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Siege of Acre (1104)

The siege of Acre took place in May 1104. It was of great importance for the consolidation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which had been created five years earlier. With the help of a Genoese fleet, King Baldwin I forced the surrender of the important port city after a siege that lasted 20 days.

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Israel

Siege of Mercq

On 6 May of 1405, a French army under the command of Waleran III, Count of Ligny and Saint-Pol besieged the English castle at Mercq in Pas-de-Calais.

France

Battle of Grotniki

The Battle of Grotniki took place either on 4 or 6 May 1439 in the vicinity of Grotniki Duże, a village near Nowy Korczyn, currently in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. The battle was fought between the Hussite confederates under Spytko III of Melsztyn against the royal forces of King Władysław III of Poland under Hińcza of Rogów and the Polish regent, bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki.

Sack of Rome (1527)

The Sack of Rome, then part of the Papal States, followed the capture of Rome on 6 May 1527 by the mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, during the War of the League of Cognac. Charles V only intended to threaten military action to make Pope Clement VII accept his terms. However, the Imperial army (14,000 Germans, including Lutherans, 6,000 Spaniards and some Italians) were largely unpaid and mutinied.

Battle of Ghaghra

The Battle of Ghaghra, fought in 1529, was a major battle for the conquest of India by the Mughal Empire. It followed the first Battle of Panipat in 1526 and the Battle of Khanwa in 1527. The forces of Mughal Emperor Babur of the emerging Mughal Empire were joined by Indian allies in battle against the Eastern Afghan Confederates under Sultan Mahmud Lodi and the Sultanate of Bengal under Sultan Nusrat Shah.

Siege of Cusco

The 10-month siege of Cusco by the Incan army under the command of Sapa Inca Manco Inca Yupanqui started on 6 May 1536 and ended in March 1537. The city was held by a garrison of Spanish conquistadors and Indian auxiliaries led by Hernando Pizarro. The Incans hoped to restore their empire (1438–1533) with this action, but it was ultimately unsuccessful.

Cusco, Peru

Siege of Coevorden (1593)

The siege of Coevorden was a thirty-one-week siege of the city of Coevorden in the province of Drenthe by the Spanish general Francisco Verdugo during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War. The siege first commenced in October 1593, but winter and shortages of food and supplies forced the Spanish into winter quarters.

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Netherlands

Battle of Wimpfen

The Battle of Wimpfen was a battle in the Bohemian Revolt period of the Thirty Years' War on 6 May 1622 near Wimpfen. The forces of the Holy Roman Empire and Catholic League under Marshal Tilly and Gonzalo de Córdoba defeated the Protestant forces of General Ernst von Mansfeld and Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach. After the fall of the Bohemian capital of Prague following the Battle of White Mountain, Georg Friedrich decided to continue the battle and oppose Tilly and Cordoba at Wimpfen. By early May, the forces of Christian of Brunswick had arrived to the north of the Neckar River and were prepared to assist the Protestant forces.

Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Siege of Lincoln

During the First English Civil War Lincoln was besieged between 3 May and 6 May 1644 by Parliamentarian forces of the Eastern Association of counties under the command of the Earl of Manchester. On the first day, the Parliamentarians took the lower town. The Royalist defenders retreated into the stronger fortifications of the upper town, which encompassed and incorporated Lincoln Castle and Lincoln Cathedral. The siege ended four days later when the Parliamentarian soldiers stormed the castle, taking prisoner the Royalist governor, Sir Francis Fane, and what remained of his garrison.

Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Battle of Prague (1757)

In the Battle of Prague or Battle of Štěrboholy on May 6, 1757 Frederick the Great's 67,000 Prussians forced 60,000 Austrians to retreat, but having lost 14,300 men, decided he was not strong enough to attack Prague.

Bohemia, Czechia · Prague, Czechia

Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War

The Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War (Burmese: ကုန်းဘောင်-ဟံသာဝတီ စစ်) was the war fought between the Konbaung Dynasty and the Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom of Burma (Myanmar) from 1752 to 1757. The war was the last of several wars between the Burmese-speaking north and the Mon-speaking south that ended the Mon people's centuries-long dominance of the south. The war began in April 1752 as independent resistance movements against Hanthawaddy armies which had just toppled the Toungoo Dynasty.

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Battle of Lenud's Ferry

The Battle of Lenud's Ferry was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that was fought on May 6, 1780 in present-day Berkeley County, South Carolina. The Loyalist British Legion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, surprised and scattered a company of Patriot militia at Lenud's Ferry, a crossing point on the Santee River, north of which lies present-day Georgetown County.

South Carolina, United States

Grand Palace

The Grand Palace (Thai: พระบรมมหาราชวัง, RTGS: Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang, pronounced [pʰrá bɔ̄ː.rōm má.hǎː râːt.tɕʰá wāŋ] lit. 'The Supreme Grand Palace') is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam (and later Thailand) since 1782. The king, his court, and his royal government were based on the grounds of the palace until 1925.

The construction of the Grand Palace began on 6 May 1782, at the order of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I).

1800 Kentucky gubernatorial election

The 1800 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on May 6, 1800, in order to elect the governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor James Garrard won re-election against fellow Democratic-Republican candidates Benjamin Logan, Thomas Todd and Christopher Greenup in the first election decided by popular vote.

Action of 6 May 1801

The Action of 6 May 1801 was a minor naval engagement between the 32-gun xebec-frigate El Gamo of the Spanish Navy under the command of Don Francisco de Torris and the much smaller 14-gun brig HMS Speedy under the command of Thomas, Lord Cochrane. El Gamo was subsequently captured. The skirmish is notable for the large disparity between the size and firepower of El Gamo and Speedy - the former was around four times the size, had much greater firepower and a crew six times the size of Speedy, which had a reduced crew of 54 at the time of the engagement.

Barcelona, Spain

Battle of Fort Oswego (1814)

The Battle of Fort Oswego was a partially successful British raid on Fort Ontario and the village of Oswego, New York on May 6, 1814 during the War of 1812.

New York, United States

Battle of Balakot

The Battle of Balakot was the final battle fought between the Sikh forces under prince Sher Singh and mujahideen under Syed Ahmad Barelvi at Balakot on 6 May 1831. Barelvi had declared jihad against the Sikhs and had made Peshawar Valley the centre of his Tariqah-i-Muhammadiyah movement. After the betrayal and massacre of his companions on the hands of Pashtun tribesmen in November 1830, Barelvi left Peshawar and shifted to Hazara, intending to move to the Kashmir Valley.

1833 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1833 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on May 6, 1833, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Hiram Runnels, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Governor Abram Scott, a National Republican.

Capture of Peshawar (1834)

The city of Peshawar was formally annexed on 6 May 1834 by the Sikh Empire. Peshawar was being governed by the Barakzai Sardars — Yar Mohammed Khan, Sultan Mohammed Khan, Sayeed Mohammed Khan and Pir Mohammed Khan. They were collectively referred to as the Peshawar Barakzais. The Peshawar Barakzais had broken free of their half-brothers ruling Kabul.

Battle of Santa Lucia

The battle of Santa Lucia was an episode in the First Italian War of Independence. On 6 May 1848, when the king of Sardinia, Carlo Alberto, sent I Corps of the Sardinian army to assault the fortified positions held before the walls of Verona by the Austrian army under field marshal Josef Radetzky. The Austrian army, though outnumbered, managed to withstand the attack and hold their positions. The battle is named after the Santa Lucia district of Verona. Franz Joseph (then only 17 years old) assisted at the battle.

Verona, Italy

Battle of Lockridge Mill

The Battle of Lockridge Mill or the Battle of Lockridge's Mills, also called Skirmish near Lockridge's Mill was a skirmish fought on May 6, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The skirmish took place near modern-day Palmersville, Tennessee. The skirmish derives its name from the ford and gristmill on the nearby northern fork of the Obion River owned by Marshall Lockridge.

Battle of Kobylanka

The Battle of Kobylanka, one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place on May 1 and May 6, 1863, in the Kobylanka Forest, located near the village of Borowiec, which at that time belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A Polish insurgent party of some 800, under Antoni Jezioranski, clashed here with a 1000-strong unit of the Imperial Russian Army. On April 28, an insurgent party from Galicia, commanded by General Jasinski crossed Austrian - Russian border near the village of Ruda Rozaniecka. Russian Army Colonel Georgi Mednikov, who was military commandant of Janow Lubelski County, decided to send a detachment towards Ruda.

Borowiec, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland · Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

Battle of Chancellorsville

The Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30 – May 6, 1863, was a major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville campaign. Confederate General Robert E. Lee's risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate victory, described by some historians as Lee's "perfect battle".

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a major defeat of the Union's Army of the Potomac under Joseph Hooker by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee.

Battle of Calcasieu Pass

The Battle of Calcasieu Pass was a minor skirmish fought on May 6, 1864, at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in southwestern Louisiana, during the American Civil War. The engagement was between the forces of Confederate Col. W. H. Griffin and Union Lieutenants Benjamin Loring and C. W. Lamson. In the battle, Confederates fought and captured two Union gunboats (Wave and Granite City) and later converted them into blockade runners.

Battle of Miyako Bay

The Battle of Miyako Bay (宮古湾海戦, Miyako-wan Kaisen) was a naval action on 6 May 1869, in which samurai loyalists of the former Tokugawa shogunate under the flag of the newly formed Republic of Ezo failed to take over the Kōtetsu, the flagship of the Imperial forces of the new Meiji government. It was part of the overall Battle of Hakodate at the end of the Boshin War.

1873 Liberian general election

General elections were held in Liberia on 6 May 1873. Incumbent President Joseph Jenkins Roberts of the Republican Party was the only candidate in the presidential elections, and was re-elected unopposed.

Liberia

Enactment of Chinese Exclusion Act

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law made exceptions for travelers and diplomats. The Act also denied Chinese residents already in the US the ability to become citizens and Chinese people traveling in or out of the country were required to carry a certificate identifying their status or risk deportation.

Battle of Veertien Strome

The Battle of Veertien Strome (Battle of Fourteen Streams, Battle of Veertienstrome, Vaal River, 4–6 May 1900) was a military engagement in the Second Boer War fought near Warrenton, Northern Cape, by Boer troops under Sarel du Toit and British troops under Paul Methuen. Du Toit failed to prevent the British from crossing the Vaal River and entering the South African Republic from the southwest.

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South Africa

The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper, is published

Gorkhapatra (Nepali: गोरखापत्र) is the oldest Nepali language state-owned national daily newspaper of Nepal. It was started as a weekly newspaper in May 1901 and became a daily newspaper in 1961. It is managed by the Gorkhapatra Sansthan. The Rising Nepal is an English-language sister newspaper of Gorkhapatra. It is the sixth oldest newspaper in continuous publication in South Asia and the oldest in Nepal.

Battle of Holkrans

The Battle of Holkrans or Holkrantz (6 May 1902) took place at Holkrans, near Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the second Anglo-Boer War.

South Africa

Russian Constitution of 1906

The Russian Constitution of 1906 refers to a major revision of the 1832 Fundamental Laws of the Russian Empire, which transformed the formerly absolutist state into one in which the emperor agreed for the first time to share his autocratic power with a parliament. It was enacted on 6 May [O.S. 23 April] 1906, on the eve of the opening of the first State Duma.

The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).

George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. George was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Victoria, as the second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra).

1911 Barnstaple by-election

The 1911 Barnstaple by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 6 May 1911. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

United Kingdom

1913 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1913 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on May 6, 1913, with a run-off election on June 3, 1913. George Alexander had retired from the job and police judge Henry H. Rose was elected over Los Angeles City Attorney John W. Shenk. Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (abbreviated as ITAE) of 1914–1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. After Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition in 1911, this crossing remained, in Shackleton's words, the "one great main object of Antarctic journeyings".

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: The SY Aurora breaks loose from its anchorage during a gale, beginning a 312-day ordeal.

Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island

Emperor Duy Tân (Hanoi: [zwi˧ tən˧], chữ Hán: 維新, lit. "renovation"; 19 September 1900 – 26 December 1945), born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh San, was the 11th emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty in Vietnam, who reigned for nine years between 1907 and 1916.

1919 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1919 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on May 6, 1919, with a run-off election on June 3, 1919. Incumbent Frederic T. Woodman was defeated by Meredith P. Snyder. Snyder, the mayor of Los Angeles from 1896–98 and 1900–04, was elected to a third non-consecutive term. Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

1919 Baltimore mayoral election

The 1919 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of William Frederick Broening.

Kachak Movement

The Kachak Movement was a series of Albanian uprisings in Albanian-populated territories in Kosovo, Vardar Macedonia and Sandžak from 1919 to 1927. The uprisings began after the end of the First World War when Kosovo became part of the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (also known as Yugoslavia).

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Kosovo

Stratford by-election, 1920

The Stratford by-election, 1920 was a by-election during the 20th New Zealand Parliament for the rural Taranaki seat of Stratford. The by-election was called following the previous election being declared void, invalidating the preceding 1919 general election results. It was held on 6 May 1920.

New Zealand

1923 Coupe de France final

The 1923 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Pershing, Paris on May 6, 1923, that saw Red Star Olympique defeat FC Sète 4–2 thanks to goals by Marcel Naudin (2), Lucien Cordon and Robert Joyaut.

Paris, France

1927 Coupe de France final

The 1927 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique, Colombes on May 6, 1927, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat US Quevilly 3–0 thanks to goals by Raymond Durand, Maurice Gallay and Jules Dewaquez.

1928 Coupe de France final

The 1928 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 6, 1928, that saw Red Star Olympique defeat CA Paris 3–1 thanks to goals by Paul Wartel, Brenna Egil Lund and Juste Brouzes.

1931 Invercargill mayoral election

The 1931 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. Incumbent mayor John D. Campbell was narrowly defeated by the former mayor John Miller.

New Zealand

1931 Dunedin mayoral election

The 1931 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1931, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

New Zealand

1934 Coupe de France final

The 1934 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 6, 1934, that saw FC Sète defeat Olympique de Marseille 2–1 thanks to goals by Istvan Lukacs.

Creation of the Works Progress Administration

The Works Progress Administration (WPA; from 1935 to 1939, then known as the Work Projects Administration from 1939 to 1943) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was set up on May 6, 1935, by presidential order, as a key part of the Second New Deal.

Hindenburg disaster

The Hindenburg disaster occurred on May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), there were 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen). One worker on the ground was also killed, making a total of 36 fatalities. The disaster was the subject of spectacular newsreel coverage, photographs, and Herbert Morrison's recorded radio eyewitness reports from the landing field, which were broadcast the next day.

New Jersey, United States

1941 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1941 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 1, 1941, with a run-off election on May 6, 1941. Incumbent Fletcher Bowron was re-elected in the runoff election, defeating councilmember Stephen W. Cunningham. Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

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The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (nicknamed the "Jug") is a monoplane fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Republic Aviation. Designed around the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp 18-cylinder radial engine and produced from 1941 through to 1945, it became the foremost American fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role during World War II.

Battle of Corregidor

The Battle of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan sa Corregidor; Japanese: コレヒドールの戦い), fought on 5–6 May 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II. The fall of Bataan on 9 April 1942 ended all organized opposition by the United States Army Forces in the Far East to the invading Japanese forces on Luzon, in the northern Philippines.

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Philippines

Convoy ONS 5

ONS 5 was the 5th of the numbered ON/ONS convoys of Slow trade convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America. The North Atlantic battle around it in May 1943 is regarded as the turning point of the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. The battle ebbed and flowed over a week and involved more than 50 Allied ships and their escorts, against more than 30 U-boats.

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Battle of Graużyszki

The battle of Graużyszki took place on 6 May 1944 near the Villages of Graużyszki, Adamowszczyzna and Sieńkowszyzna. Polish forces from the 8th and 13th Oszmiana Brigade of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) under the command of Adam Walczak engaged units of the Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force under the command of Antanas Andriunas. The battle ended with a Polish victory.

1945 Coupe de France final

The 1945 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on 6 May 1945, that saw RC Paris defeat Lille OSC 3–0 thanks to goals by André Philippot, Pierre Ponsetti and Oscar Heisserer.

Prague offensive

The Prague offensive (Russian: Пражская стратегическая наступательная операция, romanized: Prazhskaya strategicheskaya nastupatel'naya operatsiya, lit. 'Prague Strategic Offensive Operation') was the last major military operation of World War II in Europe. The offensive was fought on the Eastern Front from 6 May to 11 May 1945. Fought concurrently with the Prague uprising, the offensive significantly helped the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945.

World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.

Moravia–Ostrava offensive

The Moravia–Ostrava offensive operation (Russian: Моравско-Остравская наступательная операция) was an offensive by the Red Army during World War II that lasted from March 10 to May 6, 1945, and was the Soviet conquest of present-day Eastern Czech Republic (Moravia also part of Polish and Czech Silesia).

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Czechia

Actions of 5–6 May 1945

The last actions of the Battle of the Atlantic in American waters took place on 5–6 May 1945. There were two such actions, against U-853 off the Rhode Island coast and U-881, south of Cape Race, both sunk during the same period.

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United States

Siege of Breslau

The siege of Breslau, also known as the battle of Breslau, was a three-month-long siege of the city of Breslau in Lower Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), lasting to the end of World War II in Europe. From 13 February 1945 to 6 May 1945, German troops in Breslau were besieged by the Soviet forces which encircled the city as part of the Lower Silesian Offensive Operation.

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Poland

1946 Bulgarian Cup final

The 1946 Bulgarian Cup final was the 6th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Levski Sofia and Chernolomets Popovo on 6 May 1946 at Yunak Stadium in Sofia. Levski won the final 4–1.

1947 Baltimore mayoral election

The 1947 Baltimore mayoral election saw the election of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.

EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation

The von Neumann architecture—also known as the von Neumann model or Princeton architecture—is a computer architecture based on the First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC, written by John von Neumann in 1945, describing designs by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering.

1950 Tasmanian state election

The 1950 Tasmanian state election was held on 6 May 1950 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates. Following the 1948 election, Premier Robert Cosgrove and the Labor Party remained in government with the support of independent MHA Bill Wedd.

Bolivian general election, 1951

General elections were held in Bolivia on 6 May 1951. Víctor Paz Estenssoro of the opposition Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) received the most votes in the presidential election, but as he did not obtain an absolute majority, the National Congress was constitutionally obliged to elect a President on 6 August from the three candidates who received the most public votes. However, on 16 May a military junta assumed responsibility for the Government with Brigadier General Hugo Ballivián as President. The National Congress was ultimately dissolved by Supreme Decree of 7 June, 1951, which annulled the results of the elections.

Bolivia

1951 Coupe de France final

The 1951 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on 6 May 1951, that saw RC Strasbourg defeat US Valenciennes-Anzin 3–0 thanks to goals by René Bihel, Raymond Krug and André Nagy.

1951 Austrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Austria in 1951, the first time that the President of Austria had been elected by popular vote. A first round of voting was held on 6 May, and with no candidate achieving a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 27 May between the top two candidates, Mayor of Vienna, Theodor Körner representing the Socialist Party's, and Upper Austria Governor Heinrich Gleißner of the Austrian People's Party.

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

Austria

1952 Aberdeen Corporation election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 6 May 1952, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 36 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election. The election saw a large swing in favour of Labour, ending with a majority of 5 on the council. All seats were up for election as ward boundaries were redrawn and previously elected councilors' terms were cut short.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1952 Emperor's Cup final

1952 Emperor's Cup Final was the 32nd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Fujieda Higashi High School Ground in Shizuoka on May 6, 1952. All Keio won the championship.

1956 Emperor's Cup final

1956 Emperor's Cup Final was the 36th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Omiya Velodrome in Saitama on May 6, 1956. Keio BRB won the championship.

Indian presidential election, 1957

The Election Commission of India held indirect 2nd presidential elections of India on May 6, 1957. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his re-election with 459,698 votes over his rivals Chowdhry Hari Ram who got 2,672 votes and Nagendra Narayan Das who got 2,000 votes. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, has been the only person, to have won and served two terms, as President of India.

India

1957 Emperor's Cup final

1957 Emperor's Cup Final was the 37th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School Stadium in Hiroshima on May 6, 1957. Chudai Club won the championship.

1959 Emperor's Cup final

1959 Emperor's Cup Final was the 39th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Koishikawa Football Stadium in Tokyo on May 6, 1959. Kwangaku Club won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1960 Emperor's Cup final

1960 Emperor's Cup Final was the 40th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Utsubo Football Stadium in Osaka on May 6, 1960. Furukawa Electric won the championship.

Osaka, Japan

1961 FA Cup final

The 1961 FA Cup final was the 80th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 6 May 1961 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham won the match 2–0, with Bobby Smith and Terry Dyson scoring the goals. Having already won the League, Spurs became the first club to achieve the Double since Aston Villa in 1897.

1962 Emperor's Cup final

1962 Emperor's Cup Final was the 42nd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium in Kyoto on May 6, 1962. Chuo University won the championship.

1962 Italian presidential election

The 1962 Italian presidential election was held in Italy on 2–6 May 1962. Only members of Parliament and regional delegates were entitled to vote, most of these electors having been elected in the 1958 general election. As head of state of the Italian Republic, the President has a role of representation of national unity and guarantees that Italian politics comply with the Italian Constitution, in the framework of a parliamentary system.

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Italy

Indian presidential election, 1967

The Election Commission of India held the indirect 4th presidential elections of India on May 6, 1967. Zakir Husain, with 471,244 votes, won the presidency over his rival Koka Subbarao, who garnered 363,971 votes.

India

1967 Hale Urban District Council election

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 6 May 1967. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1967 Indian vice presidential election

The 1967 Indian vice presidential election was held on 6 May 1967 to elect vice president of India. V. V. Giri was elected for the post.

India

Battle of An Bao

The Battle of An Bao took place from 5 to 6 May 1968 in Bình Định province during the Vietnam War when elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Division ambushed a unit of the 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized).

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Vietnam

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1969

An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 6 May 1969, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 68 seats, 23 were up for election. Following the election, with two by-elections pending, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 29 Progressives, 17 Labour councillors, 10 SNP councillors, 7 Conservatives, 2 Liberals, and 2 independents. The Conservatives in particular did well, gaining 4 councillors. Two of these gains were at the expense of Labour, in mainly working class wards. The SNP, in contrast, who had done so well at the previous election, only gained Sighthill.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1970 European Cup final

The 1970 European Cup final was an association football match played between Feijenoord of the Netherlands and Celtic of Scotland on 6 May 1970 at the San Siro, Milan, Italy. The showpiece event was the final match of the 1969–70 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the European Cup. Feyenoord were appearing in their first final, while Celtic were appearing in their second final, after winning the competition in 1967.

Italy

1972 Hale Urban District Council election

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 6 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Hale before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1972 FA Cup final

The 1972 FA Cup final took place on 6 May 1972 at Wembley Stadium. It was the centenary final (although only the 91st final due to the world wars) and the 44th to be played at Wembley. It was contested between cup holders Arsenal, who had won the Football League and the FA Cup the previous season, and Leeds United, who had won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and finished second in the league the previous season, but had never won the FA Cup.

Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order

Deniz Gezmiş (Turkish pronunciation: [deˈniz ɟezˈmiʃ], 27 February 1947 – 6 May 1972) was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, student leader, and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s. He was one of the founding members of the People's Liberation Army of Turkey (THKO). He was born to an inspector of primary education and syndicalist Cemil Gezmiş and a primary school teacher Mukaddes Gezmiş.

1973 Ipswich Borough Council election

The 1973 Ipswich Borough Council election was the first election to the new Ipswich Borough Council which had been established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales. It took place as part of the 1973 United Kingdom local elections. There were 14 wards returning between 2 and 5 councillors each.

United Kingdom

United Kingdom local elections, 1976

Local elections were held in the United Kingdom on 6 May 1976. Elections were for one third of the seats on Metropolitan borough councils and for all seats on Non-Metropolitan district councils in England; and for all seats on the Welsh district councils. The elections were the first electoral test for the new Prime Minister James Callaghan, and were a major reverse for the ruling Labour Party. The opposition Conservative party made large gains of seats and control of councils at the expense of both Labour and the Liberal Party. The Conservatives easily gained control of their principal target council, Birmingham.

United Kingdom

Manchester City Council election, 1976

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.

England, United Kingdom

Sheffield City Council election, 1976

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election.

England, United Kingdom

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1976

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Bristol City Council election, 1976

The 1976 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour retained overall control of the council despite losing 9 seats to the Conservatives.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Breckland District Council election

The 1976 Breckland District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1976 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 1976 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 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

1976 Tendring District Council election

The 1976 Tendring District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections held across the United Kingdom.

Essex, United Kingdom

1976 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1976 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1976 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 6 May 1976. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council was up for election and the Democratic Labour Party retained control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Braintree District Council election

The 1976 Braintree District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1976 Corby District Council election

The 1976 Corby District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Corby District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party, for the first and only time in its history.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Horsham District Council election

The 1976 Horsham District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 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 of 9 on the council, gaining from Independent. In a number of seats, candidates who stood as an Independent in 1973, when these seats were last contested, stood again as a Conservative Party candidate.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Bracknell District Council election

The 1976 Bracknell District Council election took place on 6 May 1976, to elect all 31 members in 16 wards for Bracknell District Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections as part of the 1976 United Kingdom local elections. The Conservative Party ousted the one-term Labour Party council, winning all but 4 of the seats, with Labour group leader Bill Lindop losing his seat of Wildridings.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Chichester District Council election

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 6 May 1976. The whole council was up for election and resulted in a Conservative majority.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

1976 Basildon District Council election

The 1976 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council, which fell under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Cambridge City Council election

The 1976 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, with fourteen 3-seat wards being contested at this election. Labour lost control of the council to the Conservatives.

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

1976 West Norfolk District Council election

The 1976 West Norfolk District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of West Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1976 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

The 1976 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election. In a reversal of the initial election the Conservatives managed to secure a majority of the total votes over their main rivals the Labour Party, gaining enough seats to take control of the council, albeit by only two seats.

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

1976 Adur District Council election

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 6 May 1976, with the entire council up for election. The two councillors in Marine elected as Residents were defending their seats as Independents. Overall turnout was recorded at 51.8%. The election resulted in the council remaining under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1976 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council members in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 1976 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976. 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

1976 Harlow District Council election

The 1976 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 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 · Essex, United Kingdom

1976 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1976, with one third of council up for election. The election resulted in Labour retaining control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1976 North Norfolk District Council election

The 1976 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1976 South Norfolk District Council election

The 1976 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1976 Bath City Council election

The 1976 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1976 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. The entire council was up for election. Following boundary changes the number of wards was increased by one, and the number of seats increased from 45 to 48.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Fenland District Council election

The 1976 Fenland District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as the other local elections. The Conservative Party achieved a majority on the council.

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · England, United Kingdom

1976 Penwith District Council election

Elections for all 40 seats on Penwith District Council were held on 6 May 1976, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. The composition of the council remained largely unchanged: independent candidates won 38 seats, an increase of one, and Labour and the Liberal Party each won one seat unopposed in St Ives.

Cornwall, United Kingdom

1976 Plymouth City Council election

The 1976 Plymouth City Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 22 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. The Conservative Party retained control of the Council after winning a majority of seats.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Erewash Borough Council election

Elections to Erewash Borough Council were held on 6 May 1976 as part of nationwide local elections. The election saw the Conservative Party gain control of the Council for the first time.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1976 Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 6 May 1976. A third of the seats on the Council were up for election, with each of the 26 council wards returning one councillor by first-past-the-post. The election was held on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Derby Borough Council election

The 1976 Derby Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Derby Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 18 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party.

England, United Kingdom

1976 Rochford District Council election

The 1976 Rochford District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1976 Chelmsford Borough Council election

The 1976 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The council was contested under new ward boundaries, but the number of seats remained the same.

Essex, United Kingdom

1976 Friuli earthquake

The 1976 Friuli earthquake, also known in Italy as Terremoto del Friuli (Friulian earthquake) and Orcolat ("big, bad ogre"), occurred on 6 May 1976, at 21:00:13 (20:00:13 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum EMS intensity of X (very destructive). The shock occurred in the Friuli region in northeast Italy near the town of Gemona del Friuli. 990 people were killed, up to about 3,000 were injured, and more than 157,000 were left homeless.

1976 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 1976 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 6 May 1976, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. All 48 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election. The election saw the Conservatives take a majority of the seats on the council, which had previously been under no overall control, being led by a Conservative minority administration.

1976 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election and John Hamilton of the Labour Party became Council Leader albeit with no overall control of the council.

1976 Ipswich Borough Council election

The 1976 Ipswich Borough Council election was the second election to the Ipswich Borough Council which had been established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales. It took place as part of the 1976 United Kingdom local elections. There were 14 wards returning between 2 and 5 councillors each. The Conservative Party gained control of the Council.

United Kingdom

1976 Alnwick District Council election

Elections to Alnwick District Council were held on 6 of May 1976 alongside other local elections for Non-metropolitan district councils across England. Unlike the election of 1973, which was mainly fought between Independent politicians with a few wards being contested by Labour candidates, there were a few wards contested by Conservative and Liberal candidates this time around.

Flagstaff Hill incident

The Flagstaff Hill incident was an international incident between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. It took place on the night of 5/6 May 1976 near Cornamucklagh, a townland just inside the Cooley Peninsula in the north of County Louth in the Republic of Ireland, when the Irish Army and Garda Síochána arrested eight British Special Air Service soldiers who had illegally crossed the Irish border.

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

Ireland

1978 FA Cup final

The 1978 FA Cup final was an association football match between Arsenal and Ipswich Town on 6 May 1978 at the old Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1977–78 FA Cup, the 97th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the FA Cup. Four-time winners Arsenal were appearing in their ninth final, whereas Ipswich Town were making their debut at Wembley and in their first FA Cup final.

London, United Kingdom

1978 Scottish Cup final

The 1978 Scottish Cup Final was played on 6 May 1978 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 93rd Scottish Cup. Aberdeen and Rangers contested the match, Rangers won the match 2–1 with a flying header from Alex MacDonald and a second from Derek Johnstone in the second half.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Austrian legislative election, 1979

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979. The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.

Austria

1979 WFA Cup final

The 1979 WFA Cup Final was the ninth final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the ninth final to be held under the direct control of Women's Football Association (WFA). Southampton and Lowestoft contested the match at Jubilee Park, the home of Waterlooville F.C. on 6 May 1979. The match ended 1–0 in favour of Southampton.

1980 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1980. Following boundary changes, the entire council was up for election (3 Councillors for each ward). The candidates with the highest number of votes in each ward were elected until 1984, the candidates with the second highest number of votes were elected until 1983 and the candidates with the third highest number of votes were elected until 1982.

Scottish regional elections, 1982

Regional elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 6 May 1982, as part of the wider 1982 United Kingdom local elections. Whilst the 1982 elections saw the Conservatives hold up relatively well in England, the Tories did comparatively poorly in Scotland, where their already disadvantageous position worsened. The Conservatives did particularly poorly in Strathclyde, where the Conservative group leader lost his seat. Despite this poor performance, the Conservatives were actually seen as doing somewhat well in the overall Scottish context; the Conservative vote had, prior to the election, been languishing around 18% in Scotland.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Camden London Borough Council election, 1982

The 1982 Camden Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election. The election, like the election across the country, was marked by the emergence of the SDP–Liberal Alliance. However, despite winning 25% of the vote across Camden, no Alliance councillors were elected. Few seats changed hands overall, with the Conservatives gaining two seats from Labour in Bloomsbury in the south and losing one seat to Labour in West Hampstead and one in Highgate.

England, United Kingdom

Manchester City Council election, 1982

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982. Due to demographic changes in the city since the formation of the new City Council in 1973, and in common with some other English councils in 1982, substantial boundary changes to all wards were implemented in time for these elections.

England, United Kingdom

Sheffield City Council election, 1982

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 6 May 1982. One third of the council was up for election.

England, United Kingdom

Ealing London Borough Council election, 1982

The 1982 Ealing Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Ealing London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Westminster City Council election, 1982

The 1982 Westminster Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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.

England, United Kingdom

Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election, 1982

The 1982 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

Hillingdon London Borough Council election, 1982

The 1982 Hillingdon Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Merton London Borough Council election, 1982

The 1982 Merton Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Islington London Borough Council election, 1982

The 1982 Islington Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Islington 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

Havering London Borough Council election, 1982

The 1982 Havering Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Havering 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

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1982

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1986. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Croydon London Borough Council election, 1982

The 1982 Croydon Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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

Barnet London Borough Council election, 1982

The 1982 Barnet Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

The 1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. A third of the council's seats were up for election. The newly formed SDP–Liberal Alliance saw a huge improvement in their share of their vote compared to their predecessor, scoring over 20% of the vote; the highest percentage for a third party since the forming of the Welwyn Hatfield's council.

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

1982 Thurrock Borough Council election

The 1982 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. Labour regained control of the council from No overall control.

Essex, United Kingdom

1982 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 1982 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

England, United Kingdom

1982 Adur District Council election

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 6 May 1982, with one third of the council up for election. There was additional vacancies in the Mash Barn and Peverel wards, but no elections for the single-member ward St Marys and Residents stronghold, Marine, which went uncontested. In the intervening years, the newly formed Alliance had gained three seats at the expense of the Conservatives.

England, United Kingdom

1982 Epping Forest District Council election

The 1982 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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

1982 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 1982 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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

1982 Rochford District Council election

The 1982 Rochford District Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1982 Fife Regional Council election

The third election to Fife Regional Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Labour maintaining their control of the region's 46-seat council.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1982 Western Isles Islands Council election

The third election to the Western Isles Islands Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections. All candidates stood as Independents. Of the councils 30 councillors, 19 were elected unopposed. Five incumbent councillors were defeated in the election, including Education Committee Chair Kathleen Macaskill.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1982 York City Council election

The 1982 York City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

North Yorkshire, United Kingdom · England, United Kingdom

1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The second third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.

England, United Kingdom

1982 London local elections

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 6 May 1982. Ward changes took place in Enfield which increased the total number of councillors by 6 from 1,908 to 1,914. All London borough council seats were up for election. Both major parties lost votes to the SDP-Liberal Alliance, but whilst the Conservatives gained 20 council seats, Labour lost 101.

London, United Kingdom

1982 Bath City Council election

The 1982 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1982 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. Two seats were contested in Lambridge due to an extra vacancy occurring.

England, United Kingdom

1982 Basildon District Council election

The 1982 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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 of the candidates who finished second in each ward in the all-out election of 1979.

England, United Kingdom

1982 Derby City Council election

The 1982 Derby City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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

1982 Cambridge City Council election

The 1982 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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

1982 Chester City Council election

The 1982 Chester City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Cheshire, United Kingdom

1982 Harlow District Council election

The 1982 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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 · Essex, United Kingdom

1982 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1982, with one third of the council up for election with an additional vacancy in Royston. Prior to the election, Labour had gained a seat from Residents in a Dodsworth by-election, with another Residents councillor in Wombwell North defecting to the Labour grouping, offsetting a by-election loss in Penistone East to the recently formed SDP-Liberal Alliance.

England, United Kingdom

1982 Highland Regional Council election

An election to the Highland Regional Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independents win control of 42 of the council's 52 seats.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on Thursday 6 May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 30.6%.

1982 Grampian Regional Council election

The 1982 election to the Grampian Regional Council took place on 6 May 1982, as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Conservatives maintaining their dominance of the 54 seat Council, albeit with a reduced presence.

1982 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1982 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 6 May 1982. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of the second-highest polling candidates at the all out election of 1979. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.

1982 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

The third Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election was held on 6 May 1982. This was the first time the Liberals and the SDP contested the regional election in Dumfries and Galloway. The Conservatives remained behind to the independents, even though they lost one of their seats. Labour managed to increase their seats while their vote share declined.

1982 Central Regional Council election

The third election to Central Regional Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections.

1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 6 May 1982, 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. Only one seat changed party, being a Conservative win from Labour in Letchworth South East ward.

1982 Strathclyde Regional Council election

Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Thursday 6 May 1982, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections. This was the third election to the regional council following the local government reforms in the 1970s. The election was the first to use the 103 electoral divisions created by the Initial Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1978.

1982 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1982. One third of the council was up for election.

1982 United Kingdom local elections

Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1982. The elections coincided with rising popularity of the Conservative government and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, which was mostly attributed to the Falklands War. The projected share of the vote was Conservatives 40%, Labour 29%, Liberal-SDP Alliance 27%. Elections were held in several English boroughs, including all those in London.

United Kingdom

1982 Southwark London Borough Council election

Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 30.5%.

1982 Ipswich Borough Council election

The 1982 Ipswich Borough Council election was the second election to the Ipswich Borough Council under the system of electing by thirds, whereby a third of the councillors were to stand for election, each time. These new arrangements had been determined by the Local Government Boundary Commission as laid out in their Report 280. It took place as part of the 1982 United Kingdom local elections.

United Kingdom

1983 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 29 April (ABC islands) and 6 May 1983 (SSS islands) to elect the members of the island councils of its six island territories. The election was won by the People's Electoral Movement (13 seats) in Aruba, the Bonaire Democratic Party (5 seats) in Bonaire, the New Antilles Movement (8 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (5 seats) in Sint Maarten.

Netherlands

Panamanian general election, 1984

The Republic of Panama held a general election on 6 May 1984, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly.

Panama

1984 WFA Cup final

The 1984 WFA Cup Final was the 14th 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). Howbury Grange and Doncaster Belles contested the match at Sincil Bank, the home stadium of Lincoln City on 6 May 1984. Howbury Grange won 4–2.

1984 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 25 March 1984, with a second round on 6 May. A new president was elected, together with a vice president, for a five-year term. The result was a victory for José Napoleón Duarte of the Christian Democratic Party. The elections were held under military rule amidst high levels of repression and violence, and candidates to the left of Duarte's brand of Christian Democrats were excluded from participating.

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

El Salvador

South African general election, 1987

The 1987 South African general election was held on 6 May 1987. The State of Emergency existing in South Africa at that time cast a cloud over the elections. It was once again won by the National Party (NP) under the leadership of P. W. Botha, although for the first time it faced serious opposition from the right of the South African political spectrum. The right-wing opposition came in the form of the Conservative Party (CP), which opposed even the limited powersharing with Indian and Coloured South Africans that had been implemented by the NP as part of a package of constitutional reforms in 1984.

South Africa

1987 Black Dragon fire

The 1987 Black Dragon fire, also known as the 1987 Daxing'anling wildfire (Chinese: 大兴安岭特大森林火灾), was the deadliest forest fire in the People's Republic of China. The fire broke out in Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang, on May 6, 1987. It also spread into the Soviet Union. The burning lasted almost a month, when it was finally stopped on June 2, 1987.

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

Widerøe Flight 710

Widerøe Flight 710, also known as the Torghatten Accident (Norwegian: Torghatten-ulykken), was a controlled flight into terrain into the mountain of Torghatten in Brønnøy Municipality, Norway. The Widerøe-operated de Havilland Canada Dash 7 crashed on 6 May 1988 at 20:29:30 during approach to Brønnøysund Airport. All thirty-six people on board LN-WFN were killed; the crash remains the deadliest accident involving the Dash 7 and the deadliest in Northern Norway.

Norway

Operation Conservation

Operation Conservation was a British Army attempt to ambush a large Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit along the Dorsey Enclosure, between Cullyhanna and Silverbridge, in south County Armagh. The action took place on 6 May 1990. The operation was uncovered and thwarted by the IRA South Armagh Brigade.

County Armagh, United Kingdom

1992 Argyll and Bute District Council election

Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held in May 1992, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the last for the Argyll and Bute District Council, as the council would be replaced with the Argyll and Bute unitary authority for the 1995 election.

United Kingdom

1992 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Monaco of France and Werder Bremen of Germany (who qualified for the tournament through the West German berth). It was the final match of the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 32nd European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.

Portugal

Avon County Council election, 1993

The 1993 Avon County Council election took place on 6 May 1993 to elect members of Avon County Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections. The Liberal Democrats made a number of gains, mainly at the expense of the Conservatives. Labour remained the largest group on the council, but were 6 seats short of gaining a majority. This was the last election for Avon County, which was abolished in 1996 and replaced with four new unitary authorities: Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

England, United Kingdom

Newbury by-election, 1993

The Newbury by-election, in West Berkshire, England, was held on 6 May 1993 after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Judith Chaplin died, after only being elected the previous year. It was won by David Rendel of the Liberal Democrats with an impressive swing of 28.4%, and well over twice as many votes as the Conservative candidate. However, as with other by-elections, turnout was lower than at the general election at 71.3%. The by-election in Newbury was the first by-election of the 1992–1997 parliament, and the first in a string of by-election losses for the Conservative Party who were in their fourth consecutive term of office.

United Kingdom

Wiltshire County Council election, 1993

Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 6 May 1993. The whole council was up for election and the result was no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats as the largest party. This resulted in a no-party-control shared administration for the first year of the Council, with the three main party groups being briefed on a coequal basis. Following a by-election gain by the Liberal Democrats from the Conservatives, giving the Liberal Democrats exactly half the seats on the Council, a Liberal Democrat administration was formed, but with a convention that committee chairpersons would not use their casting vote to force through policies.

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Nottinghamshire County Council election, 1993

The 1993 Nottinghamshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 6 May 1993. The whole council of eighty-eight members was up for election and the result was that the Labour Party retained control of the Council, increasing its number of councillors to fifty-eight. The Conservatives suffered a net loss of ten seats and won twenty-four councillors. The Liberal Democrats won six seats.

Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Lincolnshire County Council election, 1993

The 1993 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 6 May 1993. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in no party winning an overall majority of seats on the council. The Conservative Party lost control of the council for the first time since 1973, winning 31 seats.

Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

1993 Northumberland County Council election

Local elections to Northumberland County Council, a county council in the north east of England, were held on 6 May 1993, resulting in a council with Labour members forming a majority.

Northumberland, United Kingdom

1993 Hertfordshire County Council election

Elections to Hertfordshire County Council were held on 6 May 1993, at the same time as other elections to county councils across England and Wales. All 77 seats on the county council were up for election. The Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control, with Labour forming the largest political group. Prior to the election the Conservative group leader, Iris Tarry, was leader of the council, having held that position since 1989.

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

1993 Cornwall County Council election

Elections to Cornwall County Council were held on 6 May 1993, as part of the wider 1993 local elections. The Liberal Democrats gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.

Cornwall, United Kingdom

1993 Cumbria County Council election

Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 6 May 1993. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The whole council of 83 members was up for election and the council remained under no overall control.

Cumbria, United Kingdom

1993 United Kingdom local elections

The 1993 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 1993 in England and Wales, and Wednesday 19 May 1993 in Northern Ireland. The results showed a decline for the governing Conservative Party, who were still reeling from the fallout of Black Wednesday; with the third-placed party, the Liberal Democrats, gaining most seats.

United Kingdom

1993 Essex County Council election

The 1993 Essex County Council election took place on 6 May 1993 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. 98 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Essex, United Kingdom

1993 Welsh local elections

Local elections in Wales were held on 6 May 1993 to elect members to the eight county councils. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections to the second-level districts of the counties were held in 1991, while the previous election to the counties were held in 1989.

Wales, United Kingdom

1993 Dorset County Council election

The 1993 Dorset County Council election was held on 6 May 1993, on the same day as other county council elections. A legal challenge to the result was lodged for the Lytchett division of North Dorset. Conservative candidate Commander Harry Selby-Bennett won 1,315 votes while Liberal Democrat candidate, Peter Gainsford had 1,314 votes. The result was void by the High Court.

Dorset, United Kingdom

1993 Berkshire County Council election

The 1993 Berkshire County Council election was held on 6 May 1993, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. All of Berkshire County Council's 76 seats were up for election. Prior to the election, the county council had been under no overall control, with a coalition of Labour, the Liberal Democrats and independents running the authority.

United Kingdom

1993 Suffolk County Council election

The 1993 Suffolk County Council election was held on 6 May 1993 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. 80 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Suffolk, United Kingdom

Opening of Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to as the Chunnel, is a 50.46-kilometre (31.35-mile) railway tunnel beneath the English Channel which connects Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles in northern France. Opened in 1994, it remains the only fixed link between Great Britain and the European mainland.

1995 Dallas mayoral election

The 1995 Dallas mayoral election took place on May 6, 1995, to elect the mayor of Dallas, Texas. The race was officially nonpartisan. Ron Kirk won the election, taking a majority in the initial round of voting, thereby negating the need for a runoff to be held.

K-1 Grand Prix '96

K-1 Grand Prix '96 was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization. It was the fourth K-1 World Grand Prix final involving eight of the world's best heavyweight fighters (+95 kg/209 lbs), with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules. The eight finalists had all almost qualified via elimination fights at the K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle event. The only absentee was Stan Longinidis who was unable to participate in the tournament due to injury - he was replaced by reservist Duane Van Der Merwe. As well as tournament bouts there were also two 'Super Fights' fought under K-1 Rules.

Yokohama, Japan

1998 UEFA Cup final

The 1998 UEFA Cup final was a football match played at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on 6 May 1998 as the conclusion to the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. It was the first time that the UEFA Cup final was played as a single leg at a neutral venue. The match was played between two Italian teams – Lazio and Internazionale, commonly known as Inter.

Paris, France

1998 Cupa României final

The 1998 Cupa României final was the 60th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 6 May 1998 and was contested between Divizia A sides Rapid București and Universitatea Craiova. The cup was won by Rapid.

Eritrean–Ethiopian War

The Eritrean–Ethiopian War, also known as the Badme War, was a major armed conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea that took place from May 6, 1998 to June 18, 2000. After Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993, relations were initially friendly. However, disagreements about where the newly created international border should be caused relations to deteriorate significantly, eventually leading to full-scale war.

National Assembly for Wales election, 1999

The first National Assembly for Wales elections were held on 6 May 1999. The overall turnout of voters was 46.3%. Although Welsh Labour were the biggest party, they did not gain enough seats to form a majority government and instead entered into coalition with the Liberal Democrats. The election was marked by the historically high level of support for Plaid Cymru, who won their highest share of the vote in any Wales-wide election and, as of 2011, their highest number of seats in an Assembly election to date.

Wales, United Kingdom

Sheffield City Council election, 1999

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election. Previous to this election, there had been a by-election in Park, resulting in a Liberal Democrat gain from Labour, effectively cancelling out the concurrent defection of sitting Stocksbridge councillor Alan Pears from the Lib Dems to Labour. The election seen the Liberal Democrats gain control of the council - the first time since its formation not to be controlled by Labour. The results themselves were more favourable to Labour than recent elections. However, they suffered double-digit losses with the Liberal Democrats sustaining their recent election surges.

England, United Kingdom

Argyll and Bute Council election, 1999

The 1999 elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on the 6 May 1999 and were the second for the unitary authority, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 and replaced the previous two-tier system of local government under Strathclyde Regional Council and Dumbarton and Argyll & Bute District Councils. It was held on the same day as the first Scottish Parliament election and resulted in no change to the administration of the council - independent control.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Bristol City Council election, 1999

The 1999 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 1999, on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election due to boundary changes, with each ward electing 2 councillors. The total number of seats on the council increased by 2 due to the creation of a new ward: Clifton East. Despite losing seats to both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives, the Labour Party maintained control of the council with a slim overall majority.

England, United Kingdom

Manchester City Council election, 1999

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election, as well as a vacancy in Chorlton, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The two Independent Labour candidates stood as "Peace 2000 England's Republic", a slight alteration on the previous year's "Labour Peace 2000". Overall turnout was up marginally from the previous year at 21.9%. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.

England, United Kingdom

Scottish Parliament election, 1999

The first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament, to fill 129 seats, took place on 6 May 1999. Following the election, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats formed the Scottish Executive, with Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) Donald Dewar becoming First Minister. The Scottish Parliament was created after a referendum on devolution took place on 11 September 1997 in which 74.3% of those who voted approved the idea. The Scotland Act (1998) was then passed by the UK Parliament which established the devolved Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive.

Scotland, United Kingdom

United Kingdom local elections, 1999

Local elections took place in much of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1999. All Scottish and Welsh unitary authorities had all their seats elected. In England a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs were elected along with elections in many of the unitary authorities and district councils. There were no local elections in Northern Ireland. The elections saw Labour, now in their second year of government, suffer a setback as the opposition Conservatives gained ground.

United Kingdom

City of Lincoln Council election, 1999

Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the Council.

England, United Kingdom

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999

On 6 May 1999, an election was held to choose council members for the Trafford Council in Greater Manchester, England. One-third of the council members were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Aberdeen City Council election, 1999

The 1999 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council. The results saw Labour retain its control of the council, albeit with a reduced majority.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Highland Council election, 1999

Elections to the Highland Council were held on 6 May 1999; the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and to the 31 other councils in Scotland. 80 councillors were elected from 80 wards using the plurality system (a.k.a. 'First Past the Post'). Independent councillors retained their status as the majority group, with councillors also being elected representing the Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, and Scottish National Party.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Colchester Borough Council election, 1999

The 1999 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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

Stevenage Borough Council election, 1999

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Fife Council election, 1999

1999 Elections to Fife Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The election were the first after the third boundary review which resulted in 78 individual councillors being elected.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999

The 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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

Rochford District Council election, 1999

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Essex, United Kingdom

City of York Council election, 1999

Elections to City of York Council were held on 6 May 1999. All 53 council seats in the city were up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

York, United Kingdom

Basildon District Council election, 1999

The 1999 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

City of Edinburgh Council election, 1999

Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. Turnout was 61%, an increase of 16.5% on the 1995 turnout.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Scottish local elections, 1999

The Scottish local elections, 1999 were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as First Scottish Parliament elections. It was the second election for all 32 Scottish councils and the first after a major review into all wards.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Harlow District Council election, 1999

The 1999 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Ipswich Borough Council election, 1999

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. This was the first time that the Liberal-Democrats won a seat in the St Margarets ward. Inga Lockington gained one of the ward's 3 seats from the Conservatives. She has held it ever since.

United Kingdom

Gravesham Borough Council election, 1999

The 1999 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Fenland District Council election, 1999

The 1999 Fenland District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, 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, 1999

Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29%.

England, United Kingdom

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, 1999

Elections to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole borough council (55 members) were up for election. Parish council elections were held on the same day.

United Kingdom

1999 Tendring District Council election

Elections to Tendring District Council in Essex, England took place on 6 May 1999. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. Although the Labour Party remained the largest party on the council, it lost overall control while the Conservatives made major gains.

Essex, United Kingdom

1999 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

An election to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar was held on 6 May 1999 as part of the wider 1999 Scottish local elections. The council, formerly known as Western Isles Council, had been renamed in 1997 in Gaelic as Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Council ward boundaries had also been changed since the previous election, and the total number of wards was increased from 30 to 31.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election

The 1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1999 Reading Borough Council election

The 1999 Reading Borough Council election was held on 6 May 1999, at the same time as other local elections across Britain. Sixteen of the 45 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council (15 seats) plus a by-election in Abbey ward, where Labour's Jane Griffiths had resigned her seat on the council.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

1999 Scottish Borders Council election

Elections for the Scottish Borders Council took place on Thursday 6 May 1999, alongside the wider Scottish local elections. No party held a majority, with the largest grouping - local Independents - winning 14 of the council's 34 seats.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1999 Welsh local elections

Local elections in Wales were held on 6 May 1999 to elect members to the twenty-two local authorities. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 1995. The inaugural election to the National Assembly for Wales took place on the same day as well.

Wales, United Kingdom

1999 Cardiff Council election

The 1999 Cardiff Council election was the second election to the post-1996 Cardiff Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales. It was held on Thursday 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 elections. On the same day the first elections to the Welsh Assembly were held as well as elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales.

Wales, United Kingdom

1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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

1999 Slough Borough Council election

The 1999 Slough Borough Council election was held on 6 May 1999, at the same time as other local elections across Britain. Fourteen of the 41 seats on Slough Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council (13 seats) plus a by-election in Upton ward, where Labour councillor Mark Drapes had resigned.

United Kingdom

1999 Corby Borough Council election

The 1999 Corby Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Corby Borough Council in Northamptonshire, England. It was the first election be held under new ward boundaries. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1979.

England, United Kingdom

1999 Breckland District Council election

The 1999 Breckland District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Breckland District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1999 Braintree District Council election

The 1999 Braintree District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1999 Exeter City Council election

The 1999 Exeter City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Devon, United Kingdom

1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

The 1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1999 Cambridge City Council election

The 1999 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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

1999 Uttlesford District Council election

The 1999 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Essex, United Kingdom

1999 Aberdeenshire Council election

Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 6 May 1999; the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and to the 31 other Scottish local authorities. 68 councillors were elected from 68 wards using First Past The Post (FPTP). This election was conducted under boundary changes with an increased number of seats from the 47 used in the 1995 election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1999 Wellingborough Borough Council election

The 1999 Borough Council of Wellingborough election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Borough Council of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK. This was on the same day as other local elections. The result was significant as it went against the national swing as Wellingborough was the only council Labour gained in the 1999 elections.

England, United Kingdom

1999 Erewash Borough Council election

Elections to Erewash Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999 as part of nationwide local elections.

England, United Kingdom

1999 North Norfolk District Council election

The 1999 North Norfolk District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of North Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Norfolk, United Kingdom

1999 Peterborough City Council election

The 1999 Peterborough City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

1999 Horsham District Council election

The 1999 Horsham District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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 of 3 on the council, gaining from the Liberal Democrats.

England, United Kingdom

1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election

The 1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election was held on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Brighton and Hove Borough Council in East Sussex, England. Labour retained control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election

The 1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party regained overall control of the council from the Labour Party, which it had lost at the previous election in 1995.

Northamptonshire, United Kingdom · England, United Kingdom

1999 West Dorset District Council election

The 1999 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1999 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 1999 election saw the Conservatives become the largest party on the council but fall short of a majority.

England, United Kingdom

1999 West Lothian Council election

Elections to West Lothian Council were held on 6 May 1999, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the unitary council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The election used the 32 wards created by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1998. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1999 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

On 6 May 1999, 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 Labour Party keeping control of the council. All 34 seats were up for election in all wards. The Liberal Democrats also gained two seats in this election with an independent politician keeping their seat.

1999 East Ayrshire Council election

Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. This was the second election following the local government reforms in 1994 and the first following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which resulted in two additional seats from the previous election. Despite losing five seats, Labour maintained a majority on the council winning 17 of the 32 seats.

1999 Northampton Borough Council election

Elections to the Northampton Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 4. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

1999 Daventry District Council election

Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 3. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

1999 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 1999 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 6 May 1999, at the same time as other local elections across Britain. All 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election following changes to ward boundaries. Labour lost control of the council to the Conservatives at the election, with the Conservative leader, F.

1999 East Renfrewshire Council election

1999 Elections to East Renfrewshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The council remained under no overall control.

1999 South Hams District Council election

Elections to South Hams District Council took place on 6 May 1999, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries, with the number of seats reduced from 44 to 40 The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.

1999 Bath and North East Somerset Council election

Elections were held on 6 May 1999 to elect 65 local councillors for Bath and North East Somerset Council, the second election for the council. The results are show below. After the election, a minority Liberal Democrat administration was formed.

1999 Shetland Islands Council election

Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 6 May 1999 as part of Scottish local elections. The Liberal Democrats won 9 seats, the party's best result in a Shetland Islands Council election. Nine seats were uncontested.

1999 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 23.6%.

1999 South Ayrshire Council election

The 1999 South Ayrshire Council election was held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. Elections were held for all 30 seats.

1999 Glasgow City Council election

Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

1999 East Lothian Council election

The 1999 East Lothian Council election was held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election

The 1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on the 6 May 1999 and were the second to the unitary authority, which was created, along with 28 other local authorities, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994.

1999 Orkney Islands Council election

Elections to the Orkney Islands Council were held on 6 May 1999 as part of Scottish local elections. Only independent candidates contested the election. Eight seats were uncontested.

1999 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 6 May 1999. All 53 seats were up for election. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, increasing their number of seats from 22 to 34, whilst the Labour Party declined from having 20 seats in 1995 to 7.

1999 Moray Council election

Elections to Moray Council were held on 6 May 1999, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the unitary council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The election used the 26 wards created by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1998. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

1999 North Ayrshire Council election

Elections to North Ayrshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The election used the 30 wards created by the Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements in 1998.

1999 Inverclyde Council election

Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as other Scottish Local Government elections and the first Scottish Parliament Election.

1999 Dundee City Council election

The 1999 Dundee City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of City of Dundee Council, as part of the Scottish local elections of that year.

1999 Falkirk Council election

Elections to Falkirk Council took place on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other 31 unitary authorities. There were 32 wards - 4 less than in 1995.

1999 South Lanarkshire Council election

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. This was the second election following the local government reforms in 1994 and the first following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which resulted in six fewer seats from the previous election.

Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba [ˈpʰaːrˠl̪ˠəmɪtʲ nə ˈhal̪ˠapə]; Scots: Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood area of Edinburgh, and is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyrood. It is a democratically elected body and its role is to scrutinise the Scottish Government and legislate on devolved matters that are not reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.

Insurrextion (2000)

The 2000 Insurrextion was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom. It was the inaugural Insurrextion and took place on May 6, 2000, at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England.

London, United Kingdom

2000 DFB-Pokal final

The 2000 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1999–2000 DFB-Pokal, the 57th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 6 May 2000 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Bayern Munich won the match 3–0 against Werder Bremen to claim their 10th cup title.

Berlin, Germany

2002 Football League Third Division play-off final

The 2002 Football League Third Division play-off final was an association football match played on 6 May 2002 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, between Cheltenham Town and Rushden & Diamonds. The match determined the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Third Division, English football's fourth tier, to the Second Division.

United Kingdom

2002 FA Women's Cup final

The 2002 FA Women's Cup Final was the 32nd final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The final event was played between Doncaster Belles and Fulham on 6 May 2002 at Selhurst Park in London. Doncaster Belles entered a record 13th final having won the trophy on six previous occasions. Fulham made its second final appearance, after losing the 2001 final.

London, United Kingdom

Assassination of Pim Fortuyn

Pim Fortuyn, a Dutch politician, was assassinated by Volkert van der Graaf in Hilversum, North Holland on 6 May 2002, nine days before the general election of 2002, in which he was leading the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF). On a few occasions, Fortuyn had expressed his fear of being murdered: after being pied at the official release of his book De puinhopen van acht jaar Paars, as well as, most notably, on the talk show Jensen!

2003 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election

The 2003 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election took place on May 6, 2003, following a primary election on April 8, 2003. Incumbent Mayor Don Wesely, who was first elected in 1999, announced on January 17, 2003, that he would not seek re-election. Though the race was officially nonpartisan, following Wesely's departure, Democrats consolidated around City Councilwoman Coleen Seng, who announced that she would run to succeed Wesely.

The final episode of the television sitcom Friends is aired

"The Last One" is the series finale of the American sitcom Friends. Originally shown in its entirety, the episode's two parts were classified as the seventeenth and eighteenth episodes of the tenth season, and the 235th and the 236th episodes overall. It was written by series creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman and directed by executive producer Kevin S. Bright.

Singaporean general election, 2006

The 2006 Singaporean parliamentary general election was held on 6 May 2006. 1.22 million out of the 2.16 million eligible Singaporeans voted for members of parliament and elected their next government. The People's Action Party (PAP), in its first election under Lee Hsien Loong, won 66.6% of the overall votes and gained 82 out of 84 seats. The PAP held the office of Prime Minister for a twelfth consecutive term. The general election was held under the first-past-the-post system. The parliament was dissolved by President S R Nathan on 20 April, three weeks before the election.

Singapore

2006 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2006. The two seats up for election were Rowallan, held by independent MLC Greg Hall, and Wellington, held by Labor MLC Doug Parkinson. Rowallan was last contested in 2001, while Wellington was last contested in 2000.

French presidential election, 2007

The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term. The winner, decided on 5 and 6 May 2007, was Nicolas Sarkozy. The first round of voting took place on Saturday, 21 April 2007 (French territories in the Americas and the Eastern Pacific) and Sunday, 22 April 2007 (French territories in the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Metropolitan France). As no candidate obtained a majority (50 percent plus one), a second round between the two leading candidates, Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal, took place on Saturday, 5 May and Sunday, 6 May 2007.

France

2007 Madeiran regional election

A regional election was held in Madeira on 6 May 2007, to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The election was a snap election, as it was original schedule to only happen in October 2008. The election was called after the President of the Regional Government, Alberto João Jardim, resigned after his government clashed with the Socialist Prime Minister José Sócrates due to the new regional finance law approved by the Sócrates government.

2007 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2007. The three seats up for election were Montgomery, held by independent MLC Sue Smith; Nelson, held by independent MLC Jim Wilkinson; and Pembroke, held by Labor MLC Allison Ritchie. Montgomery was last contested in 2002, while Nelson and Pembroke were last contested in 2001.

2007 KNVB Cup final

The 2007 KNVB Cup final was a football match between AZ and Ajax on 6 May 2007 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2006–07 KNVB Cup competition. Ajax beat AZ on penalties after the match finished 1–1 after extra time. It was Ajax' 17th KNVB Cup title.

2008 Indiana Republican presidential primary

The 2008 Indiana Republican presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008. 27 delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention were selected in the election. In addition, 27 other delegates were selected during the state convention from June 9 to June 10, 2008. John McCain was the winner of the election and of all of Indiana's delegates.

Indiana, United States

2008 Indiana Democratic presidential primary

The 2008 Indiana Democratic presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008. It was an open primary with 72 delegates at stake. The winner in each of Indiana's nine congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 47. Another 25 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, Hillary Clinton. The 72 delegates represented Indiana at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

Indiana, United States

2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary

The 2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary was a mail only primary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Ballots were mailed to registered Republican voters between May 2 and May 6, 2008. To be counted, all ballots must have been received by county elections offices by 8:00 p.m. PDT on May 20, 2008. It was a closed primary; in order to vote in Republican races, residents must have registered as Republicans on or before April 29, 2008.

Oregon, United States

2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary

The 2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008 as part of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries. Moderate U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain would take the state after winning 74.01% of votes in the state and 51 delegates.

North Carolina, United States

2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary

The 2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008, one of the last primary elections in the long race for nomination between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Obama won the primary. North Carolina sent 134 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. 115 delegates were tied to the results of the primary, with the remainder being unelected superdelegates not pledged to any candidate.

North Carolina, United States

South African presidential election, 2009

An indirect presidential election was held in South Africa on 6 May 2009 following the general election on 22 April 2009. Jacob Zuma of the ruling African National Congress won the election with 277 votes (13 more than the number of seats held by the ANC), while Mvume Dandala of the Congress of the People got 47 votes. The 67 members of the official opposition Democratic Alliance abstained from voting.

South Africa

2009 Albanian Cup final

The 2009 Albanian Cup final was the 57th final of the Albanian Cup. The final was played at Niko Dovana Stadium in Durrës on 6 May 2009. The match was contested by Tirana, who beat Elbasani in their semi-final, and Flamurtari who beat Shkumbini. After Rezart Dabulla opened the scoring with a header after 42 minutes, Devis Mema equalised in the 65th minute before Hair Zeqiri scored the winner in the 92nd minute to give Flamurtari their third Albanian Cup success.

Durrës, Albania

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and a general election. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2010 last stood for election in 2006. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors was elected in this election.

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Leeds City Council election, 2010

The Leeds City Council election took place on 6 May 2010, the same day as the General Election, to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. Since the last election, there had been a number of by-elections with the Conservatives gaining a Temple Newsam seat from Labour, and after a brief stint sat as an Independent, Kabeer Hussain's return to the Liberal Democrats was cut short by his sudden death, with Labour gaining his vacated Hyde Park & Woodhouse seat in the ensuing by-election.

England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom local elections, 2010

The 2010 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2010, when the 2010 general election also took place. Direct elections were held to all 32 London boroughs, all 36 metropolitan boroughs, 76 second-tier district authorities, 20 unitary authorities and various Mayoral posts, all in England. For those authorities elected "all out" these were the first elections since 2006. The elections that were due to be held in Exeter and Norwich were cancelled due to structural changes. The results provided some comfort to the Labour Party, losing the general election on the same day, as it was the first time Conservative councillor numbers declined since 1996.

United Kingdom

Manchester City Council election, 2010

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 6 May 2010, on the same day as the 2010 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 2014. Since the election there had been a further defection from the Liberal Democrats to Labour. Labour held overall control of the council, on a high turnout - owing to the general election on the same day - of 50.9%.

United Kingdom

United Kingdom general election, 2010

The United Kingdom general election of 2010 was held on Thursday, 6 May 2010, with 45,597,461 registered voters entitled to vote to elect members to the House of Commons. The election took place in 650 constituencies across the United Kingdom under the first-past-the-post system. None of the parties achieved the 326 seats needed for an overall majority. The Conservative Party, led by David Cameron, won the largest number of votes and seats but still fell 20 seats short. This resulted in a hung parliament where no party was able to command a majority in the House of Commons.

United Kingdom

Reading Borough Council election, 2010

Elections to Reading Borough Council took place on 6 May 2010 under the backdrop of the 2010 General Election, with 15 council seats up for election. The Labour Party continued to lose seats, losing Katesgrove ward to the Liberal Democrats and Park ward to the Green Party. The Conservatives held all their seats apart from Minster ward which was a surprise gain by Labour. The election resulted in Reading Borough Council being left in no overall control. Shortly after the election the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats announced they would form a coalition to govern locally, ending over two decades of Labour control.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

Sheffield City Council election, 2010

Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 6 May 2010. There were 28 seats up for election in 2010, one of the three councillors from each ward. Since the previous election, Liberal Democrat councillor Frank Taylor had defected to an Independent leaving the Liberal Democrats with 44 councillors. Turnout was up dramatically with it being held alongside the general election, to 62.6%. The higher turnout helped mainly Labour against their electoral rivals, who managed to return the council to no overall control with three gains. This was bolstered by the newly elected Liberal Democrat in Walkley defecting to Labour immediately after being elected.

England, United Kingdom

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Barking and Dagenham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council winning all of the seats. The British National Party lost all the seats they had gained in 2006. The Conservatives lost their only remaining seat and the Liberal Democrats failed to regain any seats they had lost four years ago The 2010 General Election was held on the same day, which increased turnout.

England, United Kingdom

Newham London Borough Council election, 2010

Elections to Newham London Borough Council in London, England was held on 6 May 2010. This was on the same day as other UK local elections, 2010. The whole council, including the directly elected Mayor, was up for election for the first time since the 2006 election.

England, United Kingdom

Camden London Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Camden Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

Birmingham City Council election, 2010

The 2010 Birmingham City Council Election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Birmingham City Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election, one seat in each of the city's 40 council wards, with the election taking place at the same time as the general election.

United Kingdom

Sunderland City Council election, 2010

The 2010 Sunderland Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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

Rochford District Council election, 2010

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. The Conservative Party won 13 seats up for election with surprise result with the Green Party gaining their first seat from the Conservative Party and Rochford District Residents holding one seat.

United Kingdom

Enfield London Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Enfield Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Enfield London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.

England, United Kingdom

Barnet London Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Barnet Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Crawley Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Brent London Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Brent London Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Brent London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

Basildon District Council election, 2010

The 2010 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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

Harlow District Council election, 2010

The 2010 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Harlow 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

Worthing Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010

Elections to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with the Conservatives as largest single party, but resulted in a new Conservatives—Liberal Democrat coalition.

England, United Kingdom

Bristol City Council election, 2010

The 2010 Bristol City Council elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2010, for 23 seats, that being one third of the total number of councillors. The Liberal Democrats, who had won overall control of the council in 2009, increased their majority to six seats. The Liberal Democrats were defending 9 seats, the Labour Party 4 and the Conservatives 8.

England, United Kingdom

Fareham Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Fareham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Havant Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Havant Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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

Southampton City Council election, 2010

The 2010 Southampton Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Southampton Unitary 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

Bassetlaw District Council election, 2010

The 2010 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England as part of the 2010 United Kingdom local elections.

Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Islington London Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Islington Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Doncaster Council in South Yorkshire, England as part of the 2010 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election.

England, United Kingdom

South Lakeland District Council election, 2010

The 2010 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Colchester Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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

Winchester City Council election, 2010

The 2010 Winchester Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.

England, United Kingdom

Havering London Borough Council election, 2010

Elections for Havering London Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three of the four years.

United Kingdom

Stevenage Borough Council election, 2010

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council stood for election.The election saw the Conservative party gain a further 3 seats.

England, United Kingdom

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, 2010

The 2010 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane 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

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014. The Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

2010 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday, 6 May 2010 and all 59 seats in Scotland were contested. The election result in Scotland was unusual in that there wasn't any change of seats from the previous general election in 2005, although the Labour Party took back two seats that it had lost at by-elections.

Scotland, United Kingdom

2010 Ipswich Borough Council election

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on Thursday 6 May 2010. One third of the seats were up for election and the council remained under no overall control, with Labour as the largest party. After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 23 Conservative 18 Liberal Democrat 7 The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, which had governed Ipswich since 2004, continued in office.

United Kingdom

2010 Epping Forest District Council election

The 2010 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

England, United Kingdom

2010 Gloucester City Council election

The 2010 Gloucester City Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. Although two wards changed parties, one went from Labour to Conservative and the other went from Conservative to Labour, so there was no net change in the overall number of seats held by each party. The council remained under no overall control.

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

2010 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election

Elections for Hammersmith and Fulham Council in London were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 United Kingdom General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, as opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year in three of the four years.

London, United Kingdom

2010 Daventry District Council election

The 2010 Daventry District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Daventry District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

2010 City of Lincoln Council election

The 2010 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was held on the same day as other local elections, as well as the parliamentary general election. One third of the 33 seats were up for election, with one councillor in each of the 11 wards being elected.

United Kingdom

2010 United Kingdom general election in England

On Thursday 6 May 2010, the 2010 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, with 533 constituencies being in England. The Conservative Party achieved a complete majority of English seats, but fared less well in Scotland and Wales, so a coalition government was subsequently formed between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.

England, United Kingdom

2010 Gosport Borough Council election

Elections to Gosport Council in Hampshire, England were held on 6 May 2010. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The Conservatives made six gains, including in some wards that they had lost in the previous election, despite having a reduced vote share. The Liberal Democrats and Labour Party lost 5 and 1 seats respectively, with Labour seeing a large increase of the total vote share.

England, United Kingdom

2010 Plymouth City Council election

The 2010 Plymouth City Council election was held on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. The Conservative Party remained in control of the council with a reduced majority.

England, United Kingdom

2010 Bexley London Borough Council election

Elections for Bexley Borough Council in London, England were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three of the four years.

England, United Kingdom · London, United Kingdom

2010 Hart District Council election

The 2010 Hart District Council election took place on 6 May 2010, on the same day as the United Kingdom General Election. One third of the council was up for re-election, the Conservatives gained three seats, one from Community Campaign Hart and the two independent seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats remained on 10 seats.

England, United Kingdom

2010 Greenwich London Borough Council election

Elections for Greenwich Council in London were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 United Kingdom general election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections, the entire council is elected every four years, unlike some local elections in which one councillor is elected every year in three of the four years.

London, United Kingdom

2010 Croydon London Borough Council election

Elections for Croydon Council in London were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 United Kingdom General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, as opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year in three of the four years.

London, United Kingdom

2010 Ealing London Borough Council election

Elections for Ealing Council in London were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 United Kingdom General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, as opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year in three of the four years.

London, United Kingdom

2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Essex, United Kingdom

2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

On 6 May 2010, the 2010 United Kingdom general election was held in Northern Ireland, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, including the 18 Northern Ireland seats. 1,169,184 people were eligible to vote, up 29,191 from the 2005 general election. 57.99% of eligible voters turned out (when including spoiled and excluded ballots), down 5.5 percentage points from the last general election.

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

2010 Cambridge City Council election

Elections to Cambridge City Council were held on 6 May 2010 as part of the wider local elections across England.

United Kingdom

2010 United Kingdom general election in Wales

On Thursday 6 May 2010, the 2010 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, with 40 constituencies being in Wales. The Labour Party remained the party with the most seats in Wales, however it suffered a net loss of 4 seats and its share of the vote dropped by 6.5%.

Wales, United Kingdom

2010 London local elections

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 6 May 2010. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm. Despite losing 6 Parliamentary seats in London in the General Election conducted on the same day, London Labour's share of the vote, council seats and control of Councils rose substantially. 10 councils swung to Labour control, and the party gained 190 council seats.

London, United Kingdom

2010 Newcastle City Council election

The 2010 Newcastle City Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect one third of the members of Newcastle City Council in England. The elections took place on the same day as other council elections in England and Wales and the general election. Following the last set of local elections held in 2008, two members of the Liberal Democrats resigned and sat as independents.

Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

2010 flash crash

The May 6, 2010, flash crash, also known as the crash of 2:45 or simply the flash crash, was a United States trillion-dollar flash crash (a type of stock market crash) which started at 2:32 p.m. EDT and lasted for approximately 36 minutes. A variety of explanations have been forwarded for the crash, including errors in automatic trading systems and deliberate market manipulation.

2010 Merton London Borough Council election

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 6 May 2010. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and a national general election. Following the elections, a Labour minority administration was formed with the support of the three Merton Park Ward Residents Association councillors, this replaced the previous Conservative administration.

2010 Bromley London Borough Council election

Elections for Bromley Council were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, whereas in some local elections one councillor is elected every year for two or three of the four years.

2010 Southwark London Borough Council election

Elections for Southwark Council were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three of the four years. Southwark has 21 wards, each electing 3 councillors giving a total number of seats as 63.

2010 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election

The 2010 Council elections for London Borough of Waltham Forest were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections also took place on the same day. In London council elections, the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three of the four years.

2010 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election

Elections for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London borough council elections the entire council is elected every four years, unlike some other English councils, where a third of the councillors are elected for a four-year term in three successive years, with no elections in the fourth.

2010 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election. Since there was also the General Election being held on the same day, overall voter turnout was much higher than usual, for such local elections.

2010 Westminster City Council election

Elections for the City of Westminster London borough were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 general election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, as opposed to the local elections ‘by thirds’ in some areas of England, in which a third of the councillors are elected every year for three years and then no election is held in the fourth year.

2010 Hackney London Borough Council election

Elections for London Borough of Hackney Council were held on Thursday 6 May 2010. The whole council was up for election. Hackney is divided into 19 wards, each electing 3 councillors, so a total of 57 seats were up for election.

2010 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 2010 North Hertfordshire Council election was held on 6 May 2010, at the same time as other local elections across England and the general election. Of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council, 19 were up for election, being the usual third of seats plus a by-election in Royston Palace ward.

2010 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election. (30 seats) As Liverpool Council is elected in thirds, councillors elected in the 2006 elections defend their seats this year, and the vote share changes are compared on that basis.

2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. All 63 seats were up for election. Turnout was 58%. The Labour Party retained control of the council, increasing its majority. The elections took place on the same day as other local elections and the United Kingdom general election.

2010 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council took place on 6 May 2010, the same day as the 2010 United Kingdom general election. There were 17 wards electing 3 councillors each.

2010 Harrow London Borough Council election

Elections for Harrow London Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, whereas in some local elections one councillor per ward is elected every year in three out of the four years.

MV Moscow University hijacking

On 5 May 2010, Somali pirates hijacked MV Moscow University, a Liberian-flagged Russian tanker, in the Gulf of Aden. Her crew was freed by the Russian Navy destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov the following day.

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

Southampton City Council election, 2011

The 2011 Southampton Council election took place on 6 May 2011 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council (16 seats) was up for election. Labour won a majority of the seats being contested and the Conservatives stayed in overall control of the council. Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means the vote share change is compared to the corresponding Southampton Council election, 2007.

England, United Kingdom

Tachi Palace Fights 9

Tachi Palace Fights 9 was a mixed martial arts event held by Tachi Palace Fights (TPF) on Friday, May 6 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California.

Schleswig-Holstein state election, 2012

A state election occurred in Schleswig-Holstein on 6 May 2012. All 69 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein were contested in this election. Exit polling results predicted a close race, with 30.6% for the CDU, 8.3% for the FDP, 29.9% for the SPD, 14% for the Greens, 8% for the Pirates, and 4.5% for the minority Danish SSW. The Left Party failed to achieve enough votes to pass the minimum threshold for representation. After the elections, SPD held coalition talks with the Greens and SSW, which have 35 seats altogether. The proposed coalition is dubbed as the Danish traffic light or Namibia coalition due to the participation of SSW.

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Serbian presidential election, 2012

The presidential election took place on 6 May 2012 in Serbia, on the same date as the parliamentary election. The election was called following President Boris Tadić's early resignation in order to coincide with the parliamentary and local elections to be held on the same date. The Speaker of the Parliament, Slavica Đukić Dejanović, took over as the Acting President. As no candidate won a majority, a runoff was on 20 May, with incumbent Tadić facing Tomislav Nikolić of the Serbian Progressive Party. According to preliminary results published by CeSID, Ipsos and RIK, Tomislav Nikolić has beaten his opponent Boris Tadić and is the new President of Serbia.

Serbia

May 2012 Greek parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on Sunday, 6 May 2012 to elect all 300 members to the Hellenic Parliament. It was scheduled to be held in late 2013, four years after the previous election; however, an early election was stipulated in the coalition agreement of November 2011 which formed the Papademos Cabinet.

Greece

2012 Ukrainian Cup final

The 2012 Ukrainian Cup final was a football match that was played at the Olimpiysky NSC, Kyiv, on 6 May 2012. The match was the 21st Ukrainian Cup Final and was contested by Metalurh Donetsk and Shakhtar Donetsk. This was the first time since 2007 that the Cup final had returned to Kyiv. Since Shakhtar had qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, Metalurh would qualify for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

Kyiv, Ukraine

2012 French presidential election

Presidential elections were held in France on 22 April 2012 (or 21 April in some overseas departments and territories), with a second round run-off held on 6 May (or 5 May for those same territories) to elect the President of France (who is also ex officio one of the two joint heads of state of Andorra, a sovereign state).

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

France

2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2013. The three seats up for election were Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke.

Three women, kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States

Between 2002 and 2004, Ariel Castro abducted Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus from the roads of Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and later held them captive in his home at 2207 Seymour Avenue in the city's Tremont neighborhood. All three young women were imprisoned at Castro's home until 2013, when Berry successfully escaped with her six-year-old daughter, to whom she had given birth while captive.

Knife attack at Guangzhou Railway Station

A knife attack at Guangzhou Railway Station in China left passengers injured. Police intervened and subdued the attacker at the station.

China

2016 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership spill

The 2016 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership spill was held on 6 May 2016 to elect a new leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and, ex officio, Leader of the Opposition. Tim Nicholls was elected as the new leader, defeating sitting leader Lawrence Springborg in the second round of voting. Deb Frecklington was elected unopposed as deputy leader after John-Paul Langbroek did not recontest the position.

2017 Plano municipal elections

The 2017 Plano municipal election was an election to the Plano City Council in the city of Plano, Texas on May 6, 2017. Along with the mayoral election (Place 6), seats were contested for Places 2, 4, and 8. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in Places 2 and 8, a runoff was held on June 10, 2017 for these races.

Texas, United States

2017 Niuean general election

General elections were held in Niue on 6 May 2017.

Niue

2017 Fort Worth mayoral election

The 2017 Fort Worth mayoral election took place on May 6, 2017, to elect the mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The election was officially non-partisan. Betsy Price, who was serving her third term, ran for reelection. She handily won reelection with over 70% of the vote.

2017 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2017. The three seats up for elections were Launceston, Murchison and Rumney. They were previously contested in 2011.

2017 San Antonio mayoral election

On May 6, 2017, the city of San Antonio, Texas held an election to choose the next mayor of San Antonio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with candidates' party affiliations not appearing on the ballot. As no candidate secured a majority of the vote (50% of all votes cast +1), a runoff was held on June 10, 2017, with Councilman Ron Nirenberg defeating incumbent mayor Ivy Taylor.

2017 Greek Football Cup final

The 2017 Greek Cup final was the 73rd final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 6 May 2017 at Panthessaliko Stadium. The contesting teams were PAOK and AEK Athens. It was PAOK's eighteenth Greek Cup final in their 91 years of existence and AEK Athens' twenty second Greek Cup final and second consecutive, of their 93-year history.

2017 El Paso municipal elections

El Paso, Texas, held a first round of general elections on May 6, 2017, to elect the mayor and city council. The runoff election took place on June 10, 2017. Incumbent mayor Oscar Leeser was eligible for another term, but announced in July 2016 that he would not seek another term. Leeser had a cancer-related surgery in 2016, but stated that his decision was not because of his health.

2017 Sultan of Selangor Cup

The 2017 Sultan of Selangor Cup was played on 6 May 2017, at Singapore National Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

Singapore

2018 Lebanese general election in South III

Voting to elect eleven members of the Lebanese parliament took place in the South III district (one of three electoral districts in South Lebanon) on 6 May 2018, part of the general election of that year. The constituency had 460,565 voters, out of whom 228,563 voted. The district elects 8 Shiite parliamentarians, 1 Druze, 1 Greek Orthodox and 1 Sunni.

Lebanon

2018 Lebanese general election in Beirut I

Voting to elect eight members of the Lebanese parliament took place in the Beirut I district (one of two electoral districts in the city) on 6 May 2018, part of the general election of that year. The constituency had 134,355 (2018) registered voters, out of whom 43,353 voted.

Lebanon

2018 Tunisian local elections

Local elections were held in Tunisia on 6 May 2018 under the supervision of the Independent High Authority for Elections. These were Tunisia's first free and democratic local elections following the Tunisian Revolution and saw unaffiliated independent lists win the most votes but on a very low turnout especially in terms of youth turnout which was down sharply.

Tunisia

2018 Lebanese general election in Mount Lebanon I

Voting to elect eight members of the Lebanese parliament took place in the Mount Lebanon I district (one of four electoral districts in the Mount Lebanon region) on 6 May 2018, part of the general election of that year. The constituency had 176,818 registered voters, out of whom 115,619 voted.

Lebanon

2018 in Rizin Fighting Federation

The year 2018 was the fourth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. The year began with Rizin 10 in Fukuoka on May 6, 2018. Rizin events are broadcast through a television agreement with Fuji Television. In North America and Europe, Rizin events are available via PPV on FITE TV.

Japan

2018 Lebanese general election

General elections were held in Lebanon on 6 May 2018. Although originally scheduled for 2013, the election was postponed three times in 2013, 2014 and 2017 for various reasons, including the security situation, the failure of the Parliament to elect a new President, and the technical requirements of holding an election. A new electoral law adopted in 2017 provides a proportional representation system for the first time.

Lebanon

2018 Lebanese general election in North II

Voting to elect eleven members of the Lebanese parliament took place in the North II district on 6 May 2018, part of the general election of that year. The constituency had 350,147 registered to vote, out of whom 146,419 voted. Residents elect 8 Sunni, 1 Alawite, 1 Greek Orthodox and 1 Maronite seat. The constituency contains three 'minor districts', Tripoli (corresponding to Tripoli District), Miniyeh and Danniyeh (the latter two corresponding to the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District).

Lebanon

2018 Lebanese general election in North I

Voting to elect six members of the Lebanese parliament took place in the North I district (one of three electoral districts in the north Lebanon region) on 6 May 2018, part of the general election of that year. The constituency had 137,550 who voted. The district elects 3 Sunni, 2 Greek Orthodox, 1 Maronite, 1 Alawite. It covers the Akkar district.

Lebanon

Backlash (2018)

The 2018 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the 14th Backlash and took place on May 6, 2018, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Nine matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show.

New Jersey, United States

2019 Indian general election in Rajasthan

The 2019 Indian general election were held in Rajasthan in two phases- 29 April and 6 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.

India

2019 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

The 2019 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir was held for 6 seats in the state. The voting process was held in five phases on 11, 18, 23, 29 April and 6 May 2019.The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 3 seats each with the BJP getting an impressive 46.4% votes hare. JKNC's vote share was 7.9%.

India

2019 Nanaimo—Ladysmith federal by-election

A by-election was held in the federal riding of Nanaimo—Ladysmith on May 6, 2019, following the resignation of incumbent New Democratic MP Sheila Malcolmson. Green candidate Paul Manly won the by-election, becoming the second Green Party member to be elected to the House of Commons.

Canada

May 2019 Gaza–Israel clashes

A Gaza–Israel conflict escalation began on 3 May 2019 after two Israeli soldiers were injured by sniper fire from the Gaza Strip during the weekly protests at the Gaza–Israel border. In response, the Israeli Air Force carried out an airstrike, killing two Palestinians. Following this, hundreds of rockets were launched from Gaza at Israel, while the Israeli Air Force struck numerous targets within the Gaza Strip.

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

2021 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

Elections to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. They took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Epping Forest District Council election

The 2021 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England on the same day as other local elections. This election marked the first time in over 22 years that the Labour Party have stood in every ward. The For Britain Movement stood in 3 out of 4 of the Waltham Abbey seats.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Redditch Borough Council election

The 2021 Redditch Borough Council elections took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Redditch Borough Council, a district-level local authority in Worcestershire, England.

United Kingdom

2021 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

Elections to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. The results saw the Conservatives and Labour pick up seats at the expense of the local Independents. The council is elected by thirds, so a single member was elected from all 17 wards to a term of four years.

Essex, United Kingdom

2021 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It took place on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Hartlepool Borough Council election

The 2021 Hartlepool Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. A by-election for the Hartlepool constituency, which has identical boundaries to the council, was held on the same day.

United Kingdom

2021 Brentwood Borough Council election

The 2021 Brentwood Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Brentwood Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Exeter City Council election

The 2021 Exeter City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect the members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Two candidates were elected to the Mincinglake and Whipton ward due to a by-election taking place the same day following the death of a Councillor some months earlier.

England, United Kingdom · Devon, United Kingdom

2021 Cornwall Council election

The 2021 Cornwall Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. It was contested under new division boundaries as the number of seats on the council falls from 123 to 87. The election was won by the Conservative Party, who took an overall majority of seats.

Cornwall, United Kingdom

2021 Worcestershire County Council election

Elections to Worcestershire County Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections.

Worcestershire, United Kingdom

2021 Hampshire County Council election

Elections to Hampshire County Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 78 seats were up for election, with each ward returning either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. This took place at the same time as the elections for the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner and district councils.

Hampshire, United Kingdom

2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 2021 North Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect 17 of the 49 members of North Hertfordshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections around the country. This election had originally been due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Norwich City Council election

The 2021 Norwich City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 13 of 39 seats (one-third) were up for election.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Runnymede Borough Council election

The 2021 Runnymede Borough Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Runnymede Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections, and was the second election on new electoral boundaries, following the 2019 Runnymede Borough Council election. The elections were postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Englefield Green East was not contested.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 6 May 2021, to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Stockport Council is elected in thirds, which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as a fallow year.

England, United Kingdom

2021 St Albans City and District Council election

The 2021 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 6 May 2021, delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. At the elections, the Liberal Democrats achieved a majority for the first time since 2011 and took the council back from no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Broxbourne Borough Council election

The 2021 Broxbourne Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of the Broxbourne Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. One-third of the council was up for election, and the Conservatives maintained overall control of the council. These seats were due to be contested in 2020 but were delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom · England, United Kingdom

2021 Worthing Borough Council election

The 2021 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council, on the same day as other UK local elections. This election was originally scheduled to take place on 7 May 2020, but was delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic; 2021 was originally scheduled to be an off-year for Worthing Borough Council elections.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Wiltshire Council election

The 2021 Wiltshire Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 98 councillors were elected from electoral divisions which returned one councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

2021 Cambridge City Council election

The 2021 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

United Kingdom

2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Rochdale Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Gloucester City Council election

The 2021 Gloucester City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. There were held elections for all 39 of the City Council’s seats, Quedgeley Town Council and for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire, all of which were postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

2021 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 55 councillors were elected from 21 wards which return either two or three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The election of the Mayor of Doncaster also took place on the same day.

United Kingdom

2021 Gloucestershire County Council election

The 2021 Gloucestershire County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections. All 53 seats to Gloucestershire County Council were up for election. The Conservatives retained their majority, albeit a smaller one than in 2017.

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

2021 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election to elect members of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in England took place on 6 May 2021. As with many other local elections in England, it was postponed from May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One third of council seats were contested in the election, with each successful candidate serving a two-year term of office rather than the normal four due to a boundary review to be implemented in 2023.

England, United Kingdom

2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections

Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 6 May 2021, on the same day as the Senedd election in Wales and the local elections in England. This was the third time police and crime commissioner elections have been held (the two previous occasions were in 2012 and 2016).

England, United Kingdom · Wales, United Kingdom

2021 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

The 2021 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election was held on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections and alongside elections for Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Half of the borough council seats were up for election and the results provided the Conservative Party with a majority on the council, with the party winning all but two seats up for election.

United Kingdom

2021 Liverpool City Council election

The 2021 Liverpool City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Liverpool City Council, alongside other elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council were up for election, as well as the Mayor of Liverpool, the Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region and Police and Crime Commissioner Merseyside Police, all covering Liverpool.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

2021 Newcastle City Council election

The 2021 Newcastle City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. Twenty-eight seats were contested: the 26 seats forming the ordinary election, plus casual vacancies in Byker and Chapel.

Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

2021 Peterborough City Council election

The 2021 Peterborough City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members to Peterborough City Council in Cambridgeshire, England. 23 of the 60 seats were contested. The election was held alongside the 2021 Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner election and the 2021 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election.

United Kingdom

2021 Leeds City Council election

The 2021 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 6 May 2021 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections across England and the rest of the UK, including the inaugural West Yorkshire mayoral election.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Swindon Borough Council election

Elections to Swindon Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. The Conservatives made 6 gains and secured a majority of 15, their best performance since the 2011 elections.

United Kingdom

2021 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Colchester Borough Council election

The 2021 Colchester Borough Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. The election had originally been scheduled for 7 May 2020, but were postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 17 members of the council (one-third of the whole) were up for election, one from each of the 17 wards.

Essex, United Kingdom

2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Isle of Wight Council election

Elections to Isle of Wight Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. These were held at the same time as the elections for the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner. The elections saw the Conservatives lose control of the council, losing seats against the national trend for the party.

Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

2021 Three Rivers District Council election

Elections to Three Rivers District Council took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. 13 of the 39 seats were elected: the seats elected were last contested in the 2016 election. The election was originally scheduled to take place on 7 May 2020, however elections were delayed nationwide by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

United Kingdom

2021 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2021 Cheltenham Borough Council elections took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election, and the Liberal Democrats remained in overall control of the council. These seats were due to be contested in 2020, but were delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom · England, United Kingdom

2021 Winchester City Council election

Elections to Winchester City Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. This took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Walsall Council in England. This was on the same day as the 2021 elections for the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, and the 2021 West Midlands mayoral election. These elections had been delayed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Cambridgeshire County Council election

The 2021 Cambridgeshire County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 61 councillors were elected from 59 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The election was held alongside a full election for Cambridge City Council, the Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and one-third of Peterborough City Council.

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

2021 Northumberland County Council election

An election for the Northumberland County Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 67 councillors were elected from 66 electoral divisions which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The results saw the Conservative Party win 34 seats, a bare majority.

Northumberland, United Kingdom

2021 Hartlepool by-election

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Hartlepool was held on 6 May 2021, triggered by the resignation of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Mike Hill, who stood down over allegations of sexual harassment. It was won by Jill Mortimer of the Conservative Party with 51.9% of the vote and a swing of 16%—the largest ever swing towards an incumbent governing party in recorded UK by-electoral history.

United Kingdom

2021 Southampton City Council election

The 2021 Southampton City Council election took place on 6 May 2021, on the same day as other local elections, to elect members of Southampton City Council. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, to elect the seats of councillors last elected in 2016, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Slough Borough Council election

The 2021 Slough Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

2021 Crawley Borough Council election

The 2021 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

West Sussex, United Kingdom · England, United Kingdom

2021 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

Elections to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. At the previous election the Liberal Democrats managed to gain enough of the popular vote to end the Conservatives majority of the council for the first time since 2002.

United Kingdom

2021 Havant Borough Council election

Elections to Havant Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. They took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Nottinghamshire County Council election

The 2021 Nottinghamshire County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 66 councillors were elected from 56 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The Conservative Party won 37 of 66 seats, winning an overall majority for the first time since 2009.

Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

2021 Durham County Council election

The 2021 Durham County Council election was held on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 126 councillors were to be elected. The county is divided into 63 electoral divisions (called "wards") with each electing between 1 and 3 councillors by the first-past-the-post voting method for a fixed four-year term.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Staffordshire County Council election

Elections to Staffordshire County Council took place on 6 May 2021 on the same day as district council elections in Cannock Chase and Tamworth and other local elections in England. All of the council's divisions were up for election, meaning a total of 62 councillors were elected. The result was a second consecutive landslide victory for the Conservative Party which increased its majority on the council from 51 seats in 2017 up to 57 seats, out of a possible 62.

England, United Kingdom

2021 United Kingdom local elections

The 2021 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2021. More than 145 English local councils, around 5,000 councillor seats (including by-elections), thirteen directly elected mayors in England, and 39 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were contested. On the same day, the 2021 Hartlepool by-election took place, and there were also elections to the Scottish Parliament (129 seats), Senedd (Welsh Parliament) (60 seats) and London Assembly (25 seats), the last in conjunction with the London mayoral election.

United Kingdom

2021 Tees Valley mayoral election

The 2021 Tees Valley mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the Tees Valley Mayor on the same day as other local elections across the country. The mayor was elected by the supplementary vote. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Conservative incumbent mayor Ben Houchen was seeking re-election, with Labour candidate Jessie Joe Jacobs challenging him.

United Kingdom

2021 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place on 7 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Sheffield City Council election

The 2021 Sheffield City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Sheffield City Council in England, as part of the nationwide local elections. The election was originally due to take place on 7 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One seat from each ward was up for election.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Essex County Council election

The 2021 Essex County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, with each returning either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous elections in 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017.

Essex, United Kingdom

2021 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.. One-third of the seats were up for election, with two wards Almondbury (Birstall & Birkenshaw and Golcar) electing two councillors.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 6 May 2021, as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. They were originally scheduled for 2020 but were suspended for a year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019 Labour had retained its majority on the council, with 93 seats, with the Liberal Democrats led by former MP John Leech increasing the number of opposition councillors to three, but this had fallen back to two in March 2021 when Councillor Greg Stanton defected to the Labour Party.

Manchester, United Kingdom

2021 Buckinghamshire Council election

The 2021 Buckinghamshire Council election took place on 6 May 2021, alongside nationwide local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the inaugural election to Buckinghamshire Council, a unitary authority created on 1 April 2020 as part of structural changes to English local government. Buckinghamshire Council replaced Buckinghamshire County Council, last elected in 2017.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election, plus a by-election in Roebuck ward; the seats which were last contested in 2016. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since 1973, but with a reduced majority.

England, United Kingdom

2021 City of Lincoln Council election

The 2021 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was held on the same day as other local elections. One third of 33 seats were up for election, with one councillor in each of the 11 wards being elected.

United Kingdom

2021 Stroud District Council election

The 2021 Stroud District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Stroud District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election

The 2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. This election was postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lancashire, United Kingdom

2021 Lancashire County Council election

An election to Lancashire County Council took place on 6 May 2021, with counting on 8 May, as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 84 councillors are elected from electoral divisions for a four-year term of office. The system of voting used is first-past-the-post. Elections are held in all electoral divisions across the present ceremonial county, excepting Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen which are unitary authorities.

Lancashire, United Kingdom

2021 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delay meant those elected (excluding the by-election) would serve only a three-year term.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021, on the same day as other local elections. 21 seats were contested, including a by election in Astley Bridge Ward, following the death of Cllr Paul Wild. The Conservative Party won 10 seats, the Labour Party won 7 seats, Farnworth and Kearsley First won 2 seats, Horwich and Blackrod First won 1 seat, and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.

United Kingdom

2021 Scottish Parliament election

An election for the Scottish Parliament was held on 6 May 2021 under the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998. It was the sixth Scottish Parliament election since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament were elected. The election was held alongside the Senedd election in Wales, English local elections, London Assembly and mayoral election and the Hartlepool by-election.

Scotland, United Kingdom

2021 Salford City Council election

The 2021 Salford City Council election to elect members of Salford City Council in England took place on 6 May 2021, on the same day as other local elections.

England, United Kingdom

2021 West Sussex County Council election

The 2021 West Sussex County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections. All 70 seats to West Sussex County Council were elected. Labour gained 4 seats in the Worthing division, while the Green Party and Local Alliance gained their first ever seats on the council.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

2021 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

The 2021 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election.

Lancashire, United Kingdom

2021 Suffolk County Council election

The 2021 Suffolk County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 75 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions, which return either one or two county councillors each, by first-past-the-post voting, for a four-year term of office.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2021 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party regained control of the council from no overall control.

Essex, United Kingdom

2021 Chorley Borough Council election

Council elections for the Borough of Chorley were held on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. Due to new boundaries for the district, all wards elected three councillors at this election before returning to its normal cycle of electing a third of councillors each year. The result was a hold for the ruling Labour group.

Lancashire, United Kingdom

2021 Lincolnshire County Council election

The 2021 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on 6 May 2021, alongside other local elections.

Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

2021 Oxfordshire County Council election

The 2021 Oxfordshire County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 alongside the other local elections. All 63 seats of the Oxfordshire County Council were contested. The council is composed of 61 divisions, each electing either one or two councillors, all elected by FPTP. Since the last election in 2017, there had been some changes in seat composition. In April 2018, Cllr.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Bristol City Council election

The 2021 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. It coincided with nationwide local elections. Voters in the city also voted for the mayor of Bristol, the mayor of the West of England and for Avon and Somerset's police and crime commissioner. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Wokingham Borough Council election

The 2021 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wokingham Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and had been postponed from May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The composition of the council before the election was as follows: There was one vacancy.

United Kingdom

2021 Hertfordshire County Council election

Elections to Hertfordshire County Council took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 78 seats to the council were elected. The Conservative Party won 46 of the 78 seats, winning a majority and thus retaining control of the council, despite making a net loss of five seats, with leader David Williams losing his seat of Harpenden North East.

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

2021 Plymouth City Council election

The 2021 Plymouth City Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. The Labour Party took control of the council after the 2018 election, with thirty-one members and a working majority that they held in the 2019 election. Labour defended eleven seats and the Conservatives defended eight seats.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election. The election was originally scheduled for 7 May 2020, alongside the later cancelled 2020 West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election and other local elections across the UK, but was delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

England, United Kingdom

2021 Senedd election

An election for the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) took place on Thursday 6 May 2021 to elect 60 members to the Senedd. It was the sixth devolved general election since the Senedd (formerly the National Assembly for Wales) was established in 1999. The election was held alongside the Scottish Parliament election, English local elections, London Assembly and mayoral election and the Hartlepool by-election.

Wales, United Kingdom

2021 West Northamptonshire Council election

The 2021 West Northamptonshire Council election took place on 6 May 2021, alongside nationwide local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 93 councillors were elected, with the 31 wards electing 3 councillors each. The election was held concurrently with the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election.

2021 Warwickshire County Council election

The 2021 Warwickshire County Council election was held on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections across England. All 57 seats on Warwickshire County Council were contested returning one councillor for each division by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term in office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election held in 2017.

2021 West Midlands mayoral election

The 2021 West Midlands mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of the West Midlands, on the same day as other local elections across England and Wales, including councillors in six of its seven boroughs and the police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands city region. This was the second election for the post, which had its first election in 2017 due to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016.

2021 Northampton Town Council election

The 2021 Northampton Town Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect councillors to Northampton Town Council. This was the inaugural election for the newly established town council and the first since the abolition of the previous Northampton Borough Council.

2021 Rushmoor Borough Council election

Elections to Rushmoor Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. This took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

2021 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 2021. Although Labour retained control of the council, the Conservatives went from zero to 20 seats at this election.

2021 West Yorkshire mayoral election

The inaugural West Yorkshire mayoral election was held on Thursday 6 May 2021 to elect the Mayor of West Yorkshire. It took place simultaneously on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom, including council elections in each of the five metropolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire. It was conducted using the supplementary vote (SV) electoral system.

2021 London Assembly election

The 2021 London Assembly election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the members of the London Assembly, alongside the 2021 London mayoral election. The mayoral and Assembly elections were originally to be held on 7 May 2020, but on 13 March 2020 it was announced the election would be postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PFL 3 (2021)

The PFL 3 mixed martial arts event for the 2021 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on May 6, 2021. This was the third regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Heavyweight and women's Lightweight divisions. After the previous two events aired on ESPN2, this was the first event airing on ESPN.

2021 London mayoral election

The 2021 London mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of London. It was held simultaneously with elections for the London Assembly, other local elections across England and Wales, and devolved elections in Scotland and Wales. The mayoral and Assembly elections were to be held on 7 May 2020, but in March 2020 the government announced the election would be postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 West of England mayoral election

The 2021 West of England mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of the West of England, on the same day as other local elections across the country. It was the second election for the role. The mayor was elected by the supplementary vote system. The election was won by Dan Norris of the Labour Party.

2021 Shropshire Council election

The 2021 Shropshire Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 74 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions which return either one, two or three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

2021 Hart District Council election

Elections to Hart District Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. This took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

2021 Greater Manchester mayoral election

The 2021 Greater Manchester mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of Greater Manchester. This election, alongside other local and mayoral elections across England and Wales, was originally scheduled to take place on 7 May 2020, but was delayed by the UK Government on 13 March 2020, due to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Portsmouth City Council election

Elections to Portsmouth City Council took place on Thursday 6 May 2021, alongside other local elections across the country. The seats contested in this election were last contested in 2016. The election was originally due to take place on 7 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One seat from each ward was up for election.

2021 Gosport Borough Council election

Elections to Gosport Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. These took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

2021 Eastleigh Borough Council election

The 2021 Eastleigh Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect 12 councillors to Eastleigh Borough Council. Every ward apart from the two member wards of West End North and West End South elected one councillor each. This took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

2021 Surrey County Council election

The 2021 Surrey County Council election took place on 6 May 2021, alongside other English and Welsh local elections. Councillors were elected for all 81 single-member electoral divisions of Surrey County Council for a four-year term. The electoral system used was first-past-the-post voting. The result was that Conservative councillors formed a significantly decreased majority on the council, losing a net 14 seats.

2021 Fareham Borough Council election

Elections to Fareham Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021, as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. These elections were originally scheduled for 2020 but were suspended for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the previous elections, in 2018 the council consisted of 24 Conservatives, 5 Liberal Democrats, 1 Independent member and 1 UKIP member.

2021 Oxford City Council election

The 2021 Oxford City Council election took place on 6 May 2021, due to the postponement of local elections due to be held in 2020, and was to elect all 48 members of Oxford City Council. This was on the same day as the other local elections in England. Each of Oxford's 24 wards elect two councillors.

2021 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

The 2021 Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council election took take place during 2021 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

United Kingdom

2021 North Northamptonshire Council election

The 2021 North Northamptonshire Council election took place alongside nationwide local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the inaugural election for the unitary authority, which was created one month before in April 2021, after the merger of the four existing non-metropolitan districts of Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, and Wellingborough.

2021 Reading Borough Council election

The 2021 Reading Council election took place in 2021 to elect members of Reading Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Council elections for the Reading Borough Council were last held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections.

2021 Leicestershire County Council election

The 2021 Leicestershire County Council election took place alongside the other local elections. All councilors were elected from electoral divisions by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

2021 Derbyshire County Council election

The 2021 Derbyshire County Council election took place alongside the other 2021 local elections. All 64 seats to Derbyshire County Council were contested. The Conservatives retained control of the council with an increased majority. In addition, the Green Party gained representation for the first time.

2021 Devon County Council election

The 2021 Devon County Council election took place alongside the other local elections. All 60 councillors to Devon County Council were elected. A total of 256,974 votes were cast including spoiled ballots.

2021 Amber Valley Borough Council election

The 2021 elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on Wednesday 5th May 2021, 16 seats in the council were up for election. The Conservative Party retook control of the council from The Labour Party after losing control in 2019. These seats were due to have been contested in 2020, but the elections were delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic along with other elections.

2021 Milton Keynes Council election

The 2021 Milton Keynes Council election took place May 6 to elect members of Milton Keynes Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, plus two by-elections following resignations in the Central Milton Keynes and Woughton and Fishermead wards.

2021 Liverpool City Region mayoral election

The 2021 Liverpool City Region mayoral election was held in May 2021 to elect the mayor of the Liverpool City Region, alongside other local elections across England and Wales, to elect councillors, the mayor of Liverpool, and police and crime commissioners across the city region. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

United Kingdom

2021 Mogadishu mutiny

On 25 April 2021, hundreds of Somali soldiers entered Mogadishu opposing extensions of the presidential mandate.

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

Somalia

2021 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election

The 2021 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

2021 Doncaster mayoral election

The 2021 Doncaster mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of Doncaster.

2021 Hyndburn Borough Council election

A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election (postponed since March 2020, due to the Coronavirus outbreak), was held on Thursday 6 May 2021. Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats fell up for election on that day. This election, postponed for 12 months since 2020, took place at the same time as the regularly scheduled 2021 Lancashire County Council elections and the rescheduled Lancashire Police & Crime Commissioner elections.

2021 Rio de Janeiro shootout

On 6 May 2021, at least 29 people were killed in a shootout between police and drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The raid occurred in Jacarezinho, Rio de Janeiro, a favela notable for its high crime rate. The raid occurred at approximately 11 a.m. local time, following reports that a local drug gang was recruiting children.

Brazil

PFL 3 (2022)

The PFL 3 mixed martial arts event for the 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on May 6, 2022, at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. It was the third regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Women's Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.

Arlington, Texas, United States

Battle of Plaine du Cul-de-Sac

Between April 24 and May 6, 2022, clashes broke out between the 400 Mawozo gang and the Chen Mechan gang in Plaine du Cul-de-Sac, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Nearly 200 people were killed, many of whom were civilians.

Haiti

Bellator 280

Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on May 6, 2022, at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.

Paris, France

2023 Allen, Texas mall shooting

On May 6, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at Allen Premium Outlets, an outlet center in Allen, Texas, United States. Nine people, including the perpetrator, were killed during the shooting, the youngest of whom was a three-year-old boy, and seven others were injured. The perpetrator was fatally shot by a police officer already in the area on an unrelated call.

Texas, United States

Backlash (2023)

The 2023 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the 18th Backlash and took place on May 6, 2023, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States

2023 Plano municipal elections

The 2023 Plano municipal election was an election to the Plano City Council in the city of Plano, Texas on May 6, 2023. Two seats were contested for Places 3 and 5, while other two seats for Places 1 and 7 ran unopposed.

Texas, United States

2023 Dallas mayoral election

The 2023 Dallas mayoral election was held on May 6, 2023, to elect the mayor of Dallas, Texas. Incumbent mayor Eric Johnson ran for re-election to a second term in office. One other candidate qualified, declared write-in candidate Kendal Richardson, whom Johnson defeated with 98.7% of the vote, breaking a record set in 1909 by former Dallas mayor Stephen J.

Dallas, United States

UFC 288

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 6, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

New Jersey, United States