Council Elections: North West Leicestershire results in full

By Graham Hill 7th May 2021

It was a clean sweep for the Conservatives in North West Leicestershire as the local election results were announced today (Friday).

The result from Coalville North saw Leicestershire County Council's Labour Group leader Dr Terry Eynon lose her seat.

County Council leader Nick Rushton comfortably regained his Valley seat.

The only Labour stronghold was in neighbouring Loughborough which stayed red.

Here is how the voting went in North West Leicestershire.

Coalville North

Craig Smith (Conservative) 1357 votes (42.8 per cent of the vote)

Terri Eynon (Labour) 1069 (33.7)

Marie French (Lib Dem) 480 (15.7)

David Robinson (Green Party) 132 (4.17)

Graham Partner (For Britain Movement) 127 (4.01)

Turnout: 30.65

Coalville South

Keith Merrie (Conservative) 1584 (43.2)

Michael Wyatt (Lib Dem) 1144 (31.2)

Charlotte Le Grys (Labour) 688 (18.7)

Mark Burns (Green Party) 202 (5.51)

Sadie Cubitt (Freedom Alliance) 47 (1.28)

Turnout: 33.40 %

Ibstock and Appleby

Dan Harrison (Conservative) 1925 56.4

Carissma Griffiths (Labour) 1010 (29.6)

David Wyatt (Lib Dem) 273 (8.0)

Ian Wilson (Green Party) 202 (5.92)

Turnout: 33.28 %

Castle Donington and Kegworth

Trevor Pendleton (Conservative) 1537 (46.6)

Michael Hay (Labour) 849 (25.7)

Tony Saffell (Independent) 565 (17.1)

Lucy Pratt (Green Party) 232 (7.04)

Moira Lynch (Lib Dem) 131 (3.36)

Turnout: 34.92 %

Valley

Nick Rushton (Conservative) 2643 (61.7)

Gregory Parle (Labour) 765 (17.8)

Ben Wooley (Green Party) 457 (10.6)

Paul Tyler (Lib Dem) 306 (7.15)

Gareth Bott (Reform UK) 107 (2.50)

Turnout: 42.61 %

Whitwick

Tony Gillard (Conservative) 2250 (62.2)

Dave Everitt (Labour) 950 (26.2)

Liz Fletcher (Green Party) 181 (5.0)

Jake Windram (Lib Dem) 147 (4.06)

Sophie Cruse (Freedom Alliance) 51 (1.41)

Turnout: 37.65 %

Ashby de la Zouch

John Coxon (Conservative), 1964 votes (49.5)

Debra Jackson (Labour), 1190 (30.0)

Carl Benfield (Green) 508 (12.8)

Sheila Wyatt (Lib Dem) 168 (4.23)

Claire O'Callaghan (Freedom Alliance) 89 (2.24)

Adam Tilbury (Reform UK) 46 (1.16)

Turnout: 38.74 %

Forest and Measham

Robert Ashman (Conservative) 1620 (52.8)

Sean Sheahan (Labour) 1114 (36.3)

James Harrison (Green Party) 200 (6.52)

Yorick Lynch (Lib Dem) 69 (2.25)

Mich Gee (Reform UK) 62 (2.02)

Turnout: 31.45 %

     

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