- Harborough local elections
Harborough Council is elected every four years.Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1987
No overall control 1987 - 2007Conservative 2007 - present
Council elections
Harborough Council election, 1999 Harborough Council election, 2003 Harborough Council election, 2007 By-election results
1995-1999
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 544
percentage = 52.7
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 339
percentage = 32.8
change = +32.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 149
percentage = 14.4
change = -28.6Election box majority
votes = 205
percentage = 19.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,032
percentage = 33.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 733
percentage = 50.2
change = +43.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 500
percentage = 34.3
change = +11.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 119
percentage = 8.2
change = -49.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 66
percentage = 4.5
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 233
percentage = 15.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,418
percentage = 34.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =1999-2003
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 690
percentage = 55.1
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 562
percentage = 44.9
change = +13.0Election box majority
votes = 128
percentage = 10.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,252
percentage = 31.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 2,255
percentage = 61.3
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,426
percentage = 37.7
change = -3.1Election box majority
votes = 829
percentage = 23.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,681
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 549
percentage = 48.3
change = -10.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 367
percentage = 32.3
change = +32.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 221
percentage = 19.4
change = -21.9Election box majority
votes = 182
percentage = 16.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,137
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 397
percentage = 46.7
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 374
percentage = 43.9
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 80
percentage = 9.4
change = -1.3Election box majority
votes = 23
percentage = 2.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 851
percentage = 55.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =2003-2007
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Carol Galbo
votes = 615
percentage = 51.9
change = -7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 570
percentage = 48.1
change = +7.8Election box majority
votes = 45
percentage = 3.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,185
percentage = 33.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Everett
votes = 425
percentage = 57.6
change = -16.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Walkley
votes = 266
percentage = 36.0
change = +36.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 47
percentage = 6.4
change = -19.1Election box majority
votes = 159
percentage = 21.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 738
percentage = 37.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =2007-2011
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Golden
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =References
External links
* [http://www.harborough.gov.uk Harborough Council]
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