1995 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election

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Elections to Hinckley and Bosworth Council were held on 4 May 1995. The whole council was up for election. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council. [1] The overall turnout was 43.6%.

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Election result

Hinckley & Bosworth local election result 1995 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1670+747.1
  Labour 1380+838.226,069
  Conservative 5015-1514.719,820
  Independent 00000130

Ward results

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PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J French40039.6
Conservative P Wills35435.0
Liberal Democrats K Stephenson25625.3
Majority 464.6
Turnout 1,010
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bagworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Murphy48164.2
Conservative N McCausland22630.2
Liberal Democrats J Payne425.6
Majority 25534.0
Turnout 749
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats W Crooks85060.5
Labour W Moore34824.8
Conservative J Crane20814.8
Majority 50235.7
Turnout 1,406
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Barwell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Francks1,411
Labour P Page1,254
Labour A Wheeler1,230
Conservative J Russell684
Conservative R Aldridge636
Conservative D Astley585
Liberal Democrats A Cooper266
Liberal Democrats M Gould236
Liberal Democrats P Gould222
Turnout 6,524
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Burbage (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats A Crabtree1,361
Conservative E Atkin1,288
Liberal Democrats P Hall1,249
Conservative M Bevins1,239
Liberal Democrats A Stevens1,122
Conservative A Noon1,116
Labour A MacQueen855
Labour P Kavanagh799
Labour I Wilcock765
Turnout 9,794
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats A Goodwin42942.8
Labour R Collett29329.2
Conservative P Cutress28028.0
Majority 13613.6
Turnout 1,002
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Castle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats V Bill1,175
Liberal Democrats G Cope1,011
Liberal Democrats D Wood878
Labour E Gabriel683
Labour N Payne680
Labour G Whyman634
Conservative C Claridge499
Conservative B Snow491
Conservative G Rainford489
Independent C Parr130
Turnout 6,670
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Clarendon (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats D Bill1,390
Liberal Democrats K Lynch1,121
Liberal Democrats G Payne1,081
Labour R Banks749
Labour M Mills667
Labour S Drodge661
Conservative T Beck375
Conservative K Brown373
Conservative W Wonders319
Turnout 6,736
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
De Montfort (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J White1,202
Liberal Democrats W Moore1,025
Liberal Democrats D Wright1,006
Conservative G Johnson929
Conservative P Wallace892
Conservative C Oliver836
Labour V Mitchell666
Labour C Mitchell666
Labour G Francks646
Turnout 7,867
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Desford and Peckleton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats R Cole689
Conservative A Wainwright641
Conservative R Camamile619
Liberal Democrats R Dabell606
Labour T Murray511
Labour A Furlong447
Turnout 3,513
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Earl Shilton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Bown1,758
Labour J Bown1,566
Labour R Ellis1,561
Conservative P Priestnall610
Conservative G Redshaw581
Conservative J Martin513
Liberal Democrats C Tompkins492
Liberal Democrats D Inman418
Liberal Democrats G Pratt352
Turnout 7,851
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Groby (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Howlett903
Conservative C Dobbin806
Conservative M Halliday750
Labour F Mukaddam734
Liberal Democrats M Lynch432
Liberal Democrats E Garbutt407
Turnout 4,032
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Markfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L Neville913
Labour M Lay902
Conservative M Browning832
Conservative D Crane710
Liberal Democrats E Scrine202
Liberal Democrats J Finney104
Turnout 3,663
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Newbold Verdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J Crooks75564.5
Labour D MacPhail26923.0
Conservative D Brooks14612.5
Majority 48641.5
Turnout 1,170
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ratby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Bennett73557.8
Conservative R Fraser44535.0
Liberal Democrats A Cruickshank917.2
Majority 29022.8
Turnout 1,271
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Sheepy and Witherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Furniss63158.2
Labour J Schwiening27225.1
Liberal Democrats M Shaw18116.7
Majority 35933.1
Turnout 580
Conservative hold Swing
Trinity (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Everitt820
Liberal Democrats D Cope704
Liberal Democrats P Scola693
Labour R Scarth655
Conservative M Gladman198
Conservative R Shooter163
Turnout 3,233
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Twycross and Shackerstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B Sutton34359.1
Labour I Granger14925.7
Liberal Democrats M Richardson8815.2
Majority 19433.4
Turnout 580
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "ENGLAND Tories lose over 1,700 seats and have control of only 20 English councils - less than half the number now run by the Lib Dems". The Guardian. 6 May 1995. p. 10.