This by-election was called after the resignation of Reform UK county councillor Helen Butler. Reform UK won the ward's last contest in May 2025 with 45 per cent. Earlier contests were won by the Conservatives in 2021 and 2017. 6 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Leicestershire council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Labour | 32.8% |
| Reform UK | 31.3% |
| Conservative | 23.1% |
| Restore Britain | 6.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3.2% |
| Green | 3.2% |
Liberal Democrats, Green: fewer than 5 wins in 100 each.
Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Restore Britain.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Reform UK | Independents and others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | 25% | 18% | 7% | 5% | 45% | - |
| May 2021 | 60% | 28% | 5% | 7% | - | - |
| May 2017 | 51% | 30% | 6% | 2% | - | 10% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground. The independents-and-others share includes UKIP (10% in May 2017).
Leicestershire is a county council: it runs schools, social care and highways. Current control: Reform UK minority.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
How every council in Britain stands →
Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
Shepshed East ward (Charnwood), May 2023: Labour 39%, Conservative 35%, Green 14%.
Shepshed West ward (Charnwood), May 2023: Labour 46%, Conservative 41%, Liberal Democrat 14%.