- Leicestershire local elections
Leicestershire Council is elected every four years.Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1977Conservative 1977 - 1981
No overall control 1981 - 2001Conservative 2001 - present
Council elections
Leicestershire Council election, 2001 Leicestershire Council election, 2005 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 399
percentage = 33.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 367
percentage = 30.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 189
percentage = 15.7
change = Election box candidate
party = Militant Labour
candidate =
votes = 150
percentage = 12.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 101
percentage = 8.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 32
percentage = 2.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,206
percentage = 21
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,064
percentage = 72.0
change = +21.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 414
percentage = 28.0
change = +0.5Election box majority
votes = 650
percentage = 44.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,478
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 751
percentage = 52.3
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 525
percentage = 36.5
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 159
percentage = 11.1
change = -3.4Election box majority
votes = 226
percentage = 15.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,435
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Parler
votes = 1,217
percentage = 30.2
change = -12.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Radford
votes = 1,074
percentage = 26.6
change = -10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Popley
votes = 933
percentage = 23.1
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Julia Green
votes = 807
percentage = 20.0
change = +20.0Election box majority
votes = 143
percentage = 3.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 4,031
percentage = 37.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.leics.gov.uk Leicestershire Council]
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