Local government elections in Leicestershire, England
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council elections are held every four years. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Hinckley and Bosworth in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 34 councillors are elected from 16 wards.[1]
Council elections
Election results
| Overall control | | Conservative | | Labour | | Lib Dem |
2023 | Lib Dem | 10 | 2 | 22 |
2019 | Lib Dem | 11 | 2 | 21 |
2015 | Conservative | 21 | 1 | 12 |
2011 | Lib Dem | 15 | 1 | 18 |
2007 | Lib Dem | 13 | 2 | 19 |
2003 | Conservative | 20 | 6 | 8 |
Results maps
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
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 | | |
Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead By-Election 13 November 2008[6][7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 637 | 35.2 | −0.1 |
| Labour | | 521 | 28.8 | −11.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 390 | 21.5 | +12.8 |
| BNP | | 263 | 14.5 | −1.0 |
Majority | 116 | 6.4 | |
Turnout | 1,811 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2015-2019
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton By-Election 5 October 2017[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Macdonald | 822 | 39.0 | −4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Mayne | 785 | 37.3 | +8.3 |
| Labour | Christina Emmett | 321 | 15.2 | +2.0 |
| UKIP | Neale Smith | 120 | 5.7 | −8.5 |
| Independent | Danny Findlay | 57 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
Majority | 37 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 2,105 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/2888, retrieved 18 August 2022
- ^ The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Former borough councillor is jailed for the murder of his partner". Hinckley Times. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burbage Sketchley and Stretton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
External links
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council