Local Elections: Results As They Come In

The Conservatives have retained control of Leicestershire County Council.

In the Harborough area they won six of the seven electoral divisions in the district, gaining one from the Liberal Democrats.

The Harborough East division was won by Conservative Barry Champion, beating Liberal Democrat Sarah Hill, who had held the seat since 2005.

The Liberal Democrats held the Launde ward, with Simon Galton re-elected.

Results are still being announced, although the Conservatives have gained more than 28 seats – the number needed for overall control.

Latest Results:

Leicestershire County Council:

Launde Division (Lib Dem HOLD)

		Party	Votes	Elected	%
	Simon James Galton	Liberal Democrats	1986	Yes	45.1
	Michael Keith Rickman	Conservative	1796	No	40.8
	Matt Smith	Labour	392	No	8.91
	Melanie Jayne Wakley	Green Party	222	No	5.05
			4396

Lutterworth Division (Conservative HOLD)

		Party	Votes	Elected	%
	Rosita Page	Conservative	2170	Yes	55.7
	Paul Matthew Beadle	Labour	941	No	24.1
	Martin Sarfas	Liberal Democrats	489	No	12.5
	Carl Albert Tiivas	Green Party	294	No	7.55
			3894

Market Harborough East division (Conservative GAIN from Lib Dem)

		Party	Votes	Elected	%
	Barry Champion	Conservative	1887	Yes	42.1
	Sarah Hill	Liberal Democrats	1712	No	38.2
	Maria Elizabeth Panter	Labour	506	No	11.3
	Mary Scott Morgan	Green Party	371	No	8.28
			4476

Market Harborough West & Foxton division (Conservative HOLD)

		Party	Votes	Elected	%
	Phil King	Conservative	1762	Yes	45.5
	Peter James	Liberal Democrats	938	No	24.2
	Darren Neil Woodiwiss	Green Party	606	No	15.6
	Anne Pridmore	Labour	560	No	14.4
			3866

		Party	Votes	Elected	%
	Blake Lewis Pain	Conservative	2478	Yes	59.8
	Stephen James Crozier Walkley	Liberal Democrats	747	No	18.0
	David Robert Frazer Gair	Labour	545	No	13.1
	Mary Belinda Smith	Green Party	371	No	8.95
			4141

Gartree Division (Conservative HOLD)

		Party	Votes	Elected	%
	Kevin Feltham	Conservative	2357	Yes	62.1
	Trish Formoy	Liberal Democrats	537	No	14.1
	Aime Margaret Armstrong	Labour	510	No	13.4
	Gillian Buswell	Green Party	388	No	10.2
			3792

Broughton Astley Division (Conservative HOLD)

		Party	Votes	Elected	%
	Neil Durban Bannister	Conservative	1589	Yes	52.8
	Mark Graves	Liberal Democrats	969	No	32.2
	Christina Emmett	Labour	239	No	7.94
	Mark Antony Green	Green Party	210	No	6.98
			3007

Ballot papers for the Harborough area of Leicestershire County Council are being counted at Harborough Leisure Centre.

Counts are also taking place following elections for new Unitary authorities in Northants – North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council.

North Northamptonshire Council Results

Rothwell & Mawsley Ward

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Jim Hakewill	Independent	1940	22%	Elected
Cedwien Margaret Brown	Conservative Party	1847	21%	Elected
Joseph John Smyth	Conservative Party	1489	17%	Elected
Cliff Moreton	Conservative Party	1424	16%	Not elected
Susan Musselwhite	Green Party	827	9%	Not elected
Isobel Victoria Stevenson	Labour Party	726	8%	Not elected
Robert Charles Newby	Labour Party	620	7%	Not elected

Desborough Ward

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Mike Tebbutt	Conservative Party	2011	19%	Elected
Mark Robert Dearing	Conservative Party	1981	19%	Elected
David Alexander Howes	Conservative Party	1791	17%	Elected
Phil Sawford	Labour Party	1393	13%	Not elected
Andy Coleman	Labour Party	956	9%	Not elected
Yvonne Claire Scarrott	Labour Party	791	7%	Not elected
Linda Valerie Burnham	Independent	707	7%	Not elected
Alan James Window	Liberal Democrat	493	5%	Not elected
Stevie Lawless	Green Party	455	4%	Not elected

The result of the Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election won’t be known until Saturday, with counting for that election starting in the morning.

The Northants Police and Crime Commissioner result will be announced on Monday.

The Conservatives have won a by-election in Little Bowden ward of Harborough District Council, with Peter Critchley elected as a new Councillor – the only ballot counted last night.

Result:

Turnout – Little Bowden by-election: 41.4%