Leicestershire County Council elections
Leicestershire County Council in England is elected every four years.
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Council elections
By-election results
1993-1997
1997-2001
Rothley By-Election 9 September 1999[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Osborne |
1,064 |
72.0 |
+21.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Helena Edwards |
414 |
28.0 |
+0.5 |
Majority |
650 |
44.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,478 |
21.8 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Loughborough Shelthorpe By-Election 28 October 1999[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Marylin Cowles |
751 |
52.3 |
+0.9 |
|
Conservative |
Richard Allen |
525 |
36.5 |
+2.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Tyler |
159 |
11.1 |
-3.4 |
Majority |
226 |
15.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,435 |
19.2 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
2005-2009
Shepshed By-Election 4 October 2007[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kevin Parler |
1,217 |
30.2 |
-12.7 |
|
Conservative |
Christine Radford |
1,074 |
26.6 |
-10.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Popley |
933 |
23.1 |
+2.8 |
|
BNP |
Julia Green |
807 |
20.0 |
+20.0 |
Majority |
143 |
3.6 |
|
Turnout |
4,031 |
37.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
2009-2013
Syston Ridgeway By-Election, 3 November 2011[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stephen John Hampson |
981 |
52.13 |
-0.47 |
|
Labour |
Colin Lovell |
490 |
26.04 |
+6.64 |
|
BNP |
Catherine Ann Mary Duffy |
279 |
14.82 |
-4.58 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard John Miller |
132 |
7.01 |
-10.39 |
Majority |
491 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,882 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
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References
External links
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