Wandsworth Council election, 2010
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Elections for the London Borough of Wandsworth
Council were held on the 6th of May 2010. All 20 3-member wards were up for election, for a total of 60 councillors. The 2010 General Election and other local elections
took place on the same day.
The Conservative Party
were defending a strong position on the council, having 51 councillors previously elected
and having maintained overall control of the council since 1978. The Labour Party
were hoping to increase its representation from 9 councillors, and the Liberal Democrats and other parties were hoping to secure representation on the council
London Borough of Wandsworth
The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in southwest London, England, and forms part of Inner London.-History:The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but...
Council were held on the 6th of May 2010. All 20 3-member wards were up for election, for a total of 60 councillors. The 2010 General Election and other local elections
United Kingdom local elections, 2010
The 2010 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2010, when the 2010 general election also took place. Direct elections were held to all 32 London boroughs, all 36 metropolitan boroughs, 76 second-tier district authorities, 20 unitary authorities and various Mayoral posts, all in...
took place on the same day.
The Conservative Party
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...
were defending a strong position on the council, having 51 councillors previously elected
Wandsworth Council election, 2006
The 2006 Wandsworth Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wandsworth London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council....
and having maintained overall control of the council since 1978. The Labour Party
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...
were hoping to increase its representation from 9 councillors, and the Liberal Democrats and other parties were hoping to secure representation on the council