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, 1995
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 1999
• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election, 2003
• 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

External links

• Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council