Oadby and Wigston Borough Council elections

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council in Leicestershire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 26 councillors have been elected from 10 wards.^[1]

Political control

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

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1991
Liberal Democrats	1991 - present

Meadowcroft By-Election 27 November 2003
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	806	51.7	-6.4
	Liberal Democrat	754	48.3	+6.4
Majority		52	3.4
Turnout		1,560	32.7
	Conservative hold	Swing

Oadby Uplands By-Election 31 July 2008^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Samia Haq	774	55.3	+1.0
	Conservative	Anne Bond	625	44.7	+16.4
Majority			149	10.6
Turnout			1,399	40.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

v t e Council elections in Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013
Blaby District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Charnwood Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Harborough District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Leicester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Melton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
North West Leicestershire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
See also: Wards Boundary changes