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Leicestershire County Council elections are held every four years. Leicestershire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 55 county councillors have been elected from 53 electoral divisions.[1]

Political control[edit]

Leicestershire County Council was first created in 1889. Its territory and its powers and responsibilities were significantly reformed under the Local Government Act 1972, with a new council elected in 1973 to act as a shadow authority ahead of the new powers coming into force in 1974. Since 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Leadership[edit]

The leaders of the council since 1999 have been:[4]

Council elections[edit]

County result maps[edit]

Changes between elections[edit]

1993-1997[edit]

1997-2001[edit]

2005-2009[edit]

2009-2013[edit]

2013-2017[edit]

Narborough and Whetstone By-Election, 7 May 2015[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Richardson 4,011 56.0 -3.3
Labour Michael Bounds 1,658 23.2 -7.1
UKIP Carolyn Brennan 1,491 20.8 +20.8
Majority 2,353 32.9
Turnout 7,160
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^

    “The Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016”, legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2016/1070, retrieved 17 August 2022

  2. ^ “Compositions calculator”. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ “Leicestershire”. BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  4. ^ “Council minutes”. Leicestershire County Council. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ^ “Leicestershire council leader David Parsons resigns”. BBC News. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ “Local election results: Leicestershire”. BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  7. ^ “Tories victorious”. Leicester Mercury. 10 September 1999.
  8. ^ “Labour delight”. Leicester Mercury. 29 October 1999.
  9. ^ “County Council By Election Result for Shepshed Electoral Division”. Leicestershire County Council. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  10. ^ “Leicestershire County Council | Serving the people of Leicestershire”.
  11. ^ “Local Elections Archive Project — Narborough and Whetstone Division”. www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  12. ^ “Local Elections Archive Project — Stoney Stanton and Croft Division”. www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  13. ^ “Local Elections Archive Project — Syston Ridgeway Division”. www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. ^ “Local Elections Archive Project — Cosby and Countesthorpe Division”. www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

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