2019 Harborough District Council election

2019 Harborough District Council election
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All 34 seats to Harborough District Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election 29 seats, 46.0% 8 seats, 29.6% 0 seats, 11.6%
Seats won 22 11 1
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 3 Increase 1
Popular vote 18,074 14,653 6,617
Percentage 41.8% 33.9% 15.3%
Swing Decrease 5.2% Increase 4.3% Increase 3.7%
Results of the 2019 election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 Harborough District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Harborough District Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2019 Harborough District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 30 22 0 2 Decrease 7 64.7 41.8 18,074 –5.2
  Liberal Democrats 22 11 2 0 Increase 3 32.4 33.9 14,653 +4.3
  Labour 23 1 0 0 Increase 1 2.9 15.3 6,617 +3.7
  Green 5 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 4.7 2,030 ±0.0
  Independent 4 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.6 1,573 +1.8
  UKIP 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.6 280 –4.4

Ward results

Billesdon & Tilton

Billesdon & Tilton
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Sindy Modha 585 69.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Lauder 209 24.8
Labour Matt Smith 49 5.8
Majority
Turnout 850 42.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Bosworth

Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Nunn 522 71.0
Labour David Wenn 213 29.0
Majority
Turnout 775 34.6
Conservative hold Swing

Broughton Astley - Primethorpe & Sutton

Broughton Astley - Primethorpe & Sutton
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Paul Dann 575 54.1
Conservative Bill Liquorish 478 45.0
Green Mark Green 383 36.1
Labour Sandra Parkinson 276 26.0
Turnout 1,068 30.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Broughton Astley South & Leire

Broughton Astley South & Leire
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Mark Graves 737 59.9
Conservative Colin Golding 552 44.9
Conservative Nigel Chapman 322 26.2
Labour Paula McSorley 292 23.7
Turnout 1,262 32.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Dunton

Dunton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Bannister 577 77.4
Labour Elaine Carter 168 22.6
Majority
Turnout 770 37.0
Conservative hold Swing

Fleckney

Fleckney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charmain Wood 638 44.1
Conservative Stephen Bilbie 630 43.5
Independent Alan Birch 554 38.3
Labour Helen Morrison 290 20.0
Labour Di Elsom 256 17.7
Liberal Democrats Rachel McDonnell 219 15.1
Turnout 1,461 33.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Glen

Glen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hallam 964 57.7
Conservative Rani Mahal 711 42.5
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Heimer 313 18.7
Independent Jeff Stephenson 265 15.8
Liberal Democrats Kevin Russell 238 14.2
Green Matthew Norton 232 13.9
Labour Doreen Masters 150 9.0
Turnout 1,676 39.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kibworths

Kibworths
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil King 1,111 52.9
Conservative Robin Hollick 1,002 47.7
Conservative Simon Whelband 968 46.1
Liberal Democrats Carol Weaver 651 31.0
Liberal Democrats Joe Pole 614 29.2
Independent Stefan Richter 512 24.4
Labour Ben Miles 458 21.8
Turnout 2,116 35.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lubenham

Lubenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bremner 359 60.2
Liberal Democrats James Lindsay 149 25.0
Labour Deborah Langham 88 14.8
Majority
Turnout 610 37.5
Conservative hold Swing

Lutterworth East

Lutterworth East
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Martin Sarfas 491 35.9
Conservative Janette Ackerley 480 35.1
Labour David Gair 459 33.5
Labour Liz Marsh 392 28.6
Conservative Johnson Lyon 376 27.5
Liberal Democrats Harry Wilkin 370 27.0
Turnout 1,392 37.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lutterworth West

Lutterworth West
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Geraldine Robinson 707 51.1
Labour Paul Beadle 614 44.4
Conservative Elaine Chapman 553 40.0
Labour Rob Bevin 389 28.1
Turnout 1,426 37.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Market Harborough - Great Bowden & Arden

Market Harborough - Great Bowden & Arden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Knowles 888 55.2
Conservative Barry Champion 545 33.9
Conservative Laura Cook 517 32.1
Green Mary Morgan 417 25.9
Labour Andy Thomas 288 17.9
Labour Anne Iliffe 241 15.0
Turnout 1,635 37.2
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Market Harborough - Little Bowden

Market Harborough - Little Bowden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter James 740 51.3
Conservative Frankie McHugo 668 46.3
Conservative Derek Evans 609 42.2
Labour Jan Turner 429 29.8
Turnout 1,471 34.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Market Harborough - Logan

Market Harborough - Logan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Johnson 774 47.3
Liberal Democrats Dominic Fosker 635 38.8
Conservative Billy Hadkiss 587 35.9
Green James Ackerley 389 23.8
Independent Robin Lambert 242 14.8
Labour Rosemary Watson 198 12.1
Turnout 1,644 38.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Market Harborough - Welland

Market Harborough - Welland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Simpson 861 44.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Dunton 856 44.3
Conservative Barry Frenchman 655 33.9
Green Darren Woodiwiss 609 31.5
Conservative Barry Walton 536 27.8
Liberal Democrats Stuart Finan 514 26.6
Labour Paul Gray 400 20.7
Labour Carlo Campbell-Follett 375 19.4
Turnout 1,965 33.2
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Misterton

Misterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Bateman 432 52.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Walkley 323 39.2
Labour Malcolm Maguire 70 8.5
Turnout 847 41.5
Conservative hold Swing

Nevill

Nevill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Rickman 668 63.9
Liberal Democrats Grahame Hudson 377 36.1
Turnout 1,076 48.3
Conservative hold Swing

Thurnby & Houghton

Thurnby & Houghton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Galton 1,774 72.6
Liberal Democrats Amanda Burrell 1,497 61.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Elliott 1,423 58.3
Conservative Lewis Foster 747 30.6
UKIP Julie Tregoning 280 11.5
Labour Carol Hopkinson 277 11.3
Labour Mel James 245 10.0
Turnout 2,457 38.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Ullesthorpe

Ullesthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosita Page Uncontested N/A
Turnout 0 0.0
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Market Harborough - Little Bowden

Market Harborough - Little Bowden: 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Critchley 727 40.9
Liberal Democrats James Ward 507 28.5
Labour Marie Panter 213 12.0
Women's Equality Clare Bottle 149 8.4
Green Mary Morgan 122 6.9
Independent Robin Lambert 61 3.4
Majority 220 12.4
Turnout 1,779 41.4
Registered electors 4,297
Conservative hold Swing

Market Harborough - Logan

Market Harborough - Logan: 29 September 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geraldine Whitmore 582 45.7
Conservative Robin Cutsforth 382 30.0
Labour Maria Panter 250 19.6
Independent Robin Lambert 60 4.7
Majority 200 15.7
Turnout 1,274 30.6
Registered electors 4,163
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Herdman, Mark. "District Council Election Results - May 2019". www.harborough.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.