# Harborough District Council elections

Harborough District Council elections are generally held every four years. Harborough District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Harborough in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 34 councillors have been elected from 19 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Harborough District Council election
* 1976 Harborough District Council election
* 1979 Harborough District Council election
* 1983 Harborough District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1987 Harborough District Council election
* 1991 Harborough District Council election
* 1995 Harborough District Council election
* 1999 Harborough District Council election
* 2003 Harborough District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Harborough District Council election
* 2011 Harborough District Council election
* 2015 Harborough District Council election
* 2019 Harborough District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2023 Harborough District Council election

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Conservative | | Lib Dem | | Labour | Green | | Independent |
| 2023 | No overall control | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 2019 | Conservative | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Conservative | 29 | 29 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
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

* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

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

Glen By-Election 19 June 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 544 | 52.7 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 339 | 32.8 | +32.8 |
| | Labour | | 149 | 14.4 | −28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 19.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,032 | 33.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kibworth By-Election 16 April 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 733 | 50.2 | +43.9 |
| | Conservative | | 500 | 34.3 | +11.7 |
| | Independent | | 119 | 8.2 | −49.7 |
| | Independent | | 66 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,418 | 34.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Market Harborough North By-Election 13 July 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 690 | 55.1 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | | 562 | 44.9 | +13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,252 | 31.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Broughton By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 2,255 | 61.3 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | | 1,426 | 37.7 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 829 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,681 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Glen By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 549 | 48.3 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 367 | 32.3 | +32.3 |
| | Labour | | 221 | 19.4 | −21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,137 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gilmorton By-Election 2 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 397 | 46.7 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 374 | 43.9 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | | 80 | 9.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 851 | 55.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Market Harborough Logan By-Election 19 August 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol LoGalbo | 615 | 51.9 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Brewer | 570 | 48.1 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | 33.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Misterton By-Election 16 March 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Everett | 425 | 57.6 | −16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Walkley | 266 | 36.0 | +36.0 |
| | Labour | Elaine Carter | 47 | 6.4 | −19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 738 | 37.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Broughton Astley - Broughton By-Election 4 September 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Golden | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Market Harborough Welland By-Election 10 September 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Davies | 600 | 54.8 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Barry Champion | 373 | 34.1 | +5.3 |
| | BNP | Geoffrey Dickens | 122 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,095 | 22.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Great Bowden and Arden By-Election 28 January 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Knowles | 966 | 61.8 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Barry Champion | 598 | 38.2 | −12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,564 | 24.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Thurnby and Houghton By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Elliott | 1,341 | 63.1 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Simon Whelband | 785 | 36.9 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,126 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bosworth By-Election 7 November 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Bowles | 259 | 54.2 | −21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annette Deacon | 114 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| | UKIP | Bill Piper | 105 | 22.0 | +22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 30.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 478 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Market Harborough—Logan By-Election 10 December 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Johnson | 402 | 45.2 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Bremner | 303 | 34.0 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Anne Pridmore | 82 | 9.2 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Darren Woodiwiss | 56 | 6.3 | −7.1 |
| | UKIP | Robert Davison | 47 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 890 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Misterton By-Election 17 November 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Bateman | 257 | 50.4 | −24.7 |
| | Labour | Liz Marsh | 119 | 23.3 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Sarfas | 77 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| | UKIP | Bill Piper | 57 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 27.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 510 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Market Harborough - Little Bowden By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Critchley | 727 | 40.9 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Ward | 507 | 28.5 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Maria Panter | 213 | 12.0 | −11.4 |
| | Women's Equality | Clare Bottle | 149 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| | Green | Mary Morgan | 122 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| | Independent | Robin Lambert | 61 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,779 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Market Harborough - Logan By-Election 29 September 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geraldine Whitmore | 582 | 45.7 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Robin Cutsforth | 382 | 30.0 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Maria Panter | 250 | 19.6 | +10.6 |
| | Independent | Robin Lambert | 60 | 4.7 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,274 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |