# 2019 Charnwood Borough Council election

The 2019 Charnwood Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Charnwood Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary

2019 Charnwood Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 48 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 71.2 | 44.7 | 31,912 | –6.8 |
| Labour | 50 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 33.5 | 23,938 | +0.4 |
| Green | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 6,113 | +3.8 |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1,258 | +0.9 |
| UKIP | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 6.1 | 4,369 | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 3,371 | +0.8 |
| Freedom Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 299 | N/A |
| British Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 121 | –0.7 |

## Ward results
### Anstey

Anstey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Deborah Taylor | 871 | 51.0 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Baines | 723 | 42.4 | |
| | Labour | Glyn McAllister | 548 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour | Lee Potter | 416 | 24.4 | |
| | UKIP | Alan Jarvis | 239 | 14.0 | |
| | Green | Philip Mills | 238 | 13.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Simpson | 134 | 7.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,715 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Barrow & Sileby

Barrow & Sileby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hilary Fryer | 818 | 46.9 | |
| | Conservative | Pauline Ranson | 794 | 45.5 | |
| | Labour | Tim Clamp | 417 | 23.9 | |
| | Green | Mia Woolley | 397 | 22.8 | |
| | Labour | Jean Conway | 277 | 15.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Thornborow | 240 | 13.8 | |
| | UKIP | Stephen Moss | 239 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,752 | 31.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Birstall Wanlip

Birstall Wanlip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shona Rattray | 804 | 46.5 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Rollings | 734 | 42.5 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Julie Palmer | 586 | 33.9 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Abe Khayer | 536 | 31.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Davison | 233 | 13.5 | |
| | UKIP | Norman Cutting | 186 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,730 | 30.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Birstall Watermead

Birstall Watermead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iain Bentley | 803 | 51.6 | |
| | Conservative | Julian Howe | 789 | 50.7 | |
| | Green | Emily Hodgkinson | 519 | 33.3 | |
| | Labour | Nick Birchall | 500 | 32.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,588 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### East Goscote

East Goscote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Laurie Needham | 575 | 59.6 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Preston | 273 | 28.3 |
| | UKIP | Ian Hayes | 62 | 6.4 |
| | Independent | Cathy Duffy | 55 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 970 | 42.6 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Forest Bradgate

Forest Bradgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Snartt | 690 | 64.7 |
| | Labour | Sue Munroe | 156 | 14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Tipton | 124 | 11.6 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Jarvis | 97 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,074 | 40.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Loughborough Ashby

Loughborough Ashby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Bradshaw | 411 | 79.7 | |
| | Labour | Katrina Goddard | 375 | 72.7 | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Ranson | 104 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 542 | 12.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Loughborough Dishley & Hathern

Loughborough Dishley & Hathern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Harris | 893 | 50.9 | |
| | Labour | Emma Ward | 844 | 48.1 | |
| | Conservative | Debbie Houston | 636 | 36.3 | |
| | Conservative | Salim Miah | 475 | 27.1 | |
| | UKIP | Howard Toon | 328 | 18.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,769 | 34.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Loughborough Garendon

Loughborough Garendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Roy Campsall | 1,016 | 56.4 | |
| | Labour | Paul Boldrin | 616 | 34.2 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Waller | 576 | 31.9 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Price | 571 | 31.7 | |
| | UKIP | Chris McGuirk | 289 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,811 | 40.1 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Loughborough Hastings

Loughborough Hastings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Draycott | 807 | 62.0 | |
| | Labour | Colin Hamilton | 696 | 53.4 | |
| | Conservative | Sue Gerrard | 240 | 18.4 | |
| | Green | Sue Ward | 235 | 18.1 | |
| | Conservative | Pam Stewart | 217 | 16.7 | |
| | UKIP | Janet Harrod | 176 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,304 | 29.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Loughborough Lemyngton

Loughborough Lemyngton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Harris | 825 | 64.3 | |
| | Labour | Jewel Miah | 817 | 63.7 | |
| | Conservative | William Hunt | 245 | 19.1 | |
| | UKIP | Chris Cooper | 234 | 18.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,297 | 27.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Loughborough Nanpantan

Loughborough Nanpantan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Smidowicz | 721 | 55.7 | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Parsons | 643 | 49.7 | |
| | Labour | Marion Smith | 421 | 32.5 | |
| | Labour | Lewis Ashurst | 331 | 25.6 | |
| | Green | John Barton | 292 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,306 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Loughborough Outwoods

Loughborough Outwoods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Morgan | 853 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Bailey | 785 | 40.5 | |
| | Labour | Gregory Bates-Lay | 477 | 24.6 | |
| | Green | Paul Goodman | 468 | 24.1 | |
| | Labour | Wesley Hall | 404 | 20.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Walker | 351 | 18.1 | |
| | UKIP | Jim Foxall | 257 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 42.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Loughborough Shelthorpe

Loughborough Shelthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gill Bolton | 771 | 41.8 | |
| | Labour | Alice Brennan | 669 | 36.3 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Stewart | 520 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Williams | 419 | 22.7 | |
| | Green | Rachel Baker | 329 | 17.8 | |
| | UKIP | Martin Moreland | 304 | 16.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Guerrero | 217 | 11.8 | |
| | British Democrats | Kevan Stafford | 121 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,853 | 29.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Loughborough Southfields

Loughborough Southfields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ted Parton | 804 | 51.6 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Mercer | 696 | 44.6 | |
| | Labour | Sarah Goode | 614 | 39.4 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Gould | 610 | 39.1 | |
| | Green | Melissa Hadfield | 276 | 17.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,569 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Loughborough Storer

Loughborough Storer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Forrest | 464 | 56.7 | |
| | Labour | Jennifer Tillotson | 410 | 50.1 | |
| | Green | Wesley Walton | 274 | 33.5 | |
| | Conservative | Judith Shields | 218 | 26.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 835 | 22.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Mountsorrel

Mountsorrel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leigh Emmins | 685 | 46.4 | |
| | Conservative | John Capleton | 557 | 37.7 | |
| | UKIP | Steve Gunby | 339 | 23.0 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Ball | 332 | 22.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Duffy | 297 | 20.1 | |
| | Labour | Jacob Mann | 292 | 19.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,496 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Queniborough

Queniborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daniel Grimley | 651 | 65.4 |
| | Green | Michelle Nelson | 192 | 19.3 |
| | Labour | Rosy Curtis | 152 | 15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,017 | 31.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle

Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Shepherd | 936 | 44.3 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Hunt | 903 | 42.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marianne Gilbert | 428 | 20.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Mann | 419 | 19.8 | |
| | Labour | Daniel Potter | 392 | 18.5 | |
| | Labour | Chris Hughes | 384 | 18.2 | |
| | UKIP | Andy McWilliam | 292 | 13.8 | |
| | Independent | Ian Margetts | 187 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,133 | 37.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rothley & Thurcaston

Rothley & Thurcaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Charles | 1,140 | 58.9 | |
| | Conservative | Leon Hadjinikolaou | 987 | 51.0 | |
| | Green | Luke Astle | 395 | 20.4 | |
| | Labour | Maxine Linnell | 379 | 19.6 | |
| | Labour | Richard Thornton | 283 | 14.6 | |
| | UKIP | Jamie Bye | 281 | 14.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 32.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Shepshed East

Shepshed East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robin Popley | 634 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative | John Savage | 618 | 40.7 | |
| | Labour | Claire Poole | 528 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour | Myriam Roberts | 375 | 24.7 | |
| | Green | John Hounsome | 316 | 20.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katy Brookesduncan | 262 | 17.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,541 | 29.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Shepshed West

Shepshed West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Radford | 824 | 47.1 | |
| | Conservative | Joan Tassell | 667 | 38.1 | |
| | Labour | Jane Lennie | 519 | 29.6 | |
| | Labour | Roy Kershaw | 489 | 27.9 | |
| | UKIP | Danny Slate | 269 | 15.4 | |
| | Green | Benjamin Woolley | 227 | 13.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Popley | 153 | 8.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grantley Lycett | 98 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,762 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Sileby

Sileby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Murphy | 632 | 39.9 | |
| | Conservative | Andy Paling | 602 | 38.0 | |
| | Green | Bill Richards | 412 | 26.0 | |
| | UKIP | George Addinall | 334 | 21.1 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Valerice Marriott | 325 | 20.5 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Kaisra Khan | 296 | 18.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Armitage | 163 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,591 | 25.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Syston East

Syston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Bradshaw | 656 | 48.4 | |
| | Conservative | Ken Pacey | 614 | 45.3 | |
| | Labour | Sharon Brown | 418 | 30.9 | |
| | Green | Andrew Haynes | 365 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour | Mike McLoughlin | 290 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,377 | 25.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Syston West

Syston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Barkley | 632 | 54.0 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Vardy | 610 | 52.1 | |
| | Labour | Michael Smith | 316 | 27.0 | |
| | Green | Matthew Wise | 290 | 24.8 | |
| | Labour | James Adcock | 236 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,200 | 23.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### The Wolds

The Wolds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jenny Bokor | 706 | 60.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Sharpe | 252 | 21.7 |
| | Green | Nigel Feetham | 112 | 9.6 |
| | Labour | Patrick Brian | 92 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,179 | 45.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Thurmaston

Thurmaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Seaton | 1,081 | 45.8 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Lowe | 977 | 41.4 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Brookes | 815 | 34.6 | |
| | Labour | Pete Goffin | 778 | 33.0 | |
| | Labour | Cassandra Soulsby | 769 | 32.6 | |
| | Labour | Lyndsey Derbyshire | 728 | 30.9 | |
| | UKIP | Shane Durrant | 443 | 18.8 | |
| | Freedom Party | Paul Newman | 299 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,379 | 31.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wreake Villages

Wreake Villages :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Poland | 534 | 63.7 |
| | Green | David Cannon | 201 | 24.0 |
| | Labour | Steven Brown | 103 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 856 | 35.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### Shepshed West

Shepshed West: 23 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Williams | 511 | 43.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Myriam Roberts | 316 | 26.9 | +0.9 |
| | Green | John Hounsome | 302 | 25.7 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katy Brookes-Duncan | 44 | 3.8 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,173 | 19.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Loughborough Shelthorpe

Loughborough Shelthorpe: 20 January 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Beverley Gray | 709 | 57.2 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | Catherine Gray | 654 | 52.7 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Stewart | 311 | 25.1 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | David Hayes | 149 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alejandro Guerrero | 136 | 11.0 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Rachel Baker | 108 | 8.7 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emmanuel Fantaisie | 104 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Faye Forde | 81 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 27.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,242 | 18.66 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |