Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council elections

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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council is elected every four years.

Political control[]

No overall control 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1995

No overall control 1995 - 2003

Conservative 2003 - 2007

Liberal Democrat 2007 – 2015

Conservative 2015 - 2019

Liberal Democrat 2019–Present

Council elections[]

By-election results[]

1995-1999[]

Groby By-Election 24/09/1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Collins 598 42.7 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Pringle 462 33.0 +12.8
Labour Stephen Hunnybun 339 24.2 -17.9
Majority 136 9.7
Turnout 1,399 24.0
Conservative hold Swing

1999-2003[]

Clarendon By-Election 23/03/2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bray 853 59.2 +2.8
Conservative Arthur Noon 353 24.5 -0.3
Labour Jane Wilkins 142 9.9 -8.8
Independent P J Hagan 57 4.0 +4.0
Independent Mike Hall 35 2.4 +2.4
Majority 500 34.7
Turnout 1,440 19.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Desford and Peckleton By-Election 12/12/2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dianne Finney 655 50.1 -0.6
Conservative Ruth Camamile 540 41.3 -8.0
Labour T Murray 113 8.6 +8.6
Majority 115 8.8
Turnout 1,308 33.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2003-2007[]

Barwell By-Election 12/08/2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Franks 739 45.7 +45.7
Conservative Allan Keddy 448 27.7 -25.1
Labour Andre Wheeler 244 15.1 -32.1
BNP Mike Shore 187 11.6 +11.6
Majority 291 18.0
Turnout 1,618 27.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Groby By-Election 06/10/2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Batty 785 43.4 -18.5
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Charles Long 545 30.1 +30.1
BNP Robert Crane 247 13.7 +13.7
Independent John Hagen 232 12.8 -6.2
Majority 240 13.3
Turnout 1,809 33.6
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011[]

Hinckley Castle By-Election 24 April 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bronwen Witherford 802 57.0 -10.0
BNP Mike Shore 264 18.8 +18.8
Conservative Ian Coe 226 16.1 -8.7
Labour Clark Mitchell 116 8.2 +0.0
Majority 538 38.2
Turnout 1,408 29.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  2. ^ The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

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