# Oadby and Wigston Borough Council elections

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council elections are held every four years. Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Oadby and Wigston in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 26 councillors have been elected from 10 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1976 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1979 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1982 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1983 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1984 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1986 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1987 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1988 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1990 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1991 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1995 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 1999 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 2003 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 2011 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 2015 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 2019 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
* 2023 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Lib Dem | | Conservative | | Labour |
| 2023 | Lib Dem | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 2019 | Lib Dem | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 2015 | Lib Dem | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | Lib Dem | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 2007 | Lib Dem | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 2003 | Lib Dem | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | - | - |

## Results maps

* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

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

Meadowcroft By-Election 27 November 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 806 | 51.7 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 754 | 48.3 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,560 | 32.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Oadby Uplands By-Election 31 July 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samia Haq | 774 | 55.3 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Anne Bond | 625 | 44.7 | +16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,399 | 40.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Oadby Uplands By-election 21 September 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lily Kaufman | 435 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Luke | 384 | |
| | Conservative | Kamal Ghattoraya | 295 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1114 | 32.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### 2019-2023

Wigston Meadowcourt By-election 17 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Darling | 883 | 63.4 | +29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Phipps | 377 | 27.1 | −24.6 |
| | Green | Joshua Pearman | 133 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,393 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |