2019 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election


Elections to Oadby and Wigston Borough Council took place on 2 May 2019, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. All wards were up for election, each with 2 or 3 councillors to be elected. The Liberal Democrats retained overall control of the council.[1]

2019 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election

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All 26 seats to Oadby and Wigston
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won 24 2
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 4

Map of the results of the election by ward

Election results edit

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 2019[2]
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Liberal Democrats 26 24 5 0   5 92.3% 66.7% 22,816   9.5%
  Conservative 20 2 0 4   4 7.7% 25.0% 8,547   0.5%
  Labour 9 0 0 1   1 0% 7.9% 2,700   6.3%
  Green 1 0 0 0   0% 0.4% 138   0.3%

Ward results edit

 
Ward boundaries

Oadby Brocks Hill edit

Oadby Brocks Hill (2 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Kaufman * 922 76.1
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Latif Darr * 867 71.6
Conservative Richard Ronald Harrison 306 25.3
Conservative Amandeep Kaur Marwaha 208 17.2
Turnout 1,232 39.44
Registered electors 3,124
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Oadby Grange edit

Oadby Grange (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pritibala Joshi 715 52.3
Conservative Fula Singh Ghattoraya 685 50.1
Liberal Democrats Naveed Alam 640 46.8
Liberal Democrats Santokh Singh Athwal 638 46.7
Conservative Mohammed Salim Rezah Boodhoo 614 44.9
Liberal Democrats Muhammed Hafeez Katib 564 41.3
Turnout 1,389 35.53
Registered electors 3,124
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Oadby St Peter's edit

Oadby St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Carter 596 47.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Ridley 569 45.8
Conservative Marcus Solanki 344 27.7
Conservative Karl Craig-West 328 26.4
Labour Cameron Beaver 295 23.7
Labour Emma Hudson-Beaver 281 22.6
Majority 227 18.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Oadby Uplands edit

Oadby Uplands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Samia Haq 610 41.0
Liberal Democrats Lily Kaufman 570 38.4
Conservative Sundeep Biring 458 30.8
Labour Hajira Piranie 419 28.2
Conservative Jagjit Sahota 417 28.1
Labour Peter Whalen 385 25.9
Majority 112 7.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Oadby Woodlands edit

Oadby Woodlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dean Gamble 657 52.4
Liberal Democrats Amandeep Kaur 580 46.3
Conservative Bhupendra Dave 456 36.4
Conservative Karanvir Ghattoraya 342 27.3
Labour Adam Krupa 183 14.6
Green Pauline Pratt 138 11.0
Majority 124 9.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

South Wigston edit

South Wigston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rosemarie Adams 848 55.2
Liberal Democrats John Boyce 792 51.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Morris 745 48.5
Conservative Mason Shipley-Jones 377 24.5
Conservative Jack Taylor 364 23.7
Conservative Oliver Bryan 347 22.6
Labour Helen Beynon 312 20.3
Labour Stephen Maggs 290 18.9
Labour Scott Towers 289 18.8
Majority 368 24.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wigston All Saints edit

Wigston All Saints
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Bentley 1,182 75.9
Liberal Democrats Lynda Eaton 1,157 74.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Charlesworth 1,140 73.2
Conservative Callum Darling 324 20.8
Majority 816 52.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wigston Fields edit

Wigston Fields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Loydall 1,165 78.2
Liberal Democrats Bill Boulter 1,152 77.3
Liberal Democrats Kevin Loydall 1,097 73.6
Conservative Jack Newcombe 325 21.8
Majority 772 51.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wigston Meadowcourt edit

Wigston Meadowcourt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Loydall 891 55.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Eaton 857 52.9
Liberal Democrats Sharon Morris 847 52.3
Conservative Helen Darling 587 36.2
Conservative Edward Barr 531 32.8
Conservative Shingara Dhillon 460 28.4
Labour Maureen Waugh 246 15.2
Majority 260 16.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wigston St Wolstan's edit

Wigston St Wolstan's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Broadley 1,266 80.0
Liberal Democrats Linda Broadley 1,265 79.9
Liberal Democrats Clare Kozlowski 1,199 75.7
Conservative Mukesh Dave 359 22.7
Majority 840 53.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ "Oadby and Wigston Borough Council". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Borough Council Election 2019". Oadby and Wigston Borough Council. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Oadby Brocks Hill" (PDF). Oadby and Wigston Borough Council. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Oadby Grange" (PDF). Oadby and Wigston Borough Council. Retrieved 17 May 2020.