2019 Luton Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2019 Luton Borough Council election
Country:Bedfordshire
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2015 Luton Borough Council election
Previous Year:2015
Election Date:2 May 2019
Next Election:2023 Luton Borough Council election
Next Year:2023
Seats For Election:All 48 seats to Luton Borough Council
Majority Seats:25
Leader1:Hazel Simmons
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:35 seats, 53.5%
Seats1:32
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:55,649
Percentage1:56.7%
Swing1: 3.2%
Leader2:David Franks
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election2:8 seats, 14.5%
Seats2:12
Seat Change2: 4
Popular Vote2:16,944
Percentage2:17.2%
Swing2: 2.7%
Party3:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election3:5 seats, 27.5%
Seats3:4
Seat Change3: 1
Popular Vote3:18,897
Percentage3:19.2%
Swing3: 8.3%
Map Size:350px

The 2019 Luton Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Luton Borough Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

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Ward results

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Changes 2019–2023

Jeff Petts, elected as a Conservative councillor, joined the Liberal Democrats in December 2021.[2]

Abbas Hussain, elected as a Labour councillor, had the Labour whip withdrawn in 2022. He subsequently sat as an independent councillor until January 2023, when he joined the Liberal Democrats.[3]

In March 2023, three Labour councillors who were not re-selected to be Labour candidates at the 2023 election left the party; two (Ghulam Javed and Summara Khurshid) joined the Liberal Democrats and one (Anne Donelon) sat as an independent.[4]

By-elections between the 2019 and 2023 elections were as follows:[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local government election 2019 results.
  2. News: Luton Conservative councillor defects to Liberal Democrats . 6 May 2023 . Luton Today . 15 December 2021.
  3. News: Duncan . Euan . Independent Luton councillor joins Liberal Democrat group . 6 May 2023 . Luton Today . 7 February 2023.
  4. News: Luton councillor removed from key roles after leaving Labour Party . 6 May 2023 . Bedfordshire Live . 9 March 2023.
  5. Web site: Local and by-election results . 21 October 2022.