Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council elections

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council is elected every four years.

Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1995

No overall control 1995 - 2003

Conservative 2003 - 2007

Liberal Democrat 2007 – 2015

Conservative 2015 - 2019

Liberal Democrat 2019–Present

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999
Groby By-Election 24/09/1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Collins 598 42.7 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Pringle 462 33.0 +12.8
Labour Stephen Hunnybun 339 24.2 -17.9
Majority 136 9.7
Turnout 1,399 24.0
Conservative hold Swing

1999-2003
Clarendon By-Election 23/03/2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bray 853 59.2 +2.8
Conservative Arthur Noon 353 24.5 -0.3
Labour Jane Wilkins 142 9.9 -8.8
Independent P J Hagan 57 4.0 +4.0
Independent Mike Hall 35 2.4 +2.4
Majority 500 34.7
Turnout 1,440 19.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Desford and Peckleton By-Election 12/12/2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dianne Finney 655 50.1 -0.6
Conservative Ruth Camamile 540 41.3 -8.0
Labour T Murray 113 8.6 +8.6
Majority 115 8.8
Turnout 1,308 33.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2003-2007
Barwell By-Election 12/08/2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Franks 739 45.7 +45.7
Conservative Allan Keddy 448 27.7 -25.1
Labour Andre Wheeler 244 15.1 -32.1
BNP Mike Shore 187 11.6 +11.6
Majority 291 18.0
Turnout 1,618 27.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Groby By-Election 06/10/2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Batty 785 43.4 -18.5
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Charles Long 545 30.1 +30.1
BNP Robert Crane 247 13.7 +13.7
Independent John Hagen 232 12.8 -6.2
Majority 240 13.3
Turnout 1,809 33.6
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011
Hinckley Castle By-Election 24 April 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bronwen Witherford 802 57.0 -10.0
BNP Mike Shore 264 18.8 +18.8
Conservative Ian Coe 226 16.1 -8.7
Labour Clark Mitchell 116 8.2 +0.0
Majority 538 38.2
Turnout 1,408 29.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  2. The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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