Harborough council election, 2023
Most seats
15
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
34
across 19 wards
Turnout
35.4%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 15 | -6 | 16,613 | 34.1% | -7.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | +2 | 17,526 | 36.0% | +2.1 |
| Labour Party | 3 | +2 | 7,511 | 15.4% | +0.1 |
| Green Party | 3 | +3 | 6,344 | 13.0% | +8.3 |
| Independent | 0 | +0 | 570 | 1.2% | -2.5 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 110 | 0.2% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 34 |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 34 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 31 | |
| Green Party | 30 | |
| Labour Party | 26 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Reform UK | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 34 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Billesdon & Tilton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sindy Modha Elected | 377 | 50.5% | -18.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Ashley Hill | 238 | 31.9% | +7.1 |
| Green Party | Sarah Claire Recordon | 131 | 17.6% | — |
| Majority | 139 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 746 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bosworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Amanda Louise Nunn Elected | 443 | 52.5% | -18.5 |
| Labour Party | Peter Nicolas Houtman | 196 | 23.2% | -5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Wood | 107 | 12.7% | — |
| Green Party | Katherine Ruhl | 98 | 11.6% | — |
| Majority | 247 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 844 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Broughton Astley - Primethorpe & Sutton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Dann Elected | 465 | 51.0% | -16.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clive Grafton-Reed Elected | 458 | 50.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Sandra Parkinson | 186 | 20.4% | -11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joshua Graves | 177 | 19.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Beasley | 173 | 19.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Sue Maguire | 147 | 16.1% | — |
| Green Party | Mark Green | 124 | 13.6% | -31.1 |
| Green Party | Gillian Buswell | 93 | 10.2% | — |
| Majority | 272 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 912 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Broughton Astley South & Leire 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joshua Worrell Elected | 479 | 54.4% | -3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Simon Graves Elected | 459 | 52.2% | -25.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Lorraine Rogers | 400 | 45.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Julie Marie Gardner | 172 | 19.5% | -11.1 |
| Labour Party | Malcolm James Maguire | 112 | 12.7% | — |
| Green Party | Christopher Mark Cooper-Hayes | 76 | 8.6% | — |
| Green Party | Adam Karl Holmes | 62 | 7.0% | — |
| Majority | 59 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 880 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats hold
Dunton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Neil Bannister Elected | 526 | 62.5% | -14.9 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Maria Lee | 194 | 23.1% | +0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Porter | 121 | 14.4% | — |
| Majority | 332 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 841 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Fleckney 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Bilbie Elected | 613 | 44.2% | -5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan James Birch Elected | 504 | 36.3% | +19.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrea Louise Charlton | 471 | 33.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Brian Stephen Browne | 284 | 20.5% | -2.0 |
| Independent | Charmaine Wood | 253 | 18.2% | -24.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Wilson Stephenson | 253 | 18.2% | — |
| Green Party | Mandy Sanders | 239 | 17.2% | — |
| Green Party | Jessie Mavis Jenkins | 158 | 11.4% | — |
| Majority | 33 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,388 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Glen 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Hallam Elected | 864 | 60.7% | -6.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rani Mahal Elected | 758 | 53.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark John Dilkes | 436 | 30.6% | +8.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Donna Marie Barnett | 405 | 28.4% | — |
| Green Party | Matthew James Norton | 216 | 15.2% | -1.0 |
| Green Party | Stephen Andrew Rankine | 170 | 11.9% | — |
| Majority | 322 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,424 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Kibworths 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phil King Elected | 951 | 48.7% | -14.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robin Hollick Elected | 945 | 48.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Christopher Whelband Elected | 801 | 41.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Graves | 744 | 38.1% | +1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Weaver | 558 | 28.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | James Francis Lindsay | 516 | 26.4% | — |
| Green Party | Erika May Cudworth | 470 | 24.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Elaine Patricia Carter | 392 | 20.1% | -5.8 |
| Green Party | Debbie Anne Louise James | 298 | 15.3% | — |
| Green Party | Brian Thompson | 186 | 9.5% | — |
| Majority | 57 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,954 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Lubenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Asher Elected | 391 | 46.2% | +21.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul David Bremner | 374 | 44.2% | -16.0 |
| Green Party | Phil Harding | 81 | 9.6% | — |
| Majority | 17 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 846 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Lutterworth East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | David Roger Frazer Gair Elected | 527 | 47.6% | +11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Sarfas Elected | 497 | 44.9% | +6.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Laurence Sharma | 367 | 33.1% | -4.3 |
| Labour Party | Paul MacIntyre | 351 | 31.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Anne Morgan | 239 | 21.6% | — |
| Green Party | Douglas William Taylor | 126 | 11.4% | — |
| Reform UK | Bill Piper | 110 | 9.9% | — |
| Majority | 130 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,108 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Lutterworth West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Paul Beadle Elected | 684 | 57.7% | +3.4 |
| Labour Party | Jim Knight Elected | 633 | 53.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Annette Willcox | 537 | 45.3% | -17.2 |
| Green Party | Carl Albert Tiivas | 220 | 18.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Mayne | 152 | 12.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Graves | 145 | 12.2% | — |
| Majority | 96 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,186 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party hold
Market Harborough - Great Bowden & Arden 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Knowles Elected | 899 | 55.5% | -5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Buddy Anderson Elected | 740 | 45.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barry Champion | 474 | 29.3% | -8.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charles Alastair Hawes | 360 | 22.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Andy Thomas | 283 | 17.5% | -2.4 |
| Labour Party | David Wenn | 182 | 11.2% | — |
| Green Party | Mary Scott Morgan | 157 | 9.7% | -19.1 |
| Green Party | Richard John Ansell | 144 | 8.9% | — |
| Majority | 266 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,620 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Market Harborough - Little Bowden 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter James Elected | 641 | 39.5% | +11.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart James Finan Elected | 587 | 36.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Henry Stuart Critchley | 502 | 30.9% | -9.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David John Page | 465 | 28.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Maria Panter | 270 | 16.6% | +4.7 |
| Labour Party | Peter Whalen | 245 | 15.1% | — |
| Independent | Clare Lucy Bottle | 222 | 13.7% | +10.3 |
| Green Party | Daniella Mary Orsini | 172 | 10.6% | +3.7 |
| Green Party | Carlos Bilbao Elguezabal | 139 | 8.6% | — |
| Majority | 85 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,622 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Market Harborough - Logan 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Johnson Elected | 804 | 52.8% | +7.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geraldine Whitmore Elected | 706 | 46.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robin James Cutsforth | 467 | 30.7% | +0.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sophie Charlotte Smith | 343 | 22.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Louise Phipps | 213 | 14.0% | -5.6 |
| Labour Party | Rosemary Watson | 172 | 11.3% | — |
| Green Party | Simon Andrew Richard Shepley | 132 | 8.7% | — |
| Green Party | Jennifer Celia Wroath | 111 | 7.3% | — |
| Independent | Robin Andrew Lambert | 95 | 6.2% | +1.5 |
| Majority | 239 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,522 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Market Harborough - Welland 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Darren Neil Woodiwiss Elected | 821 | 40.3% | +2.3 |
| Green Party | Rose Lillian Forman Elected | 661 | 32.4% | — |
| Green Party | Lynne Mary Taylor Elected | 657 | 32.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Dunton | 649 | 31.9% | -21.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Chambers | 589 | 28.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Corinne Julie Green | 514 | 25.2% | -15.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marion Ann Lewis | 472 | 23.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Aiden Perks | 471 | 23.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Frankie McHugo | 447 | 21.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Mark Panter | 287 | 14.1% | -10.9 |
| Labour Party | Angela Kay Brown | 277 | 13.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Kenneth Gray | 265 | 13.0% | — |
| Majority | 8 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,037 | |||
Green Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Green Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Misterton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Francis Bateman Elected | 409 | 41.3% | -11.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Walkley | 374 | 37.7% | -1.4 |
| Labour Party | Liz Marsh | 150 | 15.1% | +6.7 |
| Green Party | Jonathan Hopkins | 58 | 5.9% | — |
| Majority | 35 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 991 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Nevill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Rickman Elected | 585 | 66.2% | +2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Leo Kaufman | 186 | 21.0% | -15.0 |
| Green Party | Suzanne Alice Lloyd | 113 | 12.8% | — |
| Majority | 399 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 884 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Thurnby & Houghton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Simon James Galton Elected | 1,579 | 64.9% | -20.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Jane Burrell Elected | 1,357 | 55.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Philip Elliott Elected | 1,319 | 54.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ruby Gill | 607 | 24.9% | -11.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nic Olsen | 537 | 22.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Zaheer Joossab | 486 | 20.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Carol Hopkinson | 367 | 15.1% | +1.8 |
| Labour Party | Ahmad Khwaja | 351 | 14.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Matt Smith | 347 | 14.3% | — |
| Green Party | Melanie Jayne Wakley | 179 | 7.4% | — |
| Green Party | Martyn John Gower | 174 | 7.1% | — |
| Majority | 712 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,434 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Ullesthorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rosita Page Elected | 517 | 55.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Iain Millington | 224 | 24.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Gurnett | 109 | 11.7% | — |
| Green Party | Sarah Helen Nimmo | 78 | 8.4% | — |
| Majority | 293 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 928 | |||