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2023 Blaby District Council election

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All 36 seats to Blaby District Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Terry Richardson Geoff Welsh Nick Brown Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Last election 25 seats, 50.0% 6 seats, 19.0% 6 seats, 19.4% Seats before 23 6 6 Seats after 19 9 6 Seat change 6 3 Popular vote 16,832 12,921 4,928 Percentage 42.0% 32.3% 12.3% Swing 8.0% 13.3% 7.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Green Independent Last election 1 seat, 8.7% 1 seat, 3.0% Seats before 1 3 Seats after 2 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,819 493 Percentage 12.0% 1.2% Swing 3.3% 1.8%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Blaby District Council election
Leader before election Terry Richardson Conservative Leader after election Terry Richardson Conservative

The 2023 Blaby District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of the Blaby District Council in England. They were held on the same day as other local elections.

Boundary changes

On 5 July 2022, the Local Government Boundary Commission announced the completion of their review of Blaby's ward boundaries. The final recommendation reduced the number of councillors from 39 to 36 and the number of wards from 18 to 17. This consisted of three 3-member wards, thirteen 2-member wards and one single member ward. These proposals were approved by Parliament in December 2022 to come info force for the council elections held in May 2023.

Results summary

The Conservative Party narrowly retained control of the council.

2023 Blaby District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	29	19	0	6	6	52.8	42.0	16,832	–8.0
	Liberal Democrats	26	9	4	0	4	25.0	32.3	12,921	+13.3
	Labour	15	6	1	0	1	16.7	12.3	4,928	–7.1
	Green	13	2	1	0	1	5.5	12.0	4,819	+3.3
	Independent	2	0	0	0		0.0	1.2	493	–1.8
	Reform UK	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	63	N/A

Ward results

Blaby

Braunstone Millfield

Braunstone Ravenhurst

Cosby and South Whetstone

Countesthorpe

Enderby

Fosse Highcross

Fosse Normanton

Fosse Stoney Cove

Glen Parva

Glenfield Ellis

Glenfield Faire

Kirby Muxloe

Leicester Forest and Lubbesthorpe

Narborough and Littlethorpe

North Whetstone

Thorpe Astley and St Mary's

By-elections

Glen Parva

References

1. Includes two vacant seats previously held by Conservatives: North Whetstone, held by Sharon Coe until her resignation in December 2022, and Forest, held by David Clements until his resignation in February 2023.

1. Boothroyd, David (16 December 2022). "When in Rome, do as the Andoverians do". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
2. Boothroyd, David (3 February 2023). "Bristol fashion now wearing Green". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
3. "Elections May 2023". Blaby District Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
4. "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
5. Moorhouse, Sam (5 May 2023). "Blaby District Council Election Results 2023". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. "Electoral boundaries". Blaby District Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
7. "Blaby District Council receives 'new political map' as ward boundaries drawn". Community News. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
8. "Blaby result – Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
9. "All the candidates up for local elections for Blaby District Council this May". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
10. "Election results by wards". Blaby District Council. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
11. "Blaby District Council local election results 2023 in full as they happen". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
12. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/4h0kpuoe/district-result-blaby.pdf
13. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/5qhmtjwj/district-result-braunstone-millfield.pdf
14. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/ce1fbh4x/notice-of-uncontested-election-blaby-district-council.pdf
15. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/zpceyqbo/district-result-cosby-south-whetstone.pdf
16. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/pzsbeihv/district-result-countesthorpe.pdf
17. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/s2an4rke/district-result-enderby.pdf
18. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/zpzlmu4b/district-result-fosse-highcross.pdf
19. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/dx3mlqwk/district-result-fosse-normanton.pdf
20. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/4hhb5gp2/district-result-fosse-stoney-cove.pdf
21. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/ioansau4/district-result-glen-parva.pdf
22. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/2vmbyqwc/district-result-glenfield-ellis.pdf
23. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/mibjgvwj/district-result-glenfield-faire.pdf
24. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/sxblktvp/district-result-kirby-muxloe.pdf
25. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/pnhn4dut/district-result-leicester-forest-lubbesthorpe.pdf
26. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/er2ljurp/district-result-narborough-littlethorpe.pdf
27. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/y53dp1a3/district-result-north-whetstone.pdf
28. https://www.blaby.gov.uk/media/0voemptc/district-result-thorpe-astley-st-mary-s.pdf

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