Erewash Borough Council elections

Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 51 councillors are elected from 22 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1991
Labour	1991 - 2003
Conservative	2003 - present

Council elections

Erewash Borough Council election, 1973
Erewash Borough Council election, 1976
Erewash Borough Council election, 1979
Erewash Borough Council election, 1983
Erewash Borough Council election, 1987
Erewash Borough Council election, 1991
Erewash Borough Council election, 1995
Erewash Borough Council election, 1999
Erewash Borough Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)^[3]
Erewash Borough Council election, 2007
Erewash Borough Council election, 2011
Erewash Borough Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

Ilkeston North By-Election 2 October 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		331	71.6	-11.2
	Conservative		97	21.0	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat		34	7.4	+7.4
Majority			234	50.6
Turnout			462
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandiacre South By-Election 21 May 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		704	60.6	+23.4
	Conservative		308	26.5	-2.4
	Labour		150	12.9	-21.1
Majority			396	34.1
Turnout			1,162
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Sawley By-Election 18 June 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		733	48.4	+29.1
	Conservative		402	26.5	+14.4
	Labour		380	25.1	+6.6
Majority			331	21.9
Turnout			1,515	28.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

1999-2003

Sandiacre South By-Election 10 August 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		432	43.2	+8.8
	Liberal Democrat		416	41.6	-3.6
	Labour		151	15.1	-5.3
Majority			16	1.6
Turnout			999	30.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

West Hallam By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		433	46.6	-6.0
	Liberal Democrat		375	40.3	+27.4
	Labour		122	13.1	-21.5
Majority			58	6.3
Turnout			930	24.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Abbotsford By-Election 28 February 2002^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		294	42.1	-20.6
	Independent		205	29.4	+29.4
	Conservative		199	28.5	-8.8
Majority			89	12.7
Turnout			698	17.9
	Labour hold		Swing

2003-2007

Little Eaton Breadsall and Morley By-Election 29 April 2004^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		627	63.0	+17.1
	Liberal Democrat		368	37.0	+0.9
Majority			259	26.0
Turnout			995	35.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kirk Hallam By-Election 28 October 2004^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louis Booth	523	52.1	+23.4
	Liberal Democrat		232	23.1	-1.5
	Conservative		120	11.9	-1.4
	UKIP		129	12.8	+12.8
Majority			291	29.0
Turnout			1,004	21.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Sawley By-Election 13 January 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		423	38.1	+29.4
	Labour		348	31.4	+21.4
	Liberal Democrat		338	30.5	+0.0
Majority			75	6.7
Turnout			1,109	21.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Kirk Hallam By-Election 27 October 2005^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		707	77.0	+24.9
	Conservative		132	14.4	+2.5
	Liberal Democrat		79	8.6	-14.5
Majority			575	62.6
Turnout			918	19.3
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2007-2011

Derby Road West By-Election 23 April 2009^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keri Andrews	696	39.0	+6.7
	Conservative	Elaine Wright	584	32.7	-12.7
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Neil	301	16.9	-5.4
	BNP	Mark Bailey	205	11.5	+11.5
Majority			112	6.3
Turnout			1,786
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Abbotsford By-Election 16 July 2009^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathryn Major	471	53.4	+2.1
	Labour	James Dawson	306	34.7	-14.0
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Aanonson	105	11.9	+11.9
Majority			165	18.7
Turnout			882	23.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Hallam and Dale Abbey By-Election 21 January 2010^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Broughton	692	51.4	-22.6
	Liberal Democrat	Gary Hamson	506	37.6	+37.6
	Labour	James Dawson	149	11.1	-15.0
Majority			186	13.8
Turnout			1,347	33.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Elections". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ "Erewash". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ "Labour gains ahead of May local polls". guardian.co.uk. 2002-03-01. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ "Lib Dems bounce back in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-04-30. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ "Labour edges ahead in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-29. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ "Labour romp it at Kirk Hallam". Ilkeston Advertiser. 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ "'Surprise' Labour win in council by-election". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ "Big two parties claim win apiece as voters have say". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ "Tory victory in by-election". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-01-22.

By-election results

External links

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Council elections in Derbyshire

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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