Harborough District Council elections

Harborough District Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 37 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973–1987
No overall control	1987–2007
Conservative	2007–present

Council elections

Harborough District Council election, 1973
Harborough District Council election, 1976
Harborough District Council election, 1979
Harborough District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
Harborough District Council election, 1987
Harborough District Council election, 1991
Harborough District Council election, 1995
Harborough District Council election, 1999
Harborough District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[3]^[4]
Harborough District Council election, 2007
Harborough District Council election, 2011
Harborough District Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

Glen By-Election 19 June 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		544	52.7	-4.4
	Liberal Democrat		339	32.8	+32.8
	Labour		149	14.4	-28.6
Majority			205	19.9
Turnout			1,032	33.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kibworth By-Election 16 April 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		733	50.2	+43.9
	Conservative		500	34.3	+11.7
	Independent		119	8.2	-49.7
	Independent		66	4.5	+4.5
Majority			233	15.9
Turnout			1,418	34.7
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

1999-2003

Market Harborough North By-Election 13 July 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		690	55.1	-3.7
	Conservative		562	44.9	+13.0
Majority			128	10.2
Turnout			1,252	31.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Broughton By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		2,255	61.3	+3.1
	Labour		1,426	37.7	-3.1
Majority			829	23.6
Turnout			3,681
	Conservative hold		Swing

Glen By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		549	48.3	-10.4
	Liberal Democrat		367	32.3	+32.3
	Labour		221	19.4	-21.9
Majority			182	16.0
Turnout			1,137
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gilmorton By-Election 2 May 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		397	46.7	+4.5
	Liberal Democrat		374	43.9	-3.2
	Labour		80	9.4	-1.3
Majority			23	2.8
Turnout			851	55.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

2003-2007

Market Harborough Logan By-Election 19 August 2004^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Carol LoGalbo	615	51.9	-7.8
	Conservative	Robert Brewer	570	48.1	+7.8
Majority			45	3.8
Turnout			1,185	33.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Misterton By-Election 16 March 2006^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Everett	425	57.6	-16.9
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Walkley	266	36.0	+36.0
	Labour	Elaine Carter	47	6.4	-19.1
Majority			159	21.6
Turnout			738	37.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Broughton Astley - Broughton By-Election 4 September 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Golden	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Market Harborough Welland By-Election 10 September 2009^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Davies	600	54.8	+7.1
	Conservative	Barry Champion	373	34.1	+5.3
	BNP	Geoffrey Dickens	122	11.1	+11.1
Majority			227	20.7
Turnout			1,095	22.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Great Bowden and Arden By-Election 28 January 2010^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Phil Knowles	966	61.8	+12.1
	Conservative	Barry Champion	598	38.2	-12.1
Majority			368	23.6
Turnout			1,564	24.9
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

References

↑ "Harborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
↑ "Harborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ "Lib Dems claim by-election win". Leicester Mercury. 2004-08-20. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "By-election sees party retain seat". Leicester Mercury. 2006-03-18. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Welland Ward By-Election Result". Harborough District Council. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
↑ "BREAKING NEWS: Lib Dems win by-election". Harborough Mail. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-01-29.

By-election results

External links

Harborough District Council

Council elections in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 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

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

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

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

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Leicester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

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

North West Leicestershire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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