# Charnwood Borough Council elections

Charnwood Borough Council elections are held every four years. Charnwood Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 52 councillors, representing 24 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.

## Council elections

* 1973 Charnwood Borough Council election
* 1976 Charnwood Borough Council election
* 1979 Charnwood Borough Council election
* 1983 Charnwood Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1987 Charnwood Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Charnwood Borough Council election
* 1995 Charnwood Borough Council election
* 1999 Charnwood Borough Council election
* 2003 Charnwood Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Charnwood Borough Council election
* 2011 Charnwood Borough Council election
* 2015 Charnwood Borough Council election
* 2019 Charnwood Borough Council election
* 2023 Charnwood Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Conservative | | Labour | | Lib Dem | | BNP | | Independent | | Green |
| 2023 | NOC | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | Conservative | 37 | 37 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | Conservative | 41 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2011 | Conservative | 33 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2007 | Conservative | 32 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2003 | NOC | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | NOC | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 1995 | Labour | 15 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 1991 | Conservative | 34 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 1987 | Conservative | 39 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | Conservative | 38 | 38 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | Conservative | 42 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 1976 | Conservative | 40 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 1973 | NOC | 29 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 11 | 11 | - | - |
* ↑ Liberal in 1973, 1976, and 1979, SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
Source:
A dash indicates that the results for a particular election are not available, or that a party did not stand in an election.

## Results maps

* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Sileby By-Election, 26 June 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 874 | 68.3 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | | 338 | 26.4 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 68 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 536 | 41.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,280 | 24.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

### 1999-2003

Barrow Upon Soar Quordon By-Election, 28 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 956 | 57.1 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | | 462 | 27.6 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 257 | 15.3 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,675 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
Hathern By-Election, 10 October 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 736 | 64.7 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | | 243 | 21.4 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 83 | 7.3 | −6.2 |
| | UKIP | | 75 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 43.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,137 | 20.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.9 | |
Sileby By-Election, 12 December 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 557 | 53.3 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | | 397 | 38.0 | −13.2 |
| | UKIP | | 92 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,046 | 19.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.9 | |

### 2003-2007

Loughborough Shelthorpe By-Election, 5 October 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neville Stork | 643 | 38.7 | −17.0 |
| | BNP | Andrew Holders | 478 | 28.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Poland | 386 | 23.2 | −21.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Tyler | 155 | 9.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,662 | 33.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −22.9 | |
Loughborough Dishley and Hathern By-Election, 23 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Newton | 838 | 49.7 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Shields | 490 | 29.1 | −9.7 |
| | BNP | Julia Green | 234 | 13.9 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Horn | 107 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | National Front | Andrew Holders | 16 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 20.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,685 | 35.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.4 | |

### 2007-2011

Birstall Watermead By-Election, 18 February 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iain Bentley | 674 | 47.7 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Hayley Winrow | 452 | 32.0 | N/A |
| | BNP | Maurice Oatley | 288 | 20.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,414 | 26.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −17.4 | |

### 2011-2015

Loughborough Southfields By-Election, September 13 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ted Parton | 538 | 48.5 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Mary Draycott | 516 | 46.6 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Brass | 54 | 4.9 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,111 | 18.4 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.4 | |
Loughborough Hastings Ward by-election, 24 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Dawn Maynard Smith | 554 | 61.4 |
| | Conservative | Judith Margaret Spence | 127 | 14.1 |
| | UKIP | Andy McWilliam | 111 | 12.3 |
| | British Democrats | Kevan Christopher Stafford | 85 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Atkins | 26 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 47.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 903 | |
Shepshed West Ward by-election, 24 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Jayne Horne |
| | Labour | Jane Lennie |
| | Conservative | Joan Tassell |
| Majority | Majority | Majority |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
Death of Conservative Cllr Stuart Jones.
Birstall Wanlip By-Election, 20 February 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Sansome | 508 | 39.4 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Mary Allen | 419 | 32.4 | −15.0 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Cowles | 355 | 27.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1290 | 24.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +15 | |
Thurmaston By-Election, 31 July 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ralph Raven | 783 | 42.6 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | Tom Prior | 496 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
| | Conservative | Hanif Asmal | 404 | 22.0 | −31.0 |
| | British Democrats | Chris Canham | 95 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | BNP | Stephen Denham | 58 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,836 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Birstall Wanlip by-election, 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Rollings | 772 | 41.3 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Sansome | 603 | 32.3 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Sanjay Gogia | 425 | 22.7 | −3.7 |
| | Independent | Norman Cutting | 69 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 9.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,869 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Loughborough Shelthorpe by-election, 3 August 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Huddlestone | 595 | 45.5 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Russell Ford | 591 | 45.2 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Guerrero | 93 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | UKIP | Andy McWilliam | 29 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,308 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Loughborough Hastings Ward by-election, 26 October 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Hamilton | 676 | |
| | Labour | Mary Draycott | 648 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Hunt | 228 | |
| | UKIP | Simon Murray | 95 | |
| | UKIP | Andy McWilliam | 79 | |
| | Green | Lewis Wright | 73 | |
| | Green | Mia Woolley | 58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1859 | 22.32% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Quorn and Mountsorrel by-election, 21 June 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Hunt | 719 | 51.5 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Chris Hughes | 305 | 21.9 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marianne Gilbert | 232 | 16.6 | +16.6 |
| | UKIP | Andy McWilliam | 139 | 10.0 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 29.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,395 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Birstall Wanlip by-election, 13 September 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shona Rattray | 492 | 47.1 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Abe Khayer | 340 | 32.6 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Thornborrow | 128 | 12.3 | −20.0 |
| | UKIP | Norman Cutting | 50 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Green | Charlotte Clancy | 34 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,044 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anstey by-election, 20 December 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Baines | 523 | 50.8 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | Glyn McAllister | 507 | 49.2 | +33.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Syston West by-election, 3 October 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Gerrard | 406 | 44.7 | −6.4 |
| | Green | Matthew Wise | 389 | 42.8 | +19.4 |
| | Labour | Sharon Brown | 114 | 12.5 | −13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 909 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shepshed West by-election, 23 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Williams | 511 | 43.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Myriam Roberts | 316 | 26.9 | +0.8 |
| | Green | John Hounsome | 302 | 25.7 | +14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katy Brookes-Duncan | 44 | 3.8 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 16.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,173 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Loughborough Shelthorpe by-election, 20 January 2022 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Beverley Gray | 709 |
| Labour | Catherine Gray | 654 |
| Conservative | Christopher Stewart | 311 |
| Independent | David Hayes | 149 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alejandro Guerrero | 136 |
| Green | Rachel Baker | 108 |
| Liberal Democrats | Emmanuel Fantaisie | 104 |
| Green | Faye Forde | 81 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 2023-2027

Loughborough East by-election, 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Louise Taylor-Durrant | 1,489 | 62.1 |
| | Green | Daisy Taylor | 510 | 21.3 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Ranson | 398 | 16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 979 | 40.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,397 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sileby and Seagrave by-election, 31 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Steve Bellamy | 752 | 52.9 |
| | Reform UK | Pete Morris | 297 | 20.9 |
| | Conservative | Sue Gerrard | 302 | 18.4 |
| | Labour | Kaisra Khan | 70 | 4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Duffy | 40 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 32.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |