wˈʌn θˈɜːd ʌvðə kˈaʊnsəl wʌz ˌʌp fɔːɹ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ænd ðə kˈaʊnsəl stˈeɪd ˌʌndɚ nˈoʊ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl kəntɹˈoʊl, wɪððə lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi ˌoʊvɚtˈeɪkɪŋ ðə lˈɪbɚɹəl dˈɛməkɹˌæts æz ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst pˈɑːɹɾi ænd ɹᵻzˈuːmɪŋ kəntɹˈoʊl ʌvðə kˈaʊnsəl ˈæftɚɹ ɐ tˈuːjˈɪɹ bɹˈeɪk.
One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with the Labour Party overtaking the Liberal Democrats as the largest party and resuming control of the council after a two-year break.