Blaby Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East Midlands · 36 seats in 17 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

The Conservatives run Blaby Council as a minority administration. The council has 36 councillors in 17 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 18, Lib Dem 8, Labour 5, Other 2, Green 2, Reform 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Conservative (Minority)

36 seats - 19 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 5Conservative 18Lib Dem 8Green 2Other 2

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +2 Reform +1 Labour −1 Conservative −1 Lib Dem −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (36 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative38.1%19

Lib Dem28.1%9

Green16.1%2

Labour15.2%6

Other2.2%0

Reform0.3%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 36 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 18

1 short of the 19 needed for a majority

Closest result

Enderby

Conservative won the last seat by 5 votes over Lib Dem, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Glen Parva

Reform gain from Lib Dem, 1 May 2025 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

60%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreenIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 17 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Blaby Antony Moseley, Paul Hartshorn	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 54.3% lead 25.0 pts
Braunstone Millfield Tracey Shepherd, Nick Brown	4 May 2023 Labour 71.1% lead 42.2 pts
Braunstone Ravenhurst Shabbir Aslam, Bob Waterton	4 May 2023 Uncontested
Cosby & South Whetstone Les Phillimore, Jane Wolfe	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.3% lead 24.8 pts
Countesthorpe Adrian Clifford, Royston Bayliss, Richard Holdridge	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.0% lead 4.6 pts
Enderby Hannah Gill, Cheryl Cashmore	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 36.3% lead 2.4 pts
Fosse Highcross Ben Taylor, Mike Shirley	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.8% lead 23.9 pts
Fosse Normanton Maggie Wright	4 May 2023 Conservative 60.3% lead 33.3 pts
Fosse Stoney Cove Luke Cousin, Neil Wright	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 46.6% lead 7.2 pts
Glen Parva Ande Savage, John Bloxham	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 55.6% lead 32.8 pts
Glenfield Ellis Helen Gambardella, Nick Chapman	4 May 2023 Conservative 52.2% lead 4.4 pts
Glenfield Faire Lee Breckon, Roy Denney	4 May 2023 Conservative 56.8% lead 13.6 pts
Kirby Muxloe Tony Deakin, Roger Stead	4 May 2023 Green 55.6% lead 20.7 pts
Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe Stuart Coar, Matt Tomeo, Dillan Shikotra	4 May 2023 Conservative 38.5% lead 7.7 pts
Narborough & Littlethorpe Nigel Grundy, Janet Forey, Terry Richardson	4 May 2023 Conservative 35.3% lead 12.2 pts
North Whetstone Mark Jackson, Susan Findlay	4 May 2023 Conservative 39.1% lead 11.2 pts
Thorpe Astley & St Mary's Alex DeWinter, Becca Lunn	4 May 2023 Labour 41.2% lead 10.3 pts

Blaby

Antony Moseley Lib DemPaul Hartshorn Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem54.3%

Conservative29.3%

Labour16.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Hartshorn Elected	Lib Dem	847
Antony Robert Moseley Elected	Lib Dem	818
Marian Broomhead	Conservative	458
Barrie Henry Palmer	Labour	256

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Braunstone Millfield

Nick Brown LabourTracey Shepherd Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour71.1%

Green28.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nick Brown Elected	Labour	712
Tracey Shepherd Elected	Labour	643
Eve Sarah Deakin	Green	289

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Braunstone Ravenhurst

Bob Waterton LabourShabbir Aslam Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Uncontested. Elected: Bob Waterton (Labour), Shabbir Aslam (Labour).

Cosby & South Whetstone

Jane Wolfe ConservativeLes Phillimore Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative51.3%

Lib Dem26.5%

Green22.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Les Phillimore Elected	Conservative	710
Jane Wolfe Elected	Conservative	609
Lauren Elizabeth O'Toole	Lib Dem	367
Mike Jelfs	Green	308
Gareth Norman	Lib Dem	262

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Countesthorpe

Adrian Clifford ConservativeRichard Holdridge Lib DemRoyston Bayliss Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative45.0%

Lib Dem40.4%

Labour14.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Adrian Clifford Elected	Conservative	966
Royston Oliver Charles Bayliss Elected	Lib Dem	866
John Richard Holdridge Elected	Lib Dem	850
David John Findlay	Conservative	793
Brandyn Gavin Alan Storey	Lib Dem	769
Shane Blackwell	Conservative	746
Leanne Marie Lee	Labour	314

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Enderby

Cheryl Cashmore ConservativeHannah Gill Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem36.3%

Conservative33.9%

Labour20.0%

Green9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hannah Victoria Gill Elected	Lib Dem	522
Cheryl Cashmore Elected	Conservative	487
Nick Holt	Lib Dem	482
Helen Louise Richardson	Conservative	407
Ann Margaret Gloria Malthouse	Labour	287
Imran Uddin	Labour	173
David Thomas Gray	Green	141

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Fosse Highcross

Ben Taylor ConservativeMike Shirley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative45.8%

Labour21.9%

Lib Dem16.7%

Green15.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ben Taylor Elected	Conservative	735
Mike Shirley Elected	Conservative	715
Laura Badland	Labour	351
Tony Greenwood	Lib Dem	269
Joanne Deakin	Green	251

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Fosse Normanton

Maggie Wright Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative60.3%

Labour27.0%

Green12.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maggie Wright Elected	Conservative	379	60.3%
Steve Crane	Labour	170	27.0%
Florence Eleanor Turner	Green	80	12.7%

Fosse Stoney Cove

Luke Cousin Lib DemNeil Wright Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem46.6%

Conservative39.4%

Green14.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Luke Graham Cousin Elected	Lib Dem	616
Neil James Wright Elected	Conservative	521
Eddie Pop Larkin	Lib Dem	503
Trevor Matthews	Conservative	498
Xeimon Zak George Parker-Cox	Green	186

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Glen Parva

Ande Savage Lib DemJohn Bloxham Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem55.6%

Conservative22.8%

Independent21.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Geoff Welsh Elected	Lib Dem	681
Beverley Jane Welsh Elected	Lib Dem	658
Chloe Rebecca Denton	Conservative	279
Richard Woolley	Independent	264

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Reform43.2%

Lib Dem34.8%

Conservative11.0%

Labour5.8%

Green5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Andrew Bloxham Elected	Reform	571	43.2%
Yashmeet Bhamra	Lib Dem	460	34.8%
Shane Blackwell	Conservative	145	11.0%
Anna Nesfield Parrish	Labour	77	5.8%
Caroline Eleanor Turner	Green	70	5.3%

Glenfield Ellis

Helen Gambardella Lib DemNick Chapman Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative52.2%

Lib Dem47.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nick Chapman Elected	Conservative	586
Helen Gambardella Elected	Lib Dem	536
Iain Edward Cameron Smith	Lib Dem	496
Graham Paul Huss	Conservative	487

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Glenfield Faire

Lee Breckon ConservativeRoy Denney Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative56.8%

Green43.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lee Martin Breckon Elected	Conservative	606
Roy John Denney Elected	Conservative	538
Nick Cox	Green	461
Mary Doreen Kapadia	Green	407

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kirby Muxloe

Roger Stead GreenTony Deakin Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green55.6%

Conservative34.9%

Lib Dem9.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tony Deakin Elected	Green	859
Roger Stead Elected	Green	811
Chris Frost	Conservative	539
Apostolos Nakas	Conservative	387
Ayo Ojo	Lib Dem	147

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe

Dillan Shikotra ConservativeMatt Tomeo ConservativeStuart Coar Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative38.5%

Lib Dem30.8%

Green16.5%

Independent14.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stuart James Coar Elected	Conservative	623
Matt Tomeo Elected	Conservative	545
Dillan Vinod Shikotra Elected	Conservative	540
Mat Mortel	Lib Dem	498
Sue Jordan	Lib Dem	493
Kelvin John Jordan	Lib Dem	418
Steven Paul Travis	Green	267
Michael Gerard O'Hare	Independent	229

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Narborough & Littlethorpe

Janet Forey ConservativeNigel Grundy ConservativeTerry Richardson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative35.3%

Green23.1%

Labour21.2%

Lib Dem20.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Janet Forey Elected	Conservative	853
Terry Richardson Elected	Conservative	851
Nigel Grundy Elected	Conservative	799
Caroline Eleanor Turner	Green	559
Marion Elizabeth Waterton	Labour	513
Charlotte Louise von Anrep	Lib Dem	493
Alastair Mattinson	Lib Dem	492

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

North Whetstone

Mark Jackson ConservativeSusan Findlay Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative39.1%

Lib Dem27.9%

Labour26.8%

Reform6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Jackson Elected	Conservative	390
Sue Findlay Elected	Conservative	385
Andrew Charles Savage	Lib Dem	278
Michael Robert Bounds	Labour	267
Lisa Jane Pendery-Hunt	Labour	241
Glynn Derek Smith	Lib Dem	233
Danuta Bernadette Jeeves	Reform	63

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Thorpe Astley & St Mary's

Alex DeWinter LabourBecca Lunn Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour41.2%

Conservative30.9%

Green15.5%

Lib Dem12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alex James Dewinter Elected	Labour	531
Becca Lunn Elected	Labour	470
Richard George Forrest	Conservative	398
Steven Clifford Smith	Green	200
Kulwinder Kaur Gill	Lib Dem	160
Callistus Munjang Fonjong	Lib Dem	137

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Fosse Normanton	Maggie Wright	Conservative 2023	Independent
Thorpe Astley & St Mary's	Becca Lunn	Labour 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
1 May 2025	Glen Parva	Reform gain from Lib Dem	43.2%
21 December 2023	Glen Parva	Lib Dem hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
South Leicestershire	58%	Conservative	Conservative 38%
Mid Leicestershire	42%	Conservative	Conservative 34%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Blaby

102,918 residents in 42,567 households

Voted Leave in 2016

60% 8 above GB

Degree or higher

30% 4 below GB

No qualifications

17% 1 below GB

Own their home

78% 17 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

8% 9 below GB

Rent privately

13% 7 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

27% 4 below GB

Aged 65 and over

25% 3 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.