Leicestershire County Council elections are held every four years. Leicestershire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 55 county councillors have been elected from 53 electoral divisions.[1]
Council elections
- 2001 Leicestershire County Council election
- 2005 Leicestershire County Council election (boundary changes took place for this election)[2]
- 2009 Leicestershire County Council election
- 2013 Leicestershire County Council election
- 2017 Leicestershire County Council election
- 2021 Leicestershire County Council election
County result maps
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2009 -
2013 -
2017 -
2021
Changes between elections
1993-1997
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 399 | 33.1 | |||
| Labour | 367 | 30.4 | |||
| Conservative | 189 | 15.7 | |||
| Militant Labour | 150 | 12.4 | |||
| Socialist Labour | 101 | 8.4 | |||
| Majority | 32 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,206 | 21 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
1997-2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Osborne | 1,064 | 72.0 | +21.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helena Edwards | 414 | 28.0 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 650 | 44.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,478 | 21.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marylin Cowles | 751 | 52.3 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Richard Allen | 525 | 36.5 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Tyler | 159 | 11.1 | -3.4 | |
| Majority | 226 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,435 | 19.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2005-2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Parler | 1,217 | 30.2 | -12.7 | |
| Conservative | Christine Radford | 1,074 | 26.6 | -10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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
| 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 Democrats | Richard John Miller | 132 | 7.01 | -10.39 | |
| Majority | 491 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,882 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2013-2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Richardson | 4,011 | 56.0 | -3.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Bounds | 1,658 | 23.2 | -7.1 | |
| UKIP | Carolyn Brennan | 1,491 | 20.8 | +20.8 | |
| Majority | 2,353 | 32.9 | |||
| Turnout | 7,160 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2017-2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maggie Wright | 1,566 | 49.0 | -24.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Danny Findlay | 1,032 | 32.3 | +22.9 | |
| Labour | Christina Emmett | 444 | 13.9 | -3.5 | |
| Green | Nick Cox | 153 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 534 | 16.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,195 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Barkley | 810 | 59.7 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Claire Poole | 251 | 18.5 | -2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nitesh Dave | 149 | 11.0 | +5.0 | |
| Green | Matthew Wise | 97 | 7.2 | -1.2 | |
| UKIP | Andy McWilliam | 49 | 3.6 | -3.5 | |
| Majority | 559 | 41.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,356 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Les Phillimore | 4,535 | 60.4 | -3.5 | |
| Labour | Sandra Parkinson | 1,290 | 17.2 | -4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Royston Bayliss | 1,139 | 15.2 | +7.5 | |
| Green | Christiane Startin-Lorent | 543 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
| Majority | 3,245 | 43.2 | |||
| Turnout | 7,507 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2021-2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Jordan | 989 | 61.2 | +12.4 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Grundy | 320 | 19.8 | -13.7 | |
| Labour | Laura Badland | 190 | 11.8 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Mike Jelfs | 116 | 7.2 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 669 | 41.4– | |||
| Turnout | 1,615 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "The Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2016/1070, retrieved 17 August 2022
- ^ "Local election results: Leicestershire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ "Tories victorious". Leicester Mercury. 10 September 1999.
- ^ "Labour delight". Leicester Mercury. 29 October 1999.
- ^ "County Council By Election Result for Shepshed Electoral Division". Leicestershire County Council. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ "Leicestershire County Council | Serving the people of Leicestershire".
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Narborough and Whetstone Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stoney Stanton and Croft Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Syston Ridgeway Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cosby and Countesthorpe Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Blaby and Glen Parva Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
