Rushcliffe Borough Council elections

Rushcliffe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England is elected every four years.

Political control

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

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1995
No overall control	1995 - 1999
Conservative	1999 - present

Council elections

• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 1973
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 1979
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 1983
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 1987 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 1991 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 1995
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 1999
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by four)^[1][5]
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 2007
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 2011
• Rushcliffe Borough Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[6]

By-election results

1995-1999

Ash Lea By-Election 3 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		498	79.3	-3.6
	Conservative		96	15.3	-1.8
	Liberal Democrat		34	5.4	+5.4
Majority			402	64.0
Turnout			628	14.8
	Labour hold		Swing

1999-2003

Malkin By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		608	61.4	+3.3
	Labour		307	31.0	-10.9
	Liberal Democrat		76	7.7	+7.7
Majority			301	30.4
Turnout			991	38.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bingham By-Election 31 August 2000[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Sue Hull	638	47.6
	Conservative	Jacqueline Marshall	519	38.7
	Labour	Jennifer Mitchell	184	13.7
Majority			119	11.1
Turnout			1,341	21.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

2003-2007

Wiverton By-Election 9 September 2004[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Moore	466	49.2	+9.1
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Hull	375	39.6	+39.6
	Labour	William Stephens	107	11.3	+0.7
Majority			91	9.6
Turnout			948	31.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cranmer By-Election 5 May 2005[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqueline Marshall	614	58.1	-22.1
	Labour	Allen Ashmore	240	22.7	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Sheila Gauld	202	19.1	+19.1
Majority			374	35.4
Turnout			1,056	71.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Nevile By-Election 22 October 2009[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tina Combellack	381	50.9	-19.3
	Liberal Democrat	David Allen	368	49.1	+19.3
Majority			13	1.8
Turnout			749	47.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Rushcliffe". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
2. The Borough of Rushcliffe (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
3. The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
4. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rushcliffe (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Rushcliffe (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
7. "Mum of two Sue wins by-election: Community champion is clear choice". Nottingham Evening Post. 2000-09-06. p. 4.
8. "Voices need direction". Nottingham Evening Post. 2004-10-18.
9. "Election Results". Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
10. "Tory councillor elected in Nevile". this is keyworth.co.uk. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-10-24.

• By-election results

External links

• Rushcliffe Borough Council