– with the murder of a man who was fatally shot in Aigburth, Merseyside, on 24 February. 24 April – Senior Liberal Democrat minister Chris Huhne threatens legal action over "untruths" told by Conservative MP's opposed to the Alternative Vote System, 11 days before the referendum. He also warns that the dispute could damage the coalition government. 27 April – The Office for National Statistics reveals that the economy had returned to growth during the first quarter of the year, growing by 0.5%. 29 April – Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton marry in Westminster Abbey. A public holiday is held to celebrate the day, which in conjunction with the May bank holiday, makes a four-day weekend. May 5 May Elections are held for the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Local elections are held on the same day together with the referendum on whether to adopt the Alternative Vote electoral system for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Claude Choules, the oldest living British born male and the last combat veteran of World War I, dies aged 110 in Australia, where he has lived since 1926. His death leaves 110-year-old Norfolk woman Florence Green, a Women's Royal Air Force waitress, as the conflict's last verified veteran of any status. 6 May 2011 Scottish Parliament election: The Scottish National Party secure a victory, winning an overall majority in the Scottish parliament. 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum: Voters reject proposals to introduce the alternative voting system in the UK. 2011 Leicester South by-election: Labour candidate Jonathan Ashworth wins the seat with a vote share of 57.8% and a majority of 12,078. 2011 United Kingdom local elections: The counting of votes in local elections in England and Northern Ireland continues with the Labour Party making gains and the Liberal Democrats losing seats. 7 May 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election: Counting finishes with the DUP winning 38 of the 108 seats, and Sinn Féin following with 29 seats. 2011 National Assembly for Wales election: The Welsh Labour Party win 30 of the 60 Welsh Assembly seats in Thursday's election and plan to form a one-party government. 12 May – Queen Elizabeth II becomes the second-longest-reigning British monarch. 13 May – The Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales announces a reinstatement of the rule of abstinence from eating red meat on Fridays for