Harborough District Council elections

Harborough District Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 37 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–1987
No overall control1987–2007
Conservative2007–present

Council elections
  • 1973 Harborough District Council election
  • 1976 Harborough District Council election
  • 1979 Harborough District Council election
  • 1983 Harborough District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
  • 1987 Harborough District Council election
  • 1991 Harborough District Council election
  • 1995 Harborough District Council election
  • 1999 Harborough District Council election
  • 2003 Harborough District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3][4]
  • 2007 Harborough District Council election
  • 2011 Harborough District Council election
  • 2015 Harborough District Council election
  • 2019 Harborough District Council election

Election results
Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dem Independent
2019 Conservative 22 1 11 -
2015 Conservative 29 - 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
Glen By-Election 19 June 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 544 52.7 -4.4
Liberal Democrats 339 32.8 +32.8
Labour 149 14.4 -28.6
Majority 205 19.9
Turnout 1,032 33.0
Conservative hold Swing
Kibworth By-Election 16 April 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats 733 50.2 +43.9
Conservative 500 34.3 +11.7
Independent 119 8.2 -49.7
Independent 66 4.5 +4.5
Majority 233 15.9
Turnout 1,418 34.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

1999-2003
Market Harborough North By-Election 13 July 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats 690 55.1 -3.7
Conservative 562 44.9 +13.0
Majority 128 10.2
Turnout 1,252 31.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Broughton By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 2,255 61.3 +3.1
Labour 1,426 37.7 -3.1
Majority 829 23.6
Turnout 3,681
Conservative hold Swing
Glen By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 549 48.3 -10.4
Liberal Democrats 367 32.3 +32.3
Labour 221 19.4 -21.9
Majority 182 16.0
Turnout 1,137
Conservative hold Swing
Gilmorton By-Election 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 397 46.7 +4.5
Liberal Democrats 374 43.9 -3.2
Labour 80 9.4 -1.3
Majority 23 2.8
Turnout 851 55.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2003-2007
Market Harborough Logan By-Election 19 August 2004[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Carol LoGalbo 615 51.9 -7.8
Conservative Robert Brewer 570 48.1 +7.8
Majority 45 3.8
Turnout 1,185 33.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Misterton By-Election 16 March 2006[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Everett 425 57.6 -16.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Walkley 266 36.0 +36.0
Labour Elaine Carter 47 6.4 -19.1
Majority 159 21.6
Turnout 738 37.9
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011
Broughton Astley - Broughton By-Election 4 September 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Chris Golden unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Market Harborough Welland By-Election 10 September 2009[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Colin Davies 600 54.8 +7.1
Conservative Barry Champion 373 34.1 +5.3
BNP Geoffrey Dickens 122 11.1 +11.1
Majority 227 20.7
Turnout 1,095 22.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Great Bowden and Arden By-Election 28 January 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Phil Knowles 966 61.8 +12.1
Conservative Barry Champion 598 38.2 -12.1
Majority 368 23.6
Turnout 1,564 24.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. "Harborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  3. "Harborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. "Lib Dems claim by-election win". Leicester Mercury. 2004-08-20.
  6. "By-election sees party retain seat". Leicester Mercury. 2006-03-18.
  7. "Welland Ward By-Election Result". Harborough District Council. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  8. "BREAKING NEWS: Lib Dems win by-election". Harborough Mail. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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