Broxtowe local elections

Broxtowe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England is elected every four years. The Conservative party held overall control of the council from its foundation in 1973 until 1995 when the Labour party took control. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election reducing the number of seats by five. The election saw Labour lose overall control of the council.[1] Since 2003 the council has been under no overall control with Labour and the Liberal Democrats sharing power.[2][3]

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Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[4]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - present

Whole-Council elections

Wards

Since boundary changes in 2003, 44 councillors are elected from 21 wards. Each ward returns one to three councillors to the Borough Council, depending on the ward's electorate/population.[7] Below is a summary list of the 21 wards and the number of councillors they each elect in brackets.

By-election results

By-elections take place when a vacancy occurs between the regular four-yearly elections.

1995-1999

Beeston Central By-Election 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 760 45.0 -10.5
Conservative 632 37.4 +9.8
Liberal Democrat 296 17.5 +8.6
Majority 128 7.6
Turnout 1,688
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Chilwell East By-Election 9 September 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 789 49.6 +5.9
Labour 627 39.4 -5.7
Liberal Democrat 95 6.0 -5.2
Green 79 5.0 +5.0
Majority 162 10.2
Turnout 1,590
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Greasley By-Election 23 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 920 56.8 +5.6
Labour 459 28.3 -20.5
Independent 123 7.6 +7.6
Liberal Democrat 118 7.3 +7.3
Majority 461 28.5
Turnout 1,620 19.7
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007

Stapleford South West By-Election 11 August 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Bell 406 39.2 -1.8
Liberal Democrat Rakesh Sharma 353 34.0 -9.7
Conservative Simon Tonks 278 26.8 +11.5
Majority 53 5.2
Turnout 1,037 26.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

2007-2011

Beeston Central By-Election 7 June 2007 (2 seats delayed election)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynda Lally 728
Labour Pat Lally 677
Conservative Simon Tonks 498
Conservative Justin Hume 481
Liberal Democrat Paul Fox 160
Liberal Democrat Christine Wombwell 142
Green Mary Venning 75
Green Adrian Williams 59
UKIP Keith Marriott 56
UKIP Christopher Cobb 47
Turnout 2,923 47.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) By-Election 26 February 2009[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Penelope Stevens 1,125 49.1 +0.5
Labour Edward Jacobs 600 26.2 +1.6
BNP Wayne Shelbourn 301 13.1 -2.5
Liberal Democrat Gwen Robb 232 10.1 -0.9
UKIP Keith Marriott 31 1.4 +1.4
Majority 525 22.9
Turnout 2,289 46.0
Conservative hold Swing
Beeston North By-Election 4 June 2009[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Barbara Carr 1,038 54.1 -3.7
Conservative Philip Hopkinson 437 22.8 +5.2
Labour Wayne Kirkham 272 14.2 -0.6
Green Gordon Stoner 173 9.0 +2.0
Majority 601 31.3
Turnout 1,920
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Brinsley By-Election 30 July 2009[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Booth 416 40.9 +40.9
BNP Jamina Brown 288 28.3 -15.7
Liberal Democrat Stuart Hosker 224 22.0 +22.0
Labour Edward Jacobs 68 6.7 -22.9
UKIP Keith Willoughby 21 2.1 +2.1
Majority 128 12.6
Turnout 1,017
Conservative gain from BNP Swing
Toton and Chilwell Meadows By-Election 24 September 2009[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marilyn Hegyi 1,081 56.6 +8.3
Liberal Democrat Robert Pembleton 474 24.8 -0.3
Labour Atul Joshi 296 15.5 +1.3
BNP David Brown 58 3.0 -4.1
Majority 607 31.8
Turnout 1,909
Conservative hold Swing
Eastwood South By-Election 25 February 2010[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Longdon 985 53.1 +34.0
Labour Kenneth Woodhead 484 26.1 -12.1
Conservative Adrian Limb 387 20.9 -0.4
Majority 501 27.0
Turnout 1,856
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

References

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  2. ^ "Share pacts for councils.". Europe Intelligence Wire. 2003-05-10. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23437798_ITM. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  3. ^ "Council, Cabinet & Committees". Broxtowe Borough Council. http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=256. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  4. ^ a b "Broxtowe". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/37ud.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  5. ^ "Locals". BBC Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/36.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  6. ^ a b "Beeston Central Election Results 2007". Broxtowe Borough Council. http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=552. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  7. ^ Boundary Commission — Broxtowe
  8. ^ "Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) Election Results 2007/2009". Broxtowe Borough Council. http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=563. Retrieved 2009-08-31. 
  9. ^ "Beeston North Election Results 2007/2009". Broxtowe Borough Council. http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=553. Retrieved 2009-08-31. 
  10. ^ "Brinsley Election Results 2007/2009". Broxtowe Borough Council. http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=557. Retrieved 2009-08-31. 
  11. ^ "Toton and Chilwell Meadows Election Results 2007/2009". Broxtowe Borough Council. http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=569. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  12. ^ "Lib Dem swing in Eastwood". this is nottingham.co.uk. 2010-02-26. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/homenews/Lib-Dem-swing-Eastwood/article-1870570-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2010-02-26. 

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