Luton Borough Council elections

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Luton is a unitary authority in Bedfordshire, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitian district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control Years
Labour 1973-1976
Conservative 1976-1991
Labour 1991-1997

Unitary authority

Party in control Years
Labour 1996-2003
No overall control 2003-2007
Labour 2007-present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

By-election results

Wigmore Ward, 10 April 2013[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Alan Michael SKEPELHORN 982 47
Labour James TAYLOR 517 24
Conservative John YOUNG 281 13
UKIP Lance Andrew RICHARDSON 230 11
Independent John Turner MAGILL 62 3
Green Marc SCHEIMANN 27 1
Majority 465
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Vacancy arose from the death of Roy Davies (Liberal Democrat).

Farley Ward, 13 March 2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Castleman 1,232 72.5 +17.6
UKIP Charles Lawman 226 13.3 +5.6
Conservative David Coulter 154 9.1 -8.9
Liberal Democrat Anne Mead 46 2.7 -7.7
Green Marc Scheimann 41 2.4 +2.4
Majority 1006
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

The vacancy was caused by the resignation of Labour Cllr Robin Harris.

See also

References

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  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Luton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Luton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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