2021 Leicestershire County Council election

The 2021 Leicestershire County Council election took place alongside the other local elections. All councilors were elected from electoral divisions by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.[1]

2021 Leicestershire County Council election
6 May 2021
All 55 seats to Leicestershire County Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before 36 13 6
Seats won 42 9 4
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 4 Decrease 2
Map showing the results of the 2021 Leicestershire County Council elections.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Results

Overview
Leicestershire County Council election result 2021[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 6 0 6 76.36 51.79 97,318 +1
  Liberal Democrats 9 0 4 -4 16.36 18.88 35,481 -2.3
  Labour 4 0 2 -2 7.27 20.34 38,220 -0.3
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 8.33 15,651 +6.32
  Reform UK 0 0 0 0 0 0.42 793 N/A
  Freedom Alliance 0 0 0 0 0 0.10 187 N/A
  For Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0.09 164 N/A
  SDP 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 47 N/A
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 0.02 41 N/A

Results by Division

Blaby
Blaby and Glen Parva
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Welsh 1,484 48.7 -7.8
Conservative Ryan Scott 1,020 33.5 +3.9
Labour Suresh Chauhan 304 10.0 +0.2
Green Rob Clarke 235 7.7 N/A
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Braunstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amanda Hack 1,271 44.7 -2.0
Conservative Nigel Grundy 1,142 40.1 -4.6
Independent David Di Palma 181 6.4 N/A
Green Mary Kapadia 174 6.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Merrill 73 2.6 N/A
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Cosby and Countesthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Les Phillimore 1,962 58.4 -5.4
Green Will Read 434 12.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Hartshorn 506 15.0 7.3
Labour Zachary Atkins 455 13.5 -8.1
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Enderby and Lubbesthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Richardson 1,206 55.3 -0.6
Labour Lisa Pendery-Hunt 639 29.3 1.7
Green Steven Travis 214 9.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bev Welsh 121 5.6 -3.2
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Glenfields, Kirby Muxloe and Leicester Forests
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Breckon 2,839 64.0 +1.6
Conservative Nick Chapman 2,827 63.7 +11.6
Labour Malcolm Fox 1,153 26.0 +10.2
Green Tony Deakin 734 16.5 +6.4
Green Bettina Atkinson 596 13.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Helen Gambardella 495 11.2 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Mat Mortel 285 6.4 -3.0
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Narborough and Whetstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Richardson 1,755 61.2 -4.7
Labour Steve Cooper 602 21.0 -5.2
Green Mike Jelfs 348 12.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Antony Moseley 161 5.6 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Stoney Stanton and Croft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maggie Wright 2,494 63.1 -10.1
Liberal Democrats Luke Cousin 611 15.4 +6.0
Labour Steve Crane 493 12.4 -4.9
Green Nick Cox 351 8.88 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Charnwood

(14 seats, 14 Electoral Divisions)

Borough of Charnwood Summary Result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 11 0 0 ±0 78.6 51.8 22,241 +0.6
  Labour 3 0 0 ±0 21.4 29.3 12,577 +0.38
  Green 0 0 0 ±0 0 11.6 4,961 +8.21
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 ±0 0 6.4 2,761 -2.81
  Reform UK 0 0 0 ±0 0 0.8 333 N/A
  TUSC 0 0 0 ±0 0 0.1 41 N/A
  For Britain 0 0 0 ±0 0 0.1 37 N/A
Birstall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Grimley 1,703 49.2 +4.6
Labour Julie Palmer 1,224 35.3 +14.5
Liberal Democrats Rob Hewson 531 15.3 -14.8
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Bradgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Deborah Taylor 2,486 66.5 -1.6
Labour Dave Berry 631 16.8 +2.6
Green Philip Mills 401 10.7 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Kate Tipton 220 5.9 -2.4
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Loughborough East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jewel Miah 1,477 58.3 -3.4
Conservative Judy Shields 628 24.8 +1.4
Green David Kellock 246 9.7 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Emmanuel Fantaisie 93 3.7 -0.9
Reform UK Chris Cooper 86 3.4 N/A
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Loughborough North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Betty Newton 1,138 44.1 -5.2
Conservative Julie Mather 1,122 43.5 +8.6
Green Wesley Walton 214 8.3 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Thornborow 103 4.0 +0.3
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Loughborough North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Max Hunt 1,187 50.9 +2.2
Conservative Pauline Ranson 846 36.3 +10.6
Green Nigel Feetham 151 6.5 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Jim Adcock 103 4.4 +1.5
TUSC Damian Cosgrove 41 1.8 N/A
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Loughborough South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ted Parton 1,318 48.1 +0.1
Labour Gill Bolton 1,083 39.5 -0.5
Green Naomi Bottomley 234 8.5 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Alex Guerrero 105 3.8 0.0
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Loughborough South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Morgan 1,850 45.4 -7.4
Labour Rowan Myall 987 24.2 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Aidan Reed 757 18.6 +7.0
Green Paul Goodman 369 9.1 +2.7
Reform UK Jim Foxall 104 2.6 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Quorn and Barrow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Fryer 1,952 54.7 +0.7
Labour Josh Clayton 1,000 28.0 +6.0
Green Mia Woolley 373 10.4 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Thornborow 158 4.4 -7.1
Reform UK Andy McWilliam 82 2.3 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Rothley and Mountsorrel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leon Hadji-Nikolaou 1,804 56.0 -7.6
Labour Liz Blackshaw 1,072 33.2 +16.7
Green Michelle Nelson 203 6.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alistair Duffy 141 4.4 -6.7
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Shepshed
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Radford 2,051 60.0 +9.0
Labour Jane Lennie 946 27.7 -2.7
Green John Hounsome 239 7.0 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Katy Brookes-Duncan 177 5.2 -0.7
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Sileby and the Wolds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Shepherd 1,722 57.2 -2.2
Labour Andrew Seggie 618 20.5 -0.1
Green Billy Richards 382 12.7 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Sharpe 187 6.2 -3.1
For Britain George Addinall 37 1.2 N/A
Reform UK Pete Morris 61 2.0 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Syston Fosse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Poland 1,820 59.5 -8.1
Green Laurie Needham 980 32.0 +26.8
Labour Samanta Zubrute 256 8.4 -6.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Syston Ridgeway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Barkley 1,291 47.4 -10.2
Green Louisa Wait 1169 42.9 +34.5
Labour Lyndsey Derbyshire 259 9.5 -11.3
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Thurmaston Ridgemere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Seaton 1,648 65.0 +11.0
Labour Abe Khayer 699 27.5 -5.9
Liberal Democrats Nitesh Dave 186 7.3 +1.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Harborough
Broughton Astley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Bannister 1,589 52.8 -17.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Graves 969 32.2 +17.5
Labour Christina Emmett 239 7.9 -7.3
Green Mark Green 210 7.0 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Bruntingthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Blake Pain 2,478 59.8 -8.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Walkley 747 18.0 +1.3
Labour David Gair 545 13.1 -2.1
Green Mary Smith 371 9.0 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Gartree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Feltham 2,357 62.1 -5.4
Liberal Democrats Trish Formoy 537 14.1 +2.8
Labour Aime Armstrong 510 13.4 +1.8
Green Gillian Buswell 388 10.2 +5.0
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Launde
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Galton 1,986 45.1 -10.9
Conservative Michael Rickman 1,796 40.8 +7.0
Labour Matt Smith 392 8.9 +3.8
Green Melanie Walkley 222 5.1 +3.1
Majority 190 4.3% -17.9%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -8.95%
Lutterworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosita Page 2,170 55.7 -7.0
Labour Paul Beadle 941 24.1 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Sarfas 489 12.5 -8.3
Green Carl Tiivas 294 7.6 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Market Harborough East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Champion 1,887 42.1 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hill 1,712 38.2 -8.2
Labour Maria Panter 506 11.3 +2.2
Green Mary Morgan 371 8.3 +4.3
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Market Harborough West and Foxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil King 1,762 45.5 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Peter James 938 24.2 -12.0
Green Darren Woodiwiss 606 15.6 +8.5
Labour Anne Pridmore 560 14.4 +3.0
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Hinckley and Bosworth
Burbage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Wright 1,963 48.3 -5.8
Liberal Democrats Barry Walker 1.693 41.7 +9.6
Labour Robert Martin 372 9.2 +0.1
SDP Roger Hill 29 0.7 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
De Montfort
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Mullaney 1,957 55.7 +2.9
Conservative Jan Kirby 1,303 37.1 -2.1
Labour Heather White 252 7.2 -0.7
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Earl Shilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Allen 1,762 61.7 +2.3
Labour Rick Middleton 553 19.3 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Sandra Francks 290 10.1 +0.5
Green Lewis Orton 153 5.4 N/A
Reform UK Peter Cheshire 94 3.3 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Groby and Ratby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ozzy O'Shea 2,396 75.4 -0.8
Labour Rebecca Pawley 357 11.2 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Ted Hollick 280 8.8 +3.1
Green Mark Wren 144 4.5 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Hollycroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Bill 1,592 57.1 +3.2
Conservative Russ Roberts 906 32.5 +2.8
Labour Andre Wheeler 288 10.3 +0.3
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Mallory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ross Hills 1,536 46.4 +12.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Sheppard-Bools 1,468 44.4 -0.9
Labour Jim Buck 302 9.1 -3.6
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Market Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bertie Harrison-Rushton 2,541 66.8 -4.3
Liberal Democrats Muriel Crooks 521 13.7 +2.6
Labour Kevin Ennis 399 10.5 -2.0
Green Alec Duthie 344 9.0 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Markfield, Desford and Thornton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bedford 2,091 54.0 +6.4
Labour Andy Furlong 951 24.5 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Robin Webber-Jones 608 15.7 +7.3
Green Matthew Thorogood 175 4.5 N/A
Reform UK Bill Piper 43 1.1 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
St Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bray 1,384 51.3 +6.6
Conservative Tom Lee 930 34.5 +1.2
Labour Rosie Lythgoe-Cheetham 362 13.4 +1.0
SDP Paul Forrest 18 0.7 N/A
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Melton
Belvoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Lovegrove 2,530 67.7 +1.7
Labour Helen Cliff 535 14.3 +4.0
Green Colette Stein 412 11.0 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Sue Taylor 259 6.9 -1.0
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Melton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pam Posnett 1,826 54.0 -10.2
Labour Tim Litt 800 23.6 +9.6
Independent Simon Lumley 332 9.8 N/A
Green Martyn Gower 246 7.3 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Carol Weaver 103 3.0 -2.3
Reform UK Marcus Wilson 72 2.1
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Melton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Frisby 1,425 53.3 -7.3
Labour Pip Allnatt 620 23.2 -6.6
Green Alastair McQuillan 397 14.8 N/A
Independent Marilyn Gordon 229 8.6 -1.0
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Melton Wolds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joe Orson 2,416 64.3 -5.3
Labour Carol Hopkinson 460 12.2 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Hamish McAuley 447 11.9 +3.9
Independent Steven Carter 430 11.4 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

North West Leicestershire
Ashby de la Zouch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Coxon 1,964 49.5 -4.3
Labour Debra Jackson 1,190 30.0 -0.8
Green Carl Benfield 508 12.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sheila Wyatt 168 4.2 -4.0
Freedom Alliance Claire O'Callaghan 89 2.2 N/A
Reform UK Adam Tilbury 46 1.2 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Castle Donington and Kegworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Pendleton 1,537 46.6 -10.8
Labour Michael Hay 849 25.7 +0.2
Independent Tony Saffell 565 17.1 N/A
Green Lucy Pratt 232 7.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Moira Lynch 111 3.4 -4.8
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Coalville North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig Smith 1,357 42.8 +13.9
Labour Terri Eynon 1,069 33.7 -7.4
Liberal Democrats Marie French 480 15.1 -2.1
Green David Robinson 132 4.2 N/A
For Britain Graham Partner 127 4.0 +1.7
Majority
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Coalville South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Merrie 1,584 43.2 +15.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Wyatt 1,144 31.2 -7.2
Labour Charlotte le Grys 688 18.7 -7.1
Green Mark Burns 202 5.5 N/A
Freedom Alliance Sadie Cubitt 47 1.3 N/A
Majority
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Forest and Measham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Ashman 1,620 52.8 +9.8
Labour Sean Sheahan 1,114 36.3 -8.2
Green James Harrison 200 6.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Yorick Lynch 69 2.3 -1.5
Reform UK Mick Gee 62 2.0 N/A
Majority
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Ibstock and Appbleby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan Harrison 1,925 56.4 +3.9
Labour Carissma Griffiths 1,010 29.6 0.0
Liberal Democrats David Wyatt 273 8.0 +0.7
Green Ian Wilson 202 5.9 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Rushton 1,964 49.5 -13.7
Labour Gregory Parle 1,190 30.0 +12.4
Green Ben Woolley 508 12.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Tyler 168 4.2 -6.9
Freedom Alliance Claire Louise O'Callaghan 89 2.2 N/A
Reform UK Gareth Bott 46 1.2 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Whitwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Gillard 2,250 62.2 +8.1
Labour Dave Everitt 950 26.2 -4.2
Green Liz Fletcher 181 5.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jake Windram 147 4.1 -2.9
Freedom Alliance Sophie Cruse 51 1.4 N/A
Reform UK David Gunn 36 1.0 N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Oadby and Wigston
East Wigston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Charlesworth 1,390 44.8 -15.4
Conservative Liz Darling 1,292 41.6 +12.8
Labour Rob Brannen 279 9.0 -1.9
Green Christopher Cooper-Hayes 141 4.5 N/A
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
North Wigston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Broadley 1,264 44.4 -7.2
Conservative Mukesh Davé 852 29.9 -1.2
Labour Richard Keenan 548 19.2 +2.0
Green Richard Ansell 182 6.4 N/A
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Oadby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dean Gamble 2,338 39.6 -5.2
Conservative Kamal Ghattoraya 2,274 38.6 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Kaufman 2,249 38.1 -4.8
Conservative Priti Joshi 2,242 38.0 +8.6
Labour Hajira Piranie 1,004 17.0 -3.3
Labour Helen Morrison 998 16.9 -0.9
Green Bethan Painter 439 7.4 N/A
Green Sakile Simpson 290 4.9 N/A
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
South and West Wigston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Boulter 1,065 50.3 -10.4
Conservative Oliver Bryan 628 29.6 +4.4
Labour Steve Maggs 318 15.0 +1.0
Green Mandy Sanders 105 4.96 N/A
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. "Leicestershire County Council | Serving the people of Leicestershire". www.leicestershire.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. "Election 2021". Leicestershire County Council. 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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