Harborough District Council elections

Harborough District Council elections are generally held every four years. Harborough District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Harborough in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 34 councillors have been elected from 19 wards.^[1]

Council elections

A dash indicates that the results for a particular election are not available, or that a party did not stand in an election.

Glen By-Election 19 June 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	544	52.7	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	339	32.8	+32.8
	Labour	149	14.4	−28.6
Majority		205	19.9
Turnout		1,032	33.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Kibworth By-Election 16 April 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	733	50.2	+43.9
	Conservative	500	34.3	+11.7
	Independent	119	8.2	−49.7
	Independent	66	4.5	+4.5
Majority		233	15.9
Turnout		1,418	34.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent	Swing

Market Harborough North By-Election 13 July 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	690	55.1	−3.7
	Conservative	562	44.9	+13.0
Majority		128	10.2
Turnout		1,252	31.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Broughton By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	2,255	61.3	+3.1
	Labour	1,426	37.7	−3.1
Majority		829	23.6
Turnout		3,681
	Conservative hold	Swing

Glen By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	549	48.3	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats	367	32.3	+32.3
	Labour	221	19.4	−21.9
Majority		182	16.0
Turnout		1,137
	Conservative hold	Swing

Gilmorton By-Election 2 May 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	397	46.7	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	374	43.9	−3.2
	Labour	80	9.4	−1.3
Majority		23	2.8
Turnout		851	55.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Market Harborough Logan By-Election 19 August 2004^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carol LoGalbo	615	51.9	−7.8
	Conservative	Robert Brewer	570	48.1	+7.8
Majority			45	3.8
Turnout			1,185	33.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Misterton By-Election 16 March 2006^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Everett	425	57.6	−16.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Walkley	266	36.0	+36.0
	Labour	Elaine Carter	47	6.4	−19.1
Majority			159	21.6
Turnout			738	37.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broughton Astley - Broughton By-Election 4 September 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Golden	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Market Harborough Welland By-Election 10 September 2009^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Davies	600	54.8	+7.1
	Conservative	Barry Champion	373	34.1	+5.3
	BNP	Geoffrey Dickens	122	11.1	+11.1
Majority			227	20.7
Turnout			1,095	22.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Great Bowden and Arden By-Election 28 January 2010^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Knowles	966	61.8	+12.1
	Conservative	Barry Champion	598	38.2	−12.1
Majority			368	23.6
Turnout			1,564	24.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Thurnby and Houghton By-Election 2 May 2013^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Elliott	1,341	63.1	−2.1
	Conservative	Simon Whelband	785	36.9	+2.1
Majority			556	26.2
Turnout			2,126
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bosworth By-Election 7 November 2013^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Bowles	259	54.2	−21.2
	Liberal Democrats	Annette Deacon	114	23.8	+23.8
	UKIP	Bill Piper	105	22.0	+22.0
Majority			145	30.3
Turnout			478
	Conservative hold		Swing

Market Harborough—Logan By-Election 10 December 2015^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Johnson	402	45.2	+9.0
	Conservative	Paul Bremner	303	34.0	−1.4
	Labour	Anne Pridmore	82	9.2	−5.9
	Green	Darren Woodiwiss	56	6.3	−7.1
	UKIP	Robert Davison	47	5.3	+5.3
Majority			99	11.1
Turnout			890
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Misterton By-Election 17 November 2016^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Bateman	257	50.4	−24.7
	Labour	Liz Marsh	119	23.3	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Sarfas	77	15.1	+15.1
	UKIP	Bill Piper	57	11.2	+11.2
Majority			138	27.1
Turnout			510
	Conservative hold		Swing

Market Harborough - Little Bowden By-Election 6 May 2021^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Critchley	727	40.9	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	James Ward	507	28.5	−11.8
	Labour	Maria Panter	213	12.0	−11.4
	Women's Equality	Clare Bottle	149	8.4	+8.4
	Green	Mary Morgan	122	6.9	+6.9
	Independent	Robin Lambert	61	3.4	+3.4
Majority			220	12.4
Turnout			1,779
	Conservative hold		Swing

Market Harborough - Logan By-Election 29 September 2022^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geraldine Whitmore	582	45.7	+10.4
	Conservative	Robin Cutsforth	382	30.0	+3.2
	Labour	Maria Panter	250	19.6	+10.6
	Independent	Robin Lambert	60	4.7	−6.4
Majority			200	15.7
Turnout			1,274
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^ ^a ^b "The Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1124, retrieved 17 August 2022
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ "Harborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Lib Dems claim by-election win". Leicester Mercury. 20 August 2004.
^ "By-election sees party retain seat". Leicester Mercury. 18 March 2006.
^ "Welland Ward By-Election Result". Harborough District Council. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
^ "BREAKING NEWS: Lib Dems win by-election". Harborough Mail. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thurnby and Houghton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bosworth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Market Harborough—Logan Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Misterton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Market Harborough - Little Bowden Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Logan - Little Bowden Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

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See also: Wards Boundary changes