2009 Leicestershire County Council election

2009 UK local government election May 2020 May 2013 2009 Leicestershire County Council election Leicestershire Parliamentary no yes 2005 Leicestershire County Council election 2005 2013 Leicestershire County Council election 2013 All 55 seats to Leicestershire County Council 28 5 June 2009 Conservative Party (UK) 30 31 36 6 96,123 44.3% 2.6% Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 11 14 2 58,814 27.1% 1.4% Labour Party (UK) 13 12 4 9 33,549 15.5% 10.5% British National Party 0 0 1 1 26,279 12.1% 10.9% Leicestershire UK local election 2009 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of the 2009 Leicestershire County Council elections. Party Conservative Conservative Elections to Leicestershire County Council took place on 4 June 2009,Leicestershire County Council election, 2009 overall results, Leicestershire County Council website having been delayed from 7 May, in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. A total of 55 councillors were elected from 52 electoral divisions across the county's 7 districts. The Conservatives held control of the council and increased their majority from 5 to 17 seats after gaining many seats from Labour who lost 70% of their seats. The BNP fielded many more candidates than at the last election which caused their vote share to increase dramatically. Results Leicestershire County Council election, 2009 Conservative Party (UK) 36 7 1 +6 65.5 44.3 96,123 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 14 3 1 +2 25.5 27.1 58,814 −1.4 Labour Party (UK) 4 0 9 −9 7.2 15.5 33,549 −10.5 British National Party 1 1 0 +1 1.8 12.1 26,279 +10.9 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 0.9 1,941 −1.4 English Democrats 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 0.1 436 New |} Division results Results for individual divisions are shown below.Leicestershire County Council election, 2009 ward results, Leicestershire County Council website They have been divided into their respective Districts or Boroughs and listed alphabetically. District of Blaby Blaby and Glen Parva (1 seat) Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Bailey 1,949 54.1 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Marian Broomhead 960 26.7 −3.8 British National Party Roy Dodge 455 12.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Gary Jacques 238 6.6 −12.5 3,602 38.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) +3.8 Braunstone Town (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Jo Fox 1,214 37.7 −9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Damian Stuart 1,045 32.5 −1.1 British National Party Gary Reynolds 547 17.0 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Felicity Pollard 412 12.8 −6.0 3,218 38.3 Labour Party (UK) −4.4 Cosby and Countesthorpe (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) David Jennings 2,097 57.9 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Welsh 597 16.5 −8.7 Labour Party (UK) Michael Howkins 488 13.5 −11.2 British National Party Martin Brown 442 12.2 N/A 3,624 40.4 Conservative Party (UK) +8.3 Enderby Meridian (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Jackie Dickinson 1,543 53.4 +16.5 Labour Party (UK) Bill Wright 720 24.9 −10.7 British National Party Michael Robinson 626 21.7 +14.2 2,889 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) +13.6 Glenfields (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Brian Page 1,253 39.9 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Springthorpe 1,161 37.0 +6.7 British National Party John Walton 505 16.1 +11.7 Labour Party (UK) David Hodgen 218 6.9 −16.3 3,137 40.2 Conservative Party (UK) −2.8 Kirby Muxloe and Leicester Forest East (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) David Parsons 2,122 59.2 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Fox 502 14.0 −11.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Pollard 488 13.6 −1.7 British National Party Paul Preston 474 13.2 +8.1 3,586 40.7 Conservative Party (UK) +8.4 Narborough and Whetstone (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Barry Garner 1,960 54.4 +10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alex Dilks 628 17.4 ±0.0 British National Party Kerri Sharpe 532 14.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) David Hodgen 483 13.4 −12.3 3,603 35.1 Conservative Party (UK) +5.4 Stanton Croft and Normanton (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Ernie White 2,197 57.2 −9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Searle 768 20.0 N/A British National Party Maurice Collett 506 13.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Sandra Parkinson 368 9.6 −24.0 3,839 40.5 Conservative Party (UK) −14.6 Borough of Charnwood Birstall (1 seat) Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Wilson 1,489 36.9 −24.0 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Jones 1,442 35.7 −3.4 British National Party Peter Cheeseman 644 15.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) Claire Poole 464 11.5 N/A 4,039 42.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) −10.3 Bradgate (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) David Snartt 2,475 57.9 +5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Welsh 1,259 29.5 −11.2 British National Party James Taylor 538 12.6 +5.3 4,272 44.5 Conservative Party (UK) +8.6 Loughborough East (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Jewel Miah 1,597 48.8 −7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jenny Bokor 674 20.6 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Maden 572 17.5 +1.5 British National Party Kevan Stafford 432 13.2 N/A 3,275 35.0 Labour Party (UK) −3.8 Loughborough North (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Betty Newton 1,321 40.1 −1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Hunt 1,035 31.4 +0.8 British National Party Julia Green 506 15.4 +11.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane Horn 432 13.1 −10.9 3,294 33.2 Labour Party (UK) −1.0 Loughborough North West (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Max Hunt 1,408 44.0 −2.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Goss 884 27.6 −4.5 Independent (politician) Roy Campsall 625 19.5 N/A British National Party Gavin Leist 281 8.8 N/A 3,198 33.0 Labour Party (UK) +0.9 Loughborough South (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) David Slater 1,289 36.1 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Neville Stork 1,264 35.4 −3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Kershaw 573 16.1 −5.4 British National Party Michael Pickering 442 12.4 N/A 3,568 32.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) −3.1 Loughborough South West (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lewis 1,947 50.3 +6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Walker 1,034 26.7 −2.3 Labour Party (UK) David Goss 617 15.9 −6.2 British National Party Christopher Canham 272 7.0 N/A 3,870 42.2 Conservative Party (UK) +4.5 Quorn and Barrow (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Tony Kershaw 1,983 53.3 +8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Coltman 662 17.8 −4.4 Labour Party (UK) Sandie Forrest 619 16.6 −12.7 British National Party Maurice Oatley 459 12.3 +8.6 3,723 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) +6.5 Rothley and Mountsorrel (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Osborne 1,878 51.7 +5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ted Smith 664 18.3 +1.7 British National Party Carol Collett 650 17.9 +11.6 Labour Party (UK) Justin Smith 443 12.2 −19.0 3,635 38.7 Conservative Party (UK) +2.1 Shepshed (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Christine Radford 1,466 32.9 −3.9 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Parker 1,123 25.2 −17.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cynthia Popley 1,094 24.5 +4.2 British National Party Edmond Thomson 778 17.4 N/A 4,461 41.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) −6.9 Sileby and the Wolds (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Shepherd 1,795 52.1 +1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Collingswood 724 21.0 +0.3 British National Party Stephen Denham 497 14.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ivor Perry 431 12.5 −16.0 3,447 40.3 Conservative Party (UK) +0.5 Syston Fosse (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Dave Houseman 1,714 56.3 +5.5 British National Party Catherine Duffy 779 25.6 +14.9 Labour Party (UK) Terry Bark 549 18.0 −20.5 3,042 36.2 Conservative Party (UK) −4.7 Syston Ridgeway (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Michael Preston 1,688 52.6 −2.8 British National Party John Hurst 621 19.4 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Fiona Henry 558 17.4 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) Mike McLoughlin 341 10.6 −18.1 3,208 39.7 Conservative Party (UK) +0.5 The Conservative councillor for Syston Ridgeway died on Thursday 18 August 2011. A by-election was held on 3 November 2011 and was won by Stephen John Hampson. Thurmaston (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Harley 1,322 48.9 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) Steve Brown 593 21.9 −14.3 British National Party John Hurst 529 19.6 +12.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Singleton 260 9.6 −1.9 2,704 36.9 Conservative Party (UK) +11.0 References Category:2009 English local elections 2009 Category:2000s in Leicestershire