Blaby District Council elections

Blaby District Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 39 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.[1]

Political control
Blaby District Council wards by party control 2020.

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Independent1973–1976
Conservative1976–1995
No overall control1995–1999
Conservative1999–present

Council elections
  • 1973 Blaby District Council election
  • 1976 Blaby District Council election
  • 1979 Blaby District Council election
  • 1983 Blaby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
  • 1987 Blaby District Council election
  • 1991 Blaby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
  • 1995 Blaby District Council election
  • 1999 Blaby District Council election
  • 2003 Blaby District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[5][6]
  • 2007 Blaby District Council election
  • 2011 Blaby District Council election
  • 2015 Blaby District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[7]
  • 2019 Blaby District Council election

Election results
Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dem Independent Green
2019 Conservative 24 6 6 1 1
2015 Conservative 29 6 4 – –
2011 Conservative 28 6 5 – –
2007 Conservative 27 4 7 1 –
2003 Conservative 25 4 9 1 –
1999 Conservative 25 6 8 – –

A dash indicates that the results for a particular election are not available, or that a party did not stand in an election.

By-election results

1995–1999
Enderby By-Election 17 October 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 335 34.1
Liberal Democrats 212 21.6
Conservative 177 18.0
Independent 158 16.1
Independent 101 10.2
Majority 123 12.5
Turnout 983 31.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing

1999–2003
Flamville By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 578 64.5 +7.3
Liberal Democrats 314 35.2 +35.2
Majority 264 29.3
Turnout 892 29.7
Conservative hold Swing
Millfield By-Election 10 August 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 225 37.6 -14.9
Conservative 187 31.3 -6.1
Liberal Democrats 186 31.1 +21.0
Majority 38 6.3
Turnout 598 38.1
Labour hold Swing
Enderby By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 852 43.3 -2.3
Labour 700 35.6 -1.0
Liberal Democrats 416 21.1 +3.3
Majority 152 7.7
Turnout 1,968
Conservative hold Swing
Leicester Forest East By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,575 52.5 -12.2
Labour 1,423 47.5 +12.2
Majority 152 5.0
Turnout 2,998
Conservative hold Swing

2003–2007
North Whetstone By-Election 6 April 2006[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karl Coles 298 45.2 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Jeannine Songhurst 265 40.2 +28.9
Labour Michael Bounds 96 14.6 -0.9
Majority 33 5.0
Turnout 659 17.9
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Elections – general information". Blaby District Council. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  2. "Blaby". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. The District of Blaby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  4. legislation.gov.uk – The Leicestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  5. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  6. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Blaby District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
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