Blaby District Council elections

Blaby District Council elections are held every four years. Blaby District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 39 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.[1]

Political control
Blaby District Council wards by party control 2020.

A Blaby Rural District Council had existed from 1894 to 1974.[2] The district was reformed to become a non-metropolitan district under the Local Government Act 1972, changing its powers and responsibilities, although keeping the same boundaries.[3] The first election to the reformed council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[4][5]

Party in controlYears
Independent1973–1976
Conservative1976–1995
No overall control1995–1999
Conservative1999–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2004 have been:[6]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Ernie White[7] Conservative200410 May 2015
Terry Richardson Conservative27 May 2015

Council elections
  • 1973 Blaby District Council election
  • 1976 Blaby District Council election
  • 1979 Blaby District Council election
  • 1983 Blaby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[8]
  • 1987 Blaby District Council election
  • 1991 Blaby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[9]
  • 1995 Blaby District Council election
  • 1999 Blaby District Council election
  • 2003 Blaby District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[10][11]
  • 2007 Blaby District Council election
  • 2011 Blaby District Council election
  • 2015 Blaby District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[12]
  • 2019 Blaby District Council election
  • 2023 Blaby District Council election (New boundaries)

Election results
Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dem Independent Green
2023 Conservative 19 6 9 – 2
2019 Conservative 25 6 6 1 1
2015 Conservative 29 6 4 – –
2011 Conservative 28 6 5 – –
2007 Conservative 27 4 7 1 –
2003 Conservative 25 4 9 1 –
1999 Conservative 25 6 8 – –

A dash indicates that the results for a particular election are not available, or that a party did not stand in an election.

By-election results

1995–1999
Enderby By-Election 17 October 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 335 34.1
Liberal Democrats 212 21.6
Conservative 177 18.0
Independent 158 16.1
Independent 101 10.2
Majority 123 12.5
Turnout 983 31.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing

1999–2003
Flamville By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 578 64.5 +7.3
Liberal Democrats 314 35.2 +35.2
Majority 264 29.3
Turnout 892 29.7
Conservative hold Swing
Millfield By-Election 10 August 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 225 37.6 -14.9
Conservative 187 31.3 -6.1
Liberal Democrats 186 31.1 +21.0
Majority 38 6.3
Turnout 598 38.1
Labour hold Swing
Enderby By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 852 43.3 -2.3
Labour 700 35.6 -1.0
Liberal Democrats 416 21.1 +3.3
Majority 152 7.7
Turnout 1,968
Conservative hold Swing
Leicester Forest East By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,575 52.5 -12.2
Labour 1,423 47.5 +12.2
Majority 152 5.0
Turnout 2,998
Conservative hold Swing

2003–2007
North Whetstone By-Election 6 April 2006[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karl Coles 298 45.2 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Jeannine Songhurst 265 40.2 +28.9
Labour Michael Bounds 96 14.6 -0.9
Majority 33 5.0
Turnout 659 17.9
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011
Saxondale By-Election 7 October 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Merrill 701 52.0 -17.1
Conservative Nadina Kalsi 311 23.1 -7.8
Labour Alan Methven 243 18.0 +18.0
BNP Gary Reynolds 94 7.0 +7.0
Majority 390 28.9
Turnout 1,349
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Blaby South By-Election 25 November 2010[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Antony Moseley 381 44.0 -21.0
Conservative Marian Broomhead 264 30.5 -4.5
Labour Inga Windley 153 17.7 +17.7
BNP Peter Jarvis 68 7.9 +7.9
Majority 117 13.5
Turnout 866
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ravenhurst and Fosse By-Election 28 June 2012[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sam Maxwell 1,083 68.4 +7.8
Conservative Michael Potter 501 31.6 -7.8
Majority 582 36.7
Turnout 1,584
Labour hold Swing
Pastures By-Election 27 September 2012[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Potter 442 61.1 -8.4
Labour Ann Malthouse 281 38.9 +8.4
Majority 161 22.3
Turnout 723
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023
Stanton and Flamville By-Election 6 May 2021[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Shirley 1,651 62.0 -7.0
Liberal Democrats Luke Cousin 552 20.7 +20.7
Labour Courtney Stephenson 265 9.9 -21.1
Green Nick Cox 197 7.4 +7.4
Majority 1,099 41.2
Turnout 2,665
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/2882, retrieved 18 August 2022
  2. "Blaby Rural District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 18 August 2022
  4. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. "Blaby". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  6. "Council minutes". Blaby District Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. Martin, Dan (3 January 2018). "Longest-serving Leicestershire councillor Ernie White dies after 'brave fight' against illness". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. The District of Blaby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  9. legislation.gov.uk – The Leicestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  10. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  11. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  12. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  13. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Blaby District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  14. "Local Elections Archive Project — Saxondale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  15. "Local Elections Archive Project — Blaby South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  16. "Local Elections Archive Project — Ravenhurst and Fosse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  17. "Local Elections Archive Project — Pastures Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  18. "Local Elections Archive Project — Stanton and Flamville Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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