▁did ▁not ▁do ▁too ▁well , ▁losing ▁control ▁of ▁Don c aster , ▁Le eds , ▁New castle ▁and ▁St ▁Hel ens . ▁ ▁However , ▁they ▁did ▁pick ▁up ▁several ▁coun c ils , ▁not ably ▁Ca er ph illy ▁and ▁Rh ond da ▁C yn on ▁T aff ▁from ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru ▁in ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Despite ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁their ▁vote ▁and ▁number ▁of ▁coun c ill ors , ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁saw ▁a ▁net ▁loss ▁of ▁coun c ils ▁to ▁NO C . ▁The ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁of ▁East bourne ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁single - se at ▁by - e lection . ▁This ▁was ▁partially ▁offset ▁by ▁vict ories ▁in ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁and ▁P end le . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁National ▁Party ▁made ▁a ▁net ▁gain ▁of ▁four ▁seats , ▁and ▁held ▁ 1 4 . ▁This ▁left ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁ 2 1 ▁coun c ill ors ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁including ▁six ▁in ▁Burn ley ▁and ▁four ▁in ▁Brad ford . ▁In ▁the ▁w ards ▁they ▁cont ested , ▁they ▁aver aged ▁ 1 6 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁to ▁prove ▁a ▁false ▁dawn ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv atives ; ▁when ▁Britain ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁pol ls ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁year ' s ▁general ▁election , ▁Labour ▁was ▁re - elect ed , ▁although ▁its ▁majority ▁was ▁greatly ▁reduced ▁and ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁did ▁make ▁g ains . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁of ▁results