Erewash Borough Council elections

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Erewash Borough Council elections are held every four years. Erewash Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Erewash in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 47 councillors are elected from 19 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Liberal Green Independent Control
1973 936-5-4Labour
1976 374-5-8 [a] Conservative
1979 3017-1-3 [b] Conservative
1983 2820-0-3 [c] Conservative
1987 2921-0-2Conservative
1991 22271-02Labour
1995 8402-02Labour
1999 15294-04Labour
2003 26194-02Conservative
2007 30182-01Conservative
2011 26250-00Conservative
2015 30170-00Conservative
2019 27191-00Conservative
2023 16281-11Labour

Election maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Ilkeston North By-Election 2 October 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 33171.6−11.2
Conservative 9721.0+3.7
Liberal Democrats 347.4+7.4
Majority 23450.6
Turnout 462
Labour hold Swing
Sandiacre South By-Election 21 May 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 70460.6+23.4
Conservative 30826.5−2.4
Labour 15012.9−21.1
Majority 39634.1
Turnout 1,162
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sawley By-Election 18 June 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 73348.4+29.1
Conservative 40226.5+14.4
Labour 38025.1+6.6
Majority 33121.9
Turnout 1,51528.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

1999-2003

Sandiacre South By-Election 10 August 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 43243.2+8.8
Liberal Democrats 41641.6−3.6
Labour 15115.1−5.3
Majority 161.6
Turnout 99930.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
West Hallam By-Election 20 September 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 43346.6−6.0
Liberal Democrats 37540.3+27.4
Labour 12213.1−21.5
Majority 586.3
Turnout 93024.0
Conservative hold Swing
Abbotsford By-Election 28 February 2002 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 29442.1−20.6
Independent 20529.4+29.4
Conservative 19928.5−8.8
Majority 8912.7
Turnout 69817.9
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Little Eaton Breadsall and Morley By-Election 29 April 2004 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 62763.0+17.1
Liberal Democrats 36837.0+0.9
Majority 25926.0
Turnout 99535.2
Conservative hold Swing
Kirk Hallam By-Election 28 October 2004 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louis Booth52352.1+23.4
Liberal Democrats 23223.1−1.5
Conservative 12011.9−1.4
UKIP 12912.8+12.8
Majority 29129.0
Turnout 1,00421.2
Labour hold Swing
Sawley By-Election 13 January 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 42338.1+29.4
Labour 34831.4+21.4
Liberal Democrats 33830.5+0.0
Majority 756.7
Turnout 1,10921.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Kirk Hallam By-Election 27 October 2005 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 70777.0+24.9
Conservative 13214.4+2.5
Liberal Democrats 798.6−14.5
Majority 57562.6
Turnout 91819.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2007-2011

Derby Road West By-Election 23 April 2009 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keri Andrews69639.0+6.7
Conservative Elaine Wright58432.7−12.7
Liberal Democrats Ian Neil30116.9−5.4
BNP Mark Bailey20511.5+11.5
Majority 1126.3
Turnout 1,786
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Abbotsford By-Election 16 July 2009 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathryn Major47153.4+2.1
Labour James Dawson30634.7−14.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Aanonson10511.9+11.9
Majority 16518.7
Turnout 88223.0
Conservative hold Swing
West Hallam and Dale Abbey By-Election 21 January 2010 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bruce Broughton69251.4−22.6
Liberal Democrats Gary Hamson50637.6+37.6
Labour James Dawson14911.1−15.0
Majority 18613.8
Turnout 1,34733.8
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Hallam Fields By-Election 6 May 2021 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jon Wright68354.1
Labour Jo Ward50740.1
Liberal Democrats Angela Togni735.8
Majority 17613.9
Turnout 1,263
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Nottingham Road By-Election 6 May 2021 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryn Lewis70751.5
Labour Adam Thompson50937.1
Green Lee Fletcher1108.0
Liberal Democrats Rodney Allen473.4
Majority 19814.4
Turnout 1,373
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2023-2027

Cotmanhay By-Election 1 May 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Dan Price 591 57.7
Labour Paul Opiah17517.1
Conservative Sue Beardsley13713.4
Green Lauren McKie616.0
Liberal Democrats Angela Togni616.0
Majority 41640.6
Turnout 1,025
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale By-Election 1 May 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Prince 589 44.4
Green Deena Draycott44733.7
Labour Richard Pollard29021.9
Majority 14210.7
Turnout 1,326
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Nottingham Road By-Election 1 May 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lorna Maginnis 543 45.0
Labour Denise Mellors39232.5
Green Mell Catori27322.6
Majority 15112.5
Turnout 1,208
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. Includes 3 Independent Labour.
  2. Includes 1 Independent Labour.
  3. Includes 2 Independent Labour.
  1. 1 2 "The Erewash (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2015/77, retrieved 21 August 2022
  2. The Borough of Erewash (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Areas) Order 1985
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