Charnwood Borough Council elections

Charnwood Borough Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 52 councillors have been elected from 28 wards.[1] Throughout its history, the council has typically been controlled by the Conservative Party, although it was controlled by the Labour Party from 1995 to 1999 and was under no overall control from 1973 to 1976 and again from 1999 to 2007.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 1999
No overall control 1999 - 2007
Conservative 2007–present

Council elections

Election results

Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dem BNP Independent
2015 Conservative
2011 Conservative 33 16 1 1 1
2007 Conservative 32 13 5 1 1
2003 NOC - - - - -
1999 NOC - - - - -
1995 Labour - - - - -
1991 Conservative - - - - -
1987 Conservative - - - - -
1983 Conservative - - - - -
1979 Conservative - - - - -
1976 Conservative - - - - -
1973 NOC - - - - -

A dash indicates that the results for a particular election are not available, or that a party did not stand in an election.

By-election results

1995-1999

Sileby By-Election, 26 June 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour 874 68.3 +1.8
Conservative 338 26.4 −7.1
Liberal Democrat 68 5.3 N/A
Majority 536 41.9
Turnout 1,280 24.3
Labour hold Swing +4.5

1999-2003

Barrow Upon Soar Quordon By-Election, 28 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 956 57.1 +4.7
Labour 462 27.6 −1.1
Liberal Democrat 257 15.3 −3.6
Majority 494 29.5
Turnout 1,675
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
Hathern By-Election, 10 October 2002[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour 736 64.7 +10.6
Conservative 243 21.4 −11.1
Liberal Democrat 83 7.3 −6.2
UKIP 75 6.6 +6.6
Majority 493 43.3
Turnout 1,137 20.2
Labour hold Swing +10.9
Sileby By-Election, 12 December 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 557 53.3 +14.5
Labour 397 38.0 −13.2
UKIP 92 8.8 N/A
Majority 160 15.3
Turnout 1,046 19.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +13.9

2003-2007

Loughborough Shelthorpe By-Election, 5 October 2006[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Neville Stork 643 38.7 −17.0
BNP Andrew Holders 478 28.8 N/A
Conservative James Poland 386 23.2 −21.1
Liberal Democrat Paul Tyler 155 9.3 N/A
Majority 165 9.9
Turnout 1,662 33.5
Labour hold Swing −22.9
Loughborough Dishley and Hathern By-Election, 23 October 2008[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mary Newton 838 49.7 +5.0
Conservative Robert Shields 490 29.1 −9.7
BNP Julia Green 234 13.9 −2.6
Liberal Democrat Diane Horn 107 6.4 N/A
National Front Andrew Holders 16 0.9 N/A
Majority 348 20.6
Turnout 1,685 35.5
Labour hold Swing +7.4

2007-2011

Birstall Watermead By-Election, 18 February 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Iain Bentley 674 47.7 +2.8
Labour Hayley Winrow 452 32.0 N/A
BNP Maurice Oatley 288 20.4 N/A
Majority 222 15.7
Turnout 1,414 26.9
Conservative hold Swing −17.4

2011-2015

Loughborough Southfields By-Election, September 13 2012[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ted Parton 538 48.5 +11.3
Labour Mary Draycott 516 46.6 −3.4
Liberal Democrat Diana Brass 54 4.9 −7.9
Majority 22 1.9
Turnout 1,111 18.4 −15.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.4
Loughborough Hastings Ward by-election, 24 October 2013[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Sarah Dawn Maynard Smith 554 61.4
Conservative Judith Margaret Spence 127 14.1
UKIP Andy McWilliam 111 12.3
British Democratic Kevan Christopher Stafford 85 9.4
Liberal Democrat Simon Atkins 26 2.9
Majority 427 47.28
Turnout 903
Shepshed West Ward by-election, 24 October 2013[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Diane Jayne Horne
Labour Jane Lennie
Conservative Joan Tassell
Majority
Turnout

Death of Conservative Cllr Stuart Jones.

Birstall Wanlip By-Election, 20 February 2014[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Simon Sansome 508 39.4 +15.2
Conservative Mary Allen 419 32.4 -15.0
Labour Marilyn Cowles 355 27.5 -0.1
Majority 89 7
Turnout 1290 24.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing +15

References

  1. ↑ "About Charnwood – the Borough". Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. ↑ "Charnwood". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  3. ↑ The Borough of Charnwood (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  4. ↑ The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
  5. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tories take Watlington". guardian.co.uk. 2002-10-11. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  8. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  9. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  10. ↑ "Conservatives celebrate victory in Birstall by-election". Leicester Mercury. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  11. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Charnwood Borough Council. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  12. ↑ http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/statement_of_persons_nominated_loughborough_hastings_ward/SOPN%20%284%29%20-%20Loughborough%20Hastings%20Ward.pdf
  13. ↑ http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/statement_of_persons_nominated_shepshed_west_ward/SOPN%20-%20Shepshed%20West%20Ward.pdf
  14. ↑ https://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/declaration_of_results_birstall_wanlip_feb_20_2014/Declaration%20of%20results%20-%20Birstall%20Wanlip.pdf

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