LIVE: Local election results for Leicestershire

We'll be updating this page as and when new results come in.

15:42

Currently 52 out of 55 results have been declared

15:32

RESULT

CON HOLD IN STONEY STANTON & CROFT

15:27

The Conservative Party retains control of Leicestershire County Council.

15:26

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CON GAIN from LIB DEM IN COALVILLE SOUTH

15:21

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CON HOLD IN IBSTOCK & APPLEBY

15:18

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CON HOLD IN BRADGATE

15:13

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CON HOLD IN MARKFIELD, DESFORD & THORNTON

15:09

RESULT

CON HOLD IN QUORN & BARROW

15:06

RESULT

CON HOLD IN MARKET BOSWORTH

14:58

RESULT

CON HOLD IN CASTLE DONINGTON & KEGWORTH

14:55

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CON HOLD IN LOUGHBOROUGH SOUTH 

14:53

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CON HOLD IN LOUGHBOROUGH SOUTH WEST

14:50

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CON HOLD IN BURBAGE

14:43

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CON HOLD IN SILEBY & THE WOLDS

14:30

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LIB DEM HOLD IN ST MARYS

14:25

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LAB HOLD IN LOUGHBOROUGH NORTH WEST

14:21

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CON HOLD IN SHEPSHED

14:14

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CON HOLD IN WHITWICK

14:12

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LIB DEM HOLD IN DE MONTFORT

14:09

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LAB HOLD IN LOUGHBOROUGH NORTH

14:05

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CON HOLD IN EARL SHILTON

13:59

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CON HOLD IN BROUGHTON ASTLEY

13:01

The results are coming thick and fast now.

RESULT

LIB DEM HOLD IN HOLYCROFT

12:52

RESULT

LAB HOLD IN LOUGHBOROUGH EAST

Jewel Miah is Leader of the Labour group on Charnwood Borough Council

12:34

RESULTS

CON GAIN FROM LAB IN COALVILLE NORTH

RESULT

CON GAIN FOR LAB IN FOREST & MEASHAM 

12:30

We’ve got some turnout figures for the County Council electoral divisions in #Charnwood
Birstall - 32.19%
Bradgate - 36.10%
Loughborough East - 26.37%
Loughborough North - 26.61%
Loughborough North West - 23.82%
Loughborough South - 27.27%
Loughborough South West - 38.72%

— Charnwood Borough Council (@CharnwoodBC) May 7, 2021

12:00

Hinckley and Bosworth have released the results of last nights Parish Council Elections and Neighbourhood Plan referendums. 

Burbage

Do you want Hinckley & Bosworth Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Burbage Parish to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?

Yes: votes: 4250, percentage: 85.17% | No: votes: 636, percentage: 12.75%

Turnout: 38.33%

Desford

Do you want Hinckley & Bosworth Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Desford Parish to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?

Yes: votes: 1331, percentage: 90.98% | No: votes: 105, percentage: 7.89%

Turnout: 41.94%

Parish by-elections

Barwell Parish Council – Redhall Ward

GREEN Charlotte Elizabeth
Labour Party
Votes: 128

KIRBY Terry
Liberal Democrat Focus Team
Votes: 108

SIMMONS Michael
The Conservative Party Candidate
Votes: 337 elected

Turnout: 24.35%

Burbage Parish Council – St Catherines Ward

DUDFIELD Shirley
Community committed individual
Votes: 137

ILIFFE Shirley
The Conservative Party Candidate
Votes: 337 elected

INMAN Celia Patricia
Liberal Democrat Focus Team
Votes: 262

Turnout: 40.84%

Earl Shilton Town Council – Church Ward

BATES Andy
Independent
Votes: 100

LADKIN Chris
The Conservative Party Candidate
Votes: 183 elected
 
WHEELER Andre
Labour and Co-operative Party
Votes: 74

Turnout: 26.46%

Newbold Verdon Parish Council

BELL Ricky Eric
Votes: 417

TESSIER Andrew
Liberal Democrat Focus Team
Votes: 505 elected

Turnout: 35.96%

10:52

County council counts are due to begin across the area at 11:30am.

Morning folks, we’re at the count in #Loughborough for the Leicestershire County Council elections.
Charnwood has 14 county divisions so we'll be counting votes for those divisions. Results will be posted on https://t.co/nJqC8tPGmr
Counting starts at 11.30am pic.twitter.com/OXUPQ7Jsc6

— Charnwood Borough Council (@CharnwoodBC) May 7, 2021

Like many smaller elections, turnout is significantly lower than in a General Election. 

NW Leicestershire have reported a turnout of just 34.52% for all elections in the area.

10:15: What happened overnight?

While the County counts will not have started properly until this morning, ballots will already have been tabulated and counts may have begun on smaller Parish elections and Neighbourhood planning referendums.

Sorting paperwork out for our county council count this morning starting at 11.30. #LE2021 pic.twitter.com/dbpEsUKqxe

— NWLDC CEO (@NWLeics_CEO) May 7, 2021

In North West Leicestershire, there were two by-elections for the District Council.

Worthington & Breedon:
Raymond Morris (Conservative) – 696 ELECTED
Gregory Parle (Labour) - 139
Gareth Shilton (Green) - 104
Paul Tyler (Lib Dem) – 60

CON HOLD

Ibstock East:
Liz Fletcher (Green) – 41
Carissma Griffiths (Labour) – 164
Jenny Simmons (Conservative) – 335 ELECTED
David Wyatt (Lib Dem) – 54

CON GAIN

Meanwhile in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, the Conservatives saw a landslide victory. The Borough Council had been controlled by Labour for 48 of the last 50 years but they lost 11 seats, giving the Tories overall control with 24 to Labour's 7. You can read more here.