The 2023 Blaby District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of the Blaby District Council in England. They were held on the same day as other local elections.
Boundary changes
On 5 July 2022, the Local Government Boundary Commission announced the completion of their review of Blaby's ward boundaries. The final recommendation reduced the number of councillors from 39 to 36 and the number of wards from 18 to 17. This consisted of three 3-member wards, thirteen 2-member wards and one single member ward. These proposals were approved by Parliament in December 2022 to come info force for the council elections held in May 2023.
Results summary
The Conservative Party narrowly retained control of the council.
Ward results
The results of the election, by ward, were as follows.
Blaby
Braunstone Millfield
Braunstone Ravenhurst
Cosby and South Whetstone
Countesthorpe
Enderby
Fosse Highcross
Fosse Normanton
Fosse Stoney Cove
Glen Parva
Glenfield Ellis
Glenfield Faire
Kirby Muxloe
Leicester Forest and Lubbesthorpe
Narborough and Littlethorpe
North Whetstone
Thorpe Astley and St Mary's
Changes 2023–2027 Maggie Wright, elected as a Conservative councillor for Fosse Normanton in 2023 and the council's former deputy leader, refused to back the nomination of Ben Taylor as the new Conservative leader in May 2025 and left the party to sit as an independent.
By-elections
Glen Parva
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting Liberal Democrat councillor, Geoff Welsh, who had also been the Leicestershire County Councillor for the Blaby and Glen Parva division since 2013. Welsh, who had served in local government for 30 years, said he was stepping down for health reasons.
Glen Parva (2025)
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting Liberal Democrat councillor, Beverley "Bev" Welsh. The poll was held on the same day as the Leicestershire County Council election.
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