business rates and letting them receive the proceeds from stamp duty. Liberal Democrats The MP. The full campaign launch can be found at: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm . Labour , Tony Blair MP (Lab, Sedgefield ) and the Chancellor Of The Exchequer and Blair's expected successor, Gordon Brown MP (Lab, Kirkcaldy And Cowdenbeath ) in the wake of rumours of a split between the two over when Blair should stand down as PM. The campaign launch can be viewed here: {Link without Title} Respect - The Unity Coalition Respect launched their election manifesto on April 10 2006 calling the local elections a referendum on New Labour {Link without Title} The Green Party The Green s launched their campaign on April 11 2006 , having already announced that 1,300 candidates will be standing across the country. {Link without Title} {Link without Title} British National Party The BNP launched their election manifesto on April 14 2006 . The Conservatives The Conservatives launched their campaign on April 18 . David Cameron , Eric Pickles , Caroline Spelman and Peter Ainsworth fronted a Press Conference that focussed on Environmental issues. {Link without Title} CAMPAIGN NEWS March 28th 2006
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PREDICTIONS On April 7th, a report produced by the University Of Plymouth for Newsnight , based on results of council by-elections in the past three months, suggested that, compared to the 2002 local elections:
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