Broxtowe Borough Council 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]
The last Borough/Parish elections were on Thursday 5 May 2011. The next full council elections will be in May 2015.[4]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[5]
Whole-council elections
- Broxtowe Borough Council election, 1999 – Labour 27, Liberal Democrats 11, Conservative 10, Independent 1[6]
- Broxtowe Borough Council election, 2003 – Labour 15, Conservative 14, Liberal Democrats 13, Independent 2[1]
- Broxtowe Borough Council election, 2007 – Conservative 16, Liberal Democrats 15, Labour 10 (including the results of a delayed election),[7] Independent 2, British National Party 1[5]
- Broxtowe Borough Council election, 2011
- Broxtowe Borough Council election, 2015
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.[8] 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
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)[7] |
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[9] |
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[10] |
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[11] |
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 Marriott |
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[12] |
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[13] |
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 |
|
|
2012
Toton and Chilwell Meadows By-Election 15 March 2012 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Halimah Khaled |
831 |
47.6 |
−1.1 |
|
Labour |
Jane Marshall |
385 |
22.1 |
−7.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Barbara Carr |
300 |
17.2 |
+5.2 |
|
UKIP |
Keith Marriott |
228 |
13.1 |
+3.4 |
Majority |
446 |
25.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,744 |
28.1 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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