Luton Borough Council elections

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Ward boundaries in Luton as used between 2003 and 2023. Luton Borough Council ward boundaries.svg
Ward boundaries in Luton as used between 2003 and 2023.

Luton Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Luton in Bedfordshire, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district.

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Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

By-election results

Wigmore Ward, 10 April 2013 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Skepelhorn98246.8
Labour James Taylor51724.6
Conservative John Young28113.4
UKIP Lance Richardson23011.0
Independent John Magill623.0
Green Marc Scheimann271.3
Majority465
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Vacancy arose from the death of Roy Davies (Liberal Democrat).

Farley Ward, 13 March 2014 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Castleman1,23272.5+17.6
UKIP Charles Lawman22613.3+5.6
Conservative David Coulter1549.1-8.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Mead462.7-7.7
Green Marc Scheimann412.4+2.4
Majority1006
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

The vacancy was caused by the resignation of Labour Cllr Robin Harris.

High Town by-election, 30 June 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maahwish Mirza50539.6-11.8
Green Lyn Bliss27421.4+4.7
Liberal Democrats Clive Mead18114.2N/A
Conservative Sue Garrett14111.0-20.9
Independent John French1028.0N/A
UKIP Grace Froggatt695.4N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing -8.3

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References

  1. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Luton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Luton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  4. "The Luton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/824, retrieved 11 May 2023
  5. "Wigmore by-election results 2013". Luton Borough Council. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  6. "Farley, 2014". EnglishElections.org.uk. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.