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Chesterfield 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 8 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 8 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 | 9,591 | 35.8% | 6 | 75.0% | 4 | 50.0% | +2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,491 | 20.5% | 2 | 25.0% | 2 | 25.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 3,978 | 14.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 12.5% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 2,387 | 8.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 12.5% | -1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,213 | 8.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 2,093 | 7.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 728 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI) | 329 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 26,810 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 8 | 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.
- Linacre & Loundsley Green · 1 seat · won at 29.0% · +21.0 pts below quota
- Walton, Brampton & Boythorpe · 1 seat · won at 31.5% · +18.5 pts below quota
- Spire · 1 seat · won at 34.9% · +15.1 pts below quota
- Hasland & Rother · 1 seat · won at 37.3% · +12.7 pts below quota
- Staveley North & Whittington · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · +10.5 pts below quota
- Staveley · 1 seat · won at 41.2% · +8.8 pts below quota
- Brimington · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · +5.7 pts below quota
- Dunston · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · +3.3 pts below quota
Race results
Linacre & Loundsley Green · single-seat
Marginal winner 29.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +21.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,931
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Millward | Reform UK | 1,141 | 29.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Adam Niblock | Liberal Democrats | 948 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Elizabeth Marjory Smith | Labour and Co-operative Party | 890 | 22.6% | |
| 4 | Sanjoy Sen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 633 | 16.1% | |
| 5 | Katherine Mary Noble | Green Party | 250 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | David Ian Jones | Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI) | 69 | 1.8% |
Walton, Brampton & Boythorpe · single-seat
Marginal winner 31.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,049
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Snowdon | Liberal Democrats | 1,276 | 31.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Helen Ward | Reform UK | 1,128 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | Alexandra Fawbert | Labour Party | 1,025 | 25.3% | |
| 4 | Jacob Thomas Rodgers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 306 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | David John Wadsworth | Green Party | 263 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Adele Downer | Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI) | 51 | 1.3% |
Spire · single-seat
Marginal winner 34.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,574
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Fordham | Liberal Democrats | 1,248 | 34.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Caz Smyth | Reform UK | 992 | 27.8% | |
| 3 | Ludwig Morton Ramsey | Labour and Co-operative Party | 774 | 21.7% | |
| 4 | Swaroop Krishnan Surendranathan Pillai | Conservative and Unionist Party | 269 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Vicky Noble | Green Party | 250 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Alan Neil Heathcote | Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI) | 41 | 1.1% |
Hasland & Rother · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,453
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis James Whitbread | Reform UK | 1,287 | 37.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Lisa Blakemore | Labour Party | 837 | 24.2% | |
| 3 | Darren Andrew Yates | Green Party | 747 | 21.6% | |
| 4 | Linda Rowley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 319 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Maggie Kellman | Liberal Democrats | 206 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Sue Armenante | Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI) | 59 | 1.7% |
Staveley North & Whittington · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,353
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Douglas Cliff | Reform UK | 1,324 | 39.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Barry Bingham | Liberal Democrats | 1,200 | 35.8% | |
| 3 | Allan Ogle | Labour Party | 525 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Simon Peter Swift | Green Party | 112 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Carolyn Renwick | Conservative and Unionist Party | 106 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Martin Hibbert | Independent | 65 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Rose Clark | Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI) | 21 | 0.6% |
Staveley · single-seat
Marginal winner 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,873
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn Abbott | Reform UK | 1,183 | 41.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Anne-Frances Hayes | Labour and Co-operative Party | 760 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | Paul Mann | Independent | 300 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Mick Bagshaw | Independent | 257 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Andy Jervis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 146 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Louis George Hollingworth | Green Party | 124 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Paul Anthony Jacobs | Liberal Democrats | 103 | 3.6% |
Brimington · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,797
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Smith | Reform UK | 1,240 | 44.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Dean Collins | Labour and Co-operative Party | 810 | 29.0% | |
| 3 | Stephen James Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 273 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Wendy Tinley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 210 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Janet Ratcliffe | Green Party | 158 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Kieron Ashley Payne | Independent | 47 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Carl Chambers | Independent | 30 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Cheryl Jackson | Independent | 29 | 1.0% |
Dunston · single-seat
Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,778
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joss Barnes | Reform UK | 1,296 | 46.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Jean Innes | Labour and Co-operative Party | 744 | 26.8% | |
| 3 | Katherine Elizabeth Hollingworth | Liberal Democrats | 237 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Ian Leslie Jerram | Conservative and Unionist Party | 224 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | David Fox | Green Party | 189 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Kris Stone | Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI) | 88 | 3.2% |