2021 Leicestershire County Council election

2021 Leicestershire County Council election

6 May 2021
All 55 seats to Leicestershire County Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 36 13 6 Seats won 42 9 4 Seat change 6 4 2
Map showing the results of the 2021 Leicestershire County Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2021 Leicestershire County Council election took place alongside the other local elections. All councilors were elected from electoral divisions by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.^[1]

Results

Overview

Leicestershire County Council election result 2021^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	42	6	0	6	76.36	51.79	97,318	+1
	Liberal Democrats	9	0	4	-4	16.36	18.88	35,481	-2.3
	Labour	4	0	2	-2	7.27	20.34	38,220	-0.3
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	8.33	15,651	+6.32
	Reform UK	0	0	0	0	0	0.42	793	N/A
	Freedom Alliance	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	187	N/A
	For Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	164	N/A
	SDP	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	47	N/A
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	41	N/A

Results by Division

Blaby

Blaby and Glen Parva

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Welsh	1,484	48.7	−7.8
	Conservative	Ryan Scott	1,020	33.5	+3.9
	Labour	Suresh Chauhan	304	10.0	+0.2
	Green	Rob Clarke	235	7.7	N/A
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Braunstone

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amanda Hack	1,271	44.7	−2.0
	Conservative	Nigel Grundy	1,142	40.1	−4.6
	Independent	David Di Palma	181	6.4	N/A
	Green	Mary Kapadia	174	6.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Merrill	73	2.6	N/A
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Cosby and Countesthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Les Phillimore	1,962	58.4	−5.4
	Green	Will Read	434	12.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hartshorn	506	15.0	7.3
	Labour	Zachary Atkins	455	13.5	−8.1
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Enderby and Lubbesthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Richardson	1,206	55.3	−0.6
	Labour	Lisa Pendery-Hunt	639	29.3	1.7
	Green	Steven Travis	214	9.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Bev Welsh	121	5.6	−3.2
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Glenfields, Kirby Muxloe and Leicester Forests

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lee Breckon	2,839	64.0	+1.6
	Conservative	Nick Chapman	2,827	63.7	+11.6
	Labour	Malcolm Fox	1,153	26.0	+10.2
	Green	Tony Deakin	734	16.5	+6.4
	Green	Bettina Atkinson	596	13.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Gambardella	495	11.2	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mat Mortel	285	6.4	−3.0
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Narborough and Whetstone

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry Richardson	1,755	61.2	−4.7
	Labour	Steve Cooper	602	21.0	−5.2
	Green	Mike Jelfs	348	12.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Antony Moseley	161	5.6	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stoney Stanton and Croft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maggie Wright	2,494	63.1	−10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Cousin	611	15.4	+6.0
	Labour	Steve Crane	493	12.4	−4.9
	Green	Nick Cox	351	8.88	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Charnwood

(14 seats, 14 Electoral Divisions)

Borough of Charnwood Summary Result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	11	0	0	±0	78.6	51.8	22,241	+0.6
	Labour	3	0	0	±0	21.4	29.3	12,577	+0.38
	Green	0	0	0	±0	0	11.6	4,961	+8.21
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	±0	0	6.4	2,761	-2.81
	Reform UK	0	0	0	±0	0	0.8	333	N/A
	TUSC	0	0	0	±0	0	0.1	41	N/A
	For Britain	0	0	0	±0	0	0.1	37	N/A

Birstall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Grimley	1,703	49.2	+4.6
	Labour	Julie Palmer	1,224	35.3	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Hewson	531	15.3	−14.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Deborah Taylor	2,486	66.5	−1.6
	Labour	Dave Berry	631	16.8	+2.6
	Green	Philip Mills	401	10.7	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Tipton	220	5.9	−2.4
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Loughborough East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jewel Miah	1,477	58.3	−3.4
	Conservative	Judy Shields	628	24.8	+1.4
	Green	David Kellock	246	9.7	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Emmanuel Fantaisie	93	3.7	−0.9
	Reform UK	Chris Cooper	86	3.4	N/A
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Loughborough North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Betty Newton	1,138	44.1	−5.2
	Conservative	Julie Mather	1,122	43.5	+8.6
	Green	Wesley Walton	214	8.3	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Thornborow	103	4.0	+0.3
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Loughborough North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Max Hunt	1,187	50.9	+2.2
	Conservative	Pauline Ranson	846	36.3	+10.6
	Green	Nigel Feetham	151	6.5	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Adcock	103	4.4	+1.5
	TUSC	Damian Cosgrove	41	1.8	N/A
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Loughborough South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ted Parton	1,318	48.1	+0.1
	Labour	Gill Bolton	1,083	39.5	−0.5
	Green	Naomi Bottomley	234	8.5	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Guerrero	105	3.8	0.0
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Loughborough South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Morgan	1,850	45.4	−7.4
	Labour	Rowan Myall	987	24.2	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Aidan Reed	757	18.6	+7.0
	Green	Paul Goodman	369	9.1	+2.7
	Reform UK	Jim Foxall	104	2.6	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Quorn and Barrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hilary Fryer	1,952	54.7	+0.7
	Labour	Josh Clayton	1,000	28.0	+6.0
	Green	Mia Woolley	373	10.4	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Thornborow	158	4.4	−7.1
	Reform UK	Andy McWilliam	82	2.3	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rothley and Mountsorrel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leon Hadji-Nikolaou	1,804	56.0	−7.6
	Labour	Liz Blackshaw	1,072	33.2	+16.7
	Green	Michelle Nelson	203	6.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Duffy	141	4.4	−6.7
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shepshed

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Radford	2,051	60.0	+9.0
	Labour	Jane Lennie	946	27.7	−2.7
	Green	John Hounsome	239	7.0	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Brookes-Duncan	177	5.2	−0.7
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sileby and the Wolds

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	1,722	57.2	−2.2
	Labour	Andrew Seggie	618	20.5	−0.1
	Green	Billy Richards	382	12.7	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Sharpe	187	6.2	−3.1
	For Britain	George Addinall	37	1.2	N/A
	Reform UK	Pete Morris	61	2.0	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Syston Fosse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Poland	1,820	59.5	−8.1
	Green	Laurie Needham	980	32.0	+26.8
	Labour	Samanta Zubrute	256	8.4	−6.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Syston Ridgeway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Barkley	1,291	47.4	−10.2
	Green	Louisa Wait	1169	42.9	+34.5
	Labour	Lyndsey Derbyshire	259	9.5	−11.3
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thurmaston Ridgemere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Seaton	1,648	65.0	+11.0
	Labour	Abe Khayer	699	27.5	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nitesh Dave	186	7.3	+1.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harborough

Broughton Astley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Bannister	1,589	52.8	−17.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Graves	969	32.2	+17.5
	Labour	Christina Emmett	239	7.9	−7.3
	Green	Mark Green	210	7.0	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bruntingthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Blake Pain	2,478	59.8	−8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Walkley	747	18.0	+1.3
	Labour	David Gair	545	13.1	−2.1
	Green	Mary Smith	371	9.0	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gartree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Feltham	2,357	62.1	−5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Trish Formoy	537	14.1	+2.8
	Labour	Aime Armstrong	510	13.4	+1.8
	Green	Gillian Buswell	388	10.2	+5.0
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Launde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Galton	1,986	45.1	−10.9
	Conservative	Michael Rickman	1,796	40.8	+7.0
	Labour	Matt Smith	392	8.9	+3.8
	Green	Melanie Walkley	222	5.1	+3.1
Majority			190	4.3%	−17.9%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-8.95%

Lutterworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rosita Page	2,170	55.7	−7.0
	Labour	Paul Beadle	941	24.1	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Sarfas	489	12.5	−8.3
	Green	Carl Tiivas	294	7.6	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Market Harborough East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Champion	1,887	42.1	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Hill	1,712	38.2	−8.2
	Labour	Maria Panter	506	11.3	+2.2
	Green	Mary Morgan	371	8.3	+4.3
Majority
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Market Harborough West and Foxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil King	1,762	45.5	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Peter James	938	24.2	−12.0
	Green	Darren Woodiwiss	606	15.6	+8.5
	Labour	Anne Pridmore	560	14.4	+3.0
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hinckley and Bosworth

Burbage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Wright	1,963	48.3	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Walker	1.693	41.7	+9.6
	Labour	Robert Martin	372	9.2	+0.1
	SDP	Roger Hill	29	0.7	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

De Montfort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Mullaney	1,957	55.7	+2.9
	Conservative	Jan Kirby	1,303	37.1	−2.1
	Labour	Heather White	252	7.2	−0.7
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Earl Shilton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Allen	1,762	61.7	+2.3
	Labour	Rick Middleton	553	19.3	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Francks	290	10.1	+0.5
	Green	Lewis Orton	153	5.4	N/A
	Reform UK	Peter Cheshire	94	3.3	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Groby and Ratby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ozzy O'Shea	2,396	75.4	−0.8
	Labour	Rebecca Pawley	357	11.2	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ted Hollick	280	8.8	+3.1
	Green	Mark Wren	144	4.5	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hollycroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Bill	1,592	57.1	+3.2
	Conservative	Russ Roberts	906	32.5	+2.8
	Labour	Andre Wheeler	288	10.3	+0.3
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mallory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ross Hills	1,536	46.4	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Sheppard-Bools	1,468	44.4	−0.9
	Labour	Jim Buck	302	9.1	−3.6
Majority
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Market Bosworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bertie Harrison-Rushton	2,541	66.8	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Muriel Crooks	521	13.7	+2.6
	Labour	Kevin Ennis	399	10.5	−2.0
	Green	Alec Duthie	344	9.0	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Markfield, Desford and Thornton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Bedford	2,091	54.0	+6.4
	Labour	Andy Furlong	951	24.5	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Webber-Jones	608	15.7	+7.3
	Green	Matthew Thorogood	175	4.5	N/A
	Reform UK	Bill Piper	43	1.1	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Bray	1,384	51.3	+6.6
	Conservative	Tom Lee	930	34.5	+1.2
	Labour	Rosie Lythgoe-Cheetham	362	13.4	+1.0
	SDP	Paul Forrest	18	0.7	N/A
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Melton

Belvoir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bryan Lovegrove	2,530	67.7	+1.7
	Labour	Helen Cliff	535	14.3	+4.0
	Green	Colette Stein	412	11.0	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Taylor	259	6.9	−1.0
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Melton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pam Posnett	1,826	54.0	−10.2
	Labour	Tim Litt	800	23.6	+9.6
	Independent	Simon Lumley	332	9.8	N/A
	Green	Martyn Gower	246	7.3	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Weaver	103	3.0	−2.3
	Reform UK	Marcus Wilson	72	2.1
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Melton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Frisby	1,425	53.3	−7.3
	Labour	Pip Allnatt	620	23.2	−6.6
	Green	Alastair McQuillan	397	14.8	N/A
	Independent	Marilyn Gordon	229	8.6	−1.0
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Melton Wolds

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joe Orson	2,416	64.3	−5.3
	Labour	Carol Hopkinson	460	12.2	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Hamish McAuley	447	11.9	+3.9
	Independent	Steven Carter	430	11.4	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

North West Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Coxon	1,964	49.5	−4.3
	Labour	Debra Jackson	1,190	30.0	−0.8
	Green	Carl Benfield	508	12.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Wyatt	168	4.2	−4.0
	Freedom Alliance	Claire O'Callaghan	89	2.2	N/A
	Reform UK	Adam Tilbury	46	1.2	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle Donington and Kegworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Pendleton	1,537	46.6	−10.8
	Labour	Michael Hay	849	25.7	+0.2
	Independent	Tony Saffell	565	17.1	N/A
	Green	Lucy Pratt	232	7.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Moira Lynch	111	3.4	−4.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coalville North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Craig Smith	1,357	42.8	+13.9
	Labour	Terri Eynon	1,069	33.7	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Marie French	480	15.1	−2.1
	Green	David Robinson	132	4.2	N/A
	For Britain	Graham Partner	127	4.0	+1.7
Majority
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Coalville South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Merrie	1,584	43.2	+15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Wyatt	1,144	31.2	−7.2
	Labour	Charlotte le Grys	688	18.7	−7.1
	Green	Mark Burns	202	5.5	N/A
	Freedom Alliance	Sadie Cubitt	47	1.3	N/A
Majority
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Forest and Measham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Ashman	1,620	52.8	+9.8
	Labour	Sean Sheahan	1,114	36.3	−8.2
	Green	James Harrison	200	6.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Yorick Lynch	69	2.3	−1.5
	Reform UK	Mick Gee	62	2.0	N/A
Majority
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ibstock and Appleby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dan Harrison	1,925	56.4	+3.9
	Labour	Carissma Griffiths	1,010	29.6	0.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Wyatt	273	8.0	+0.7
	Green	Ian Wilson	202	5.9	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Rushton	1,964	49.5	−13.7
	Labour	Gregory Parle	1,190	30.0	+12.4
	Green	Ben Woolley	508	12.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Tyler	168	4.2	−6.9
	Freedom Alliance	Claire Louise O'Callaghan	89	2.2	N/A
	Reform UK	Gareth Bott	46	1.2	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whitwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Gillard	2,250	62.2	+8.1
	Labour	Dave Everitt	950	26.2	−4.2
	Green	Liz Fletcher	181	5.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Windram	147	4.1	−2.9
	Freedom Alliance	Sophie Cruse	51	1.4	N/A
	Reform UK	David Gunn	36	1.0	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oadby and Wigston

East Wigston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Charlesworth	1,390	44.8	−15.4
	Conservative	Liz Darling	1,292	41.6	+12.8
	Labour	Rob Brannen	279	9.0	−1.9
	Green	Christopher Cooper-Hayes	141	4.5	N/A
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

North Wigston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Broadley	1,264	44.4	−7.2
	Conservative	Mukesh Davé	852	29.9	−1.2
	Labour	Richard Keenan	548	19.2	+2.0
	Green	Richard Ansell	182	6.4	N/A
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Oadby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dean Gamble	2,338	39.6	−5.2
	Conservative	Kamal Ghattoraya	2,274	38.6	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jeffrey Kaufman	2,249	38.1	−4.8
	Conservative	Priti Joshi	2,242	38.0	+8.6
	Labour	Hajira Piranie	1,004	17.0	−3.3
	Labour	Helen Morrison	998	16.9	−0.9
	Green	Bethan Painter	439	7.4	N/A
	Green	Sakile Simpson	290	4.9	N/A
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

South and West Wigston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Boulter	1,065	50.3	−10.4
	Conservative	Oliver Bryan	628	29.6	+4.4
	Labour	Steve Maggs	318	15.0	+1.0
	Green	Mandy Sanders	105	4.96	N/A
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

By-elections

Blaby & Glen Parva

Blaby & Glen Parva: 21 December 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Jordan	989	61.2	+12.5
	Conservative	Nigel Grundy	320	19.8	−13.7
	Labour	Laura Badland	190	11.8	+1.8
	Green	Mike Jelfs	116	7.2	−0.5
Majority			669	41.4	+26.2
Turnout			1,615	17.0	−15.1
Registered electors			9,530
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+13.1

Burbage

Burbage: 2 May 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Walker	1,496	51.3	+9.6
	Conservative	Maddie Lee	880	30.2	−18.1
	Labour	James Ross	401	13.8	+4.6
	Green	Rhiannon Carter	138	4.7	+4.7
Majority			616	21.1
Turnout			2888	29.7
Registered electors			9,899
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+13.8

References

1. "Leicestershire County Council | Serving the people of Leicestershire". www.leicestershire.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
2. "Election 2021". Leicestershire County Council. 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.