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Ashfield 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 10 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 10 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 17,395 | 50.0% | 9 | 90.0% | 6 | 60.0% | +3 |
| Ashfield Independents | 10,586 | 30.4% | 1 | 10.0% | 3 | 30.0% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 3,050 | 8.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 10.0% | -1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,708 | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 755 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 670 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 347 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 305 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 34,816 | 100.0% | 10 | 100.0% | 10 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Hucknall West · 1 seat · won at 38.9% · +11.1 pts below quota
- Hucknall North · 1 seat · won at 39.8% · +10.2 pts below quota
- Hucknall South · 1 seat · won at 40.8% · +9.2 pts below quota
- Ashfields · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
- Sutton Central & East · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
- Kirkby North · 1 seat · won at 52.1% · above quota
- Sutton West · 1 seat · won at 53.2% · above quota
- Kirkby South · 1 seat · won at 55.8% · above quota
- Selston · 1 seat · won at 57.0% · above quota
- Sutton North · 1 seat · won at 59.0% · above quota
Race results
Hucknall West · single-seat
Marginal winner 38.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,103
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Adegoke | Reform UK | 1,208 | 38.9% | Elected |
| 2 | David Paul Shaw | Ashfield Independents | 844 | 27.2% | |
| 3 | Kevin Thomas Rostance | Conservative and Unionist Party | 510 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | Joe Watkinson | Labour and Co-operative Party | 377 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Baz Duckhouse | Independent | 164 | 5.3% |
Hucknall North · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,093
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Morton Anthony Wilmott | Ashfield Independents | 1,231 | 39.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Sean Richard Neale | Reform UK | 1,001 | 32.4% | |
| 3 | Aimee Elizabeth Kimpton | Labour Party | 438 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Rachel Elizabeth Kotze | Conservative and Unionist Party | 244 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Martin Alan Howes | Liberal Democrats | 178 | 5.8% |
Hucknall South · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,162
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darro Darrington | Reform UK | 1,289 | 40.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Lee Waters | Ashfield Independents | 1,081 | 34.2% | |
| 3 | Patrick Stephen Ayres | Labour Party | 457 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Jan Lees | Conservative and Unionist Party | 208 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | James Alan Harvey | Liberal Democrats | 127 | 4.0% |
Ashfields · single-seat
Marginal winner 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.5 pts Valid ballots 3,277
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Bite | Reform UK | 1,687 | 51.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Jason Zadrozny | Ashfield Independents | 1,015 | 31.0% | |
| 3 | John Coxhead | Labour Party | 311 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Kerry Thornton | Independent | 183 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Dawn Hodgman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 81 | 2.5% |
Sutton Central & East · single-seat
Marginal winner 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.7 pts Valid ballots 3,179
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Rich | Reform UK | 1,644 | 51.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Craddock | Ashfield Independents | 950 | 29.9% | |
| 3 | Ethan Tyler Revill | Labour and Co-operative Party | 293 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Jack Stuart Middleton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 146 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Alice Louise Weaver | Green Party | 146 | 4.6% |
Kirkby North · single-seat
Marginal winner 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.1 pts Valid ballots 3,080
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Wright | Reform UK | 1,604 | 52.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Andy Meakin | Ashfield Independents | 1,105 | 35.9% | |
| 3 | Sean Andrew White | Labour Party | 294 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Christine Jennifer Self | Conservative and Unionist Party | 78 | 2.5% |
Sutton West · single-seat
Marginal winner 53.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.2 pts Valid ballots 3,983
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Cox | Reform UK | 2,120 | 53.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Tom Hollis | Ashfield Independents | 1,332 | 33.4% | |
| 3 | Stefan Lamb | Labour Party | 338 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Elaine Havercroft | Green Party | 117 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Steve Walmsley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 74 | 1.9% |
Kirkby South · single-seat
Marginal winner 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.8 pts Valid ballots 3,733
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Green | Reform UK | 2,082 | 55.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Christopher John Huskinson | Ashfield Independents | 864 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Julia Long | Labour Party | 528 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Paul Raymond Linfield | Green Party | 154 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Jeffrey Self | Conservative and Unionist Party | 101 | 2.7% |
Selston · single-seat
Marginal winner 57.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.0 pts Valid ballots 4,209
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn Justice | Reform UK | 2,398 | 57.0% | Elected |
| 2 | David Bernard Martin | Ashfield Independents | 1,156 | 27.5% | |
| 3 | Tai Adegbite | Labour Party | 279 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Margaret Ann Wilson | Green Party | 201 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Will Grover | Conservative and Unionist Party | 175 | 4.2% |
Sutton North · single-seat
Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 4,002
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Mason | Reform UK | 2,362 | 59.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Helen-Ann Smith | Ashfield Independents | 1,008 | 25.2% | |
| 3 | George Watson | Labour Party | 405 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Arran Rangi | Green Party | 137 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Keith Townsend | Conservative and Unionist Party | 91 | 2.3% |