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Charnwood Borough Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 52 councillors have been elected from 28 wards.[1]
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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 No overall control 1973 - 1976 Conservative 1976 - 1995 Labour 1995 - 1999 No overall control 1999 - 2007 Conservative 2007 - present Council elections
Charnwood Council election, 1999
Charnwood Council election, 2003 (boundary changes took place for this election)[3]
Charnwood Council election, 2007
By-election results
1995-1999
Sileby By-Election 26 June 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour 874 68.3 +1.8 Conservative 338 26.4 -7.1 Liberal Democrat 68 5.3 +5.3 Majority 536 41.9 Turnout 1,280 24.3 Labour hold Swing 1999-2003
Barrow Upon Soar Quordon By-Election 28 June 2001 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 956 57.1 +4.7 Labour 462 27.6 -1.1 Liberal Democrat 257 15.3 -3.6 Majority 494 29.5 Turnout 1,675 Conservative hold Swing Hathern By-Election 10 October 2002[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour 736 64.7 +10.6 Conservative 243 21.4 -11.1 Liberal Democrat 83 7.3 -6.2 UKIP 75 6.6 +6.6 Majority 493 43.3 Turnout 1,137 20.2 Labour hold Swing Sileby By-Election 12 December 2002 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 557 53.3 +14.5 Labour 397 38.0 -13.2 UKIP 92 8.8 +8.8 Majority 160 15.3 Turnout 1,046 19.0 Conservative gain from Labour Swing 2003-2007
Loughborough Shelthorpe By-Election 5 October 2006[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Neville Stork 643 38.7 -17.0 BNP Andrew Holders 478 28.8 +28.8 Conservative James Poland 386 23.2 -21.1 Liberal Democrat Paul Tyler 155 9.3 +9.3 Majority 165 9.9 Turnout 1,662 33.5 Labour hold Swing Loughborough Dishley and Hathern By-Election 23 October 2008[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mary Newton 838 49.7 +5.0 Conservative Robert Shields 490 29.1 -9.7 BNP Julia Green 234 13.9 -2.6 Liberal Democrat Diane Horn 107 6.4 +6.4 National Front Andrew Holders 16 0.9 +0.9 Majority 348 20.6 Turnout 1,685 35.5 Labour hold Swing 2007-2011
Birstall Watermead By-Election 18 February 2010[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Iain Bentley 674 47.7 +2.8 Labour Hayley Winrow 452 32.0 +32.0 BNP Maurice Oatley 288 20.4 +20.4 Majority 222 15.7 Turnout 1,414 26.9 Conservative hold Swing References
- ^ "About Charnwood – the Borough". Charnwood Borough Council. http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/living. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Charnwood". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/31uc.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/53.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Tories take Watlington". guardian.co.uk. 2002-10-11. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/oct/11/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Charnwood Borough Council. http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/declaration_of_result_of_poll1/declarationofresultofpoll.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Charnwood Borough Council. http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/election_results_for_dishley_and_hathern/DECLARATION%20OF%20RESULT%20DISHLEY%20AND%20HATHERN.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Conservatives celebrate victory in Birstall by-election". Leicester Mercury. 2010-02-19. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Conservatives-celebrate-victory-Birstall-election/article-1850554-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
External links
Categories:- Council elections in the East Midlands
- Charnwood
- Council elections in Leicestershire
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