Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council elections

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council is elected every four years.

Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1995

No overall control 1995 - 2003

Conservative 2003 - 2007

Liberal Democrat 2007 – 2015

Conservative 2015 - present

Council elections

• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1973
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1976
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1979
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)^[1]
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1984
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1986 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1987
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1991 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1995
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1999
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[4]
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 2007
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 2011
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

Groby By-Election 24/09/1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Collins	598	42.7	+5.0
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Desford and Peckleton By-Election 12/12/2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

2003-2007

Barwell By-Election 12/08/2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Groby By-Election 06/10/2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Batty	785	43.4	-18.5
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

References

1. The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
2. The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

External links

• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council