Blaby District Council elections

Blaby District Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 39 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.[1]

Political control

Blaby District Council wards by party control 2020.

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control	Years
Independent	1973–1976
Conservative	1976–1995
No overall control	1995–1999
Conservative	1999–present

Council elections

• 1973 Blaby District Council election
• 1976 Blaby District Council election
• 1979 Blaby District Council election
• 1983 Blaby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
• 1987 Blaby District Council election
• 1991 Blaby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
• 1995 Blaby District Council election
• 1999 Blaby District Council election
• 2003 Blaby District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[5][6]
• 2007 Blaby District Council election
• 2011 Blaby District Council election
• 2015 Blaby District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[7]
• 2019 Blaby District Council election

Election results

	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Lib Dem		Independent		Green
2019	Conservative	24		6		6		1		1
2015	Conservative	29		6		4		–		–
2011	Conservative	28		6		5		–		–
2007	Conservative	27		4		7		1		–
2003	Conservative	25		4		9		1		–
1999	Conservative	25		6		8		–		–

A dash indicates that the results for a particular election are not available, or that a party did not stand in an election.

By-election results

1995–1999

Enderby By-Election 17 October 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour		335	34.1
	Liberal Democrats		212	21.6
	Conservative		177	18.0
	Independent		158	16.1
	Independent		101	10.2
Majority			123	12.5
Turnout			983	31.6
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

1999–2003

Flamville By-Election 4 May 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative		578	64.5	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats		314	35.2	+35.2
Majority			264	29.3
Turnout			892	29.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Millfield By-Election 10 August 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour		225	37.6	-14.9
	Conservative		187	31.3	-6.1
	Liberal Democrats		186	31.1	+21.0
Majority			38	6.3
Turnout			598	38.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Enderby By-Election 7 June 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative		852	43.3	-2.3
	Labour		700	35.6	-1.0
	Liberal Democrats		416	21.1	+3.3
Majority			152	7.7
Turnout			1,968
	Conservative hold		Swing

Leicester Forest East By-Election 7 June 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative		1,575	52.5	-12.2
	Labour		1,423	47.5	+12.2
Majority			152	5.0
Turnout			2,998
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003–2007

North Whetstone By-Election 6 April 2006[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Karl Coles	298	45.2	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jeannine Songhurst	265	40.2	+28.9
	Labour	Michael Bounds	96	14.6	-0.9
Majority			33	5.0
Turnout			659	17.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Elections – general information". Blaby District Council. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
2. "Blaby". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
3. The District of Blaby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
4. legislation.gov.uk – The Leicestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
5. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
6. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
8. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Blaby District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.

• By-election results

External links

• Blaby District Council