2019 NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTION

2019 North West Leicestershire District Council election
All 38 seats to North West Leicestershire District Council; 20 seats needed for a majority
	Results map of the election
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to elect all members of the North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 2 May 2019, held as one of the English local elections of that year.^[1]

Summary

Election result

2019 North West Leicestershire District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	38	20	2	7	5	52.6	45.1	11,072	–1.8
	Labour	38	10	3	3		26.3	33.0	8,116	–1.2
	Liberal Democrats	16	4	3	0	3	10.5	12.3	3,032	+5.9
	Independent	4	3	1	0	1	7.9	3.9	948	–0.2
	Green	1	1	1	0	1	2.6	1.7	429	+1.4
	UKIP	6	0	0	0		0.0	3.3	805	–4.5
	Libertarian	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	83	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	76	N/A

Ward results

Appleby

Appleby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard Blunt	451	58.5
	Labour	Joe Wain	127	16.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Wyatt	117	15.2
	Monster Raving Loony	Colin Roberts	76	9.9
Majority
Turnout			778
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashby Castle

Ashby Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Carl Benfield	429	43.0
	Conservative	John Coxon	427	42.8
	Labour	Paul Montgomery	141	14.1
Majority
Turnout			1,008
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Ashby Holywell

Ashby Holywell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Roger Bayliss	379	52.5
	Labour	Doug Cooper	235	32.5
	Liberal Democrats	Maxine Sedgwick	108	15.0
Majority
Turnout			749
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashby Ivanhoe

Ashby Ivanhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jim Hoult	450	54.9
	Labour	Elaine Robinson	370	45.1
Majority
Turnout			845
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashby Money Hill

Ashby Money Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Daniel Harrison	375	60.5
	Labour	Avril Wilson	245	39.5
Majority
Turnout			646
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashby Willesley

Ashby Willesley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dave Bigby	424	53.5
	Conservative	David Jones	368	46.5
Majority
Turnout			830
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ashby Woulds

Ashby Woulds
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Bridges	339	61.4
	Labour	Anne Donegan	213	38.6
Majority
Turnout			582
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bardon

Bardon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Black	295	48.1
	Conservative	Mick Specht	122	19.9
	Labour	Nick Clarke	113	18.4
	Libertarian	Dan Liddicott	83	13.5
Majority
Turnout			626
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Blackfordby

Blackfordby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hill Hoult	361	53.4
	Labour	Kath Lauro	315	46.6
Majority
Turnout			705
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Broom Leys

Broom Leys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alexander Bridgen	366	39.7
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Windram	344	37.3
	Labour	Anthony Barker	212	23.0
Majority
Turnout			945
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Castle Donington Castle

Castle Donington Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Tony Saffell	288	45.3
	Labour Co-op	Ray Sutton	193	30.3
	Conservative	Leon Spence	155	24.4
Majority
Turnout			658
	Independent hold		Swing

Castle Donington Central

Castle Donington Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Rachel Canny	435	68.1
	Conservative	Lisa Collins	146	22.8
	Labour	Dan Green	58	9.1
Majority
Turnout			652
	Independent hold		Swing

Castle Donington Park

Castle Donington Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Hay	190	54.4
	Conservative	Leigh Brothwell	159	45.6
Majority
Turnout			374
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Castle Rock

Castle Rock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Wyatt	432	61.7
	Conservative	Paula Purver	164	23.4
	Labour	Olivia Andrade	104	14.9
Majority
Turnout			716
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Coalville East

Coalville East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Marie French	286	44.5
	Conservative	Ronald Cotterill	200	31.1
	Labour	Elijah Bennett	157	24.4
Majority
Turnout			647
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Coalville West

Coalville West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	John Legrys	209	45.0
	Liberal Democrats	Moira Lynch	151	32.5
	Conservative	Mary Tuckey	104	22.4
Majority
Turnout			472
	Labour hold		Swing

Daleacre

Daleacre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carol Sewell	305	53.4
	Conservative	Clare Watson-Spence	266	46.6
Majority
Turnout			590
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ellistown and Battleflat

Ellistown and Battleflat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Keith Merrie	272	47.9
	UKIP	Matthew Pollard	123	21.7
	Labour	Martin Walton	109	19.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Wyatt	64	11.3
Majority
Turnout			576
	Conservative hold		Swing

Greenhill

Greenhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Windram	232	38.9
	Labour	Ron Adams	183	30.7
	UKIP	Benny Wileman	124	20.8
	Conservative	Robert Bradley	57	9.6
Majority
Turnout			605
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Hermitage

Hermitage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stuart Gillard	277	53.3
	Labour	Peter Moult	243	46.7
Majority
Turnout			541
	Conservative hold		Swing

Holly Hayes

Holly Hayes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tony Gillard	421	61.6
	Labour	Alison Andrade	262	38.4
Majority
Turnout			709
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hugglescote St. John's

Hugglescote St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Russell Johnson	236	49.0
	Conservative	Vicki Boam	168	34.9
	Liberal Democrats	Aaron Windram	78	16.2
Majority
Turnout			502
	Labour hold		Swing

Hugglescote St. Mary's

Hugglescote St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Terri Eynon	243	37.9
	Conservative	Will Jennings	222	34.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Hemsley	176	27.5
Majority
Turnout			657
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Ibstock East

Ibstock East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Daniel Tebbutt	222	41.8
	Conservative	Pamela Spence	171	32.2
	UKIP	George Norley	138	26.0
Majority
Turnout			539
	Labour hold		Swing

Ibstock West

Ibstock West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Clarke	361	65.0
	Labour	Jim Roberts	194	35.0
Majority
Turnout			579
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kegworth

Kegworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bertie Rushton	340	64.9
	Labour	David Manley	184	35.1
Majority
Turnout			562
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Whatton and Diseworth

Long Whatton and Diseworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Nicholas Rushton	482	57.3
	Labour	Anna Champneys	359	42.7
Majority
Turnout			865
	Conservative hold		Swing

Measham North

Measham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Woodman	242	45.1
	Labour Co-op	Laurie Andrade	190	35.4
	UKIP	Angela Ross	105	19.6
Majority
Turnout			540
	Conservative hold		Swing

Measham South

Measham South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Sean Sheahan	281	45.0
	UKIP	Karen Lott	193	30.9
	Conservative	Annette Bridges	150	24.0
Majority
Turnout			630
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe

Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Ashman	338	61.7
	Labour	Richard Dyason	210	38.3
Majority
Turnout			574
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ravenstone and Packington

Ravenstone and Packington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Nigel Smith	510	59.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Holliday	216	25.0
	Labour	Kathleen Timberley	137	15.9
Majority
Turnout			885
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sence Valley

Sence Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Virge Richichi	369	60.6
	Labour	Rupert Knapton	240	39.4
Majority
Turnout			630
	Conservative hold		Swing

Snibston North

Snibston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Elliott Allman	134	26.2
	Labour	Fliss Middleton	133	26.0
	Conservative	Hope Brothwell	130	25.4
	Liberal Democrats	Vivienne Brooks	114	22.3
Majority
Turnout			515
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Snibston South

Snibston South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Geary	177	33.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Coleman	134	25.5
	UKIP	Paul Martin	122	23.2
	Conservative	Paul Spence	92	17.5
Majority
Turnout			530
	Labour hold		Swing

Thornborough

Thornborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Louise Gillard	362	48.9
	Labour	Ray Woodward	287	38.8
	Independent	John Smith	91	12.3
Majority
Turnout			761
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thringstone

Thringstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dave Everitt	307	56.5
	Conservative	Mark Evans	236	43.5
Majority
Turnout			574
	Labour hold		Swing

Valley

Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Russell Boam	490	60.8
	Labour	Paul Cudby	161	20.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Tyler	155	19.2
Majority
Turnout			830
	Conservative hold		Swing

Worthington and Breedon

Worthington and Breedon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Stevenson	550	66.5
	Labour	Gregory Parle	147	17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Turner	130	15.7
Majority
Turnout			846
	Conservative hold		Swing

Changes 2019–2023

Elliott Allman, elected as an independent in Snibston North ward, joined the Conservatives in 2020.^[2]

Ibstock East By-Election, 6 May 2021^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jenny Simmons	355	57.8	+25.6
	Labour	Carissma Griffiths	164	26.7	-15.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Wyatt	54	8.8	+8.8
	Green	Liz Fletcher	41	6.7	+6.7
Majority			191	31.1
Turnout			614
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Worthington and Breedon By-Election, 6 May 2021^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Morris	696	69.7	+3.2
	Labour	Gregory Parle	139	13.9	-3.9
	Green	Gareth Shilton	104	10.4	+10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Tyler	60	6.0	-9.7
Majority			557	55.8
Turnout			999
	Conservative hold		Swing

Russell Johnson, elected as a Labour councillor in Hugglestone St John's ward, left the party to sit as an independent early in 2023.^[5]

References

^ "Election results by Wards,2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
^ Hill, Graham (3 September 2020). "District Councillor Allman crosses floor to join Conservative with focus on Coalville's future". Coalville Nub News. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ibstock East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Worthington and Breedon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ Boothroyd, David (3 March 2023). "Greens afloat in Cinque Port". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[1] "Election results by Wards,2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.

[2] Hill, Graham (3 September 2020). "District Councillor Allman crosses floor to join Conservative with focus on Coalville's future". Coalville Nub News. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

[3] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ibstock East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[4] "Local Elections Archive Project — Worthington and Breedon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[5] Boothroyd, David (3 March 2023). "Greens afloat in Cinque Port". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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