# Leicester City Council elections

Leicester City Council elections are held every four years. Leicester City Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district. Since 2011 it has also had a directly elected mayor. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 54 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.

## Summary of results

| Political group | Political group | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| Political group | Political group | 1996 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Current |
| | Labour | 41 | 30 | 20 | 38 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 31 | 31 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 8 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| | Conservative | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 56 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |

## Council elections

* 1973 Leicester City Council election
* 1976 Leicester City Council election
* 1979 Leicester City Council election
* 1983 Leicester City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1984 Leicester City Council election
* 1986 Leicester City Council election
* 1987 Leicester City Council election
* 1991 Leicester City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Leicester City Council election
* 1996 Leicester City Council election
* 1998 Leicester City Council election
* 1999 Leicester City Council election
* 2003 Leicester City Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)
* 2007 Leicester City Council election
* 2011 Leicester City Council election
* 2015 Leicester City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 Leicester City Council election
* 2023 Leicester City Council election

## Mayoral elections

* Leicester mayoral election, 2011
* Leicester mayoral election, 2015
* Leicester mayoral election, 2019
* Leicester mayoral election, 2023

## Results maps

* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995–1999

Abbey By-Election 10 October 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 1,608 | 69.3 |
| | Conservative | | 461 | 19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 140 | 6.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | | 112 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,147 | 49.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,321 | 37.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Mowmacre By-Election 7 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 744 | 51.8 | +38.8 |
| | Labour | | 318 | 22.2 | −38.2 |
| | Conservative | | 282 | 19.7 | −1.2 |
| | Socialist Labour | | 91 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,435 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Rushey Mead By-Election 7 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 1,205 | 56.0 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | | 513 | 23.8 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 334 | 15.5 | +1.5 |
| | Socialist Labour | | 101 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 692 | 32.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,153 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Westcotes By-Election 7 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 839 | 46.7 | −14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 376 | 20.9 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | | 374 | 20.8 | +2.3 |
| | Green | | 125 | 7.0 | −0.7 |
| | Socialist Labour | | 81 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,795 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1999–2003

Aylestone By-Election 15 February 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Middleton | 955 | 43.1 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Bannatyne | 683 | 30.8 | +18.5 |
| | Labour | Patrick Kitterick | 525 | 23.7 | −10.8 |
| | Green | Anthony Walker | 51 | 2.3 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,214 | 28.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Thurncourt By-Election 21 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,060 | 43.7 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | | 640 | 26.4 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 544 | 22.4 | +13.3 |
| | BNP | | 115 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Independent | | 67 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,426 | 32.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Eyres Monsell By-Election 2 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Farmer | 998 | 41.2 | +18.4 |
| | Labour | J Blackmore | 905 | 37.3 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | D Keeling | 232 | 9.6 | +0.0 |
| | BNP | E Scott | 202 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | Green | T O'Connel | 66 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Socialist Labour | D Roberts | 22 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,425 | 39.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Westcotes By-Election 11 December 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Tessier | 742 | 47.4 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | N Holden | 543 | 34.7 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | R Taylor | 113 | 7.2 | −5.3 |
| | Socialist Labour | V Smalley | 101 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | BNP | K Yates | 66 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,565 | 25.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Aylestone By-Election 23 September 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Porter | 938 | 45.8 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R Webber-Jones | 494 | 24.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | R Craven-Griffiths | 443 | 21.7 | +2.3 |
| | Green | R Ball | 171 | 8.4 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 21.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,046 | 25.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Knighton By-Election 4 November 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R Grant | 1,646 | 45.9 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Bhoot | 1,089 | 30.4 | −14.3 |
| | Labour | B Fairbairn | 605 | 16.9 | +1.7 |
| | Green | M Follet | 247 | 6.9 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 15.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,587 | 28.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Belgrave By-Election 17 February 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A Kavia | 1,809 | 65.4 | +16.7 |
| | Conservative | S Gajjar | 459 | 16.6 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Jethwa | 349 | 12.6 | −2.7 |
| | Green | G Force | 151 | 5.5 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,350 | 48.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,768 | 36.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Beaumont Leys By-Election 14 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Violet Dempster | 952 | 54.4 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Martin Wright | 342 | 19.5 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Taylor | 295 | 16.8 | −4.5 |
| | BNP | John Chapman | 161 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 610 | 34.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,750 | 18.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Belgrave By-Election 14 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 1,751 | 66.1 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rukmani Patel | 509 | 19.2 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | | 265 | 10.0 | −6.6 |
| | Green | | 122 | 4.6 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,242 | 46.9 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,647 | 34.3 | −2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Castle By-Election 10 September 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynn Senior | 611 | 31.7 | +5.1 |
| | Green | Dave Dixey | 519 | 26.9 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Jacob Wilkinson | 435 | 22.6 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Garrity | 292 | 15.1 | −3.1 |
| | UKIP | Zoey Lucas | 41 | 2.1 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal | Gareth Henry | 31 | 1.6 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,929 | 12.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | +6.8 | |
Eyres Monsell By-Election 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Virginia Cleaver | 1,446 | 35.3 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Jon Humberstone | 999 | 24.4 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Kennedy-Lount | 908 | 22.2 | +5.8 |
| | BNP | Adrian Waudby | 745 | 18.2 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,098 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.65 | |

### 2011–2015

Abbey By Election 9th May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vijay Singh Riyait | 1,190 | 47.9 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Dipak Joshi | 562 | 22.6 | +9.0 |
| | Independent | Terry McGreal | 352 | 14.1 | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Robert Taylor | 212 | 8.5 | +1.8 |
| | TUSC | Tessa Warrington | 165 | 6.6 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,481 | 24.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.5 | |

### 2015–2019

Castle By-election 8 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Danny Myers | 4,272 | 64.6 | +27.3 |
| | Conservative | Ali Douas | 1,015 | 15.4 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Oli Young-Jones | 946 | 14.3 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis Hastie | 379 | 5.7 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,257 | 49.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,612 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Eyres Monsell By-election 23 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Elaine Pantling | 556 | 53.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Faithfull-Wright | 320 | 30.59 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Michael Doyle | 170 | 15.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1046 | 12.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Belgrave By-election 6 December 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Padmini Chamund | 5,477 | 86.6 | +17.0 |
| | Conservative | Khandubhai Patel | 412 | 6.5 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hash Chandarana | 238 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Ursula Bilson | 199 | 3.1 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,065 | 80.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,326 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2019–2023

North Evington By-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vandevi Pandya | 3,306 | 47.2% | 36.4% |
| | Conservative | Abdul Osman | 2565 | 36.6% | 16.6% |
| | Green | Aasiya Bora | 241 | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Asit Sodha | 240 | 3.4% | 2.4% |
| | TUSC | Kumaran Bose | 117 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| | Reform UK | Raj Solanki | 89 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| | For Britain | David Haslett | 69 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| | Independent | Charnjit Singh Sagoo | 61 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| | Communist | Andrea Burford | 33 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 741 | 10.6% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,004 | 45.0% | 5.83 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -26.5 | |
Humberstone and Hamilton By-election 22 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Crewe | 1,062 | 44.7% | 18.5% |
| | Labour | Abdul Jalil | 790 | 33.2% | 15.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bicram Athwal | 262 | 11.0% | 1.2% |
| | Green | Pam Bellinger | 190 | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| | Reform UK | Raj Solanki | 37 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| | For Britain | David Haslett | 37 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 11.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 17.0% | |
Evington By-election 3 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shahid Ullah Khan | 1,557 | 38.8 | −20.8 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Joannuo | 1382 | 34.4 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zuffar Haq | 830 | 20.7 | +12.2 |
| | Green | Ursula Bilson | 200 | 5.0 | −7.6 |
| | For Britain | David George | 45 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 4.4 | −22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4014 | 30.7 | −5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -16.4 | |
North Evington By-election 13 October 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sanjay Modhwadia | 3,441 | 49.6% | 32.7% |
| | Green | Aasiya Bora | 1,790 | 25.8% | 20.0% |
| | Labour | Rajul Tejura | 1,563 | 22.5% | 49.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jitesh Dave | 100 | 1.4% | 3.5% |
| | TUSC | Tessa Warrington | 45 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,651 | 23.8% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,934 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 41.3% | |