Charnwood Borough Council elections
Charnwood Borough Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 52 councillors have been elected from 28 wards.[1] Throughout its history, the council has typically been controlled by the Conservative Party, although it was controlled by the Labour Party from 1995 to 1999 and was under no overall control from 1973 to 1976 and again from 1999 to 2007.
Political control
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 |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1995 |
Labour | 1995 - 1999 |
No overall control | 1999 - 2007 |
Conservative | 2007–present |
Council elections
- 1973 Charnwood Borough Council election
- 1976 Charnwood Borough Council election
- 1979 Charnwood Borough Council election
- 1983 Charnwood Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1987 Charnwood Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 1991 Charnwood Borough Council election
- 1995 Charnwood Borough Council election
- 1999 Charnwood Borough Council election
- 2003 Charnwood Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5][6]
- 2007 Charnwood Borough Council election
- 2011 Charnwood Borough Council election
- 2015 Charnwood Borough Council election
- 2019 Charnwood Borough Council election
Election results
Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | BNP | Independent | Green | |||||||
2019 | Conservative | 37 | 13 | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||||
2015 | Conservative | 41 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||||||
2011 | Conservative | 33 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||
2007 | Conservative | 32 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||
2003 | NOC | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1999 | NOC | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1995 | Labour | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1991 | Conservative | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1987 | Conservative | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1983 | Conservative | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1979 | Conservative | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1976 | Conservative | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1973 | NOC | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 874 | 68.3 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative | 338 | 26.4 | −7.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 68 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
Majority | 536 | 41.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,280 | 24.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 |
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 956 | 57.1 | +4.7 | ||
Labour | 462 | 27.6 | −1.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 257 | 15.3 | −3.6 | ||
Majority | 494 | 29.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,675 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 736 | 64.7 | +10.6 | ||
Conservative | 243 | 21.4 | −11.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 83 | 7.3 | −6.2 | ||
UKIP | 75 | 6.6 | +6.6 | ||
Majority | 493 | 43.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,137 | 20.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 557 | 53.3 | +14.5 | ||
Labour | 397 | 38.0 | −13.2 | ||
UKIP | 92 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
Majority | 160 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,046 | 19.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.9 | |||
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neville Stork | 643 | 38.7 | −17.0 | |
BNP | Andrew Holders | 478 | 28.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Poland | 386 | 23.2 | −21.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Tyler | 155 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 165 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,662 | 33.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −22.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Newton | 838 | 49.7 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Shields | 490 | 29.1 | −9.7 | |
BNP | Julia Green | 234 | 13.9 | −2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diane Horn | 107 | 6.4 | N/A | |
National Front | Andrew Holders | 16 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 348 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,685 | 35.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.4 |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iain Bentley | 674 | 47.7 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Hayley Winrow | 452 | 32.0 | N/A | |
BNP | Maurice Oatley | 288 | 20.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 222 | 15.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,414 | 26.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −17.4 |
2011-2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ted Parton | 538 | 48.5 | +11.3 | |
Labour | Mary Draycott | 516 | 46.6 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diana Brass | 54 | 4.9 | −7.9 | |
Majority | 22 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,111 | 18.4 | −15.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Dawn Maynard Smith | 554 | 61.4 | ||
Conservative | Judith Margaret Spence | 127 | 14.1 | ||
UKIP | Andy McWilliam | 111 | 12.3 | ||
British Democratic | Kevan Christopher Stafford | 85 | 9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Atkins | 26 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 427 | 47.28 | |||
Turnout | 903 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Diane Jayne Horne | ||||
Labour | Jane Lennie | ||||
Conservative | Joan Tassell | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Death of Conservative Cllr Stuart Jones.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Simon Sansome | 508 | 39.4 | +15.2 | |
Conservative | Mary Allen | 419 | 32.4 | -15.0 | |
Labour | Marilyn Cowles | 355 | 27.5 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 89 | 7 | |||
Turnout | 1290 | 24.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +15 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Hamilton | 676 | |||
Labour | Mary Draycott | 648 | |||
Conservative | Jane Hunt | 228 | |||
UKIP | Simon Murray | 95 | |||
UKIP | Andy McWilliam | 79 | |||
Green | Lewis Wright | 73 | |||
Green | Mia Woolley | 58 | |||
Majority | 535 | ||||
Turnout | 1859 | 22.32% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -23% |
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References
- "About Charnwood – the Borough". Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- "Charnwood". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- The Borough of Charnwood (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
- "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- "Tories take Watlington". guardian.co.uk. 2002-10-11. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Charnwood Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- "Conservatives celebrate victory in Birstall by-election". Leicester Mercury. 2010-02-19. Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Charnwood Borough Council. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
- http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/statement_of_persons_nominated_loughborough_hastings_ward/SOPN%20%284%29%20-%20Loughborough%20Hastings%20Ward.pdf
- http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/statement_of_persons_nominated_shepshed_west_ward/SOPN%20-%20Shepshed%20West%20Ward.pdf
- https://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/declaration_of_results_birstall_wanlip_feb_20_2014/Declaration%20of%20results%20-%20Birstall%20Wanlip.pdf
- http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/statement_of_persons_nominated_loughborough_hastings_ward/SOPN%20-%20Shepshed%20West%20Ward.pdf
External links
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