Charnwood Borough Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 52 councillors have been elected from 28 wards.[1] Throughout its history, the council has typically been controlled by the Conservative Party, although it was controlled by the Labour Party from 1995 to 1999 and was under no overall control from 1973 to 1976 and again from 1999 to 2007.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Council elections
Charnwood Borough Council election, 2003 (boundary changes took place for this election)[3]
Charnwood Borough Council election, 2007
Charnwood Borough Council election, 2011
Election results
|
Overall control |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour |
|
Lib Dem |
|
BNP |
|
Independent |
2011 |
Conservative |
33 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2007 |
Conservative |
32 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2003 |
NOC |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1999 |
NOC |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1995 |
Labour |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1991 |
Conservative |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1987 |
Conservative |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1983 |
Conservative |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1979 |
Conservative |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1976 |
Conservative |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1973 |
NOC |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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
Sileby By-Election, 26 June 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
874 |
68.3 |
+1.8 |
|
Conservative |
|
338 |
26.4 |
−7.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
68 |
5.3 |
N/A |
Majority |
536 |
41.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,280 |
24.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+4.5 |
|
1999-2003
Barrow Upon Soar Quordon By-Election, 28 June 2001 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
|
956 |
57.1 |
+4.7 |
|
Labour |
|
462 |
27.6 |
−1.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
257 |
15.3 |
−3.6 |
Majority |
494 |
29.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,675 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+2.9 |
|
Hathern By-Election, 10 October 2002[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
736 |
64.7 |
+10.6 |
|
Conservative |
|
243 |
21.4 |
−11.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
83 |
7.3 |
−6.2 |
|
UKIP |
|
75 |
6.6 |
+6.6 |
Majority |
493 |
43.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,137 |
20.2 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+10.9 |
|
2003-2007
Loughborough Shelthorpe By-Election, 5 October 2006[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Neville Stork |
643 |
38.7 |
−17.0 |
|
BNP |
Andrew Holders |
478 |
28.8 |
N/A |
|
Conservative |
James Poland |
386 |
23.2 |
−21.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Tyler |
155 |
9.3 |
N/A |
Majority |
165 |
9.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,662 |
33.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
−22.9 |
|
Loughborough Dishley and Hathern By-Election, 23 October 2008[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Mary Newton |
838 |
49.7 |
+5.0 |
|
Conservative |
Robert Shields |
490 |
29.1 |
−9.7 |
|
BNP |
Julia Green |
234 |
13.9 |
−2.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Diane Horn |
107 |
6.4 |
N/A |
|
National Front |
Andrew Holders |
16 |
0.9 |
N/A |
Majority |
348 |
20.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,685 |
35.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+7.4 |
|
2007-2011
Birstall Watermead By-Election, 18 February 2010[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Iain Bentley |
674 |
47.7 |
+2.8 |
|
Labour |
Hayley Winrow |
452 |
32.0 |
N/A |
|
BNP |
Maurice Oatley |
288 |
20.4 |
N/A |
Majority |
222 |
15.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,414 |
26.9 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
−17.4 |
|
2011-2015
Loughborough Southfields By-Election, September 13 2012[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ted Parton |
538 |
48.5 |
+11.3 |
|
Labour |
Mary Draycott |
516 |
46.6 |
−3.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Diana Brass |
54 |
4.9 |
−7.9 |
Majority |
22 |
1.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,111 |
18.4 |
−15.0 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
+7.4 |
|
Loughborough Hastings Ward by-election, 24 October 2013[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sarah Dawn Maynard Smith |
554 |
61.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Judith Margaret Spence |
127 |
14.1 |
|
|
UKIP |
Andy McWilliam |
111 |
12.3 |
|
|
British Democratic |
Kevan Christopher Stafford |
85 |
9.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Simon Atkins |
26 |
2.9 |
|
Majority |
427 |
47.28 |
|
Turnout |
903 |
|
|
Shepshed West Ward by-election, 24 October 2013[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Diane Jayne Horne |
|
|
|
|
Labour |
Jane Lennie |
|
|
|
|
Conservative |
Joan Tassell |
|
|
|
Majority |
|
|
|
Turnout |
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