Blaby District Council elections

Blaby District Council elections are held every four years. Blaby District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 36 councillors representing 17 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.^[1]

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)^[2]
1987 Blaby District Council election
1991 Blaby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
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)^[4]^[5]
2007 Blaby District Council election
2011 Blaby District Council election
2015 Blaby District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)^[6]
2019 Blaby District Council election
2023 Blaby District Council election (New boundaries)

Election results

	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Lib Dem		Independent		Green
2023	Conservative	19		6		9		–		2
2019	Conservative	25		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.

Results maps

2023 results map

By-election results

1995–1999

Enderby By-Election 17 October 1996
Party		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		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		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		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		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^[7]
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

2007-2011

Saxondale By-Election 7 October 2010^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Merrill	701	52.0	−17.1
	Conservative	Nadina Kalsi	311	23.1	−7.8
	Labour	Alan Methven	243	18.0	+18.0
	BNP	Gary Reynolds	94	7.0	+7.0
Majority			390	28.9
Turnout			1,349
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Blaby South By-Election 25 November 2010^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Antony Moseley	381	44.0	−21.0
	Conservative	Marian Broomhead	264	30.5	−4.5
	Labour	Inga Windley	153	17.7	+17.7
	BNP	Peter Jarvis	68	7.9	+7.9
Majority			117	13.5
Turnout			866
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ravenhurst and Fosse By-Election 28 June 2012^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sam Maxwell	1,083	68.4	+7.8
	Conservative	Michael Potter	501	31.6	−7.8
Majority			582	36.7
Turnout			1,584
	Labour hold		Swing

Pastures By-Election 27 September 2012^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Potter	442	61.1	−8.4
	Labour	Ann Malthouse	281	38.9	+8.4
Majority			161	22.3
Turnout			723
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Stanton and Flamville By-Election 6 May 2021^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Shirley	1,651	62.0	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Cousin	552	20.7	+20.7
	Labour	Courtney Stephenson	265	9.9	−21.1
	Green	Nick Cox	197	7.4	+7.4
Majority			1,099	41.2
Turnout			2,665
	Conservative hold		Swing

2023-2027

Glen Parva By-Election 21 December 2023^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Ande Savage	438	60.5
	Conservative	Shane Blackwell	141	19.5
	Labour	Laura Badland	102	14.1
	Green	Mike Jelfs	43	5.9
Majority			297	41.0
Turnout			724
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ "The Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1366, retrieved 27 October 2023
^ The District of Blaby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Leicestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Blaby District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Saxondale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Blaby South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ravenhurst and Fosse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Pastures Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stanton and Flamville Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Glen Parva Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Blaby District Council

[1] "The Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1366, retrieved 27 October 2023

[2] The District of Blaby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980

[3] slation.gov.uk – The Leicestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[all-4] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.

[5] slation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[whetstone-7] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Blaby District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.

[8] "Local Elections Archive Project — Saxondale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Blaby South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ravenhurst and Fosse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Pastures Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Stanton and Flamville Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Glen Parva Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

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