1995 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
# 1995 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election

Elections to Hinckley and Bosworth Council were held on 4 May 1995. The whole council was up for election. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council. The overall turnout was 43.6%.

## Election Result

Hinckley & Bosworth Local Election Result 1995 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 47.1 | |
| Labour | 13 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 38.2 | 26,069 |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 14.7 | 19,820 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 |

## Ward results

Ambien :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J French | 400 | 39.6 |
| | Conservative | P Wills | 354 | 35.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K Stephenson | 256 | 25.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,010 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

Bagworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | S Murphy | 481 | 64.2 |
| | Conservative | N McCausland | 226 | 30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Payne | 42 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 34.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 749 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | W Crooks | 850 | 60.5 |
| | Labour | W Moore | 348 | 24.8 |
| | Conservative | J Crane | 208 | 14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 35.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,406 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

Barwell (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | S Francks | 1,411 |
| | Labour | P Page | 1,254 |
| | Labour | A Wheeler | 1,230 |
| | Conservative | J Russell | 684 |
| | Conservative | R Aldridge | 636 |
| | Conservative | D Astley | 585 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Cooper | 266 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Gould | 236 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Gould | 222 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,524 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

Burbage (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Crabtree | 1,361 |
| | Conservative | E Atkin | 1,288 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Hall | 1,249 |
| | Conservative | M Bevins | 1,239 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Stevens | 1,122 |
| | Conservative | A Noon | 1,116 |
| | Labour | A MacQueen | 855 |
| | Labour | P Kavanagh | 799 |
| | Labour | I Wilcock | 765 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,794 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |

Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Goodwin | 429 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | R Collett | 293 | 29.2 |
| | Conservative | P Cutress | 280 | 28.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,002 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

Castle (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | V Bill | 1,175 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G Cope | 1,011 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Wood | 878 |
| | Labour | E Gabriel | 683 |
| | Labour | N Payne | 680 |
| | Labour | G Whyman | 634 |
| | Conservative | C Claridge | 499 |
| | Conservative | B Snow | 491 |
| | Conservative | G Rainford | 489 |
| | Independent | C Parr | 130 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,670 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

Clarendon (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Bill | 1,390 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K Lynch | 1,121 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G Payne | 1,081 |
| | Labour | R Banks | 749 |
| | Labour | M Mills | 667 |
| | Labour | S Drodge | 661 |
| | Conservative | T Beck | 375 |
| | Conservative | K Brown | 373 |
| | Conservative | W Wonders | 319 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,736 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

De Montfort (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | J White | 1,202 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W Moore | 1,025 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Wright | 1,006 |
| | Conservative | G Johnson | 929 |
| | Conservative | P Wallace | 892 |
| | Conservative | C Oliver | 836 |
| | Labour | V Mitchell | 666 |
| | Labour | C Mitchell | 666 |
| | Labour | G Francks | 646 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,867 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |

Desford and Peckleton (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | R Cole | 689 |
| | Conservative | A Wainwright | 641 |
| | Conservative | R Camamile | 619 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R Dabell | 606 |
| | Labour | T Murray | 511 |
| | Labour | A Furlong | 447 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,513 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

Earl Shilton (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | D Bown | 1,758 |
| | Labour | J Bown | 1,566 |
| | Labour | R Ellis | 1,561 |
| | Conservative | P Priestnall | 610 |
| | Conservative | G Redshaw | 581 |
| | Conservative | J Martin | 513 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C Tompkins | 492 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Inman | 418 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G Pratt | 352 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,851 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

Groby (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | A Howlett | 903 |
| | Conservative | C Dobbin | 806 |
| | Conservative | M Halliday | 750 |
| | Labour | F Mukaddam | 734 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Lynch | 432 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E Garbutt | 407 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,032 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

Markfield (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | L Neville | 913 |
| | Labour | M Lay | 902 |
| | Conservative | M Browning | 832 |
| | Conservative | D Crane | 710 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E Scrine | 202 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Finney | 104 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,663 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

Newbold Verdon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Crooks | 755 | 64.5 |
| | Labour | D MacPhail | 269 | 23.0 |
| | Conservative | D Brooks | 146 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 486 | 41.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,170 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

Ratby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | R Bennett | 735 | 57.8 |
| | Conservative | R Fraser | 445 | 35.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Cruickshank | 91 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

Sheepy and Witherley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | R Furniss | 631 | 58.2 |
| | Labour | J Schwiening | 272 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Shaw | 181 | 16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 33.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 580 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Trinity (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | D Everitt | 820 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Cope | 704 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Scola | 693 |
| | Labour | R Scarth | 655 |
| | Conservative | M Gladman | 198 |
| | Conservative | R Shooter | 163 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,233 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

Twycross and Shackerstone :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | B Sutton | 343 | 59.1 |
| | Labour | I Granger | 149 | 25.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Richardson | 88 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 33.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 580 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
