# Luton Borough Council elections

Luton Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Luton in Bedfordshire, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district.

## Council elections
### Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Luton Borough Council election
* 1976 Luton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Luton Borough Council election
* 1983 Luton Borough Council election
* 1987 Luton Borough Council election
* 1991 Luton Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Luton Borough Council election

### Unitary authority elections

* 1996 Luton Borough Council election
* 1999 Luton Borough Council election
* 2003 Luton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Luton Borough Council election
* 2011 Luton Borough Council election
* 2015 Luton Borough Council election
* 2019 Luton Borough Council election
* 2023 Luton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)

## Results maps

* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 2003-2007

Lewsey Ward, 3 March 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Bailey | 778 | 51.9 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 349 | 23.3 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | | 244 | 16.3 | −8.7 |
| | UKIP | | 98 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | Green | | 29 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the death of Mick Hand (Labour).
Farley Ward, 30 June 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mahmood Hussain | 950 | 67.2 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | | 207 | 14.6 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 179 | 12.7 | −3.9 |
| | Green | | 43 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | UKIP | | 34 | 2.4 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 743 | 52.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,413 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the resignation of Bill McKenzie (Labour).

### 2007-2011

South Ward, 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keir Gale | 1,493 | 42.9 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Banks-Smith | 1,015 | 29.2 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Hayward | 616 | 17.7 | +5.1 |
| | UKIP | Lance Richardson | 201 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | Green | Marc Scheimann | 155 | 4.5 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,480 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the disqualification of Michelle Kiansumba (Labour).

### 2011-2015

Wigmore Ward, 10 April 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Skepelhorn | 982 | 46.3 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | James Taylor | 517 | 24.4 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | John Young | 281 | 13.3 | −11.0 |
| | UKIP | Lance Richardson | 230 | 10.9 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Marc Scheimann | 82 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Independent | John Magill | 27 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 21.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the death of Roy Davies (Liberal Democrats).
Farley Ward, 13 March 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Castleman | 1,232 | 72.5 | +17.6 |
| | UKIP | Charles Lawman | 226 | 13.3 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | David Coulter | 154 | 9.1 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Mead | 46 | 2.7 | −7.7 |
| | Green | Marc Scheimann | 41 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,006 | 59.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,699 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the resignation of Robin Harris (Labour).

### 2015-2019

High Town Ward, 30 June 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maahwish Mirza | 505 | 39.6 | −11.8 |
| | Green | Lyn Bliss | 274 | 21.4 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Mead | 181 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Sue Garrett | 141 | 11.0 | −20.9 |
| | Independent | John French | 102 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| | UKIP | Grace Froggatt | 69 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the resignation of Aysegul Gurbuz (Labour).
Sundon Park Ward, 8 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Rogers | 1,919 | 49.8 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Mead | 957 | 24.8 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Morel Benard | 908 | 23.5 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Simon Hall | 72 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 962 | 24.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,856 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the resignation of Fiona Green (Labour).
Limbury Ward, 20 September 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amy Nicholls | 692 | 48.3 | −12.0 |
| | Conservative | Heather Baker | 396 | 27.7 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Moore | 344 | 24.0 | +24.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the resignation of Jennifer Rowlands (Labour).

### 2019-2023

Icknield Ward, 26 September 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Asif Masood | 585 | 36.7 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | John Baker | 563 | 35.4 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Moore | 407 | 25.6 | +12.1 |
| | Green | Marc Scheimann | 37 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,592 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the death of Mike Garrett (Conservative).
High Town Ward, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Umme Ali | 717 | 48.3 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative | Shakaina Khan | 327 | 22.0 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Lyn Bliss | 202 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Marshall | 202 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| | Communist | Markus Kearney | 36 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 26.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,484 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the resignation of Rachel Hopkins (Labour).
Round Green Ward, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Moore | 1,041 | 38.5 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Fatima Begum | 910 | 33.7 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Phil Turner | 520 | 19.2 | +2.9 |
| | Green | James Cullinane | 173 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Independent | Marc Scheimann | 60 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,704 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the resignation of Mark Rivers (Labour).
South Ward, 28 October 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fatima Begum | 547 | 44.1 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Marshall | 332 | 26.8 | +26.8 |
| | Conservative | Abid Aziz | 198 | 16.0 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Marc Scheimann | 134 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Communist | Markus Keaney | 28 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the death of Paul Castleman (Labour). Marc Scheimann contested the ward for the Green Party in 2019, receiving 18.9%.
Dallow Ward, 4 August 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alia Khan | 1,486 | 53.6 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Basharat Hussain | 1,076 | 38.8 | +38.8 |
| | Conservative | Malik Azad Nikyalvi | 154 | 5.6 | −7.5 |
| | Independent | Marc Scheimann | 58 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,774 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vacancy arose from the disqualification of Hannah Adrees (Labour).

### 2023-2027

Barnfield Ward, 26 September 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anwar Malik | 1,169 | 63.5 |
| | Labour | Karen Roy | 321 | 17.4 |
| | Conservative | Ash Ali | 209 | 11.4 |
| | Green | Edward Carpenter | 110 | 6.0 |
| | Independent | Marc Scheimann | 32 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 848 | 46.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,841 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Vacancy arose from the resignation of Jeff Petts (Liberal Democrats).
Wigmore Ward, 26 September 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrees Latif | 749 | 54.6 |
| | Independent | Carolyn Cottier | 209 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Philip Turner | 151 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | Farid Ahmed | 137 | 10.0 |
| | Green | Elissa Gordon | 125 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 39.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,371 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Vacancy arose from the resignation of Claire Gallagher (Liberal Democrats).