1995 North West Leicestershire District Council election

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Elections to North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 4 May 1995, [1] with the previous election having taken place in 1991 and with the next held in 1999. The election took place across all 22 electoral wards and a total of 40 councillors were elected. Labour tightened its grip on the council by capturing nine seats from the Conservatives. Former Conservative rural strongholds such as Appleby, Breedon, Kegworth and Ravenstone fell to Labour, who also came away with all but one seat in Ashby. The result was that Labour held 35, or 87.5% of the seats, the Conservatives were reduced to just three seats and the Liberal Democrats failed to gain any seats.

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Results

North West Leicestershire District Council election, 1995
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3590+987.564.522,853
  Conservative 3010−107.514.35,072
  Independent 210+15.316.45,816
  Liberal Democrats 000±004.21,499
  Ind. Conservative 000±000.6223

Ward results

In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.

Appleby (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Lewis56560.0
Conservative S. Bryan37740.0
Turnout 942
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ashby Castle (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G. Orme38639.6
Labour J. Groves25426.1
Conservative J. Coxon23524.1
Liberal Democrats F. Fenning9910.2
Turnout 687
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Ashby Holywell (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Whetton83129.8
Labour J. Fisher80428.9
Conservative R. Bayliss37113.3
Liberal Democrats P. Thompson2699.7
Conservative Y. Henniker-Heaton2579.2
Liberal Democrats G. Cort2549.1
Turnout 1,393
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ashby Ivanhoe (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Mitchell88927.5
Labour J. Roberts80024.7
Liberal Democrats P. Cort45314.0
Liberal Democrats A. Thompson42413.1
Conservative P. Rushton36611.3
Conservative G. Allman3049.4
Turnout 1,618
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Breedon (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Spear42456.2
Conservative N. Rushton33043.8
Turnout 754
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Castle Donington (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Wintle113520.5
Independent P. Beddoe107119.4
Labour J. Georget96317.4
Independent L. Hooley85015.4
Labour C Sawyer76813.9
Independent A. Saffell73813.4
Turnout 1,842
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Coalville (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Hall74842.7
Labour W. Wildgoose70140.1
Independent P. Holland30117.2
Turnout 875
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Greenhill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Smithunopposed
Labour S. Sheahanunopposed
Labour C. Stanleyunopposed
Turnout N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Holly Hayes (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Clayfield77639.0
Labour A. Pearson75938.1
Independent K. McHugh45722.9
Turnout 996
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hugglescote (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Peace83340.8
Labour P. Hyde83040.6
Independent A. Parker37818.5
Turnout 1,021
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ibstock and Heather (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Costello138928.8
Labour A. Smith127026.3
Labour D. Male115824.0
Independent C. Allen4248.8
Independent V. Richichi3457.1
Independent J. Kailofer2405.0
Turnout 1,609
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Kegworth (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Harris84930.1
Labour D. Manley76727.2
Conservative L. Pendleton63722.6
Conservative M. Ward56620.1
Turnout 1,410
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Long Watton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. Fletcher28554.8
Labour F. Harris23545.2
Turnout 520
Conservative hold Swing
Measham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Jonesunopposed
Labour D. Williamsonunopposed
Turnout N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Moira (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Reganunopposed
Labour H. Sankeyunopposed
Turnout N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Daviesunopposed
Turnout N/A
Labour hold Swing
Ravenstone (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Abbott56151.2
Conservative N. Smith31128.4
Ind. Conservative M. Lander22320.4
Turnout 1,095
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Snibston (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Gearyunopposed
Labour F. Strawunopposed
Turnout N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Swannington (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Webster44150.1
Labour W. Quelch32236.5
Independent T. Green11813.4
Turnout 881
Conservative hold Swing
Thringstone (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Crossunopposed
Labour A. Smithunopposed
Turnout N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Whitwick (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Howe157934.6
Labour R. Woodward122626.9
Labour S. Preston113924.9
Conservative P. Ritchie3126.8
Independent H. Smith3096.8
Turnout 1,522
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Worthington (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Stevenson28037.0
Labour J. Dutton27836.7
Independent L. Mann19926.3
Turnout 757
Conservative hold Swing

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