Broxtowe Borough Council elections

Broxtowe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England is elected every four years. The Conservative party held overall control of the council from its foundation in 1973 until 1995 when the Labour party took control. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election reducing the number of seats by five. The election saw Labour lose overall control of the council.^[1] Since 2003 the council has been under no overall control with Labour and the Liberal Democrats sharing power.^[2]^[3]

The last Borough/Parish elections were in May 2015.^[4]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[5]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973–1995
Labour	1995–2003
No overall control	2003–2015
Conservative	2015-present

Council elections

Broxtowe District Council election, 1973
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)^[6]
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 1979
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 1983
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 1987 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[7]
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 1991
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 1995 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[8]
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 1999 – Labour 27, Liberal Democrats 11, Conservative 10, Independent 1^[9]
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[10] – Labour 15, Conservative 14, Liberal Democrats 13, Independent 2^[1]
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 2007 – Conservative 16, Liberal Democrats 15, Labour 10 (including the results of a delayed election),^[11] Independent 2, British National Party 1^[5]
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 2011
Broxtowe Borough Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[12]

Borough result maps

2011 results map

Wards

Since boundary changes in 2015, 44 councillors have been elected from 20 wards. Each ward returns one to three councillors to the Borough Council, depending on the ward's electorate/population.^[13] Below is a summary list of the 20 wards and the number of councillors they each elect in brackets.

Attenborough and Chilwell East (3) †
Awsworth Cossall and Trowell(2)
Beeston Central (2) †
Beeston North (2) † - includes a very small part of Wollaton
Beeston Rylands (2) †
Beeston West (2) †
Bramcote (3) † - includes a small part of Wollaton
Brinsley (1)
Chilwell West (3) †
Eastwood Hall (1)
Eastwood Hill Top (2)
Eastwood St Mary's (2)
Greasley (3)
Kimberley (3)
Nuthall East & Strelley (2)
(Watnall) & Nuthall West (2)
Stapleford North (2)
Stapleford South East (2)
Stapleford South West (2)
Toton & Chilwell Meadows (3) †

† These wards form the unparished area of the borough.

By-election results

By-elections take place when a vacancy occurs between the regular four-yearly elections.

1995–1999

Beeston Central By-Election 7 May 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		760	45.0	−10.5
	Conservative		632	37.4	+9.8
	Liberal Democrat		296	17.5	+8.6
Majority			128	7.6
Turnout			1,688
	Labour hold		Swing

1999–2003

Chilwell East By-Election 9 September 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		789	49.6	+5.9
	Labour		627	39.4	−5.7
	Liberal Democrat		95	6.0	−5.2
	Green		79	5.0	+5.0
Majority			162	10.2
Turnout			1,590
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Greasley By-Election 23 March 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		920	56.8	+5.6
	Labour		459	28.3	−20.5
	Independent		123	7.6	+7.6
	Liberal Democrat		118	7.3	+7.3
Majority			461	28.5
Turnout			1,620	19.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003–2007

Stapleford South West By-Election 11 August 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Bell	406	39.2	−1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Rakesh Sharma	353	34.0	−9.7
	Conservative	Simon Tonks	278	26.8	+11.5
Majority			53	5.2
Turnout			1,037	26.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

2007–2011

Beeston Central By-Election 7 June 2007 (2 seats delayed election)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynda Lally	728
	Labour	Pat Lally	677
	Conservative	Simon Tonks	498
	Conservative	Justin Hume	481
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Fox	160
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Wombwell	142
	Green	Mary Venning	75
	Green	Adrian Williams	59
	UKIP	Keith Marriott	56
	UKIP	Christopher Cobb	47
Turnout			2,923	47.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) By-Election 26 February 2009^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penelope Stevens	1,125	49.1	+0.5
	Labour	Edward Jacobs	600	26.2	+1.6
	BNP	Wayne Shelbourn	301	13.1	−2.5
	Liberal Democrat	Gwen Robb	232	10.1	−0.9
	UKIP	Keith Marriott	31	1.4	+1.4
Majority			525	22.9
Turnout			2,289	46.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beeston North By-Election 4 June 2009^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Barbara Carr	1,038	54.1	−3.7
	Conservative	Philip Hopkinson	437	22.8	+5.2
	Labour	Wayne Kirkham	272	14.2	−0.6
	Green	Gordon Stoner	173	9.0	+2.0
Majority			601	31.3
Turnout			1,920
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Brinsley By-Election 30 July 2009^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Booth	416	40.9	+40.9
	BNP	Jamina Brown	288	28.3	−15.7
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Hosker	224	22.0	+22.0
	Labour	Edward Jacobs	68	6.7	−22.9
	UKIP	Keith Marriott	21	2.1	+2.1
Majority			128	12.6
Turnout			1,017
	Conservative gain from BNP		Swing

Toton and Chilwell Meadows By-Election 24 September 2009^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marilyn Hegyi	1,081	56.6	+8.3
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Pembleton	474	24.8	−0.3
	Labour	Atul Joshi	296	15.5	+1.3
	BNP	David Brown	58	3.0	−4.1
Majority			607	31.8
Turnout			1,909
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eastwood South By-Election 25 February 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Longdon	985	53.1	+34.0
	Labour	Kenneth Woodhead	484	26.1	−12.1
	Conservative	Adrian Limb	387	20.9	−0.4
Majority			501	27.0
Turnout			1,856
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

2012

Toton and Chilwell Meadows By-Election 15 March 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Halimah Khaled	831	47.6	−1.1
	Labour	Jane Marshall	385	22.1	−7.4
	Liberal Democrat	Barbara Carr	300	17.2	+5.2
	UKIP	Keith Marriott	228	13.1	+3.4
Majority			446	25.6
Turnout			1,744	28.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1 2 "Local elections". BBC Online. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
↑ "Share pacts for councils.". Europe Intelligence Wire. 2003-05-10. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
↑ "Council, Cabinet & Committees". Broxtowe Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
↑ http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=547. Missing or empty |title= (help)
1 2 "Broxtowe". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
↑ The District of Broxtowe (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
↑ The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Areas) Order 1985
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
↑ "Locals". BBC Online. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Broxtowe (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
1 2 "Beeston Central Election Results 2007". Broxtowe Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Broxtowe (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
↑ Boundary Commission — Broxtowe
↑ "Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe) Election Results 2007/2009". Broxtowe Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
↑ "Beeston North Election Results 2007/2009". Broxtowe Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
↑ "Brinsley Election Results 2007/2009". Broxtowe Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
↑ "Toton and Chilwell Meadows Election Results 2007/2009". Broxtowe Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
↑ "Lib Dem swing in Eastwood". this is nottingham.co.uk. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2010-02-26.

By-election results

External links

Broxtowe Borough Council

Council elections in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Ashfield District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Bassetlaw District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Broxtowe Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Gedling Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Mansfield District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Newark and Sherwood District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Nottingham City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Rushcliffe Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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