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German king Otto III chooses his cousin Bruno of Carinthia as pope following the death of Pope John XV. Bruno becomes pope under the name Gregory V

Pope Gregory V (Latin: Gregorius V; c. 972 – 18 February 999), born Bruno of Carinthia, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 May 996 to his death. A member of the Salian dynasty, he was made pope by his cousin, Emperor Otto III.

Battle of Giglio

The naval Battle of Giglio, also known as the Battle of Montecristo, was fought on 3 May 1241 between a combined Imperial, Sicilian and Pisan fleet and a Genoese squadron carrying high-ranking ecclesiastical delegates to a council summoned at Rome by Pope Gregory IX. The engagement took place in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Montecristo and Giglio and ended in a decisive victory for the forces of Emperor Frederick II.

Battle of Beverhoutsveld

The Battle of Beverhoutsveld took place on 3 May 1382, on a field situated between the towns of Beernem, Oostkamp and Assebroek. It marked an important phase in the rebellion of Ghent (led by Philip van Artevelde) against Louis II, Count of Flanders.

1481 Rhodes earthquake

The 1481 Rhodes earthquake occurred at 3:00 in the morning on 3 May. It triggered a small tsunami, which caused local flooding. There were an estimated 30,000 fatalities. It was the largest of a series of earthquakes that affected Rhodes, starting on 15 March 1481, continuing until January 1482.

This entry records the local date, as dated in the source infobox.

Greece

Battle of Okitanawate

The Battle of Okitanawate (沖田畷の戦い), also known as the Battle of Shimabara, was fought on May 3 of 1584, the Arima–Shimazu alliance defeated the Ryūzōji with Portuguese military support, including firearms, mortars, and a Portuguese fusta commanded by Captain Ambrósio Fernandes. The intervention was organised locally through the Jesuit mission and Portuguese merchants. Ryūzōji Takanobu was attacking a number of independent clans close to his territories.

Treaty of Loudun

The Treaty of Loudun was signed on May 3, 1616, in Loudun, France, and ended the war that originally began as a power struggle between queen mother Marie de Medici's favorite Concino Concini (recently made Marquis d'Ancre) and Henry II de Condé, the next in line for Louis XIII's throne. The war gained religious undertones when rebellious Huguenot princes joined Condé's revolt.

France

Battle of Tangier (1662)

The Battle of Tangier in 1662 was the first major engagement between Moroccan forces, led by Khadir Ghaïlan, and the English garrison, led by Nathaniel Fiennes. The Moroccans routed the English force.

Siege of Nitra (1664)

The siege of Nitra in 1664 lasted from 17 April to 3 May. The castle was defended by the Ottomans against Austrian and Hungarian troops led by Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches.

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Siege of La Mamora (1681)

The siege of Mamora was a military operation launched in 1681 by Sultan Moulay Ismail with the aim of taking the place of Mamora, which had been occupied by the Spanish since 1614. The Moroccan forces eventually captured the Spanish fortress.

Morocco

Action of 2 May 1707

The action of 2 May 1707, also known as Beachy Head, was a naval battle of the War of the Spanish Succession in which a French squadron under Claude de Forbin intercepted a large British convoy escorted by three ships of the line, under Commodore Baron Wylde. The action began when three French ships, the Grifon, Blackoal and Dauphine, grappled HMS Hampton Court, killing her captain, George Clements, and taking her.

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Solar eclipse of May 3, 1715

A total solar eclipse occurred on 3 May 1715. It was known as Halley's Eclipse, after Edmond Halley (1656–1742) who predicted this eclipse within 4 minutes accuracy.

King George's War

King George's War (1744–1748) encompassed the military operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748). It was the third of the four French and Indian Wars. It took place primarily in the British provinces of New York, Massachusetts Bay (which included Maine as well as Massachusetts at the time), New Hampshire (which included Vermont at the time), and Nova Scotia.

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United States

Capture of Agra

The Capture of Agra Fort ended a month-long siege by Jat ruler Maharaja Suraj Mal on 12 June 1761, marking the annexation of Agra into Bharatpur. After a one-month siege of Agra, the Mughal army, led by Mirza Fazilka Khan, surrendered to the Jat army. The Jats seized the old capital of the Mughal Empire. It remained in possession of Bharatpur rulers until 1774.

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India

Constitution of 3 May 1791

The Constitution of 3 May 1791, titled the Government Act, was a written constitution for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that was adopted by the Great Sejm that met between 1788 and 1792. The Commonwealth was a dual monarchy comprising the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; the new constitution was intended to address political questions following a period of political agitation and gradual reform that began with the Convocation Sejm of 1764 and the election that year of the Commonwealth's last monarch, Stanisław August Poniatowski.

Battles of Stockach and Engen

The Battles of Stockach and Engen were fought on 3 May 1800 between the army of the First French Republic under Jean Victor Marie Moreau and the army of the Habsburg monarchy led by Paul Kray. The fighting near Engen resulted in a stalemate. However, while the two main armies were engaged at Engen, Claude Lecourbe captured Stockach from its Austrian defenders (the latter commanded by Joseph Louis, Prince of Lorraine-Vaudémont).

Germany

Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city after Congress abolishes the Board of Commissioners, the District's founding government. The "City of Washington" is given a mayor-council form of government

Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington, is the federal capital city of the United States, and its only federal district. The city stands on the north-east bank of the Potomac River, across from the state of Virginia, surrounded by Maryland to its north, east, and south. The district was named for Columbia, the female personification of the American nation, through which human form and attributes are applied to the United States.

Battle of Ebelsberg

The Battle of Ebelsberg, known in French accounts as the Battle of Ebersberg, was fought on 3 May 1809 during the War of the Fifth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The Austrian left wing under the command of Johann von Hiller took up positions at Ebersberg on the Traun river. The French under André Masséna attacked, crossing a heavily defended 550-meter-long bridge and subsequently conquering the local castle, thus forcing Hiller to withdraw. Ebelsberg is now a southern suburb of Linz, situated on the south bank of the Traun, a short distance above the place where that stream flows into the Danube River.

Linz, Austria

Action of 3 May 1810

The action of 3 May 1810 was a naval engagement in the Bay of Naples between a Royal Navy frigate captained by Jahleel Brenton and a French squadron of eleven warships. The British captured the French brig Sparviere during the battle.

Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro

The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro was a military engagement that took place from 3–5 May 1811 during the Peninsular War. An Anglo-Portuguese Army under Wellington checked an attempt by the French Army of Portugal under Marshal André Masséna to relieve the besieged city of Almeida.

Raid on Havre de Grace

The Raid on Havre de Grace was a seaborne raid that took place on 3 May 1813 during the broader War of 1812. A squadron of the British Royal Navy under Rear Admiral George Cockburn attacked the town of Havre de Grace, Maryland, at the mouth of the Susquehanna River. Cockburn's forces routed the town's defenders and sacked and burnt several buildings before withdrawing.

Battle of Tolentino

The Battle of Tolentino was fought from 2–3 May 1815 near Tolentino, Kingdom of Naples in what is now Marche, Italy: it was the decisive battle in the Neapolitan War, fought by the Napoleonic King of Naples Joachim Murat to keep the throne after the Congress of Vienna.

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Italy

The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway is opened; it is the first steam-hauled passenger railway to issue season tickets and include a tunnel

The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, sometimes referred to colloquially as the "Crab and Winkle Line", was an early British railway that opened in 1830 between Canterbury and Whitstable in the county of Kent, England.

The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU).

Establishment of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; Greek: Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Ethnikó kai Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón), simply referred to as the University of Athens (UoA), is a public university in Athens, Greece, with various campuses along the Athens agglomeration. It has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837 and is the oldest higher education institution of the modern Greek state and the first contemporary university in both the Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Battle of Acajete

The Battle of Acajete was fought at Acajete, Veracruz on 3 May 1839 between insurgents under the joint command of José de Urrea and José Antonio Mexía, and 1,600 Centerists under the command of General Gabriel Valencia. The insurgents lost, Mexía was captured and executed, Urrea fled to Tampico.

Veracruz, Mexico

The boar-crested Anglo-Saxon Benty Grange helmet is discovered in a barrow on the Benty Grange farm in Derbyshire

Benty Grange is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the parish of Monyash in Derbyshire, England. 21.1 ha (52 acres) in size and with at least four grass species and ten other plant species, it is considered of national importance as one of the largest areas of unimproved species-rich neutral lowland grassland in the Peak District National Park.

May Uprising in Dresden

The May Uprising took place in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony in 1849; it was one of the last of the series of events known as the Revolutions of 1848.

The May Uprising in Dresden begins: The last of the German revolutions of 1848–49.

Second Battle of Fredericksburg

The Second Battle of Fredericksburg, also known as the Second Battle of Marye's Heights, took place on May 3, 1863, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as part of the Chancellorsville Campaign of the American Civil War.

Virginia, United States

Warrenton Junction Raid

The Warrenton Junction Raid (May 3, 1863) was a surprise attack by Confederate guerrilla warriors on a Union cavalry detachment during the American Civil War. The raid took place near a railroad junction in Virginia's Fauquier County, less than 10 miles (16 km) from the town of Warrenton. Confederate Major (eventually Colonel) John S. Mosby led the attack against about 100 men from the Union's 1st (West) Virginia Cavalry.

Streight's Raid

Streight's Raid (19 April – 3 May 1863) took place in northern Alabama during the American Civil War (1861-1865). It was led by Union Army Col. Abel D. Streight (1828-1892) and opposed by the Confederate States Army of Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest (1820-1877), Streight's goal was to destroy parts of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which was supplying the Confederate Army of Tennessee to the north.

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United States

Battle of Salem Church

The Battle of Salem Church, took place on May 4 respectively, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, as part of the Chancellorsville Campaign of the American Civil War.

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United States

Skirmish in Doubtful Canyon

The Skirmish in Doubtful Canyon took place on May 3, 1864 between a company of infantry from the California Column and a band of about 100 Apaches. The fighting occurred near Steins Peak in Doubtful Canyon, Arizona Territory. Doubtful Canyon, along with Apache Pass in Arizona and Cookes Canyon, in New Mexico was a favored location for an ambush by the Apache along the Butterfield Overland Mail route. The Californians were on the march from Fort Cummings to Fort Bowie in the military District of Arizona, when they were attacked in the canyon.

Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States

1879 Spanish general election

A general election was held in Spain on 20 April 1879 (for the Congress of Deputies), and on 3 May 1879 (for the Senate), to elect the members of the 1st Cortes under the Spanish Constitution of 1876, during the Restoration period. All 431 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 180 of 360 seats in the Senate.

This entry records the senate, as dated in the source infobox.

Spain

Greek legislative election, 1892

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 3 May 1892. Supporters of Charilaos Trikoupis emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 160 of the 207 seats. Trikoupis became Prime Minister for the sixth time on 22 June.

Greece

1894 Bilbao students v British workers football match

The 1894 Bilbao students v British workers was a football match that took place at the Hippodrome of Lamiako, Leioa, on 3 May 1894. The match was contested by a group of Bilbainos who challenged the British residents in Bilbao to a football match, which at the time was a relatively unknown sport in Spain.

Siege of Jeonju Fortress

The siege of Jeonju Fortress was a conflict in May 1894 that concluded the first revolt of the Donghak Peasant Revolution. The Donghak Peasant Army that won the Battle of Hwangryong River immediately aimed to capture Jeonju. In the early morning of April 27, the peasant army formed a line at Yongduchi overlooking Jeonju Fortress and prepared to advance.

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Retreat to Montalban

The Retreat to Montalban occurred during the Philippine Revolution after the 1897 Battle of Naic southwest of Cavite when Philippine General Emilio Aguinaldo's and his forces retreated to Puray, Montalban on June 14. The Spanish pursued the Katipunero forces retreating towards central Luzon, killing many of the revolutionaries.

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1900 Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by-election

The 1900 Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in Scotland on 3 May 1900 for the UK House of Commons constituency of Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities. As a university constituency, the constituency had no geographical basis. Instead, its electorate consisted of the graduates of Edinburgh University and St Andrews University.

United Kingdom

Great Fire of 1901

The Great Fire of 1901 was a conflagration that occurred in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 3, 1901. It was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the third largest urban fire in the US, next to the Great Chicago Fire, and the 1906 San Francisco fire.

Florida, United States

1902 South Australian state election

The 1902 South Australian state election was held on 3 May 1902 following the dissolution of both houses. All 42 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election, and all 18 seats in the Legislative Council. The House had a reduction of 12 seats compared to the previous election.

Moro Rebellion

The Moro Rebellion (1902–1913) was an armed conflict between the Moro people and the United States military during the Philippine–American War. The rebellion occurred after the conclusion of the conflict between the United States and the First Philippine Republic, and saw the US move to impose its authority over the Muslim states in Mindanao, Jolo, and the neighboring Sulu Archipelago.

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Philippines

Finnish parliamentary election, 1909

Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 1 and 3 May 1909.

Finland

Raja Harishchandra, the first Indian feature-length film, was released

Raja Harishchandra (transl. King Harishchandra) is a 1913 Indian silent film directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke. It is often considered the first full-length Indian feature film. Raja Harishchandra features Dattatraya Damodar Dabke, Anna Salunke, Bhalchandra Phalke and Gajanan Vasudev Sane. It is based on the legend of Harishchandra, with Dabke portraying the title character. The film, being silent, had English, Marathi, and Hindi-language intertitles.

Battle for Baby 700

The battle for Baby 700 (2/3 May 1915), was an engagement fought during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War, between the forces of the British Empire and the Ottoman Empire. On 25 April 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), conducted an amphibious landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

Death of Patrick Pearse

Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; Irish: Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along with 15 others, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebellion.

Action of 3 May 1920

The action of 3 May 1920 was a short single-ship action fought off Ochakov during the Russian Civil War between a French Navy aviso and a Bolshevik floating battery.

1920 Georgian coup attempt

The Georgian coup in May 1920 was an unsuccessful attempt to take power by the Bolsheviks in the Democratic Republic of Georgia. Relying on the 11th Red Army of Soviet Russia operating in neighboring Azerbaijan, the Bolsheviks attempted to take control of a military school and government offices in the Georgian capital of Tiflis on May 3.

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Tourmakeady ambush

The Tourmakeady ambush or Battle of Tourmakeady occurred on 3 May 1921 during the Irish War of Independence. The South Mayo Brigade of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), commanded by Commandant Tom Maguire ambushed an RIC/Black and Tan re-supply patrol in the village of Tourmakeady, County Mayo in the west of Ireland in order to destroy the patrol and to cause the closure of Derrypark RIC Barracks, seven miles to the south.

County Mayo, Ireland

Ireland is partitioned under British law by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland

The Government of Ireland Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 67) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act's long title was "An Act to provide for the better government of Ireland"; it is also known as the Fourth Home Rule Bill or (inaccurately) as the Fourth Home Rule Act and informally known as the Partition Act.

1923 Newfoundland general election

The 1923 Newfoundland general election was held on 3 May 1923 to elect members of the 25th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals led by Richard Squires and the Fishermen's Protective Union of William Coaker, were re-elected. The Liberal-Labour-Progressive party, led by John R. Bennett, formed the opposition.

1927 Wellington mayoral election

The 1927 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1927, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1927 Liberian general election

General elections were held in Liberia in 1927. In the presidential election the result was a victory for Charles D. B. King of the True Whig Party, who was re-elected for a third term after defeating Thomas J. R. Faulkner of the People's Party. Faulkner had previously served as the mayor of Monrovia, and ran a campaign based on reform of labor laws.

Liberia

1927 Baltimore mayoral election

The 1927 Baltimore mayoral election saw the return of William Frederick Broening to the mayoralty for a second nonconsecutive term.

The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days

The Jinan incident (traditional Chinese: 濟南慘案; simplified Chinese: 济南惨案; Japanese: 済南事件; formerly romanised Tsinan) or 3 May Tragedy (traditional Chinese: 五三慘案; simplified Chinese: 五三惨案; pinyin: Wǔsān Cǎn'àn) began as a 3 May 1928 dispute between Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army (NRA) and Japanese soldiers and civilians in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province in China, which then escalated into an armed conflict between the NRA and the Imperial Japanese Army.

1931 Coupe de France final

The 1931 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 3, 1931, that saw Club Français defeat SO Montpellier 3–0 thanks to a goal by Miklos Boros, Arthur Parkes and Robert MercierMercier.

1933 Christchurch mayoral election

The 1933 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1933, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus 16 councillors and other local government positions.

New Zealand

1933 Lower Hutt mayoral election

The 1933 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including the nine borough councillors, also elected biennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1933 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1933 Invercargill mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. This was the final mayoral election for a biennial term, future terms would be triennial. Incumbent mayor John Miller defeated former mayor John D. Campbell again for his second consecutive term, the third in total.

New Zealand

French legislative election, 1936

French legislative elections to elect the 16th legislature of the French Third Republic were held on 26 April and 3 May 1936. This was the last legislature of the Third Republic and the last election before World War II. The number of candidates set a record, with 4,807 people vying for 618 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. In the Seine Department alone, there were 1,402 candidates.

France

1936 Coupe de France final

The 1936 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on 3 May 1936, that saw RC Paris defeat FCO Charleville 1–0 thanks to a goal by Roger Couard.

The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) is a left-wing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, and was strongest in West Bengal. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India. During the 1951–1952 and 1957 Indian general election, the party was known as Forward Bloc.

Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942)

The invasion of Tulagi, on 3–4 May 1942, was part of Operation Mo, the Empire of Japan's strategy in the South Pacific and South West Pacific Area in 1942. The plan called for Imperial Japanese Navy troops to capture Tulagi and nearby islands in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate. The occupation of Tulagi by the Japanese was intended to cover the flank of and provide reconnaissance support for Japanese forces that were advancing on Port Moresby in New Guinea, provide greater defensive depth for the major Japanese base at Rabaul, and serve as a base for Japanese forces to threaten and interdict the supply and communication routes between the United States and Australia and New Zealand.

Gavutu, Solomon Islands

Operation Ramrod 16

Ramrod 16 was an attempt by the Royal Air Force (RAF) to bomb the Koninklijke Hoogovens (Royal Blast Furnaces) steelworks at IJmuiden in the Netherlands during the Second World War. After several recent abortive attacks a more elaborate plan was made for six Douglas Boston IIIA light bombers of 107 Squadron to attack again, with a Ramrod as a diversion. (Ramrod was the RAF term for bomber operations intended to induce Luftwaffe fighters into action for British fighter escorts to attack.) Ramrod 16 was to be flown by twelve Lockheed Ventura Mk II bombers of No. 487 Squadron RNZAF against the Hemweg power station in Amsterdam, not far upriver from IJmuiden. Thirteen Spitfire squadrons from 11 Group, Fighter Command, were to fly Rodeo 212 to Vlissingen (Flushing), 78 mi (126 km) to the south-west of Amsterdam, as another diversion. The Venturas were to be escorted by three squadrons of Spitfires from 12 Group, Fighter Command. Two squadrons of high-flying Spitfire Mk IXs were to wait off the Dutch coast, available for contingencies and eight Mustang fighters were to protect the Bostons on their return from IJmuiden, three more Spitfire squadrons covering the return of the Venturas. The raid began in the late afternoon of 3 May 1943 but Rodeo 212 arrived early and at height, alerting the Germans.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Capture of Hamburg

The Capture of Hamburg was one of the last battles of the Western Front of the Second World War, where the remaining troops of the German 1st Parachute Army fought the British XII Corps in Lower Saxony for the control of Hamburg, Germany, between 18 April and 3 May 1945. British troops were met with fierce resistance when they advanced toward the city as Hamburg was the last remaining pocket of resistance in the north.

Hamburg, Germany

World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay, resulting in more than 7,000 deaths

SS Cap Arcona, named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen, was a large German ocean liner, later a requisitioned auxiliary ship of the Kriegsmarine (Nazi German War Navy), and finally a prison ship in the later months of World War II (1939–1945).

1947 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 3 May 1947 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election was the first that the Labor government had contested under Premier Ned Hanlon, who had been in office for 14 months by the time of the poll. The election resulted in Labor receiving a sixth term in office.

1947 New South Wales state election

The 1947 New South Wales state election was held on 3 May 1947. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1940 redistribution. The election was for all of the 90 seats in the Legislative Assembly.

Constitution of Japan

The Constitution of Japan is the supreme law of Japan. Written primarily by American civilian officials during the occupation of Japan after World War II, it was adopted on 3 November 1946 and came into effect on 3 May 1947, succeeding the Meiji Constitution of 1889. The constitution consists of a preamble and 103 articles grouped into 11 chapters.

This entry records the entry into force, as dated in the source infobox.

Operation Yevusi

Operation Yevusi (Hebrew: מבצע יבוסי; Eng. "Jebusite"), also known as the Second Battle of Nebi Samwil, was a Palmach military operation carried out during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War to assert Jewish control over Jerusalem. The operation, commanded by Yitzhak Sadeh, lasted two weeks, from 22 April 1948 to 3 May 1948. Not all objectives were achieved before the British enforced a ceasefire.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Israel

Shelley v. Kraemer

Shelley v. Kraemer, 334 U.S. 1 (1948), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case that held that racially restrictive housing covenants (deed restrictions) cannot legally be enforced. The case arose after an African-American family purchased a house in St. Louis that was subject to a restrictive covenant preventing "people of the Negro or Mongolian Race" from occupying the property.

This entry records the decision, as dated in the source infobox.

1949 Aberdeen Corporation election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 3 May 1949, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election. The election saw Labour retain their control over the corporation, although tenuously. Leading up to the election, Labour councillor Robert S. Lennox had the whip withdrawn, and was sitting as an independent.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Royal Festival Hall

The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a Grade I listed building, the first post-war building to become so protected (in 1981). The London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the London Sinfonietta, Chineke! and Aurora are resident orchestras at Southbank Centre. The hall was built as part of the Festival of Britain for London County Council, and was officially opened on 3 May 1951.

England, United Kingdom

1952 FA Cup final

The 1952 FA Cup final was the final match of the 1951–52 staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as the FA Cup), English football's main cup competition. The match was contested by Newcastle United and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London on 3 May 1952. Newcastle, who were the defending champions, won the match 1–0.

London, United Kingdom

Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby () is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres). Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms).

On May 3, 1952, the first national television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place, aired from then-CBS affiliate WHAS-TV.

Battle of Hill 187

The Battle of Hill 187 was a battle between Canadian and Chinese forces during the Korean War which took place north of the city of Gapyeong. The Battle of Hill 187 was one of the last battles of the Korean War.

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South Korea

1955 Aberdeen Corporation election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 3 May 1955, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election, although only 8 were contested. This election maintained the status quo of the last few years, with no seats changing hands and a further decrease in turnout resulting in another record low.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1955 Liberian general election

General elections were held in Liberia in May 1955. For the first time since 1931 there was more than one candidate in the presidential election. However, William Tubman of the True Whig Party was easily re-elected, winning over 99.5% of the vote. After the election, Edwin Barclay claimed ballot stuffing due to the purported number of votes cast being higher than the number of registered voters.

Liberia

1955 Baltimore mayoral election

The 1955 Baltimore mayoral election saw reelection of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. to a third consecutive term as mayor.

1958 FA Cup final

The 1958 FA Cup final was contested on 3 May 1958 by Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium, London, in front of a crowd of almost 100,000. The referee was J. Sherlock. Bolton won 2–0, with a double by Nat Lofthouse, who scored the goals in the 3rd and 55th minutes.

London, United Kingdom

1960 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary

The 1960 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary was held on May 3, 1960, with a runoff on May 31, 1960, to choose the eleven nominees for presidential electors to be listed on the general election ballot under the Democratic party label in the 1960 United States presidential election in Alabama. This election is not to be confused with the 1960 Alabama Democratic presidential primary, which chose delegates to the Democratic National Convention.

Alabama, United States

1960 Alabama Democratic presidential primary

A presidential primary was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on May 3, 1960, with runoff elections on May 31, to elect delegates representing Alabama to the 1960 Democratic National Convention. Fifty-six delegates were to be elected, four from each of the state's nine congressional districts, with twenty at-large delegates to be elected.

Alabama, United States

1960 Edinburgh Corporation election

Elections to Edinburgh Corporation were held on 3 May 1960, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 24 were up for election, including two seats in Murrayfield-Cramond ward. However only 15 wards in 14 seats were contested, as councillors were returned unopposed in nine wards. No seats changed hands, and Edinburgh Corporation remained composed of 39 Progressives, 28 Labour councillors, 1 Liberal, and 1 Protestant Action.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1961 Cannes Film Festival

The 14th Cannes Film Festival was held on 3-18 May 1961. The Palme d'Or went to the Une aussi longue absence, directed by Henri Colpi and Viridiana, directed by Luis Buñuel. The festival opened with Che gioia vivere, directed by René Clément. The festival also screened Shirley Clarke's debut film The Connection due to the efforts of the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics.

Cannes, France

1965 Cannes Film Festival

The 18th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 3-16, 1965. Olivia de Havilland became the first women president of the jury. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to The Knack …and How to Get It by Richard Lester. The festival opened with The Collector, directed by William Wyler and closed with Tōkyō Orinpikku, directed by Kon Ichikawa.

Cannes, France

1966 Edinburgh Corporation election

An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 3 May 1966, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election. After the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 36 Progressives, 33 Labour councillors, and 1 Liberal. The Progressives increased their majority to three seats.

Scotland, United Kingdom

South Korean presidential election, 1967

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 3 May 1967. The result was a victory for Park Chung-hee, who won 51.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 83.6%.

South Korea

Braniff International Airways Flight 352

Braniff International Airways Flight 352 was a scheduled domestic flight from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, United States, to Dallas Love Field in Dallas. On May 3, 1968, a Lockheed L-188A Electra flying on the route, registration N9707C, disintegrated in midair and crashed near Dawson, Texas, after flying into a severe thunderstorm. It was carrying five crew and 80 passengers, all of whom were killed, including Texas state representative Joseph Lockridge.

Texas, United States

Battle of Dai Do

The Battle of Dai Do (also known as the Battle of Đông Hà) took place from 30 April to 3 May 1968 in Quảng Trị Province during the Vietnam War.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Vietnam

1972 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1972. One seat in each of the forty wards was up for election, plus one by-election seat each in Vauxhall and Woolton wards. This was the last year when the council comprised 120 councillors and 40 Aldermen, totalling 160, which was the largest council membership .

1975 Scottish Cup final

The 1975 Scottish Cup Final was played on 3 May 1975 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the 90th final of the Scottish Cup. Celtic and Airdrieonians contested the match: Celtic won the match 3–1 with goals from Paul Wilson (two) and a Pat McCluskey penalty; Kevin McCann scoring Airdrieonians’ goal. The game was Celtic's seventh successive appearance in the final, it was also Celtic's 25th Scottish Cup.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1975 FA Cup final

The 1975 FA Cup final was the 94th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 3 May 1975 at Wembley Stadium and was contested by London clubs West Ham United and Fulham. The Fulham team contained two former England captains in former West Ham United captain Bobby Moore, making his last appearance at Wembley, and Alan Mullery.

City of Aberdeen District Council election, 1977

The 1977 City of Aberdeen Council election took place on the 3 May 1977 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.

Scotland, United Kingdom

City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1977

Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These was the second election to the City of Edinburgh District Council, and saw the Conservatives winning 34 of the Councils 64 seats; allowing them to emerge with a majority administration.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1977 City of Glasgow District Council election

Elections for the City of Glasgow District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These were the second elections to the City of Glasgow District Council, and saw Labour losing their control of the council, losing nearly half of their councillors. Among the losing councillors was Dick Dynes, the Labour group leader.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1977 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election

Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the local government reforms in 1974. The election used the original 16 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1977 Kincardine and Deeside District Council election

Elections to the Kincardine and Deeside District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. There were 12 single member wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1977 Berwickshire District Council election

The 1977 Berwickshire District Council election took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts.

1977 West Lothian District Council election

Elections to West Lothian District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 21 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1977 Tweeddale District Council election

Elections to Tweeddale District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 10 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1977 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the local government reforms in 1974. The election used the original 10 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1977 Moray District Council election

Elections to Moray District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 18 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1977 Falkirk District Council election

Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1977 Sutherland District Council election

Elections to Sutherland District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the local government reforms in 1974. The election used the original 12 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974 and two wards added to the district council due to boundary alterations between Sutherland and Caithness District Councils.

1977 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

Elections to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council were held on 3 May 1977, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

1977 Hamilton District Council election

Elections to Hamilton District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the local government reforms in 1974. The election used the original 20 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1977 Cunninghame District Council election

Elections to Cunninghame District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the local government reforms in 1974. The election used the original 24 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1977 Roxburgh District Council election

Elections to Roxburgh District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 16 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1977 Gordon District Council election

Elections to the Gordon District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

1977 Banff and Buchan District Council election

Elections to Banff and Buchan District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 18 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1977 Inverclyde District Council election

The 1977 Inverclyde District Council election was held on 3 May 1977 alongside the local elections taking place all over Scotland.

1977 Scottish local elections

Elections for the Scottish district councils were held in 1977. These were the second elections held to the 53 district councils established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The previous elections had been held in 1974 with the authorities acting as "shadow" councils until May 1975. The elections took place when the Labour government of James Callaghan was extremely unpopular, with a subsequent collapse in the party's vote.

United Kingdom

1977 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election

The 1977 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election was part of the 1977 Scottish local elections. This was the second election held under the new double-tiered system of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Annandale and Eskdale is an area of Dumfries and Galloway and was covered by the Annandale and Eskdale District Council and the Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council.

1978 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Anderlecht of Belgium and Austria Wien of Austria. It was the final match of the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 18th European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, on 3 May 1978. The venue was selected in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 September 1977.

Paris, France

United Kingdom general election, 1979

The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 44 seats. The election was the first of four consecutive election victories for the Conservative Party, and Thatcher became the United Kingdom's and Europe's first elected female head of government. The previous parliamentary term had begun in October 1974, when Harold Wilson led Labour to a majority of three seats, but within 18 months he had resigned as prime minister to be succeeded by James Callaghan, and within a year the government's narrow parliamentary majority had gone.

United Kingdom

Manchester City Council election, 1979

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1982, due to the boundary changes and "all-out" elections due to take place that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Bristol City Council election, 1979

The 1979 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 1979 general election. In contrast to the Conservative landslide in the national election, the Conservatives in Bristol lost 6 seats to Labour, who maintained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1979

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1983. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Sheffield City Council election, 1979

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 3 May 1979. One third of the council was up for election.

England, United Kingdom

1979 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 3 May 1979 and all 71 seats in Scotland were contested.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1979 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK general election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1983. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Fenland District Council election

The 1979 Fenland District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 General Election and other local elections however the town and the parish council elections were pushed back to 24 May 1979 and may well have affected both sets of local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held simultaneously with the general election on 3 May 1979. Following boundary changes that increased the number of wards by two to 22, with an additional 6 seats to 66 respectively), the entirety of the council was up for election. Labour retained control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Bracknell District Council election

The 1979 Bracknell District Council election took place on 3 May 1979, to elect all 40 members in 19 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as both the 1979 United Kingdom general election and other local elections as part of the 1979 United Kingdom local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Bath City Council election

The 1979 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect councillors to Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as the general election and other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 1979 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Reading Borough Council election

The 1979 Reading Borough Council election was held on 3 May 1979, alongside local elections across England and Wales and the general election. All 49 seats on Reading Borough Council were contested. Prior to the election, the council had been under no overall control, with the Conservatives the largest party. Labour saw the biggest net increase in its seats, gaining three, but the council remained under no overall control with the Conservatives as the largest party.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

1979 Chelmsford Borough Council election

The 1979 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1979 Bournemouth Borough Council election

The 1979 Bournemouth Borough Council election was held on 3 May 1979 to elect members to Bournemouth Borough Council in Dorset, England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 1979 general election. The whole council was elected on new ward boundaries. The Conservatives won a majority of seats on the council.

Dorset, United Kingdom

1979 South Norfolk District Council election

The 1979 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections. The council was contested on new ward boundaries, but the number of seats remained the same.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1979 Corby District Council election

The 1979 Corby District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Corby District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party regained overall control of the council which it had lost to the Conservative Party at the previous election in 1976. The council remained continuously under Labour control until the council was dissolved in 2021.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Basildon District Council election

The 1979 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held on new ward boundaries. The council remained under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Plymouth City Council election

The 1979 Plymouth City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which it had held since its creation in 1973.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Harlow District Council election

The 1979 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1979 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1979 North Norfolk District Council election

The 1979 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections. The council was contested on new ward boundaries, decreasing the number of seats by 1 to 46.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1979 United Kingdom general election in England

On Thursday 3 May 1979, the 1979 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 635 members of the House of Commons, with 516 constituencies being in England. The Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher won the most votes and seats in England, and gained a parliamentary majority of 43 seats across the country. They received 12.26 million English votes, a record at the time.

United Kingdom

1979 York City Council election

The 1979 York City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1979 East Northamptonshire District Council election

The 1979 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 General Election and other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Tendring District Council election

The 1979 Tendring District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England. This was the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections held across the United Kingdom.

Essex, United Kingdom

1979 Chichester District Council election

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 3 May 1979, the same day as the general election. The whole council was up for election and resulted in a Conservative majority.

United Kingdom

1979 Thurrock Borough Council election

The 1979 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and the 1979 general election. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. Labour lost control of the council to No overall control.

Essex, United Kingdom

1979 Rochford District Council election

The 1979 Rochford District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1979 Breckland District Council election

The 1979 Breckland District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The council was contested on new ward boundaries, increasing the number of seats by 2 to 53.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1979 Braintree District Council election

The 1979 Braintree District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as the 1979 UK general election and other local elections across the United Kingdom. At the election, the Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control despite remaining the largest party.

Essex, United Kingdom

1979 United Kingdom general election in Wales

On Thursday 3 May 1979, the 1979 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 635 members of the House of Commons, with 36 constituencies being in Wales. The election saw the Labour Party win the most votes and seats in Wales. The Labour Party won the most votes in Wales, although the Conservatives won most votes UK-wide.

Wales, United Kingdom

1979 Uttlesford District Council election

The 1979 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1979 Erewash Borough Council election

Elections to Erewash Borough Council were held on 3 May 1979 as part of nationwide local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Derby City Council election

The 1979 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 18 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.

England, United Kingdom

1979 West Norfolk District Council election

The 1979 West Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of West Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1979 United Kingdom local elections

Local elections were held in the United Kingdom on 3 May 1979 (the same day as the general election). The results provided some source of comfort to the Labour Party, who recovered some lost ground from local election reversals in previous years, despite losing the general election to the Conservative Party on the same day. The Liberals also gained councillors and a council.

United Kingdom

1979 Epping Forest District Council election

The 1979 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. All 59 seats on the council were up for election following boundary changes, which created or altered several wards including Broadway, Buckhurst Hill East and West, Chigwell Row, Loughton St. Johns and Loughton St. Mary’s.

Essex, United Kingdom

1979 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

The 1979 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections. Due to this, the turnout for the council elections was unusually high at over 80% of the local population. A third of the council's seats were up for election.

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

1979 West Dorset District Council election

The 1979 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as the general election and other district council elections in the United Kingdom. This was the third election to the district council, the election saw terms of councillors extended from three to four years.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Adur District Council election

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1979, alongside the general election. The entire council was up for election, following boundary changes that reduced the number of wards by one, but all together had added two seats. Overall turnout was recorded at 74.4%. The election resulted in the Conservatives gaining control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1979 Cambridge City Council election

The 1979 Cambridge City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

1979 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 1979 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1979 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

On 3 May 1979, the 1979 United Kingdom general election was held in Northern Ireland, to elect all 635 members of the House of Commons, including the 12 Northern Ireland seats. The election was after Labour Party prime minister James Callaghan lost a vote of confidence by 311 votes to 310. The election was won by the Conservative Party led by Margaret Thatcher, and began a period of 18-year government by the party.

United Kingdom

1979 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 1979 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 1979, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales and the 1979 United Kingdom general election. All 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election following ward boundary changes. The election saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council.

1979 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1979 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 1979. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The entire council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Democratic Labour Party.

1979 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 3 May 1979, on the same day as the general election, so turnout was higher than usual in district council elections for Mid Bedfordshire. All 53 seats were up for election.

1979 Ipswich Borough Council election

The 1979 Ipswich Borough Council election was the first election to the Ipswich Borough Council under the new arrangements determined by the Local Government Boundary Commission as laid out in their Report 280. In accordance with the Local Government Act 1972 the Council had request a system of electing by thirds. Originally the Council had argued for 18 wards with 3 councillors each, making 54 in total.

United Kingdom

The Conservative Party wins the United Kingdom general election. The following day, Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female British Prime Minister

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office.

Saint Lucian general election, 1982

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 3 May 1982. The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 66.9%.

Saint Lucia

1983 Uttlesford District Council election

The 1983 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 3 May 1983 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1983 San Diego mayoral special election

The 1983 San Diego mayoral special election was held on May 3, 1983, to elect the mayor for San Diego. The special election was necessary due to former mayor Pete Wilson's resignation to take a seat in the United States Senate. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan primary was held March 15, 1983.

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1984

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1988. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. Due to the death of one of the candidates for Timperley ward after the close of nominations, the election for Timperley was postponed until 28 June 1984. The result shown on this page is the result of that election.

England, United Kingdom

City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1984

Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on Thursday 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The election was the first time Labour had ever won a majority on the Edinburgh Council, with the party winning 34 of the City's 62 seats. The Conservatives came second, on 22 seats, whilst the SDP-Liberal Alliance won 4, and the SNP 2. Labour would retain its dominance for the next 23 years, until the 2007 election. Mark Lazarowicz and Nigel Griffiths played prominent roles in the election, and would later both become Edinburgh Members of Parliament for Labour.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Cynon Valley by-election, 1984

The Cynon Valley by-election, 1984 was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 May 1984 for the British House of Commons constituency of Cynon Valley.

Wales, United Kingdom

Sheffield City Council election, 1984

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election.

England, United Kingdom

Bristol City Council election, 1984

The 1984 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. In this election, one-third of seats were up for election. There was a general but small swing from Conservative to Labour. Labour regained their position as the largest party and took minority control of the Council.

England, United Kingdom

South West Surrey by-election, 1984

The South West Surrey by-election, 1984 was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 May 1984 for the British House of Commons constituency of South West Surrey.

United Kingdom

Liverpool City Council election, 1984

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

City of Aberdeen District Council election, 1984

The 1984 City of Aberdeen Council election took place on the 3 May 1984 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Scottish local elections, 1984

Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 3 May 1984, to elect members to all 53 district councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts. This was the first election to take place after the 1983 general election landslide victory for the Conservatives. The local elections resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the City of Edinburgh for the first time.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Manchester City Council election, 1984

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1988. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Derby City Council election

The 1984 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Brighton Borough Council election

The 1984 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 1984 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1980. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Reading Borough Council election

The 1984 Reading Borough Council election was held on 3 May 1984, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. One third of Reading Borough Council's 45 seats were up for election. The election saw the Conservatives' majority on the council reduced to just one seat. After the election, the Conservatives had 23 seats, Labour had 17 seats, and the SDP-Liberal Alliance had 5 seats.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

1984 City of Glasgow District Council election

Elections for the City of Glasgow District Council took place on 3 May 1984 alongside elections to the councils of the other districts in Scotland. The result was victory for the Labour party, who won 59 of the 66 wards.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1984 United Kingdom local elections

Local elections were held in the United Kingdom on 3 May 1984. There was a slight reversal in the Conservative government's fortunes, but the party remained ahead. The projected share of the vote was Conservatives 38%, Labour 37%, Liberal-SDP Alliance 21%. Labour gained 88 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 8,870 in the first elections under the leadership of Neil Kinnock who had succeeded Michael Foot the previous autumn.

United Kingdom

1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1984 Exeter City Council election

The 1984 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Devon, United Kingdom

1984 Stafford by-election

The 1984 Stafford by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 May 1984 for the House of Commons constituency of Stafford.

United Kingdom

1984 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1984, with one third of the council up for election. Prior to the election, a Residents councillor in Dudsworth had defected to Labour. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1984 York City Council election

The 1984 York City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Worthing Borough Council election

The 1984 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

1984 Chester City Council election

The 1984 Chester City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Cheshire, United Kingdom

1984 Epping Forest District Council election

The 1984 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. 20 members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex were elected. The council remained under Conservative majority control.

Essex, United Kingdom

1984 West Dorset District Council election

The 1984 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1984 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election. The 1984 election saw the Independent councillors lose seats but maintain their majority control on the Council.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Thurrock Borough Council election

The 1984 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Essex, United Kingdom

1984 Basildon District Council election

The 1984 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1980. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 1982.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Bath City Council election

The 1984 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1984 to elect councillors to Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

The 1984 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. While the local elections across the country saw each party's share of the popular barely change Welwyn Hatfield was an exception to this, seeing the Conservatives lose nearly a tenth of the popular vote share.

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

1984 Rochford District Council election

The 1984 Rochford District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1984 Harlow District Council election

The 1984 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Cambridge City Council election

The 1984 Cambridge City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

1984 Adur District Council election

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1984, with one third of the council up for election. There was no elections held for the single-member St Mary's ward. Overall turnout was recorded at 45.6%. The election resulted in the council remaining under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

1984 Kincardine and Deeside District Council election

Elections to Kincardine and Deeside District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 12 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1984 Sutherland District Council election

Elections to Sutherland District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s. The election was the second to use the 14 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1979. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1984 Tweeddale District Council election

Elections to the Tweeddale District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 10 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1984 Gordon District Council election

Elections to the Gordon District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

1984 West Lothian District Council election

Elections to West Lothian District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 24 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1984 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election

Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s. The election was the first to use the 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 – two more than the previous election.

1984 Inverclyde District Council election

The 1984 Inverclyde District Council election was held on 3 May 1984 alongside the local elections taking place all over Scotland. The number of seats fell from 23 in 1980 to 20.

1984 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1984 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 1984. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of which were last contested in 1980. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

1984 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 1984 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 1984, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council. The Conservatives remained in overall control of the council, increasing their majority by one seat.

1984 Banff and Buchan District Council election

Elections to Banff and Buchan District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1984 Cunninghame District Council election

Elections to Cunninghame District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the local government reforms in 1974. The election used the 30 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1979. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1984 East Kilbride District Council election

Elections to East Kilbride District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s. The election was the first to use the 16 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980 – an increase of one from the previous arrangements.

1984 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

Elections to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council were held on 3 May 1984, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. There were 12 wards - an increase of 2 over 1980.

1984 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s. The election was the first to use the 10 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981.

1984 Falkirk District Council election

Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1984 Moray District Council election

Elections to Moray District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1984 Hamilton District Council election

Elections to Hamilton District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s. The election was the first to use the 20 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1984 Roxburgh District Council election

Elections to the Roxburgh District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 16 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1984 Argyll and Bute District Council election

Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held in May 1984, the same day as the other Scottish local government district elections. Independent candidates remained the largest group on the council, gaining two seats overall, the Conservatives gained one while the SNP lost two seats and the Labour Party lost their only seat.

United Kingdom

1984 Lochaber District Council election

Elections to the Lochaber District Council took place in May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.

United Kingdom

1984 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election

The 1984 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election was the fourth election to Annandale and Eskdale District Council. The district council was the lower tier of local government in the area, below Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council. This was the first election to Annandale and Eskdale District council where political parties fielded candidates. A total of 11 wards were contested, which is a significant increase from last election where only 3 wards were contested.

1984 Inverness District Council election

Elections to the Inverness District Council took place in May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.

United Kingdom

1984 Ross and Cromarty District Council election

Elections to the Ross and Cromarty District Council took place in May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.

United Kingdom

1984 Caithness District Council election

Elections to the Caithness District Council took place in May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts. Only three seats were contested and one seat received no candidates.

United Kingdom

1984 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election

Elections to the Skye and Lochalsh District Council took place in May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts. Only three seats were contested. One SDP-Liberal Alliance councillor was elected unopposed for the seat of Glenshiel/Glenelg, the first time any party won representation on the council.

United Kingdom

1984 Nairn District Council election

Elections to the Nairn District Council took place in May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.

United Kingdom

1984 Badenoch and Strathspey District Council election

Elections to the Badenoch and Strathspey District Council took place in May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts. No seats were contested and one received no nominations. One Scottish National Party councillor was elected unopposed for the seat of Grantown on Spey East, the first time any party won representation on the council.

United Kingdom

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim in May 1985 to elect the 32 members of the third Legislative Assembly. The Sikkim Sangram Parishad won 30 seats in the Assembly and its leader, Nar Bahadur Bhandari became the Chief Minister for a second term.

India

1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in May 1985, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and the most seats, and M. O. H. Farook was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.

India

1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in May 1985, to elect members of the 200 constituencies in Rajasthan, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Hari Dev Joshi was appointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 200 constituencies.

India

1984 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly were held from December 1984 to May 1985, to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Manipur, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Rishang Keishing was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

India

1985 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in phases, in February and May 1985, to elect members of the 425 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and Narayan Datt Tiwari was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

India

1986 DFB-Pokal final

The 1986 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1985–86 DFB-Pokal, the 43rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 3 May 1986 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. Bayern Munich won the match 5–2 against VfB Stuttgart to claim their eighth cup title.

Air Lanka Flight 512

Air Lanka Flight 512 was an Air Lanka (now SriLankan Airlines) flight from London Gatwick Airport via Zurich and Dubai to Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport) and Malé, Maldives (Malé International Airport, now Velana International Airport). On 3 May 1986, the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar serving the flight was on the ground in Colombo, about to fly on to Malé, when an explosion ripped the aircraft in two, destroying it.

China Airlines Flight 334

China Airlines Flight 334 was a Boeing 747-2R7F/SCD freighter aircraft that was hijacked by pilot Wang Hsi-chueh (Chinese: 王錫爵), a former military U-2 pilot, on May 3, 1986, while en route from Don Mueang, Thailand to Hong Kong. Wang had left family members behind in China when he left for Taiwan in 1949 and had met some of them in Hong Kong in 1984.

1987 WFA Cup final

The 1987 WFA Cup Final was the 17th final of the WFA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was played under the auspices of the Women's Football Association (WFA). Doncaster Belles and St Helens contested the match at the City Ground, the home stadium of Nottingham Forest. Doncaster Belles up winning the game 2–0.

Bristol City Council election, 1990

The 1990 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of seats were up for election. There were by-elections in Brislington East and Easton. As Easton also had an election in the usual schedule, 2 seats were elected in that ward. There was a significant swing against the Liberal Democrats, largely as a result of the post-merger chaos that the party suffered.

England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom local elections, 1990

Local elections were held in the United Kingdom on 3 May 1990. They were the last local elections held before the resignation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in November 1990. The main opposition Labour Party gained 284 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 8,920 - their highest since 1981. Their projected share of the vote was 44%, an increase of 2% from 1989. The governing Conservative Party lost 222 seats, leaving them with 9,020 councillors. Their share of the vote was projected to be 33%, a fall of 3% from the previous year.

United Kingdom

Bromley London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Bromley Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Bromley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Merton London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Merton Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Haringey London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Haringey Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Haringey London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Hounslow London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Hounslow Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Hounslow London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Westminster City Council election, 1990

The 1990 Westminster Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Brent London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Brent Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Brent London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.

London, United Kingdom

Camden London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Camden Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election. Labour comfortably stayed in overall control of the council, despite the Conservatives gaining three seats at their expense in Swiss Cottage.

London, United Kingdom

Hillingdon London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Hillingdon Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Havering London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Havering Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.

United Kingdom

Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Wandsworth Council election took place on 3 May 1990 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.

London, United Kingdom

Ealing London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Ealing Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Ealing London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Hackney London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Hackney Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.

London, United Kingdom

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats (successors of the SDP–Liberal Alliance) stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election, 1990

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 3 May 1990. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 42.9%.

London, United Kingdom

Bexley London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Bexley Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Bexley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Redbridge London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Redbridge Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Redbridge London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Kensington and Chelsea Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Enfield London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Enfield Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Enfield London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Sutton London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Sutton Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Sutton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Lothian Regional Council election, 1990

The fourth election to Lothian Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Islington London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Islington Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Harrow London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Harrow Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Harrow London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Tayside Regional Council election, 1990

The fourth election to Tayside Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections & British local elections. The election saw the Conservatives losing control of the region, with Labour emerging as the single largest force on the 47 seat council. Voter turnout was 47.8%.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Greenwich London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Greenwich Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Greenwich London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Croydon London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Croydon Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

United Kingdom

Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Kingston upon Thames Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.

London, United Kingdom

Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Waltham Forest Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Waltham Forest London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Scottish regional elections, 1990

Regional elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 3 May 1990, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and were the first test of public option on the Community Charge.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, 1990

The 1990 Barking and Dagenham Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

1990 Colchester Borough Council election

The 1990 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries.

Essex, United Kingdom

1990 Worthing Borough Council election

The 1990 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

1990 Rochford District Council election

The 1990 Rochford District Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1990 Fife Regional Council election

The 1990 Fife Regional Council election, the fifth election to the Fife Regional Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Labour maintaining their control of the region's 46 seat council.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1990 Bath City Council election

The 1990 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1990 to elect councillors to Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One-third of seats were up for election.

England, United Kingdom

1990 Central Regional Council election

The 1990 Central Regional Council election, the fifth election to Central Regional Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Labour retain a majority on the 34 seat council.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1990 Chester City Council election

The 1990 Chester City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Cheshire, United Kingdom

1990 Basildon District Council election

The 1990 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1986. The Labour Party gained control of the council, which had been under no overall control since 1987.

England, United Kingdom

1990 Brighton Borough Council election

The 1990 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1990 Reading Borough Council election

The 1990 Reading Borough Council election was held on 3 May 1990, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. One third of Reading Borough Council's 45 seats were up for election. The election saw the Labour Party increase its majority on the council, gaining two seats from the Conservatives.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

1990 Exeter City Council election

The 1990 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Devon, United Kingdom

1990 Adur District Council election

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1990, with one third of the council up for election, as well as vacancies in the Churchill and Manor wards. No elections were held for the single-member St Mary's ward. Overall turnout jumped to 49.8%. The election resulted in the Social and Liberal Democrats retaining control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1990 Harlow District Council election

The 1990 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since the council's creation in 1973.

England, United Kingdom

1990 Western Isles Islands Council election

The fifth election to the Western Isles Islands Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The Council's inaugural Convener, Donald Macaulay, was re-elected to the position after an eight-year absence. He would only serve until 1991, resigning in response to the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International which led to the Council losing £24 million.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1990 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1990. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1994. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.

England, United Kingdom

1990 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 1990 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1986. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

England, United Kingdom

1990 Borders Regional Council election

The 1990 Borders Regional Council election, the fifth election to Borders Regional Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Independents win a majority on the 23 seat council.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1990 Newham London Borough Council election

The 1990 Newham London Borough Council election to the Newham London Borough Council was held on 3 May 1990. The whole council was up for election. turnout no change was 33.0%. Labour maintained its overwhelming majority.

London, United Kingdom

1990 Thurrock Borough Council election

The 1990 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Essex, United Kingdom

1990 Derby City Council election

The 1990 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1990. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Conservative Party retained control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1990 Highland Regional Council election

The 1990 Highland Regional Council election to the Highland Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. Independents won control of 36 of the council's 52 seats. Turnout was 42.9% in the 27 of the region's 52 districts that were contested.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1990 Grampian Regional Council election

Elections to Grampian Regional Council were held on 3 May 1990, on the same day as the other Scottish regional council elections. This was the fifth election to the regional council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 57 electoral divisions (wards) created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1978.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1990 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1990 Epping Forest District Council election

The 1990 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. 19 members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex were elected. The council remained under Conservative majority control.

Essex, United Kingdom

1990 York City Council election

The 1990 York City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1990 Orkney Islands Council election

The 1990 Orkney Islands Council election, the fifth election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Independents take all save one of the seats on the council, securing them an overall majority.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1990 London local elections

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 3 May 1990. All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1986. The elections saw a poor result for the recently formed Liberal Democrats, with the party losing 10% of its vote and 20 council seats.

London, United Kingdom

1990 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 1990 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 1990, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council. Labour took most votes, gaining two extra seats. The Conservatives also gained a seat, increasing their majority on the council.

1990 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

The 1990 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election, the fifth election to Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Independents' majority cut to 1 councillor, but enough to keep control of the 35 seat council.

1990 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1990. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

1990 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1990 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 1990. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of which were last contested in 1986. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

1990 Strathclyde Regional Council election

Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Thursday 3 May 1990, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections. This was the fifth election to the regional council following the local government reforms in the 1970s. The election was the last to use the 103 electoral divisions created by the Initial Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1978.

1990 Ipswich Borough Council election

The 1990 Ipswich Borough Council election was an election to the Ipswich Borough Council under the arrangement, whereby a third of the councillors were to stand for election, each time. It took place as part of the 1990 United Kingdom local elections. There were 16 wards each returning one councillor plus two bye-elections one each for Whitehouse and Whitton Wards. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

United Kingdom

1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1990. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 42.3%.

1990 Southwark London Borough Council election

Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1990. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 40.54%.

1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

1990 Lewisham London Borough Council election

Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held in May 1990. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 39.6%.

1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo

The 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo occurred on 3 May 1992 in Dobrovoljačka Street, Sarajevo, when members of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) attacked a convoy of Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) troops that were exiting the city of Sarajevo according to the withdrawal agreement.

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

1993 Newfoundland general election

The 1993 Newfoundland general election was held on May 3, 1993, to elect members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

1995 Coupe de la Ligue final

The 1995 Coupe de la Ligue final was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on 3 May 1995, that saw Paris Saint-Germain defeat SC Bastia 2-0 thanks to goals by Alain Roche and Raí.

Paris, France

Operation Flash

Operation Flash (Croatian: Operacija Bljesak) was a brief Croatian Army (HV) offensive conducted against the forces of the self-declared proto-state Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK) from 1–3 May 1995. The offensive occurred in the later stages of the Croatian War of Independence and was the first major confrontation after ceasefire and economic cooperation agreements were signed between Croatia and the RSK in 1994.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Croatia

Sheffield City Council election, 1996

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 3 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election.

England, United Kingdom

1996 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1996, with one third of the council up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

On 3 May 1996, at 03:32AM UTC (11:32AM local time), an earthquake of M_S 6.4 occurred

Baotou is the second-largest city by urban population in Inner Mongolia, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, its built-up (or metro) area within its five urban districts is home to 2,261,089 people while the total population is 2,709,378 as of the 2020 census. Baotou's southern border is delineated by the Yellow River. The city's namesake, literally translating to "place with deer", is Mongolian, bringing about the nickname of "Lucheng" (Chinese: 鹿城; pinyin: Lùchéng), meaning "City of Deer".

Mayoral elections in Arlington, Texas

Elections are currently every three years to elect the mayor of Arlington, Texas. Prior to 2023, elections were for two year terms. Elections are officially non-partisan, and use a two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.

Wrestlepalooza (1998)

Wrestlepalooza (1998) was the third Wrestlepalooza professional wrestling event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the only edition of Wrestlepalooza to be broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV). The event took place on May 3, 1998 in the Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta, Georgia. Joey Styles provided commentary for the event. The PPV was billed as ECW "invading enemy territory", since the state of Georgia was the home of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in nearby Atlanta.

United States

1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado

The 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado was a large, long-lived, and exceptionally violent F5 tornado that produced the highest tornado wind speed ever recorded by doppler weather radar—321 miles per hour (517 km/h), measured by a Doppler on Wheels (DoW). One of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded to affect a metropolitan area, the tornado devastated southern portions of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as well as surrounding municipalities to the south and southwest of the city during the early evening of Monday, May 3, 1999.

1999 FA Women's Cup final

The 1999 FA Women's Cup Final was the 28th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the sixth final to be held under the direct control of the Football Association (FA). It was contested between Arsenal and Southampton Saints. The match was played at the Valley, the home stadium of Charlton Athletic.

United Kingdom

Kargil War

The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh, then part of the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir and along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay (lit. 'Victory'), which was the codename of the Indian military operation in the region.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

2000 Turkish Cup final

The 2000 Turkish Cup final was a football match played on 3 May 2000 at the Atatürk Stadium in Diyarbakır. It was the final and deciding match of the 1999–2000 Türkiye Kupası.

Battle of Vaksince

A military engagement between the Macedonian security forces and Albanian insurgents belonging to the NLA occurred in the village of Vaksince, which was at the time launching a campaign of guerrilla attacks against facilities of the Macedonian Government, the Macedonian Police force, and the Macedonian Armed Forces.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

North Macedonia

2003 Fort Worth mayoral election

The 2003 Fort Worth mayoral election took place on May 3, 2003, to elect the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. The election saw the election of Mike Moncrief. The mayoral term in Fort Worth is two years. If no candidate received a majority of the vote in the general election, a runoff would have been held.

2003 Austin mayoral election

The 2003 Austin mayoral election was held on May 3, 2003, to elect the mayor of Austin, Texas, USA. Will Wynn was elected. Incumbent mayor Gustavo L. Garcia did not seek reelection.

2003 El Paso mayoral election

The 2003 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 3, 2003, to elect the mayor of El Paso, Texas. It saw the election of Joe Wardy, who unseated incumbent mayor Raymond Caballero. This was the first El Paso mayoral election held under new rules which saw a shift from the previous system under which a nonpartisan primary was followed by a general election of the top-two finishers to a new system in which a runoff is held only if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round.

2003 Dallas mayoral election

The 2003 Dallas mayoral election took place on May 3, 2003, to elect the mayor of Dallas, Texas. The race was officially nonpartisan. It saw the reelection of Laura Miller, who won the election by taking a majority in the initial round of voting, thereby negating the need for a runoff to be held.

2003 Texas's 19th congressional district special election

The 2003 United States House of Representatives special election in Texas's 19th congressional district was held on June 3, 2003 to select the successor to Larry Combest (R) who resigned to spend more time with his family. In accordance with Texas law, the special election was officially nonpartisan. This election took place during the highly controversial 2003 Texas Redistricting, during which the placement of the cities of Lubbock and Midland within the district were heavily debated.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

Operation Display Deterrence

Operation Display Deterrence was a 65-day NATO operation to protect the Turkish border region with Iraq, made in response to an Article 4 declaration by the Turkish government in response to the Iraq War.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

2004 FA Women's Cup final

The 2004 FA Women's Cup Final was the 34th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the 11th final to be held under the direct control of the Football Association (FA) and was known as the FA Women's Cup Final in partnership with Nationwide for sponsorship reasons. The final was contested between Arsenal and Charlton Athletic on 3 May 2004.

Chadian presidential election, 2006

Presidential elections were held in Chad on 3 May 2006. A referendum in 2005 had led to changes to the constitution that made it possible for President Idriss Déby to run for a third term; having come to power in December 1990, he previously won elections in 1996 and 2001. Despite a serious rebellion based in the east of the country, the elections were held on schedule; Déby was re-elected with about 65% of the vote, according to official results. The main opposition parties boycotted the election.

Chad

Armavia Flight 967

Armavia Flight 967 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Armavia from Zvartnots International Airport, Zvartnots in Armenia to Sochi, a Black Sea coastal resort city in Russia. On 3 May 2006, the aircraft operating the route, an Airbus A320, crashed into the sea while attempting a go-around following its first approach to Sochi airport; all 113 aboard were killed.

Russia

2006 Turkish Cup final

The 2006 Turkish Cup final was a football match played on 3 May 2006 at the İzmir Atatürk Stadium in İzmir. It was the final and deciding match of the 2005–06 Türkiye Kupası (Turkish Cup).

Scottish Parliament election, 2007

The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999. Local elections in Scotland fell on the same day. The Scottish National Party emerged as the largest party with 47 seats, closely followed by the incumbent Scottish Labour Party with 46 seats. The Scottish Conservatives won 17 seats, the Scottish Liberal Democrats 16 seats, the Scottish Green Party 2 seats and one Independent (Margo MacDonald) was also elected.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Midlothian Council election, 2007

Elections to Midlothian Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 6 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 18 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Labour lost control of the council to no overall control, something which the party suffered in many other parts of Scotland.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Orkney Islands Council election, 2007

Elections to Orkney Islands Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 21 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. All the seats were won by independent candidates.

Scotland, United Kingdom

West Lothian Council election, 2007

Elections to West Lothian Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using nine new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Councillors remained in post until 2012.

Scotland, United Kingdom

National Assembly for Wales election, 2007

The 2007 National Assembly election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the National Assembly for Wales. It was the third general election. On the same day local elections in England and Scotland, and the Scottish Parliament election took place. This election was preceded by the previous Assembly election in 2003. The election saw Plaid Cymru make gains at the expense of Labour, although Labour remain the largest party in the Assembly, as they have since it began. Plaid stated they would make a referendum on devolving further powers to the National Assembly a condition for a coalition.

Wales, United Kingdom

Angus Council election, 2007

Elections to Angus Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 8 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 29 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Clackmannanshire Council election, 2007

Elections to Clackmannanshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 5 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 18 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

North Lanarkshire Council election, 2007

Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 20 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 70 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Labour managed to retain control of the council, something which the party failed to do in many other parts of Scotland.

Scotland, United Kingdom

East Lothian Council election, 2007

Elections to East Lothian Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first using seven new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system of proportional representation. The new wards replace 23 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Aberdeenshire Council election, 2007

Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 19 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 68 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. The council remained under no overall control.

Scotland, United Kingdom

United Kingdom local elections, 2007

The 2007 UK local government elections were held on 3 May 2007. These elections took place in most of England and all of Scotland. There were no local government elections in Wales though the Welsh Assembly had a general election on the same day. There were no local government elections in Northern Ireland. Just over half of English councils and almost all the Scottish councils began the counts on Friday, rather than Thursday night, because of more complex arrangements regarding postal votes. These elections were a landmark in the United Kingdom as it was the first time that 18- to 20-year-olds could stand as candidates for council seats.

United Kingdom

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election, 2007

Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles council) were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 9 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 31 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. The large majority of the seats were held by independent candidates, similar to other predominately rural Scottish councils.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Dundee City Council election, 2007

Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one to use the new 8 wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 29 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

East Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007

Elections to East Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 8 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 each ward will elect three councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 24 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

City of Edinburgh Council election, 2007

Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 17 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 58 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Scottish Borders Council election, 2007

Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 11 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 34 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007 with the exception of the Warley ward which was postponed until 14 June 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 38.01% (51,586 voters of an electorate of 135,729). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold. Brighouse Councillor Nick Yates, who had left the Conservative Party in 2006 to become an Independent, joined the Liberal Democrats in the summer of 2007. The table below summarises the results of the 2007 local government election.

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Aberdeen City Council election, 2007

The 2007 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council, at the same time as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 13 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 43 single-member wards, which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. The results saw the council remain under no overall control.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Renfrewshire Council election, 2007

Elections to Renfrewshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 11 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 40 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Moray Council election, 2007

Elections to The Moray Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish Parliament election. The election was the first using the eight new wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. 26 councillors were elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. Previously there were single-member wards which used the first past the post electoral system. The election resulted in a previously Independent council becoming an Independent/Conservative coalition, with a majority of four. An SNP victory in a subsequent by-election held in February 2008 has reduced the Independent/Conservative majority to 2 seats.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Fife Council election, 2007

Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 23 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 78 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Scottish National Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats formed a collation to run the council for the next 5 years.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Argyll and Bute Council election, 2007

Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 11 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 36 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow City Council election, 2007

Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 21 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 79 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. It also saw the election of Glasgow's first councillors for the Scottish Green Party and for Solidarity.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Highland Council election, 2007

Elections to the Highland Council were held on 3 May 2007; the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and to the 31 other councils in Scotland. Previous elections to the Council had been conducted using the single member plurality system (a.k.a. 'First Past the Post'). Changes implemented by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 meant that future local government elections were to be conducted using the Single Transferable Vote, beginning with those in 2007. The 80 Highland Councillors were now to be elected from 22 wards, returning either three or four members.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Derby City Council election, 2007

The 2007 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The election saw the Conservative party gain a seat in Chaddesden from the Labour Party. The Labour Party gained one in Darley from the Liberal Democrats. Following the election Labour continued to run the council after they and the Conservatives agreed to continue their agreement, with the Conservatives retaining 3 seats in the cabinet.

England, United Kingdom

Kettering Borough Council election, 2007

Elections to Kettering Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 reducing the number of seats by nine. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Sunderland City Council election, 2007

The 2007 Sunderland Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Stevenage Borough Council election, 2007

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Harlow District Council election, 2007

The 2007 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007

Elections to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 36.68%.

England, United Kingdom

Warwick District Council election, 2007

The 2007 Warwick District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Warwick District Council in Warwickshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

Falkirk Council election, 2007

Elections to Falkirk Council was held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 9 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Bassetlaw District Council election, 2007

The 2007 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Manchester City Council election, 2007

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The council stayed under Labour Party control, on a reduced turnout of 28.3%.

United Kingdom

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2007

The 2007 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

Essex, United Kingdom

Ipswich Borough Council election, 2007

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was * Conservative 20 * Labour 18 * Liberal Democrat 9 * Independent 1 Following the election the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed the executive of the council.

United Kingdom

Nottingham City Council election, 2007

The 2007 elections to Nottingham City Council were held on 3 May 2007 to elect all 55 members to the Council.

United Kingdom

Havant Borough Council election, 2007

The 2007 Havant Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Norwich City Council election, 2007

The 2007 Norwich City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats were up for election. This was on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

Sheffield City Council election, 2007

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2007 with one third of council seats up for election; one in each ward. Since the previous election, Liberal Democrat Mike Davis defected, sitting as an independent. The election seen several gains for the Liberal Democrats, returning the council to no overall control. Overall turnout was 36.0%, up slightly from last year's 34.5%.

England, United Kingdom

Leeds City Council election, 2007

The Leeds City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, the Morley Borough Independent councillor for Morley North, Stewart McArdle, had defected to Independent and Weetwood incumbent, Brian Jennings, from Liberal Democrat to Independent.

England, United Kingdom

Basildon District Council election, 2007

The 2007 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

City of York Council election, 2007

Elections to City of York Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election. The election saw York's ruling Liberal Democrats lose ten seats and overall control of the council.

York, United Kingdom

Colchester Borough Council election, 2007

The 2007 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Essex, United Kingdom

Gedling Borough Council election, 2007

The 2007 Gedling Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

Epping Forest District Council election, 2007

Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 3 May 2007.

England, United Kingdom

Gravesham Borough Council election, 2007

The 2007 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.

England, United Kingdom

Hart District Council election, 2007

The 2007 Hart Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

Chichester District Council election, 2007

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control with an increased majority.

United Kingdom

Corby Borough Council election, 2007

Elections for Corby Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Corby, were held on 3 May 2007. Labour retained overall control of the council. There had been a number of boundary changes since the 2003 elections.

England, United Kingdom

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007

The 2007 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Scottish local elections, 2007

The Scottish local elections, 2007 were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as Scottish Parliament elections and local elections in parts of England. All 32 Scottish councils had all their seats up for election – all Scottish councils are unitary authorities.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Bristol City Council election, 2007

The 2007 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 2007, on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats lost 2 seats to Labour, but remained the largest party on the Council. No party gained overall control.

England, United Kingdom

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 2007

(Main articles: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council elections and United Kingdom local elections, 2007) Elections to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole borough council (53 members) were up for election. Parish council elections were held on the same day.

United Kingdom

2007 Plymouth City Council election

The 2007 Plymouth City Council election was held on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party.

England, United Kingdom

2007 Daventry District Council election

Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 3 May 2007, in Northamptonshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

2007 Braintree District Council election

The 2007 Braintree District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

2007 Canterbury City Council election

The 2007 Canterbury City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control until 2005 when The Conservative Party took control following a by election and defection from the Liberal Democrats.

England, United Kingdom

2007 Chelmsford Borough Council election

The 2007 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

United Kingdom

2007 Breckland District Council election

The 2007 Breckland District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

2007 North Norfolk District Council election

The 2007 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

2007 Reading Borough Council election

The 2007 Reading Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2007, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. Sixteen of the 46 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Church ward where Labour councillor Azam Janjua had resigned.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

2007 Gloucester City Council election

The 2007 Gloucester City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. The council remained under no overall control. Prior to the election the leader of the council was Mark Hawthorne, a Conservative, but he chose not to stand for re-election. Paul James was appointed leader after the election, continuing to lead a Conservative minority administration.

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

2007 New Forest District Council election

The 2007 New Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members to the New Forest District Council, on the same day as other local elections. The election for Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead was postponed due to the death of a candidate, and therefore a by-election was held on 14 June.

England, United Kingdom

2007 City of Lincoln Council election

The 2007 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was held on the same day as other local elections. All 33 seats were up for election, with 3 councillors in each of the 11 wards being elected following a boundary review. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party.

United Kingdom

2007 Crawley Borough Council election

The 2007 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third (13 out of 37 seats) of the council was up for election. The Conservatives regained overall control of the council, which they had won at the last election only for it to later fall under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

2007 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election

The 2007 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007, to elect all 42 councillors in 18 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2007 United Kingdom local elections. The Conservative Party increased its majority at the expense of both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, the latter losing its only seat.

England, United Kingdom

2007 Broadland District Council election

The 2007 Broadland District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Broadland District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

2007 Dover District Council election

Elections to Dover District Council in Kent, England were held on 3 May 2007, as were UK local elections across the country. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

2007 Wellingborough Borough Council election

The 2007 Borough Council of Wellingborough election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Borough Council of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives won 30 seats with 12,190 votes, while Labour won 4 seats with 8,188 votes.

England, United Kingdom

2007 Exeter City Council election

The 2007 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 2007, to elect members to 13 of the 40 seats of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

2007 Fenland District Council election

The 2007 Fenland District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. All 40 seats of the council were up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

2007 Horsham District Council election

The 2007 Horsham District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives won a majority on the council, gaining from no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

2007 East Northamptonshire District Council election

The 2007 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. The polls place on the same day as other local elections across the UK. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, while the Labour Party was wiped out, with a single Independent councillor providing the sole opposition on the council.

England, United Kingdom

2007 West Dorset District Council election

The 2007 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election. The 2007 election saw the Conservatives maintain their majority control of the District Council.

England, United Kingdom

2007 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

2007 East Hampshire District Council election

The 2007 East Hampshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect all 44 members of East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

Hampshire, United Kingdom

2007 South Hams District Council election

Elections to South Hams District Council took place on 3 May 2007, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

2007 Stirling Council election

The 2007 Stirling Council election was held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using seven new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.

2007 West Wiltshire District Council election

Elections to West Wiltshire District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservatives took control. Most wards had boundary changes or were new. One ward, Shearwater, was uncontested. Of the 44 new members, 21 were not members of the outgoing council.

2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election

The 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.

2007 Northampton Borough Council election

Elections to Northampton Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

2007 Test Valley Borough Council election

The 2007 Test Valley Borough Council election took place on the 3 May 2007. All 48 seats were up for election. 25 seats were needed for a majority, with the Conservatives increasing their majority by three seats. Both independents lost their seats, one to the Conservatives and one to the Liberal Democrats, who in turn lost a seat to the Conservatives.

2007 Salisbury District Council election

Elections to Salisbury District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservatives lost overall control, but were still the largest party winning twenty-two of the fifty-five seats available. This was the last election of district councillors to take place in Salisbury.

2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Elections to Dumfries and Galloway Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 13 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.

2007 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

On 3 May 2007, an election was held to elect councillors to the North Warwickshire Borough Council in the English Midlands. It took place on the same day as other local elections in the UK. It resulted in the Conservative Party gaining control of the council. The previous election resulted in no overall control with the Labour Party having the highest number of seats at 16.

2007 Inverclyde Council election

Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004; each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation.

2007 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Labour had held one by election (Spring Hill) and won another from the Conservatives (Rishton) in Autumn 2006.

2007 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 2007 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 2007, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. All 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election following changes to ward boundaries. Labour and the Liberal Democrats both increased their number of seats, but the Conservatives retained their majority on the council. The Conservative leader, F.

2007 South Ayrshire Council election

The 2007 South Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2007 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and elections to the Scottish Parliament. The election was the first to use the 8 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.

2007 North Ayrshire Council election

Elections to North Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament elections. The election was the first one using eight new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.

2007 South Lanarkshire Council election

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council took place on 3 May 2007 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election was the first to use the 20 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.

2007 Shetland Islands Council election

Elections to Shetland Islands Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using seven new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation.

2007 East Renfrewshire Council election

Elections to East Renfrewshire Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system of proportional representation.

2007 Kennet District Council election

Elections to Kennet District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservatives comfortably retained control, winning thirty-three of the forty-three seats available. This was the last election of district councilors to take place in Kennet.

2007 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats kept overall control of the council.

2007 Bath and North East Somerset Council election

Elections were held on 3 May 2007 to elect 65 local councillors for Bath and North East Somerset Council. The results are shown below. Following the elections, a Conservative minority administration was formed. Cllr Francine Haeberling became leader of the council. This replaced the previous Liberal Democrat and Conservative coalition.

2007 East Ayrshire Council election

Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using nine new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.

2007 Perth and Kinross Council election

The 2007 Perth and Kinross Council election was held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 12 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.

2007 North Wiltshire District Council election

Elections to North Wiltshire District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservatives gained overall control, winning thirty-nine of the fifty-four seats available. This was the last election of district councillors to take place in North Wiltshire.

2007 Brighton and Hove City Council election

Elections to Brighton and Hove City Council on the south coast of England were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council (a unitary authority) was up for election and all 54 councillors were elected. The Conservative Party won 26 out of 54 seats on the council, replacing the Labour Party as the largest party and formed a minority administration.

2007 Birmingham City Council election

Elections to Birmingham City Council in England were held in May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it had been since 2003.

United Kingdom

2007 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held in May 2007. These were the last elections to the council, with all 53 seats being up for election. Councillors elected would serve a two-year term, expiring in 2009, when Mid Bedfordshire District Council was replaced by Central Bedfordshire Council. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, winning 37 of 53 seats on the council.

2007 London Labour Party mayoral selection

The London Labour Party mayoral selection of 2007 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of London, to stand in the 2008 mayoral election. Ken Livingstone, the incumbent Mayor of London, was selected to stand.

United Kingdom

Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election, 2008

Voters in Louisiana's 1st congressional district voting in a special election on May 3, 2008, elected Steve Scalise as a new member of the United States House of Representatives, replacing Representative Bobby Jindal who resigned on January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana. This election and Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary since the 1970s.

Louisiana, United States

2008 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses

The 2008 Guam Democratic presidential caucus took place on May 3, 2008. Senator Barack Obama won by 7 votes, a margin of less than 0.2%. This resulted in each candidate getting 2 pledged delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Guam Democrats also sent five unpledged superdelegates to the convention.

Guam

2008 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 3 May 2008. The two seats up for election were Huon, held by independent MLC Paul Harriss, and Rosevears, held by independent MLC Kerry Finch. These seats were last contested in 2002.

Panamanian general election, 2009

Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Panama on May 3, 2009.

Panama

Cardiff Blues vs Leicester Tigers (2008–09 Heineken Cup)

The second semi-final of the 2008–09 Heineken Cup, the premier European club rugby union competition, saw Cardiff Blues take on Leicester Tigers at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 3 May 2009. The scores were level after regular time and neither team was able to score during extra time, resulting in the first ever penalty shoot-out in a professional rugby union match.

United Kingdom

Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election, 2010

Elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) were held on May 3, 2010. On that day elections were held for 27 of the 28 elected seats in the Autonomous District Council. In one seat (Maharani-Chellagong) the election was countermanded, following the death of Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ranjit Jamatia. 25 of the 28 elected seats in the Autonomous District Council are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Security arrangements ahead of the election were tight. The Tripura Home Department had identitied 91 polling stations as "hyper-sensitive" and 347 as "sensitive".

India

2010 FA Women's Cup final

The 2010 FA Women's Cup Final was the 40th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the 17th final to be held under the direct control of the Football Association (FA). The match was contested by Arsenal and Everton at the City Ground on 3 May 2010. Arsenal entered their fifth consecutive final having won the last four.

2011 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election

The 2011 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election took place on May 3, 2011. Incumbent Mayor Chris Beutler ran for re-election to a second term. He defeated businesswoman Tammy Buffington with 65% of the vote.

Dundee City Council election, 2012

Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors elected. After the 2007 Election a Labour-Lib Dem Coalition was formed. This administration subsequently collapsed and a SNP minority administration was formed. The 2012 election saw the Scottish National Party gain 3 seats and secure an overall majority on the Council.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Clackmannanshire Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) Elections to Clackmannanshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the five wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw the Scottish National Party gain a seat and increase their vote share on the Council to have the same number of seats as Labour. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party retained their single seat on the Council and there remains a single Independent.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Gloucester City Council election, 2012

The 2012 Gloucester City Council local elections took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in Gloucester, England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections were taking place across the country. At the previous Gloucester local elections in 2011, the first after the 2010 general election, of which the result was a hung parliament and subsequently, a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government was formed, both parties shared similar success, winning 9 out of the total 11 seats available (the Conservatives with 6 seats, the Liberal Democrats with 3).

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Aberdeenshire Council election, 2012

Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 19 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 68 Councillors being elected. The 2007 election saw the Scottish Liberal Democrats form a coalition on the Council with the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. The 2012 election saw the SNP gain an additional 6 seats and become the largest party on the Council, supplanting the Lib Dems.

Scotland, United Kingdom

East Dunbartonshire Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) Elections to East Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 24 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw Labour gain 2 seats to draw level with the Scottish National Party. However, Labour remained the largest party in terms of vote share. The Scottish National Party retained all their existing 8 seats and did not run any additional candidates though did significantly raised their vote share.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Reading Borough Council election, 2012

Elections to Reading Borough Council took place on 3 May 2012, with 16 council seats up for election. The Labour Party gained Church, Katesgrove, Redlands, Kentwood and Caversham wards, giving them a working majority and control of the council. The Conservative Party lost three seats but gained Peppard ward from an independent. The Liberal Democrats lost two seats but held Tilehurst ward, a seat they had lost the previous year to the Conservative Party. The Green Party gained Park ward from Labour but failed to make gains elsewhere seeing their percentage of the borough-wide vote fall slightly.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

Ipswich Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Ipswich Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Ipswich Council in England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. Ipswich Borough Council has 48 councillors who are elected for a term of four years. The councillors are elected in 'thirds' with one councillor in each of the 16 wards retiring each year for three out of four years.Every fourth year there is a break from the borough council elections and elections for county councillors are held instead.Ipswich Borough Council is also responsible for the administration of UK Parliamentary general elections, European Parliamentary elections and national and local referendums.

United Kingdom

Perth and Kinross Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) Elections to Perth and Kinross Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the twelve wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 41 Councillors being elected. The Council was previously controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration from 2007-2012. The 2012 elections saw the SNP remain the main party by a significant margin but they did not make further advances.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Ceredigion County Council election, 2012

Elections to Ceredigion County Council were held on 3 May 2012 along with elections to 20 of the other 21 local authorities in Wales (all except Anglesey), community council elections in Wales and other elections elsewhere in the United Kingdom All 42 council seats were up for election. The previous council was controlled by Independents in coalition with the Liberal Democrat group and the single Labour member. Since 2008, there had been two by-elections in Aberystwyth, Rheidol and Ciliau Aeron which were both won by Plaid Cymru.

Wales, United Kingdom

City of Edinburgh Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the Scottish local elections, 2012. The election was the second using 17 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation system of election. The main feature of the Elections was the near obliteration of the Scottish Liberal Democrats as they collapsed from 17 to just 3 seats on the City Council which sees the party occupying the position as the smallest party.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Highland Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) The 2012 Highland Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Highland Council. The election used the twenty-two wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system (a form of proportional representation) and 80 Councillors being elected. The election saw Independent Councillors remain the largest group, while the Scottish National Party increased their representation, replacing the Scottish Liberal Democrats in second place. The Scottish Labour Party also gained an additional seat.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Renfrewshire Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) The 2012 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. The election used the eleven wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 40 Councillors being elected. The election saw the Scottish Labour Party gain 5 seats to regain an overall majority on the Council that they had lost at the time of the 2007 Local Elections, while also significantly increasing their vote.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the second one using the 9 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system: a form of proportional representation. A total of 31 Councillors were elected. Independent Councillors retained the large majority of seats on the Council and retained control of the administration.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Aberdeen City Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) The 2012 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council. The election used the 13 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 43 Councillors elected. Local political activist Renee Slater caused great controversy when she registered a mannequin doll as 'Helena Torry' in the Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross ward. This was withdrawn soon after being spotted and a report has been issued to Grampian Police.

Scotland, United Kingdom

United Kingdom local elections, 2012

The 2012 United Kingdom local elections were held across England, Scotland and Wales on 3 May 2012. Elections were held in 128 English local authorities, all 32 Scottish local authorities and 21 of the 22 Welsh unitary authorities, alongside three mayoral elections including the London mayoralty and the London Assembly. Referendums were also held in 11 English cities to determine whether or not to introduce directly elected mayors. All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 3 May 2012 were entitled to vote in the local elections.

United Kingdom

Angus Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) Elections to Angus Council were held on 3 May 2012 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards, created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors being elected. The 2007 Election saw the Scottish National Party lose majority control on the Council. In their stead the Angus Alliance took over the leadership of the Council made up of all parties and groupings opposed to the SNP.

Scotland, United Kingdom

North Lanarkshire Council election, 2012

Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the twenty wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 70 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw Labour retain their traditional position as the largest party on the Council as they gained 1 seat from 2007 and retained their overall majority. The Scottish National Party also increased their representation and remained in second place on the authority with 3 net gains.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. The Warley Councillor Keith Hutson stepped down in 2012 due to health reasons. A by-election was held on 19th July 2012. The seat was held by the Liberal Democrats with James Baker winning the seat. In this year Councillor Nader Fekri for Calder ward defected to Labour from the Liberal Democrats in 2012 saying that he could no longer support the coalition in the national parliament with the Conservatives.

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Falkirk Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) Elections to Falkirk Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the nine wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 32 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw Labour remain the largest party on the Council despite being outpolled in terms of votes by the Scottish National Party. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party saw their vote share fall but held their Council seats and Independents returned 3 seats as they did in the 2007 Local Elections.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Scottish Borders Council election, 2012

Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 11 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 34 Councillors elected. The election saw the Scottish Conservative Party remain the largest party on the Council though they lost 1 seat. The Scottish National Party replaced the Scottish Liberal Democrats as the second largest party by gaining 3 seats at the expense of the latter.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Basingstoke and Deane Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. 21 out of 60 seats were up for reelection; Popley East had two council seats up for reelection. The Conservative Party retained control of the council with 32 out of 60 seats, losing one seat to the Labour Party in Buckskin and losing another seat in Bramley and Sherfield to an Independent. Labour overtook the Liberal Democrats to become the largest opposition party and won two seats from them in Brighton Hill South and Brookvale and Kings Furlong.

England, United Kingdom

Orkney Islands Council election, 2012

The 2012 Orkney Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Orkney Council. The election used the six wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 21 Councillors being elected. As in 2007 Independents took all of the 21 seats on the Council. The Scottish National Party contested 4 wards in Orkney for the first time in 2012 but only secured 3% of the vote. The Council is again administered solely by Independents.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Fife Council election, 2012

Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 23 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 78 Councillors elected. The biggest benefactors were the Labour party who regained the 11 seats they had lost in the 2007 Local Elections thus increase its share to remain the largest party.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Argyll and Bute Council election, 2012

Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eleven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 36 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. After the 2007 Local Election a coalition was formed between the Alliance for Independents group and the Scottish National Party. This arrangement subsequently broke up and the Independent group formed a minority administration with the support of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. In the ward of Great Bridge, the Conservative Party was criticised for fielding a candidate who had the same name as the Labour Party councillor. Due to being elected 'in thirds', councillors elected at the Sandwell Council election, 2008 were defending their seats in 2012. The Labour Party won every seat, increasing their majority.

United Kingdom

Midlothian Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) The 2012 Midlothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Midlothian Council. The election used the six wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 18 Councillors being elected. The election saw Labour retain their traditional position as the largest party on the Council though they lost compared to the 2007 Election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

East Lothian Council election, 2012

Elections to East Lothian Council were held on 3 May 2012, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 7 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 23 councillors elected. The election saw Labour regain their previous position as the largest party on the Council as they regained 3 of the seats they had lost in the 2007 Local Elections while also significantly increasing their vote share.

Scotland, United Kingdom

East Renfrewshire Council election, 2012

The 2012 East Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of East Renfrewshire Council. The election used the six wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 20 Councillors being elected. The election saw Labour gain 1 seat while also increasing their vote share. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 1 seat and saw their vote share fall as they now become the second largest party on the Council.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Rushmoor Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. It was a very good night for the Labour Party and their Leader Cllr Keith Dibble who achieved the highest percentage vote on the night. Labour gained the three seats in the new Cherrywood ward in Farnborough.The first time Labour has had councillors in Farnborough for ten years. The controlling Tories lost 5 seats, Labour gained 5, UKIP gained 1 and the Lib dems lost all 4 seats.

England, United Kingdom

Glasgow City Council election, 2012

Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the second using 21 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The election in Glasgow attracted the most attention out of the local elections in Scotland as there were many predictions that the Scottish Labour Party would lose control of the council due to losses of seats to the Scottish National Party.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Stirling Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) Elections to Stirling Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election will use the seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 22 councillors being elected. Each ward will elect either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw the Scottish National Party increase their representation by 2 seats and significantly increase their vote share to become the largest party on the Council.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Fareham Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Fareham Borough Council elections took take place on 3 May 2012 to elect half the members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The Conservative Party are currently the largest party on the council. The Conservative Party held every seat they defended and gained one from the Lib Dems, in Fareham North West, which saw Dave Whittingham unseat Eric Dunn. The closest to an upset came in Stubbington where 22-year-old Christopher Wood for the UK Independence Party came second with 34.4% of the vote, behind the Conservative's Kay Mandry, who won 38.8%.

England, United Kingdom

Inverclyde Council election, 2012

Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other 31 local authorities in Scotland. The election used the six wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 20 Councillors being elected in total. The election saw Labour Councillors remain the largest party as they gained 1 additional seat to hold half the seats on the Council. The Scottish National Party also increased their representation by 1 seat and remained in second place on the authority.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Moray Council election, 2012

(Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012) Elections to the Moray Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other 31 local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 26 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw the Scottish National Party increase their representation by 1 seat, equalling the seat numbers of the Independents who lost 2 seats, while becoming the largest party on the Council in terms of vote share.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Thurrock Council election, 2012

The 2012 Thurrock Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. The result was: * Labour 25 (+1) (39% of vote) * Conservative 21 (-1) (30%) * Independent 2 ( 7%) * UKIP 1 (+1) (18%) * LibDem 0 ( 4%) * other 0 ( 2%) * vacant 0 (-1) The Labour party took overall control (previously NOC with Labour administration).

England, United Kingdom

Southampton City Council election, 2012

The 2012 Southampton Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council (16 seats) was scheduled for election, whilst two additional vacancies, caused by the resignation of sitting councillors, were also filled in Bitterne Park and Peartree wards, meaning a total of 18 of the city’s 48 seats were elected. Labour won a majority of the seats being contested, and also gained overall control of the council from the Conservatives. Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means the all comparisons are to the corresponding Southampton Council election, 2008.

England, United Kingdom

West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2012

Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the six wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 22 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw the Scottish Labour Party gain 2 seats to secure an overall majority on the Council while also significantly increasing their vote. The Scottish National Party remained in second place on the Council but West Dunbartonshire proved to be their worst performance in Scotland as they lost 3 seats including that of their former Council leader, Ronnie McColl.

Scotland, United Kingdom

South Lanarkshire Council election, 2012

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the twenty wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 67 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw Labour retain their traditional position as the largest party on the Council as they gained 3 seat from 2007 to be just 1 seat short of an overall majority. The Scottish National Party also increased their representation and remained in second place on the authority with 4 net gains.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Hull City Council election, 2012

The 2012 Hull City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. This was held on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. One third of the council was up for election and Labour retained control of the council with an increased majority.

England, United Kingdom

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2016. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Leeds City Council election, 2012

The Leeds City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members to City of Leeds Council, one of five metropolitan borough councils in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election to replace the councillors elected in 2008. Labour had overall control of the council since the 2011 election and increased their majority.

England, United Kingdom

Warrington Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Warrington Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect 19 of the 57 members of Warrington Borough Council in England. This formed part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

England, United Kingdom

Daventry District Council election, 2012

The 2012 Daventry Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Daventry Council in England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

England, United Kingdom

Cambridge City Council election, 2012

Elections for Cambridge City Council (in Cambridge, England) were held on Thursday 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council, to No Overall Control.

United Kingdom

Stevenage Borough Council election, 2012

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council were elected.

England, United Kingdom

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Oldham Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in the North West, England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. Labour retained control of the Council.

United Kingdom

City of Lincoln Council election, 2012

The 2012 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect one-third of the members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, for a 4-year term of office. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections.

England, United Kingdom

Birmingham City Council election, 2012

Elections to Birmingham City Council in England were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from No Overall Control.

United Kingdom

Crawley Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Crawley Borough Council election are scheduled to take place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Crawley District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council is up for election. The Conservative party are currently in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect one third of the council members of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in England. It was held on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. Overall, Labour gained seven seats at the expense of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats and gained overall control of the council, with a majority of eight.

England, United Kingdom

Havant Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Havant Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

England, United Kingdom

Newcastle City Council election, 2012

The 2012 Newcastle City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in North East England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

United Kingdom

Liverpool City Council election, 2012

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 2012, on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012, in addition to electing a mayor for the region. Councillors who were elected in the Liverpool Council election, 2008 defended their seats in 2012 and the vote share comparisons have been worked out on this basis.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Bassetlaw District Council election, 2012

The 2012 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election.

Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Exeter City Council election, 2012

The 2012 Exeter Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Exeter Council in England. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

England, United Kingdom

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

United Kingdom

Manchester City Council election, 2012

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on 3 May 2012, on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. One third of the council was up for election, with those councillors elected in the Manchester Council election, 2008 having defended their seats on this occasion with vote share changes compared on that basis.

United Kingdom

South Lakeland District Council election, 2012

The 2012 South Lakeland District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election, having been elected "all out" in 2008 and "in thirds" every year thereafter.

England, United Kingdom

Colchester Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Essex, United Kingdom

Harlow District Council election, 2012

The 2012 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.

England, United Kingdom

Worthing Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was elected, including a double vacancy in Offington ward. The Conservative party remained in overall control of the council.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

Caerphilly County Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Caerphilly Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Caerphilly County Borough Council in Wales. This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections.

Wales, United Kingdom

2012 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 2012 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 3 May 2012, at the same time as other local elections across England, Scotland and Wales. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 15 were up for election. Labour gained three seats from the Conservatives, whilst the Conservatives gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats.

Scotland, United Kingdom

2012 Hart District Council election

The 2012 Hart District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Hart District Council in England. This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

England, United Kingdom

2012 Sunderland City Council election

The 2012 Sunderland Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Sunderland City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

England, United Kingdom

2012 Epping Forest District Council election

The 2012 Epping Forest Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Epping Forest Council in England. This was on same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One-third of council were up for election. No elections were held this year in Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing, Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash, Lambourne, Lower Nazeing, Lower Sheering, North Weald Bassett, Roydon, Shelley, Waltham Abbey High Beach or Waltham Abbey Paternoster.

England, United Kingdom

2012 Plymouth City Council election

The 2012 Plymouth City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election was won by the Labour Party, who gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.

England, United Kingdom

2012 Gosport Borough Council election

The 2012 Gosport Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Gosport Council in England. This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Conservatives gained three seats from the Liberal Democrats, whilst Labour gained one seat each from the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Both Labour and the Conservatives saw an increased vote share, whilst the Liberal Democrats' vote share fell.

England, United Kingdom

2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.

England, United Kingdom

2012 Welsh local elections

Local elections in Wales were held on 3 May 2012 to elect members to twenty-one of the twenty-two local authorities, with the Isle of Anglesey having their election delayed to 2013. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 2008. The Labour Party made gains at the expense of the other three major parties and of independents.

Wales, United Kingdom

2012 Derby City Council election

The 2012 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. The Labour Party gained control of the council, which had previously been under No Overall Control.

England, United Kingdom

2012 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2012 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. This was the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

2012 Scottish local elections

The 2012 Scottish local elections were held on 3 May 2012 in all 32 local authorities. The Scottish National Party (SNP) overtook Labour to win the highest share of the vote, and retained and strengthened its position as the party with most councillors. Labour also made gains, while the Liberal Democrats experienced meltdown, losing over half their seats and falling behind the Conservatives.

Scotland, United Kingdom

2012 Rochford District Council election

The 2012 Rochford Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Rochford District Council in England. They were held on the same day as other United Kingdom elections.

United Kingdom

2012 Winchester City Council election

The 2012 Winchester Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Winchester City Council in England, on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party gained an overall majority on the council, which previously had been under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election

The 2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Council shifted from Independent to Labour.

Wales, United Kingdom

2012 Cardiff Council election

The 2012 Cardiff Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Cardiff Council in Wales. This was the same day as the national 2012 Welsh local elections.

Wales, United Kingdom

2012 West Lothian Council election

The 2012 West Lothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of West Lothian Council. The election used the 9 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 33 Councillors being elected. The Bathgate Ward gained an additional seat for the 2012 elections.

2012 London Assembly election

The London Assembly election of 2012 was an election of members to the London Assembly which took place on Thursday, 3 May 2012, the same day as the 2012 London mayoral election, and the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. Although Conservative candidate Boris Johnson won the Mayoral election, the Assembly election produced the Labour Party's best result since the inception of the London Assembly; this was subsequently surpassed by the party's performance in the 2016 election.

2012 Shetland Islands Council election

Elections to Shetland Islands Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the second using the seven new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 22 Councillors elected.

2012 Norwich City Council election

Elections to Norwich City Council took place on 3 May 2012, the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. Fifteen out of thirty-nine council seats were up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council from No Overall Control. The Green Party held firm, while the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives suffered losses.

2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

The 2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council. The election used the thirteen wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 47 councillors being elected.

2012 North Ayrshire Council election

The 2012 North Ayrshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of North Ayrshire Council. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 30 Councillors being elected.

2012 London mayoral election

The 2012 London mayoral election was an election held on Thursday 3 May 2012, to elect the Mayor of London. It was held on the same day as the London Assembly election, and used a supplementary vote system. Incumbent Tory mayor and future Prime Minister Boris Johnson won re-election to a second term as Mayor.

2012 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Wigan Council elections to the Thirtieth Wigan Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as other local elections. One-third of the council was up for election. As Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council is elected in thirds, change in vote share is compared with the corresponding 2008 elections and calculated on that basis.

2012 Sheffield City Council election

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. There were 28 seats up for election, one third of the council. The last election in 2011 gave Labour a majority over the Liberal Democrats with 49 councillors. However, one Independent councillor joined Labour after the election, giving the party 50 seats.

2012 East Ayrshire Council election

Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election is the second using 9 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.