London boroughs In all 32 London boroughs the whole council was up for election.
Metropolitan boroughs All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
District councils Whole council In 2 districts the whole council was up for election. In 2 districts there were new ward boundaries, following further electoral boundary reviews by the
Local Government Boundary Commission for England. ‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council In 121 districts one third of the council was up for election.
Local education authority This was the first and only election to the directly elected local education authority established by the
Local Government Act 1985. However, it was short-lived, being abolished four years later by the
Education Reform Act 1988. ==Scotland==