# 1995 North West Leicestershire District Council election

Elections to North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 4 May 1995, with the previous election having taken place in 1991 and with the next held in 1999. The election took place across all 22 electoral wards and a total of 40 councillors were elected. Labour tightened its grip on the council by capturing nine seats from the Conservatives. Former Conservative rural strongholds such as Appleby, Breedon, Kegworth and Ravenstone fell to Labour, who also came away with all but one seat in Ashby. The result was that Labour held 35, or 87.5% of the seats, the Conservatives were reduced to just three seats and the Liberal Democrats failed to gain any seats.

## Results

North West Leicestershire District Council election, 1995 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 35 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 87.5 | 64.5 | 22,853 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 7.5 | 14.3 | 5,072 |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.3 | 16.4 | 5,816 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1,499 |
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | 0.6 | 223 |

## Ward results

In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.
Appleby (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Lewis | 565 | 60.0 |
| | Conservative | S. Bryan | 377 | 40.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 942 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Ashby Castle (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G. Orme | 386 | 39.6 |
| | Labour | J. Groves | 254 | 26.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Coxon | 235 | 24.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. Fenning | 99 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 687 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Ashby Holywell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | L. Whetton | 831 | 29.8 |
| | Labour | J. Fisher | 804 | 28.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Bayliss | 371 | 13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Thompson | 269 | 9.7 |
| | Conservative | Y. Henniker-Heaton | 257 | 9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Cort | 254 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,393 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Ashby Ivanhoe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Mitchell | 889 | 27.5 |
| | Labour | J. Roberts | 800 | 24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Cort | 453 | 14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Thompson | 424 | 13.1 |
| | Conservative | P. Rushton | 366 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | G. Allman | 304 | 9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,618 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Breedon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. Spear | 424 | 56.2 |
| | Conservative | N. Rushton | 330 | 43.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 754 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Castle Donington (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Wintle | 1135 | 20.5 |
| | Independent | P. Beddoe | 1071 | 19.4 |
| | Labour | J. Georget | 963 | 17.4 |
| | Independent | L. Hooley | 850 | 15.4 |
| | Labour | C Sawyer | 768 | 13.9 |
| | Independent | A. Saffell | 738 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,842 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Coalville (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Hall | 748 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | W. Wildgoose | 701 | 40.1 |
| | Independent | P. Holland | 301 | 17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Greenhill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A. Smith | unopposed |
| | Labour | S. Sheahan | unopposed |
| | Labour | C. Stanley | unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Holly Hayes (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Clayfield | 776 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | A. Pearson | 759 | 38.1 |
| | Independent | K. McHugh | 457 | 22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 996 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hugglescote (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. Peace | 833 | 40.8 |
| | Labour | P. Hyde | 830 | 40.6 |
| | Independent | A. Parker | 378 | 18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,021 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ibstock and Heather (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Costello | 1389 | 28.8 |
| | Labour | A. Smith | 1270 | 26.3 |
| | Labour | D. Male | 1158 | 24.0 |
| | Independent | C. Allen | 424 | 8.8 |
| | Independent | V. Richichi | 345 | 7.1 |
| | Independent | J. Kailofer | 240 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,609 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Kegworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Harris | 849 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | D. Manley | 767 | 27.2 |
| | Conservative | L. Pendleton | 637 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Ward | 566 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,410 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Long Watton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | V. Fletcher | 285 | 54.8 |
| | Labour | F. Harris | 235 | 45.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 520 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Measham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | D. Jones | unopposed |
| | Labour | D. Williamson | unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Moira (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | P. Regan | unopposed |
| | Labour | H. Sankey | unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | G. Davies | unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Ravenstone (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Abbott | 561 | 51.2 |
| | Conservative | N. Smith | 311 | 28.4 |
| | Ind. Conservative | M. Lander | 223 | 20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,095 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Snibston (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A. Geary | unopposed |
| | Labour | F. Straw | unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Swannington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | B. Webster | 441 | 50.1 |
| | Labour | W. Quelch | 322 | 36.5 |
| | Independent | T. Green | 118 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 881 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Thringstone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A. Cross | unopposed |
| | Labour | A. Smith | unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Whitwick (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Howe | 1579 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | R. Woodward | 1226 | 26.9 |
| | Labour | S. Preston | 1139 | 24.9 |
| | Conservative | P. Ritchie | 312 | 6.8 |
| | Independent | H. Smith | 309 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,522 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Worthington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Stevenson | 280 | 37.0 |
| | Labour | J. Dutton | 278 | 36.7 |
| | Independent | L. Mann | 199 | 26.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 757 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |