Leicestershire County Council in England is elected every four years.
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1977 |
Conservative | 1977 - 1981 |
No overall control | 1981 - 2001 |
Conservative | 2001–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 399 | 33.1 | |||
Labour | 367 | 30.4 | |||
Conservative | 189 | 15.7 | |||
Militant Labour | 150 | 12.4 | |||
Socialist Labour | 101 | 8.4 | |||
Majority | 32 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,206 | 21 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Osborne | 1,064 | 72.0 | +21.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helena Edwards | 414 | 28.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 650 | 44.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,478 | 21.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marylin Cowles | 751 | 52.3 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Allen | 525 | 36.5 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Tyler | 159 | 11.1 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 226 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,435 | 19.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Parler | 1,217 | 30.2 | -12.7 | |
Conservative | Christine Radford | 1,074 | 26.6 | -10.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Popley | 933 | 23.1 | +2.8 | |
BNP | Julia Green | 807 | 20.0 | +20.0 | |
Majority | 143 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,031 | 37.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen John Hampson | 981 | 52.13 | -0.47 | |
Labour | Colin Lovell | 490 | 26.04 | +6.64 | |
BNP | Catherine Ann Mary Duffy | 279 | 14.82 | -4.58 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard John Miller | 132 | 7.01 | -10.39 | |
Majority | 491 | ||||
Turnout | 1,882 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Veteran Conservative councillor Ernie White (Stoney Stanton and Croft) died on 2 January 2018.[7] A by-election will be held on 3 May.[8]