Erewash Borough Council elections

Erewash Borough Council elections are held every four years. Erewash Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Erewash in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 47 councillors are elected from 19 wards.^[1]

Council elections

1973 Erewash District Council election
1976 Erewash Borough Council election
1979 Erewash Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1983 Erewash Borough Council election
1987 Erewash Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1991 Erewash Borough Council election
1995 Erewash Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1999 Erewash Borough Council election
2003 Erewash Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)^[5]^[6]
2007 Erewash Borough Council election
2011 Erewash Borough Council election
2015 Erewash Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
2019 Erewash Borough Council election
2023 Erewash Borough Council election

Council composition

Year							Control
Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Liberal	Green	Independent	Control
1973	9	36	-	5	-	4	Labour
1976	37	4	-	5	-	8^[a]	Conservative
1979	30	17	-	1	-	3^[b]	Conservative
1983	28	20	-	0	-	3^[c]	Conservative
1987	29	21	-	0	-	2	Conservative
1991	22	27	1	-	0	2	Labour
1995	8	40	2	-	0	2	Labour
1999	15	29	4	-	0	4	Labour
2003	26	19	4	-	0	2	Conservative
2007	30	18	2	-	0	1	Conservative
2011	26	25	0	-	0	0	Conservative
2015	30	17	0	-	0	0	Conservative
2019	27	19	1	-	0	0	Conservative
2023	16	28	1	-	1	1	Labour

Election maps

2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Ilkeston North By-Election 2 October 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	331	71.6	−11.2
	Conservative	97	21.0	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	34	7.4	+7.4
Majority		234	50.6
Turnout		462
	Labour hold	Swing

Sandiacre South By-Election 21 May 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	704	60.6	+23.4
	Conservative	308	26.5	−2.4
	Labour	150	12.9	−21.1
Majority		396	34.1
Turnout		1,162
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Sawley By-Election 18 June 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	733	48.4	+29.1
	Conservative	402	26.5	+14.4
	Labour	380	25.1	+6.6
Majority		331	21.9
Turnout		1,515	28.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

1999-2003

Sandiacre South By-Election 10 August 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	432	43.2	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	416	41.6	−3.6
	Labour	151	15.1	−5.3
Majority		16	1.6
Turnout		999	30.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

West Hallam By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	433	46.6	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	375	40.3	+27.4
	Labour	122	13.1	−21.5
Majority		58	6.3
Turnout		930	24.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Abbotsford By-Election 28 February 2002^[7]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	294	42.1	−20.6
	Independent	205	29.4	+29.4
	Conservative	199	28.5	−8.8
Majority		89	12.7
Turnout		698	17.9
	Labour hold	Swing

2003-2007

Little Eaton Breadsall and Morley By-Election 29 April 2004^[8]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	627	63.0	+17.1
	Liberal Democrats	368	37.0	+0.9
Majority		259	26.0
Turnout		995	35.2
	Conservative hold	Swing

Kirk Hallam By-Election 28 October 2004^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louis Booth	523	52.1	+23.4
	Liberal Democrats		232	23.1	−1.5
	Conservative		120	11.9	−1.4
	UKIP		129	12.8	+12.8
Majority			291	29.0
Turnout			1,004	21.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Sawley By-Election 13 January 2005
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	423	38.1	+29.4
	Labour	348	31.4	+21.4
	Liberal Democrats	338	30.5	+0.0
Majority		75	6.7
Turnout		1,109	21.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Kirk Hallam By-Election 27 October 2005^[10]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	707	77.0	+24.9
	Conservative	132	14.4	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	79	8.6	−14.5
Majority		575	62.6
Turnout		918	19.3
	Labour gain from Independent	Swing

2007-2011

Derby Road West By-Election 23 April 2009^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keri Andrews	696	39.0	+6.7
	Conservative	Elaine Wright	584	32.7	−12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Neil	301	16.9	−5.4
	BNP	Mark Bailey	205	11.5	+11.5
Majority			112	6.3
Turnout			1,786
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Abbotsford By-Election 16 July 2009^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathryn Major	471	53.4	+2.1
	Labour	James Dawson	306	34.7	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Aanonson	105	11.9	+11.9
Majority			165	18.7
Turnout			882	23.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Hallam and Dale Abbey By-Election 21 January 2010^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Broughton	692	51.4	−22.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Hamson	506	37.6	+37.6
	Labour	James Dawson	149	11.1	−15.0
Majority			186	13.8
Turnout			1,347	33.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Hallam Fields By-Election 6 May 2021^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jon Wright	683	54.1
	Labour	Jo Ward	507	40.1
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Togni	73	5.8
Majority			176	13.9
Turnout			1,263
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Nottingham Road By-Election 6 May 2021^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bryn Lewis	707	51.5
	Labour	Adam Thompson	509	37.1
	Green	Lee Fletcher	110	8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Allen	47	3.4
Majority			198	14.4
Turnout			1,373
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

^ Includes 3 Independent Labour.
^ Includes 1 Independent Labour.
^ Includes 2 Independent Labour.

^ ^a ^b "The Erewash (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/77, retrieved 21 August 2022
^ The Borough of Erewash (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Areas) Order 1985
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Erewash (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Labour gains ahead of May local polls". guardian.co.uk. 1 March 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^ "Lib Dems bounce back in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 30 April 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^ "Labour edges ahead in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^ "Labour romp it at Kirk Hallam". Ilkeston Advertiser. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^ "'Surprise' Labour win in council by-election". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 25 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^ "Big two parties claim win apiece as voters have say". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 18 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^ "Tory victory in by-election". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hallam Fields Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Nottingham Road Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Erewash Council

[7] Includes 3 Independent Labour.

[8] Includes 1 Independent Labour.

[9] Includes 2 Independent Labour.

[2015order-1] "The Erewash (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/77, retrieved 21 August 2022

[2] The Borough of Erewash (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[3] The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Areas) Order 1985

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[from-5] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Erewash (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[may-10] "Labour gains ahead of May local polls". guardian.co.uk. 1 March 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

[bounce-11] "Lib Dems bounce back in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 30 April 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

[edges-12] "Labour edges ahead in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

[romp-13] "Labour romp it at Kirk Hallam". Ilkeston Advertiser. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

[surprise-14] "'Surprise' Labour win in council by-election". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 25 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

[apiece-15] "Big two parties claim win apiece as voters have say". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 18 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

[abbey-16] "Tory victory in by-election". this is derbyshire.co.uk. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hallam Fields Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Nottingham Road Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

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