- Hinckley and Bosworth local elections
Hinckley and Bosworth Council is elected every four years.Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976Conservative 1976 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 2003Conservative 2003 - 2007
Liberal Democrat 2007 - present
Council elections
Hinckley and Bosworth Council election, 1995 Hinckley and Bosworth Council election, 1999 Hinckley and Bosworth Council election, 2003 Hinckley and Bosworth Council election, 2007 By-election results
1995-1999
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 598
percentage = 42.7
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 462
percentage = 33.0
change = +12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 339
percentage = 24.2
change = -17.9Election box majority
votes = 136
percentage = 9.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,399
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =1999-2003
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 853
percentage = 59.2
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 353
percentage = 24.5
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 142
percentage = 9.9
change = -8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 57
percentage = 4.0
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 35
percentage = 2.4
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 500
percentage = 34.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,440
percentage = 19.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 655
percentage = 50.1
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 540
percentage = 41.3
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 113
percentage = 8.6
change = +8.6Election box majority
votes = 115
percentage = 8.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,308
percentage = 33.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =2003-2007
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sandra Franks
votes = 739
percentage = 45.7
change = +45.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Allan Keddy
votes = 448
percentage = 27.7
change = -25.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andre Wheeler
votes = 244
percentage = 15.1
change = -32.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Mike Shore
votes = 187
percentage = 11.6
change = +11.6Election box majority
votes = 291
percentage = 18.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,618
percentage = 27.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Batty
votes = 785
percentage = 43.4
change = -18.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Charles
votes = 545
percentage = 30.1
change = +30.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Robert Crane
votes = 247
percentage = 13.7
change = +13.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Hagen
votes = 232
percentage = 12.8
change = -6.2Election box majority
votes = 240
percentage = 13.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,809
percentage = 33.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =2007-2011
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bronwen Witherford
votes = 802
percentage = 57.0
change = -10.0Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Mike Shore
votes = 264
percentage = 18.8
change = +18.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Coe
votes = 226
percentage = 16.1
change = -8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Clark Mitchell
votes = 116
percentage = 8.2
change = +0.0Election box majority
votes = 538
percentage = 38.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,408
percentage = 29.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =External links
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