Blaby District Council Election Results since 1995

Current standings of the parties on Blaby District Council:

Labour           16 
Liberal Democrat 13
Conservative      8
Independent       2

Current Status:

NO OVERALL CONTROL

About Blaby District Council

Blaby is a town about 6 miles to the south of Leicester city centre. The council covers villages and towns to the south and west of the city, including Narborough, Braunstone, Leicester Forest East and Millfield

The council is elected once every four years. The next elections are due on the first Thursday of May 1999. The council has it's own web site

The Results

All elections since 1995 are shown, including by-elections.

Key to abbrevations

Lab     Labour Party
LD      Liberal Democrat
C       Conservative Party
Ind     Independent

COSBY (2 seats)

4/5/95
LIB DEM HOLD 1, LIB DEM GAIN 1 FROM CON

P Smith         LD      458
J Dilks         LD      435
M Howkins       Lab     326
P Hevey         Lab     319
W Liquorish     C       256

COUNTESTHORPE (3 seats)

4/5/95
CON HOLD 2 LAB GAIN 1 FROM CON

D Jennings      C       1102
K Jones         Lab     991
J Weatherstone  C       921
S Scott         Lab     804
F Duffield      C       769

CROFT HILL (1 seat)

4/5/95
CON HOLD

B Law           C       327
P Parkin-More   Lab     213
                   maj. 114

ELLIS (2 seats)

4/5/95
CON HOLD 1 LAB GAIN 1 FROM CON

G Redfern       C       572
G Coope         Lab     565
L Yates         C       498

ENDERBY (2 seats)

4/5/95
IND HOLD 1 LAB GAIN 1 FROM CON

W Mayne         Ind     591
R Innes         Lab     459
M Newham        C       328

FAIRSTONE (3 seats)

4/5/95
CON HOLD 1 LAB GAIN 2 FROM CON

P Bull          Lab     727
B Parkins       C       725
R Sutton        Lab     685
E Sheen         C       650
N Pollard       C       643

FLAMVILLE (2 seats)

4/5/95
CON HOLD 1 LAB GAIN 1 FROM CON

M Tyler         Lab     629
D Williams      C       572
C Bailey        C       524

FOSSE (1 seat)

4/5/95
LAB GAIN FROM CON

R Dixon         Lab     468
I Whailing      C       176
                   maj. 292

GLEN PARVA (2 seats)

4/5/95
LIB DEM GAIN 2 FROM CON

D Randle        LD      715
G Welsh         LD      708
T Deering       C       450
E Colville      C       425
D Wale          Ind     389
A Blank         Ind     353

KIRBY (2 seats)

4/5/95
CON HOLD 2

G Snushall      C       723
I Whyte         C       706
S King          LD      474
C Goddard       Lab     392
R Cox           Lab     339

LEICESTER FOREST EAST (2 seats)

4/5/95
CON HOLD 1 LAB GAIN 1 FROM CON

M Fox           Lab     615
M Roberts       C       551
K Clalfton      Lab     437
M Storey        LD      353
A Stanley       LD      335

MILLFIELD (1 seat)

4/5/95
LAB GAIN FROM CON

D Widdowson     Lab     433
B Bisiker       C       180
R Harris        LD      126
                   maj. 253

NARBOROUGH (2 seats)

4/5/95
CON HOLD 2

B Garner        C       746
G Jackson       C       724
M Roberts       Lab     689
S Souter        Lab     633
D Pollard       LD      393
R Reynolds      Ind     265

NORMANTON (1 seat)

4/5/95
IND HOLD

F Spence        Ind     502
C Hevey         Lab     242
                   maj. 260

NORTHFIELD (2 seats)

4/5/95
LIB DEM HOLD 2

J Roper         LD      552
J Songhurst     LD      433
J Blackwell     C       226
B Huxley        C       216
M Simpson       Gr      113

RAVENHURST (3 seats)

4/5/95
LAB HOLD 1 LAB GAIN 2 FROM CON

C Brett         Lab     1123
J Fox           Lab     1118
P Fox           Lab     1031
D Anstey        C       479
J Seals         LD      386

ST. JOHN'S (1 seat)

4/5/95
LAB GAIN FROM CON

J Naylor        Lab     398
J Smith         C       245
                   maj. 153

STANTON (2 seats)

4/5/95
CON HOLD 1 LAB GAIN 1 FROM CON

C Attard        Lab     553
E White         C       533
J Porter        C       417

WHETSONE (1 seat)

4/5/95
CON HOLD

A Pullen        C       643
M Bounds        Lab     594
                   maj.  49

WINCHESTER (2 seats)

4/5/95
LIB DEM HOLD 2

F Pollard       LD      671
P Barber        LD      602
P Kerridge      C       269

2 LD Holds

WINSTANLEY (2 seats)

4/5/95
LAB GAIN 2 FROM CON

R Berrington    Lab     539
S Travis        Lab     492
M Lewin         LD      265
R Ward          C       260
K Wallace       LD      231

Summary of results 4/5/95 full council election

Party            Votes    %   Candidates  Elected  Unopposed   Full    Votes oer
                                                              council  candidate
Labour           15,814  39.9     27         16        -      16 (+15)   585.7
Conservative     14,485  36.5     29         13        -      13 (-17)   449.5
Liberal Democrat  7,137  18.0     16          8        -       8 (+3)    446.1
Independents      2,100   5.3      5          2        -       2 (-1)    420.0          
Green               113   0.3      1          0        -       0         113.0

Turnout: 31.12%

NOC GAIN FROM CON

Source of results: Leicester Mercury 5/5/95.

Commentary on 4/5/95 full council election

From the Leicester Mercury 5/5/95

Labour has made an historic breakthrough in Blaby by bringing to an end decades of Tory rule. Having had only one Labour member on the council in the last 20 years, the party won 15 more seats last night.

Labour is now the biggest group with 16 seats on the hung council. The Conservatives lost 17 seats and now have 13 councillors. The Liberal Democrats gained three seats, to bring their total up to eight. Two Independent candidates were also elected.

Coun Clive Brett, who was re-elected in Ravenhurst and is provisionally leader of the Labour group said, "It is unbelievable- it is fabulous. It gives us a real chance to radically change the council and make it one the people can be really proud of." Labour made big gains in the Braunstone wards, which they had targeted.

Coun David Jennings, the new leader of the Tory group, said, "I'm bitterly disappointed. We have paid the price of an unpopular government."

Results and commentaries, where stated as from the Leicester Mercury, are copyright of the Leicester Mercury, reproduced by permission - Leicester Mercury's Gateway to Leicestershire

Information Supplier: Ian Ridley

Last Updated: Sept 1998