Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1989.
The
Labour Party had the highest projected national vote share, but the
Conservative Party, in power at Westminster, gained the most seats.
The national projected share of the vote was Labour 42%, Conservative 36%,
Liberal Democrats 19%. The Conservatives gained 92 seats, Labour gained 35 seats and the Liberal Democrats lost 175 seats. It was Labour's largest share of the vote in any election in a decade, as the party's popularity continued to improve as a result of the ongoing modernisation process under
Neil Kinnock
Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock (born 28 March 1942) is a British former politician. As a member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 until 1995, first for Bedwellty and then for Islwyn. He was the Leader o ...
, and that the Conservative government's popularity was starting to fall following the announcement of the poll tax.
Summary of results
England
Non-metropolitan county councils
Sui generis
Northern Ireland
Wales
County councils
References
Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26.Vote 2001 BBC News
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