The following tables show results of referendums.
Summary of results 'YES' results 12 'NO' results 22 Total 34
Result Date Council Yes Percentage No Percentage Turnout (%) 7 June 2001 Berwick-upon-Tweed 3,617 26 10,212 74 64 28 June 2001 Cheltenham 8,083 33 16,602 67 32 28 June 2001 Gloucester 7,731 32 16,317 68 31 12 July 2001 Watford 7,636 52 7,140 48 25 20 September 2001 Doncaster 35,453 65 19,398 35 25 4 October 2001 Kirklees 10,169 27 27,977 73 13 11 October 2001 Sunderland 9,375 43 12,209 57 10 18 October 2001 Brighton and Hove 22,724 38 37,214 62 32 18 October 2001 Hartlepool 10,667 51 10,294 49 34 18 October 2001 Lewisham 16,822 51 15,914 49 18 18 October 2001 Middlesbrough 29,067 84 5,422 16 34 18 October 2001 North Tyneside 30,262 58 22,296 42 36 18 October 2001 Sedgefield 10,628 47 11,869 53 33 8 November 2001 Redditch 7,250 44 9,198 56 28 20 November 2001 Durham (City) 8,327 41 11,974 59 29 6 December 2001 Harrow 17,502 43 23,554 57 26 24 January 2002 Plymouth 29,559 41 42,811 59 40 24 January 2002 Harlow 5,296 25 15,490 75 35 31 January 2002 Newham 27,263 68 12,687 32 26 31 January 2002 Southwark 6,054 31 13,217 69 11 31 January 2002 West Devon 3,555 23 12,190 77 42 31 January 2002 Shepway 11,357 44 14,438 56 36 21 February 2002 Bedford 11,316 67 5,537 33 16 2 May 2002 Hackney 24,697 70 10,547 30 32 2 May 2002 Mansfield 8,973 55 7,350 45 21 2 May 2002 Newcastle-under-Lyme 12,912 44 16,468 56 32 2 May 2002 Oxford 14,692 44 18,686 56 34 2 May 2002 Stoke on Trent 28,601 58 20,578 42 27 1 October 2002 Corby 5,351 46 6,239 54 31 12 December 2002 Ealing 9,454 45 11,655 55 10 5 May 2005 Isle of Wight 28,786 44 37,097 56 62 14 May 2005 Fenland 5,509 24 17,296 76 34 14 July 2005 Torbay 18,074 55 14,682 45 32 4 May 2006 Crewe and Nantwich 11,808 38 18,768 61 35