Blaby District Council elections
Blaby District Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 39 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Independent | 1973–1976 |
| Conservative | 1976–1995 |
| No overall control | 1995–1999 |
| Conservative | 1999–present |
Council elections
- 1973 Blaby District Council election
- 1976 Blaby District Council election
- 1979 Blaby District Council election
- 1983 Blaby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1987 Blaby District Council election
- 1991 Blaby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 1995 Blaby District Council election
- 1999 Blaby District Council election
- 2003 Blaby District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[5][6]
- 2007 Blaby District Council election
- 2011 Blaby District Council election
- 2015 Blaby District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[7]
- 2019 Blaby District Council election
Election results
| Overall control | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 4px;" | | Conservative | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 4px;" | | Labour | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width: 4px;" | | Lib Dem | style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color; width: 4px;" | | Independent | style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color; width: 4px;" | | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Conservative | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | Conservative | 29 | 6 | 4 | – | – | |||||
| 2011 | Conservative | 28 | 6 | 5 | – | – | |||||
| 2007 | Conservative | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | |||||
| 2003 | Conservative | 25 | 4 | 9 | 1 | – | |||||
| 1999 | Conservative | 25 | 6 | 8 | – | – | |||||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 335 | 34.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 212 | 21.6 | |||
| Conservative | 177 | 18.0 | |||
| Independent | 158 | 16.1 | |||
| Independent | 101 | 10.2 | |||
| Majority | 123 | 12.5 | |||
| Turnout | 983 | 31.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1999–2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 578 | 64.5 | +7.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 314 | 35.2 | +35.2 | ||
| Majority | 264 | 29.3 | |||
| Turnout | 892 | 29.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 225 | 37.6 | −14.9 | ||
| Conservative | 187 | 31.3 | −6.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 186 | 31.1 | +21.0 | ||
| Majority | 38 | 6.3 | |||
| Turnout | 598 | 38.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 852 | 43.3 | −2.3 | ||
| Labour | 700 | 35.6 | −1.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 416 | 21.1 | +3.3 | ||
| Majority | 152 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,968 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,575 | 52.5 | −12.2 | ||
| Labour | 1,423 | 47.5 | +12.2 | ||
| Majority | 152 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,998 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2003–2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Karl Coles | 298 | 45.2 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeannine Songhurst | 265 | 40.2 | +28.9 | |
| Labour | Michael Bounds | 96 | 14.6 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 33 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 659 | 17.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Elections – general information". Blaby District Council. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Blaby". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ The District of Blaby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Leicestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Blaby District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
