In 2005, in what was already a bad result for the party, Labour kept majority control in only four counties: Derbyshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire.

• 2005年，即使已经是很坏的结果了，工党还是对4个郡保持过半的控制权：德比郡、兰卡郡、诺丁汉郡和斯塔福德郡。