Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council elections

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council elections are held every four years. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Hinckley and Bosworth in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 34 councillors are elected from 16 wards. ^[1]

Council elections

• 1973 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 1976 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 1979 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 1983 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[2]
• 1984 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 1986 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^[3]
• 1987 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 1991 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^[4]
• 1995 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 1999 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 2003 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[5]
• 2007 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 2011 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 2015 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 2019 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
• 2023 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election

Election results

	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Lib Dem
2023	Lib Dem	10		2		22
2019	Lib Dem	11		2		21
2015	Conservative	21		1		12
2011	Lib Dem	15		1		18
2007	Lib Dem	13		2		19
2003	Conservative	20		6		8

Results maps

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  2015 results map
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  2019 results map
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  2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Groby By-Election 24/09/1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Collins	598	42.7	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Pringle	462	33.0	+12.8
	Labour	Stephen Hunnybun	339	24.2	-17.9
Majority			136	9.7
Turnout			1,399	24.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1999-2003

Clarendon By-Election 23/03/2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Bray	853	59.2	+2.8
	Conservative	Arthur Noon	353	24.5	-0.3
	Labour	Jane Wilkins	142	9.9	-8.8
	Independent	P J Hagan	57	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	Mike Hall	35	2.4	+2.4
Majority			500	34.7
Turnout			1,440	19.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Desford and Peckleton By-Election 12/12/2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dianne Finney	655	50.1	-0.6
	Conservative	Ruth Camamile	540	41.3	-8.0
	Labour	T Murray	113	8.6	+8.6
Majority			115	8.8
Turnout			1,308	33.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2003-2007

Barwell By-Election 12/08/2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Franks	739	45.7	+45.7
	Conservative	Allan Keddy	448	27.7	-25.1
	Labour	Andre Wheeler	244	15.1	-32.1
	BNP	Mike Shore	187	11.6	+11.6
Majority			291	18.0
Turnout			1,618	27.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Groby By-Election 06/10/2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Batty	785	43.4	-18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Charles Long	545	30.1	+30.1
	BNP	Robert Crane	247	13.7	+13.7
	Independent	John Hagen	232	12.8	-6.2
Majority			240	13.3
Turnout			1,809	33.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Hinckley Castle By-Election 24 April 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bronwen Witherford	802	57.0	-10.0
	BNP	Mike Shore	264	18.8	+18.8
	Conservative	Ian Coe	226	16.1	-8.7
	Labour	Clark Mitchell	116	8.2	+0.0
Majority			538	38.2
Turnout			1,408	29.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead By-Election 13 November 2008 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		637	35.2	-0.1
	Labour		521	28.8	-11.7
	Liberal Democrats		390	21.5	+12.8
	BNP		263	14.5	-1.0
Majority			116	6.4
Turnout			1,811
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019

Burbage Sketchley and Stretton By-Election 5 October 2017 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Macdonald	822	39.0	-4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Mayne	785	37.3	+8.3
	Labour	Christina Emmett	321	15.2	+2.0
	UKIP	Neale Smith	120	5.7	-8.5
	Independent	Danny Findlay	57	2.7	+2.7
Majority			37	1.8
Turnout			2,105
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2002/2888, retrieved 18 August 2022
2. The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
3. The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
4. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
7. "Former borough councillor is jailed for the murder of his partner". Hinckley Times. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
8. "Local Elections Archive Project — Burbage Sketchley and Stretton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

External links

• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council