Oadby and Wigston Borough Council elections

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 26 councillors have been elected from 10 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1991
Liberal Democrats	1991 - present

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1973
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1976
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1980
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1982
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1983
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1984
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1986
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1987
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1988 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1990
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1991^[5]
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1995
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 1999
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[6]^[7]
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 2007
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 2011
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election, 2015

Meadowcroft By-Election 27 November 2003
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	806	51.7	-6.4
	Liberal Democrat	754	48.3	+6.4
Majority		52	3.4
Turnout		1,560	32.7
	Conservative hold	Swing

Oadby Uplands By-Election 31 July 2008^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Samia Haq	774	55.3	+1.0
	Conservative	Anne Bond	625	44.7	+16.4
Majority			149	10.6
Turnout			1,399	40.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

↑ "Warding Arrangements in the Borough". The Borough of Oadby and Wigston. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
↑ "Oadby & Wigston". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
↑ The Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Leicestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
↑ "Oadby & Wigston". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ "Oadby Uplands Ward By Election Result 31 July 2008". The Borough of Oadby and Wigston. Retrieved 2008-08-06.

Council elections in Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Blaby District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Charnwood Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Harborough District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Leicester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Melton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

North West Leicestershire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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