- Leicester local elections
Leicester Council is elected every four years.Political control
Labour 1996 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - 2007Labour 2007 - present
Council elections
Leicester Council election, 1999 Leicester Council election, 2003 Leicester Council election, 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,608
percentage = 69.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 461
percentage = 19.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 140
percentage = 6.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 112
percentage = 4.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,147
percentage = 49.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,321
percentage = 37.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 744
percentage = 51.8
change = +38.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 318
percentage = 22.2
change = -38.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 282
percentage = 19.7
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 91
percentage = 6.3
change = +6.3Election box majority
votes = 426
percentage = 29.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,435
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,205
percentage = 56.0
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 513
percentage = 23.8
change = +13.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 334
percentage = 15.5
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 101
percentage = 4.7
change = +4.7Election box majority
votes = 692
percentage = 32.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,153
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 839
percentage = 46.7
change = -14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 376
percentage = 20.9
change = +8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 374
percentage = 20.8
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 125
percentage = 7.0
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 81
percentage = 4.5
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 463
percentage = 25.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,795
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Middleton
votes = 955
percentage = 43.1
change = -5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alison Bannatyne
votes = 683
percentage = 30.8
change = +18.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Kitterick
votes = 525
percentage = 23.7
change = -10.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Anthony Walker
votes = 51
percentage = 2.3
change = -2.6Election box majority
votes = 272
percentage = 12.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,214
percentage = 28.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,060
percentage = 43.7
change = -11.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 640
percentage = 26.4
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 544
percentage = 22.4
change = +13.3Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate =
votes = 115
percentage = 4.7
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 67
percentage = 2.8
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 420
percentage = 17.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,426
percentage = 32.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = M Farmer
votes = 998
percentage = 41.2
change = +18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J Blackmore
votes = 905
percentage = 37.3
change = -9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D Keeling
votes = 232
percentage = 9.6
change = +0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = E Scott
votes = 202
percentage = 8.3
change = +8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = T O'Connel
votes = 66
percentage = 2.7
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D Roberts
votes = 22
percentage = 0.9
change = +0.9Election box majority
votes = 93
percentage = 3.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,425
percentage = 39.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = A Tessier
votes = 742
percentage = 47.4
change = +8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = N Holden
votes = 543
percentage = 34.7
change = -6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R Taylor
votes = 113
percentage = 7.2
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = V Smalley
votes = 101
percentage = 6.5
change = +6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = K Yates
votes = 66
percentage = 4.2
change = +4.2Election box majority
votes = 199
percentage = 12.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,565
percentage = 25.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = N Porter
votes = 938
percentage = 45.8
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = R Webber-Jones
votes = 494
percentage = 24.1
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = R Craven-Griffiths
votes = 443
percentage = 21.7
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = R Ball
votes = 171
percentage = 8.4
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 444
percentage = 21.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,046
percentage = 25.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R Grant
votes = 1,646
percentage = 45.9
change = +14.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = J Bhoot
votes = 1,089
percentage = 30.4
change = -14.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = B Fairbairn
votes = 605
percentage = 16.9
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = M Follet
votes = 247
percentage = 6.9
change = -1.8Election box majority
votes = 557
percentage = 15.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,587
percentage = 28.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A Kavia
votes = 1,809
percentage = 65.4
change = +16.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S Gajjar
votes = 459
percentage = 16.6
change = +6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = P Jethwa
votes = 349
percentage = 12.6
change = -2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = G Force
votes = 151
percentage = 5.5
change = +1.7Election box majority
votes = 1,350
percentage = 48.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,768
percentage = 36.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Violet Dempster
votes = 952
percentage = 54.4
change = +5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Wright
votes = 342
percentage = 19.5
change = -7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Taylor
votes = 295
percentage = 16.8
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = John Chapman
votes = 161
percentage = 9.2
change = +9.2Election box majority
votes = 610
percentage = 34.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,750
percentage = 18.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,751
percentage = 66.1
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rukmani Patel
votes = 509
percentage = 19.2
change = +6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 265
percentage = 10.0
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 122
percentage = 4.6
change = -0.9Election box majority
votes = 1,242
percentage = 46.9
change = +10.2Election box turnout
votes = 2,647
percentage = 34.3
change = -2.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.leicester.gov.uk Leicester Council]
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