Erewash Borough Council elections

Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 51 councillors are elected from 22 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1991
Labour	1991 - 2003
Conservative	2003 - present

Council elections

• Erewash District Council election, 1973
• Erewash Borough Council election, 1976
• Erewash Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• Erewash Borough Council election, 1983
• Erewash Borough Council election, 1987 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
• Erewash Borough Council election, 1991
• Erewash Borough Council election, 1995 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
• Erewash Borough Council election, 1999
• Erewash Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)^[6][7]
• Erewash Borough Council election, 2007
• Erewash Borough Council election, 2011
• Erewash Borough Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[8]

By-election results

1995-1999

Ilkeston North By-Election 2 October 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		331	71.6	-11.2
	Conservative		97	21.0	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat		34	7.4	+7.4
Majority			234	50.6
Turnout			462
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandiacre South By-Election 21 May 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		704	60.6	+23.4
	Conservative		308	26.5	-2.4
	Labour		150	12.9	-21.1
Majority			396	34.1
Turnout			1,162
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Sawley By-Election 18 June 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		733	48.4	+29.1
	Conservative		402	26.5	+14.4
	Labour		380	25.1	+6.6
Majority			331	21.9
Turnout			1,515	28.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

1999-2003

Sandiacre South By-Election 10 August 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		432	43.2	+8.8
	Liberal Democrat		416	41.6	-3.6
	Labour		151	15.1	-5.3
Majority			16	1.6
Turnout			999	30.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

West Hallam By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		433	46.6	-6.0
	Liberal Democrat		375	40.3	+27.4
	Labour		122	13.1	-21.5
Majority			58	6.3
Turnout			930	24.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Abbotsford By-Election 28 February 2002[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		294	42.1	-20.6
	Independent		205	29.4	+29.4
	Conservative		199	28.5	-8.8
Majority			89	12.7
Turnout			698	17.9
	Labour hold		Swing

2003-2007

Little Eaton Breadsall and Morley By-Election 29 April 2004[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		627	63.0	+17.1
	Liberal Democrat		368	37.0	+0.9
Majority			259	26.0
Turnout			995	35.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kirk Hallam By-Election 28 October 2004[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louis Booth	523	52.1	+23.4
	Liberal Democrat		232	23.1	-1.5
	Conservative		120	11.9	-1.4
	UKIP		129	12.8	+12.8
Majority			291	29.0
Turnout			1,004	21.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Sawley By-Election 13 January 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		423	38.1	+29.4
	Labour		348	31.4	+21.4
	Liberal Democrat		338	30.5	+0.0
Majority			75	6.7
Turnout			1,109	21.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Kirk Hallam By-Election 27 October 2005[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		707	77.0	+24.9
	Conservative		132	14.4	+2.5
	Liberal Democrat		79	8.6	-14.5
Majority			575	62.6
Turnout			918	19.3
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2007-2011

Derby Road West By-Election 23 April 2009[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keri Andrews	696	39.0	+6.7
	Conservative	Elaine Wright	584	32.7	-12.7
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Neil	301	16.9	-5.4
	BNP	Mark Bailey	205	11.5	+11.5
Majority			112	6.3
Turnout			1,786
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Abbotsford By-Election 16 July 2009[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathryn Major	471	53.4	+2.1
	Labour	James Dawson	306	34.7	-14.0
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Aanonson	105	11.9	+11.9
Majority			165	18.7
Turnout			882	23.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Hallam and Dale Abbey By-Election 21 January 2010[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Broughton	692	51.4	-22.6
	Liberal Democrat	Gary Hamson	506	37.6	+37.6
	Labour	James Dawson	149	11.1	-15.0
Majority			186	13.8
Turnout			1,347	33.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Elections". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
2. "Erewash". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
3. The Borough of Erewash (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
4. The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Areas) Order 1985
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
6. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Erewash (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The Erewash (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
9. "Labour gains ahead of May local polls". guardian.co.uk. 2002-03-01. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
10. "Lib Dems bounce back in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-04-30. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
11. "Labour edges ahead in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-29. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
12. "Labour romp it at Kirk Hallam". Ilkeston Advertiser. 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
13. "'Surprise' Labour win in council by-election". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
14. "Big two parties claim win apiece as voters have say". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
15. "Tory victory in by-election". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-01-22.

• By-election results

External links

• Erewash Council