Blaby District Council elections
Appearance
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
- Blaby District Council election, 1973
- Blaby District Council election, 1976
- Blaby District Council election, 1979
- Blaby District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Blaby District Council election, 1987
- Blaby District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- Blaby District Council election, 1995
- Blaby District Council election, 1999
- Blaby District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[5][6]
- Blaby District Council election, 2007
- Blaby District Council election, 2011
- Blaby District Council election, 2015 (Some new ward boundaries)[7]
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 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
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(help) - ^ 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 2010-03-24.
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- ^ 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 August 18, 2011. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
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