Leicestershire County Council elections

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Leicestershire County Council elections are held every four years. Leicestershire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 55 county councillors have been elected from 53 electoral divisions. [1]

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Council elections

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Reform Green UKIP BNP Independent Council control
after election
1973 [2] 42367––––8No overall control
1977 [2] 751701Conservative
1981 [2] 444351No overall control
1985 [b] [2] 42321100No overall control
1989 [2] 39331201No overall control
1993 [4] 31371700No overall control
1997 [c] [6] 251711–1No overall control
2001 [7] [8] 2915100Conservative
2005 [d] [10] [11] 30121300Conservative
2009 [12] [13] 3641410Conservative
2013 [14] 301013200Conservative
2017 [e] [16] 366130–0Conservative
2021 [17] 4249–0Conservative
2025 [18] 152112511No overall control

County result maps

Changes between elections

1993-1997

North Braunstone By-Election 5 December 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 39933.1
Labour 36730.4
Conservative 18915.7
Militant Labour15012.4
Socialist Labour 1018.4
Majority322.7
Turnout 1,20621
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1997-2001

Rothley By-Election 9 September 1999 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Osborne1,06472.0+21.5
Liberal Democrats Helena Edwards41428.0+0.5
Majority65044.0
Turnout 1,47821.8
Conservative hold Swing
Loughborough Shelthorpe By-Election 28 October 1999 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marylin Cowles75152.3+0.9
Conservative Richard Allen52536.5+2.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Tyler15911.1−3.4
Majority22615.8
Turnout 1,43519.2
Labour hold Swing

2005-2009

Shepshed By-Election 4 October 2007 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Parler1,21730.2−12.7
Conservative Christine Radford1,07426.6−10.2
Liberal Democrats John Popley93323.1+2.8
BNP Julia Green80720.0+20.0
Majority1433.6
Turnout 4,03137.3
Labour hold Swing

2009-2013

Syston Ridgeway By-Election, 3 November 2011 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen John Hampson98152.13−0.47
Labour Colin Lovell49026.04+6.64
BNP Catherine Ann Mary Duffy27914.82−4.58
Liberal Democrats Richard John Miller1327.01−10.39
Majority491
Turnout 1,882
Conservative hold Swing

2013-2017

Narborough and Whetstone By-Election, 7 May 2015 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Richardson4,01156.0−3.3
Labour Michael Bounds1,65823.2−7.1
UKIP Carolyn Brennan1,49120.8+20.8
Majority2,35332.9
Turnout 7,160
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Stoney Stanton and Croft By-Election, 3 May 2018 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maggie Wright1,56649.0−24.2
Liberal Democrats Danny Findlay1,03232.3+22.9
Labour Christina Emmett44413.9−3.5
Green Nick Cox1534.8+4.8
Majority53416.7
Turnout 3,195
Conservative hold Swing
Syston Ridgeway By-Election, 28 June 2018 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Barkley81059.7+2.0
Labour Claire Poole25118.5−2.3
Liberal Democrats Nitesh Dave14911.0+5.0
Green Matthew Wise977.2−1.2
UKIP Andy McWilliam493.6−3.5
Majority55941.2
Turnout 1,356
Conservative hold Swing
Cosby and Countesthorpe By-Election, 12 December 2019 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Les Phillimore4,53560.4−3.5
Labour Sandra Parkinson1,29017.2−4.4
Liberal Democrats Royston Bayliss1,13915.2+7.5
Green Christiane Startin-Lorent5437.2+7.2
Majority3,24543.2
Turnout 7,507
Conservative hold Swing

2021-2025

Blaby and Glen Parva By-Election, 21 December 2023 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Jordan98961.2+12.4
Conservative Nigel Grundy32019.8−13.7
Labour Laura Badland19011.8+1.8
Green Mike Jelfs1167.2−0.5
Majority66941.4
Turnout 1,615
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Burbage By-Election, 2 May 2024 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barry Walker1,49651.3+9.6
Conservative Maddie Lee88030.2−18.2
Labour Jamie Ross40113.8+4.6
Green Rhiannon Carter1384.7+4.7
Majority61621.1
Turnout 2,915
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Liberal Party, 1973–1981; SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1985.
  2. ↑ Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by eleven. [3]
  3. ↑ The number of seats decreased by 31 due to the removal of Leicester and Rutland. [5]
  4. ↑ Boundary changes increased the number of seats by one. [9]
  5. ↑ Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "The Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2016/1070, retrieved 17 August 2022
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Leicestershire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "The County of Leicestershire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk . 4 February 1984. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1993" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Leicestershire (City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996". legislation.gov.uk . 29 February 1996. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1997" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2001" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Results of county council elections" (PDF). Leicestershire County Council . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "The County of Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005". legislation.gov.uk . 1 February 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2005" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Leicestershire County Council 2005" (PDF). Leicestershire County Council . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  12. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2009" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Leicestershire County Council 2009" (PDF). Leicestershire County Council . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Election results for Leicestershire County Council 2013" (PDF). Leicestershire County Council . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "The Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". legislation.gov.uk . 8 November 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "2017 Election results for Leicestershire County Council" (PDF). Leicestershire County Council . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "2021 Election results for Leicestershire County Council" (PDF). Leicestershire County Council . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "2021 Election results for Leicestershire County Council" (PDF). Leicestershire County Council . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Tories victorious". Leicester Mercury . 10 September 1999.
  20. ↑ "Labour delight". Leicester Mercury . 29 October 1999.
  21. ↑ "County Council By Election Result for Shepshed Electoral Division". Leicestershire County Council. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  22. ↑ "Leicestershire County Council | Serving the people of Leicestershire".
  23. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Narborough and Whetstone Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stoney Stanton and Croft Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  25. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Syston Ridgeway Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  26. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cosby and Countesthorpe Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  27. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Blaby and Glen Parva Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  28. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burbage Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

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