CREATE TABLE table_204_223 (id DECIMAL, "party" TEXT, "previous council" DECIMAL, "staying councillors" DECIMAL, "seats up for election" DECIMAL, "election result" DECIMAL, "new council" DECIMAL)

how many parties had zero councils ?
SELECT COUNT("party") FROM table_204_223 WHERE "new council" = 0
SELECT COUNT("party") FROM "table_204_223" WHERE "new council" = 0