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[]
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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[]
- (New ward boundaries)[3]
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[5][6]
- 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 | – | – | |||||
Conservative | 28 | 6 | 5 | – | – | ||||||
Conservative | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | ||||||
Conservative | 25 | 4 | 9 | 1 | – | ||||||
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[]
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[]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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[]
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[]
- ^ "Elections – general information". Blaby District Council. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Blaby". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ The District of Blaby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Leicestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "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 Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Categories:
- Blaby District Council elections
- Council elections in Leicestershire
- Blaby
- District council elections in England