Leicester local elections

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Leicester Council is elected every four years.

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[edit] Political control

Labour 1996 - 2003

No overall control 2003 -

[edit] Council elections

Leicester Council election 1999

Leicester Council election 2003

[edit] By-election results

Abbey By-Election 10 October 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,608 69.3
Conservative 461 19.9
Liberal Democrats 140 6.0
Socialist Labour 112 4.8
Majority 1,147 49.4
Turnout 2,321 37.1
Labour hold Swing
Mowmacre By-Election 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 744 51.8 +38.8
Labour 318 22.2 -38.2
Conservative 282 19.7 -1.2
Socialist Labour 91 6.3 +6.3
Majority 426 29.6
Turnout 1,435
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Rushey Mead By-Election 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,205 56.0 -5.1
Conservative 513 23.8 +13.8
Liberal Democrats 334 15.5 +1.5
Socialist Labour 101 4.7 +4.7
Majority 692 32.2
Turnout 2,153
Labour hold Swing
Westcotes By-Election 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 839 46.7 -14.8
Liberal Democrats 376 20.9 +8.6
Conservative 374 20.8 +2.3
Green 125 7.0 -0.7
Socialist Labour 81 4.5 +4.5
Majority 463 25.8
Turnout 1,795
Labour hold Swing
Aylestone By-Election 15 February 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Middleton 955 43.1 -5.2
Liberal Democrats Alison Bannatyne 683 30.8 +18.5
Labour Patrick Kitterick 525 23.7 -10.8
Green Anthony Walker 51 2.3 -2.6
Majority 272 12.3
Turnout 2,214 28.8
Conservative hold Swing
Thurncourt By-Election 21 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,060 43.7 -11.3
Labour 640 26.4 -9.5
Liberal Democrats 544 22.4 +13.3
British National 115 4.7 +4.7
Independent 67 2.8 +2.8
Majority 420 17.3
Turnout 2,426 32.4
Conservative hold Swing
Eyres Monsell By-Election 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M Farmer 998 41.2 +18.4
Labour J Blackmore 905 37.3 -9.3
Conservative D Keeling 232 9.6 +0.0
British National E Scott 202 8.3 +8.3
Green T O'Connel 66 2.7 +2.7
Socialist Labour D Roberts 22 0.9 +0.9
Majority 93 3.9
Turnout 2,425 39.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Westcotes By-Election 11 December 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A Tessier 742 47.4 +8.4
Labour N Holden 543 34.7 -6.4
Conservative R Taylor 113 7.2 -5.3
Socialist Labour V Smalley 101 6.5 +6.5
British National K Yates 66 4.2 +4.2
Majority 199 12.7
Turnout 1,565 25.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Aylestone By-Election 23 September 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N Porter 938 45.8 -5.0
Liberal Democrats R Webber-Jones 494 24.1 +2.1
Labour R Craven-Griffiths 443 21.7 +2.3
Green R Ball 171 8.4 +0.6
Majority 444 21.7
Turnout 2,046 25.4
Conservative hold Swing
Knighton By-Election 4 November 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Grant 1,646 45.9 +14.4
Liberal Democrats J Bhoot 1,089 30.4 -14.3
Labour B Fairbairn 605 16.9 +1.7
Green M Follet 247 6.9 -1.8
Majority 557 15.5
Turnout 3,587 28.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Belgrave By-Election 17 February 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Kavia 1,809 65.4 +16.7
Conservative S Gajjar 459 16.6 +6.6
Liberal Democrats P Jethwa 349 12.6 -2.7
Green G Force 151 5.5 +1.7
Majority 1,350 48.8
Turnout 2,768 36.6
Labour hold Swing
Beaumont Leys By-Election 14 July 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Violet Dempster 952 54.4 +5.9
Conservative Martin Wright 342 19.5 -7.6
Liberal Democrats John Taylor 295 16.8 -4.5
British National John Chapman 161 9.2 +9.2
Majority 610 34.9
Turnout 1,750 18.2
Labour hold Swing
Belgrave By-Election 14 July 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,751 66.1 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Rukmani Patel 509 19.2 +6.6
Conservative 265 10.0 -6.6
Green 122 4.6 -0.9
Majority 1,242 46.9 +10.2
Turnout 2,647 34.3 -2.4
Labour hold Swing

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