2021 Leicestershire County Council election

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]

2021 Leicestershire County Council election

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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

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 Appbleby

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

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.