Charnwood Borough Council elections

Charnwood Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Labour 1995 - 1999

Conservative 2007 - present

Sileby By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	874	68.3	+1.8
	Conservative	338	26.4	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	68	5.3	+5.3
Majority		536	41.9
Turnout		1,280	24.3
	Labour hold	Swing

Barrow Upon Soar Quordon By-Election 28 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	956	57.1	+4.7
	Labour	462	27.6	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	257	15.3	−3.6
Majority		494	29.5
Turnout		1,675
	Conservative hold	Swing

Hathern By-Election 10 October 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	736	64.7	+10.6
	Conservative	243	21.4	−11.1
	Liberal Democrats	83	7.3	−6.2
	UKIP	75	6.6	+6.6
Majority		493	43.3
Turnout		1,137	20.2
	Labour hold	Swing

Sileby By-Election 12 December 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	557	53.3	+14.5
	Labour	397	38.0	−13.2
	UKIP	92	8.8	+8.8
Majority		160	15.3
Turnout		1,046	19.0
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Loughborough Shelthorpe By-Election 5 October 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neville Stork	643	38.7	−17.0
	BNP	Andrew Holders	478	28.8	+28.8
	Conservative	James Poland	386	23.2	−21.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Tyler	155	9.3	+9.3
Majority			165	9.9
Turnout			1,662	33.5
	Labour hold		Swing