Rushcliffe Borough Council elections

Rushcliffe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973 - 1995
No overall control1995 - 1999
Conservative1999–present

Council elections
  • 1973 Rushcliffe Borough Council election
  • 1976 Rushcliffe Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
  • 1979 Rushcliffe Borough Council election
  • 1983 Rushcliffe Borough Council election
  • 1987 Rushcliffe Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
  • 1991 Rushcliffe Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
  • 1995 Rushcliffe Borough Council election
  • 1999 Rushcliffe Borough Council election
  • 2003 Rushcliffe Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by four)[5][6]
  • 2007 Rushcliffe Borough Council election
  • 2011 Rushcliffe Borough Council election
  • 2015 Rushcliffe Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]

By-election results

1995-1999
Ash Lea By-Election 3 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 498 79.3 -3.6
Conservative 96 15.3 -1.8
Liberal Democrats 34 5.4 +5.4
Majority 402 64.0
Turnout 628 14.8
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003
Malkin By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 608 61.4 +3.3
Labour 307 31.0 -10.9
Liberal Democrats 76 7.7 +7.7
Majority 301 30.4
Turnout 991 38.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bingham By-Election 31 August 2000[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Hull 638 47.6
Conservative Jacqueline Marshall 519 38.7
Labour Jennifer Mitchell 184 13.7
Majority 119 11.1
Turnout 1,341 21.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2003-2007
Wiverton By-Election 9 September 2004[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Moore 466 49.2 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Hull 375 39.6 +39.6
Labour William Stephens 107 11.3 +0.7
Majority 91 9.6
Turnout 948 31.8
Conservative hold Swing
Cranmer By-Election 5 May 2005[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacqueline Marshall 614 58.1 -22.1
Labour Allen Ashmore 240 22.7 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Sheila Gauld 202 19.1 +19.1
Majority 374 35.4
Turnout 1,056 71.6
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011
Nevile By-Election 22 October 2009[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tina Combellack 381 50.9 -19.3
Liberal Democrats David Allen 368 49.1 +19.3
Majority 13 1.8
Turnout 749 47.3
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Rushcliffe". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  2. The Borough of Rushcliffe (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  3. The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. "Rushcliffe". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rushcliffe (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The Rushcliffe (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. "Mum of two Sue wins by-election: Community champion is clear choice". Nottingham Evening Post. 2000-09-06. p. 4.
  9. "Voices need direction". Nottingham Evening Post. 2004-10-18.
  10. "Election Results". Rushcliffe Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  11. "Tory councillor elected in Nevile". this is keyworth.co.uk. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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