Newcastle City Council election, 1996
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Elections to the City Council were held in May 1996. The Conservative Party was wiped out, the Liberal Democrats remained the Opposition and Labour slightly increased their majority.
| Party | Seats | Council Composition May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour | 60 | 63 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lib Dems | 11 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
