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Leicester City Council Election Results 1995-1998
Labour 39 Liberal Democrat 10 Conservative 7Current Status:
All wards in the council have two seats. The council has been Labour controlled since 1979. Elections normally happen once every four years but there were elections over 2 consecutive years in 1995 and 1996 because Leicester City Council obtained Unitary status in the recent local government review. A more detailed explanation of local goverment in Leicestershire is available.
Lab Labour Party LD Liberal Democrat C Conservative Party G Green Party Lib Liberal Party UKIP UK Independence Party Soc P Socialist Party (formerly Militant Labour (Mil Lab)) Ind Lab Independent Labour Candidate SLP Socialist Labour Party
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
V P Sood Lab 1941
P Soulsby Lab 1902
S A Kelly LD 555
M M Raghav LD 498
J W Earles C 380
A R Schwartz C 309
Turnout: 44.96%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
V P Sood Lab 1997 73.37%
P Soulsby Lab 1904
G Bradshaw C 391 15.11%
B Smith C 371
S A Kelly LD 209 7.52%
P Shieferstein LD 170
Turnout: 40.41%
(Death of V P Sood)
10/10/96 LAB HOLD
Labour 1608 69.3% -8.0
Conservative 461 19.9% +4.8
Liberal Democrat 140 6.0% -1.6
Socialist Labour 112 4.8% +4.8
Turnout: 37.1%
Maj: 1147 49.6%
Swing: 6.4% Lab to Con
4/5/95
S J Foreman Lab 1409
T A Page Lab 1350
M E W Bell C 1031
B Chambers C 958
R F Lawrence LD 273
J M Stone LD 208
L D Stocker G 120
Turnout 34.68%
2/5/96 , LAB HOLD 1
S J Foreman Lab 1331 46.36%
B Chambers C 1225 42.29%
G Rawnsley Lab 1178
D Parsons C 1064
J M Stone LD 234 8.12%
B Stone LD 205
A Stocker G 92 3.23%
L D Stocker G 83
Turnout: 35.27%
4/5/95
G H Getliffe Lab 1550
P T Westley Lab 1496
D J Morris C 628
G H Elliot C 582
P Green LD 330
B Coles LD 294
C R Worth G 93
Turnout: 24.40%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
G H Getliffe Lab 1437 62.62%
P T Westley Lab 1350
D J Morris C 525 23.05%
C Farren C 501
S Graham LD 319 14.33%
Turnout: 22.51%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
C J Hall Lab 1621
M Kamal Lab 1484
J Patel Ind Lab 1382
M K Rajani Ind Lab 722
S J Redman C 290
R H Redman C 258
P P J Vial LD 130
C J G Seal G 115
Turnout: 25.23%
4/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
H Jobanputra Lab 1621 48.91%
S Gajjar Lab 1484
K Chouhan [1] Ind Lab 1080 32.75%
M Patel [1] Ind Lab 999
S J Redman C 311 9.62%
R H Redman C 300
H Carsch LD 147 4.63%
C J G Seal G 130 3.78%
Turnout: 37.29%
[1] Chouhan and Patel were local Labour Party members who were unhappy
with the record of Labour's councillors in Belgrave. They stood as "New Labour"
candidates.
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
P R Swift Lab 1519
G J Rawnsley Lab 1467
M Buck C 364
W A Preece C 354
S P Moxon LD 334
M D Nice LD 317
J Cunningham G 224
S Twelvetrees Lib 129
Turnout: 29.00%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
M Bodell-Stagg Lab 1348 60.74%
P R Swift Lab 1344
M Buck C 347 15.28%
R Buck C 330
S P Moxon LD 280 12.52%
M D Nice LD 275
J White G 265 11.46%
J Cunningham G 243
Turnout: 22.22%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
M V Vaz Lab 2163
P S Clair Lab 1804
J E Cole C 244
V Bailey C 288
S A Hameed G 170
A D W Veldhuizen LD 152
Turnout: 39.52%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
M V Vaz Lab 1905 80.51%
P S Clair Lab 1721
V Bailey C 263 10.88%
B Turner C 227
G P Feeney LD 194 8.61%
Turnout: 35.74%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
M E Draycott Lab 1595
S Foster Lab 1381
B R Maw C 295
P B O'Brien C 288
C Box LD 278
Turnout 32.63%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
M E Draycott Lab 1421 71.69%
S Foster Lab 1258
B R Maw C 324 17.13%
P B O'Brien C 316
C Box LD 209 11.18%
Turnout 29.58%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
K Doshi Lab 1888
M Nasim Lab 1854
R Vaghadia LD 1372
G F Pool LD 1188
J R S Greenless C 180
Turnout: 49.93%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
K Doshi Lab 1956 66.75%
M Nasim Lab 1926
R Vaghadia LD 868 26.55%
G F Pool LD 676
J R S Greenless C 213 6.70%
A Wilson C 177
Turnout: 43.98%
4/5/95 LIB DEM HOLD 2
R H Pritchard LD 1782
A E Gibbons LD 1622
S J Cufflin C 786
D S Purdey Lab 764
C M Thurstans Lab 758
J A Gore-Brown C 631
M J Sacklin G 127
Turnout: 49.84%
2/5/96 LIB DEM HOLD 2
A E Gibbons LD 1834 54.05%
R H Pritchard LD 1635
D S Purdey Lab 731 22.11%
C M Thurstans Lab 688
S J Cufflin C 686 19.85%
Higginbotham C 588
M J Sacklin G 128 3.99%
Turnout: 41.66%
4/5/95 CON HOLD 2
P D Kimberlin C 1454
M H Johnson C 1391
J P Batheja Lab 1305
D A J Newman Lab 1275
R Carter LD 542
J M H Ellis LD 492
Turnout: 47.90%
(Death of P D Kimberlin)
7/12/95 CON HOLD
Result not available
2/5/96 CON HOLD 2
A O'Brien C 1631 53.44%
M H Johnson C 1614
J P Batheja Lab 1086 34.82%
R Gavriel-White Lab 1028
R Carter LD 378 11.74%
M Grimsley LD 335
Turnout: 43.84%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
H Dunphy Lab 1387
R Wigglesworth Lab 1382
R W Buck C 283
K Barlow LD 234
P L Schieferstein LD 116
Turnout: 28.80%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
R Wigglesworth Lab 1198 76.52%
H Dunphy Lab 1188
R Money C 228 14.50%
N Williams C 224
K Barlow LD 164 8.98%
R Lawrence LD 116
Turnout: 24.48%
4/5/95 CON HOLD 2
J V Mugglestone C 1589
R P Scuplak C 1531
R D Gavriel-White Lab 996
R E Thomas Lab 981
R H Skilton LD 224
A Stocker G 111
Turnout: 40.01%
2/5/96 CON HOLD 2
J V Mugglestone C 1598 60.23%
R P Scuplak C 1572
A Russell Lab 795 29.67%
R E Thomas Lab 767
R H Skilton LD 178 6.76%
M Frankland G 94 3.34%
J Elisita G 82
Turnout: 35.94%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
R Kavia Lab 2305
V Patel Lab 2166
N N Maisuria Ind Lab 217
M Johnson C 187
R H M Money C 140
J A Box LD 129
G Smalley G 71
Turnout: 43.98%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
R Kavia Lab 2370 88.43%
V Patel Lab 2346
A Newton C 184 6.28%
S Russell C 151
I K Ridley LD 141 5.29%
Turnout: 44.88%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
A W Russell Lab 997
R A Flint Lab 980
T S Setchell C 263
M E Wright C 232
L D Smith LD 209
P A Smith LD 193
Turnout: 28.17%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
R A Flint Lab 797 60.50%
B Bishop Lab 770
T S Setchell C 276 20.50%
M E Wright C 255
M Hughes LD 172 13.20%
V Dilworth LD 170
C Potter UKIP 75 5.80%
Turnout: 23.94%
(Resignation of B Bishop)
7/5/98
M Henry LD 744 50.7%
B Robert Lab 318 21.7%
D Keeling Con 282 19.3%
D Baum Soc P 91 6.1%
B Cutler SLP 33 2.2%
Maj. 422 28.7%
Turnout: 27.3%
Swing: 38.15% Lab to Lib Dem
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
G W Billington Lab 1307
T G Howatt Lab 1002
G P Herringshaw LD 522
A C Gillard C 411
C D Huddlestone LD 400
A A Lapworth C 301
J Nicholls Mil Lab 146
D Peake G 39
Turnout: 28.80%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
T G Howatt Lab 1017 52.81%
R Willmott Lab 930
A C Gillard C 486 22.81%
H Tarratt C 355
G P Herringshaw LD 345 16.52%
C D Huddlestone LD 264
J Nicholls Mil Lab 162 7.86%
T Silk Mil Lab 128
Turnout: 23.11%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
J M Setchfield Lab 890
D A Taylor Lab 826
M P Bloice C 186
A Clinton LD 154
S Cygan C 140
P R Wynn LD 122
J McWhirter G 57
Turnout: 21.41%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
J M Setchfield Lab 671 64.16%
D A Taylor Lab 643
M Jones LD 192 18.65%
B Greaves LD 190
G Goode C 182 17.19%
M P Bloice C 170
Turnout: 18.41%
(Death of D A Taylor)
5/12/96
A Vincent LD 399 33.1%
R Gavriel-White Lab 367 30.4%
D Keeling Con 189 15.7%
S D Score Mil Lab 151 12.4%
D Roberts SLP 101 8.4%
Maj. 32 2.7%
Turnout 21.0%
Swing: 24.15% Lab to Lib Dem
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 1,
D McBride Lab 1284
A E Manger Lab 1232
J M Middleton C 732
C J Farren C 599
B H Derbyshire LD 271
M Metcalfe LD 243
Y K Peake G 131
Turnout: 31.41%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
D McBride Lab 1076 44.99%
A E Manger Lab 1051
J M Middleton C 673 25.91%
A Metcalfe LD 629 25.89%
M Metcalfe LD 595
J Gore-Brown C 552
D Peake G 80 3.21%
Y K Peake G 72
Turnout: 32.98%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
C S Batty Lab 1888
G D Parmar Lab 1831
S Patel Ind Lab 487
H Chandarana LD 410
J H Humber C 294
M W Peacock C 269
H N Belcher LD 255
Turnout: 30.26%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
C S Batty Lab 1905 63.28%
G D Parmar Lab 1886
H Chandarana LD 436 10.95%
M Rajani Ind Lab 416 13.89%
M W Peacock C 359 11.88%
J H Humber C 353
H J Pilkington LD 220
31.43%
(death of G D Parmar)
7/5/98 LAB HOLD 1
W Nurse Lab 1205 56.0%
A Newton Con 513 23.8%
R Carter LD 334 15.5%
T Hutt SLP 101 4.7%
Maj. 692 32.1%
Turnout: 25.4%
Swing: 9.6% Lab to Con
4/5/95 , LAB HOLD 1
C Barlow LD 1187
T Cassidy Lab 1092
A Anderson Lab 1036
A Metcalfe LD 940
M D Hoghton C 153
S E Russell C 143
Turnout: 31.74%
2/5/96 , LAB HOLD 1
T Cassidy Lab 1195 52.48%
D Brazier Lab 1041
C Barlow LD 884 39.54%
T Rogers LD 801
M Andrews C 187 7.98%
M Williams C 153
Turnout: 30.12%
4/5/95
R A Wann Lab 1459
A K Devani Lab 1136
G F Walker LD 1081
A Bunce LD 1035
G J Forse G 370
W M Brown C 152
G Blundell C 149
Turnout: 36.36%
2/5/96
G F Walker LD 1384 44.87%
A Bunce LD 1228
R A Wann Lab 1222 39.24%
A K Devani Lab 1062
G J Forse G 356 11.25%
D Keen G 299
W M Brown C 138 4.64%
G Blundell C 132
Turnout: 37.19%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
M M Salim Lab 2528
B Bishop Lab 2407
B M Baghav LD 147
W S Anthony LD 138
S V Blake G 118
D Christopher C 116
Turnout: 42.31%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
M M Salim Lab 2289 88.18%
B Bishop Lab 2195
D Christopher C 175 6.78%
J Waite C 170
J Webb LD 128 5.04%
Turnout: 40.00%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
N Newitt Lab 2207
K Hunter Lab 2191
D M Kilbourne C 625
D A H Price C 572
B Stone LD 243
H H Carsch LD 214
J A White G 141
Turnout: 42.45%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
N Newitt Lab 1914 70.43%
K Hunter Lab 1908
D M Kilbourne C 577 20.71%
D A H Price C 547
W Anthony LD 268 8.86%
P P J Vial LD 213
Turnout: 36.74%
4/5/95
J H Robinson Lab 1705
J W Thomas Lab 1625
J G Allen C 1300
H Richmond C 1105
M M Grimsley LD 302
Turnout: 43.82%
2/5/96
J G Allen C 1633 48.64%
H Richmond C 1464
J H Robinson Lab 1422 43.76%
J W Thomas Lab 1364
A O'Reilly LD 242 7.60%
Turnout: 43.63%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
M J Bodell-Stagg Lab 1515
M A Curren Lab 1441
P M Graham C 390
B P Smith C 358
D J Burridge LD 312
B Greaves LD 292
C D Wintram G 178
Turnout: 30.71%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
N Holden Lab 1382 64.43%
M A Curren Lab 1379
P M Graham C 415 16.78%
A Schwartz C 304
H Walker LD 277 10.67%
J Young LD 180
C D Wintram G 174 8.12%
Turnout: 27.76%
(resignation of M A Curren)
7/5/98 LAB HOLD 1
A Connelly Lab 836 46.6%
J Branney LD 376 21.0%
T Gillard Con 374 20.9%
G Forse G 125 7.0%
D Roberts SLP 81 4.5%
Maj. 460 25.7%
Turnout: 23.1%
Swing: 14.05% Labour to Liberal Democrat
4/5/95 LIB DEM HOLD 1,
R B Blackmore LD 1392
P Coley LD 1329
D J Brazier Lab 1165
A Haynes Lab 1090
S C Hill C 645
H S Tarratt C 606
M Aspey G 125
Turnout: 37.97%
2/5/96 LIB DEM HOLD 2
R B Blackmore LD 1680 52.71%
P Coley LD 1607
D J Brazier Lab 900 27.04%
G Nicolle-Anderiesz Lab 787
S C Hill C 558 17.81%
R Vickers C 533
C Worth G 87 2.79%
Turnout: 37.13%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
R Stuttard Lab 1239
B A Kamal Lab 1195
B I Turner C 411
I C Maw C 374
J S Veldhuizen LD 173
Turnout: 25.59%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
R Stuttard Lab 926
B A Kamal Lab 925
P Johnson C 390
I C Maw C 307
W A Newman LD 192
Turnout: 21.26%
4/5/95 LIB DEM HOLD 2
G G Hunt LD 1554
A Clarke LD 1437
M J Byrne Lab 882
W S Nurse Lab 809
M J Cufflin C 565
A G Wilson C 509
B J Pettitt G 71
Turnout: 42.51%
2/5/96 LIB DEM HOLD 2
G G Hunt LD 1600
B Coles LD 1437
M J Byrne Lab 872
W S Nurse Lab 833
M J Cufflin C 492
R Uddin C 406
Turnout: 42.93%
4/5/95 LAB HOLD 2
A R Osman Lab 2249
M H Juma Lab 2242
S G Clarke LD 224
V Dilworth LD 203
V E Greenlees C 203
B Fewster G 177
Turnout: 32.69%
2/5/96 LAB HOLD 2
M H Juma Lab 1991
A R Osman Lab 1956
K Chell C 201
J Wilson C 193
B Fewster G 192
M Raghav LD 167
Turnout: 28.50%
Party Candidates Votes % Votes per Seats Gained Lost
candidate
Labour 56 83,193 59.0 1592.7 45 (+8) 9 (2 LD, 7 C) 1 (to LD)
Liberal Democrat 48 26,052 18.5 542.8 7 (-) 2 (1 Lab, 1 C) 2 (to Lab)
Conservative 52 26,244 18.6 504.7 4 (-8) 0 8 (7 to Lab, 1 to LD)
Ind Lab 4 2,808 2.0 702.0 -
Green 18 2,438 1.7 135.4 -
Mil Lab 1 146 0.1 146.0 -
Liberal 1 129 0.1 129.0 -
Turnout: N/A
Party Candidates Votes % Votes per Seats Gained Lost
candidate
Labour 56 75,687 56.8 1351.6 41 (-4) 1 (1 from LD) 5 (3 to C, 2 to LD)
Liberal Democrat 45 24,410 18.3 542.4 8 (+1) 2 (2 from Lab) 1 (1 to Lab)
Conservative 56 28,017 21.0 500.3 7 (+3) 3 (3 from Lab) 0
Ind Labour 3 2,495 1.9 831.7 -
Green 15 2,377 1.9 158.5 -
Militant Labour 2 290 0.2 145.0 -
UKIP 1 75 0.1 75.0 -
Turnout: N/A
The Tories have been left wondering what political future they have in the city after beginging reduced to just four seats from a previous total of 12. Labour leaders were expecting a total of around 40 seats by the end of the night but were overjoyed to secure 45.
The Liberal Democrats are delighted at becoming the official opposition to Labour although they have just seven seats - the same amount they controlled before the election. The major shocks for the Tories were the defeat of Lord Mayor Margaret Bell and housing spokesman Jack Allen. the Liberal Democrats must now decide on thier new leader as Geoff Walker lost his St. Augustone's seat to Labour.
Additional comments by Ian Ridley (not from the Leicester Mercury)
The Liberal Democrats also took the second Western Park seat from the Tories while failing to regain the Crown Hills ward, lost in the 1991 elections. The Lib Dems also capitalised on their recent County Council by-election victory in Saffron by picking up one of the ward's City Council seats.
The Tories saw their former bastion of Thurncourt fall to Labour who also took Beaumont Leys and the seond Rowley Fields seat. Even the Evington result was close with the sitting Conservative councillors narrowly seeing off the Labour challenge. Group leader Coun Roman Scuplak has a more comfortable win in Humberstone while the Liberal Democrats also saw healthy majorities for their 4 councillors in the 2 Knighton wards.
The second successive year of full city council elections saw the turnout fall and the Conservative decline arrested. With only 4 seats left to defend, it was difficult to see how the Tories could sink any further. Their win in December's Evington by-election with an increased majority was a possible indication of a change in Conservative fortunes in Leicester, and so it proved to be with the Tories regaining 3 seats they lost to Labour last year.
In a close-fought contest Liberal Democrats Geoff Walker and Anne Bunce regained St. Augustine's from Labour. The Liberal Democrats also retained Western Parks with an increased majority but lost last year's gain in Saffron. The Liberal Semocrats however remain the offical opposition on 8 seats with the Tories one behind on 7 and Labour down 4 on 41.
The Conservatives recaptured Thurncourt and one of the Aylestone seats although county councillor D Parsons was unable to defeat Labour's Coun Sue Foreman for the other seat. This year's gains for the Tories still leave them 5 seats fewer than the total of 12 they had before the 1995 elections. The Liberal Democrats will be happy to have consolidated recent gains and recover St. Augustine's, their only disappointment being the loss of their Saffron seat.
Elsewhere Labour's Group leader, Peter Soulsby, comfortably held Abbey and ex-leader Stuart Foster retained Coleman, as Labour kept control of the council.