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Erewash 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 9 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 9 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 | 12,315 | 40.9% | 6 | 66.7% | 4 | 44.4% | +2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 8,068 | 26.8% | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 33.3% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 4,934 | 16.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 22.2% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,288 | 7.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,698 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 771 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 30,074 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 9 | 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.
- Sawley · 1 seat · won at 32.0% · +18.0 pts below quota
- Long Eaton North · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · +14.1 pts below quota
- Long Eaton South · 1 seat · won at 37.0% · +13.0 pts below quota
- Breaston · 1 seat · won at 37.5% · +12.5 pts below quota
- Breadsall & West Hallam · 1 seat · won at 41.4% · +8.6 pts below quota
- Sandiacre · 1 seat · won at 42.9% · +7.1 pts below quota
- Ilkeston Central · 1 seat · won at 55.3% · above quota
- Ilkeston South & Kirk Hallam · 1 seat · won at 55.5% · above quota
- Ilkeston North · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
Race results
Sawley · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,156
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Maginnis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,328 | 32.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Peatfield | Reform UK | 1,311 | 31.5% | |
| 3 | Dave Doyle | Labour Party | 1,031 | 24.8% | |
| 4 | James Archer | Liberal Democrats | 498 | 12.0% |
Long Eaton North · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,123
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Bradley | Reform UK | 1,121 | 35.9% | Elected |
| 2 | George Carr-Williamson | Labour Party | 767 | 24.6% | |
| 3 | Bethan Sian Eddy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 720 | 23.1% | |
| 4 | Jane Elizabeth Oseman | Liberal Democrats | 295 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Graham Tavener | Green Party | 228 | 7.3% |
Long Eaton South · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,013
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jodie Louise Brown | Reform UK | 1,115 | 37.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Joel Bryan | Labour and Co-operative Party | 771 | 25.6% | |
| 3 | Lorna Maginnis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 664 | 22.0% | |
| 4 | Rachel Allen | Liberal Democrats | 239 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Mell Catori | Green Party | 227 | 7.5% |
Breaston · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,032
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lawson | Reform UK | 1,512 | 37.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Garry Keith Hickton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,211 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Greg Maskalick | Labour Party | 619 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Ann Mills | Green Party | 427 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Alexander Richards | Liberal Democrats | 269 | 6.7% |
Breadsall & West Hallam · single-seat
Marginal winner 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,468
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Ann Hart | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,437 | 41.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Ian McLeod | Reform UK | 1,064 | 30.7% | |
| 3 | Neil Barnes | Labour Party | 442 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Robert Mark Mee | Liberal Democrats | 321 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Kendal Greaves | Green Party | 209 | 6.0% |
Sandiacre · single-seat
Marginal winner 42.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,026
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Major | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,298 | 42.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Dan Naylor | Reform UK | 1,059 | 35.0% | |
| 3 | Daisy Forster | Labour Party | 495 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | Kristopher James Watts | Liberal Democrats | 181 | 6.0% |
Ilkeston Central · single-seat
Marginal winner 55.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.3 pts Valid ballots 3,464
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Hatfield | Reform UK | 1,914 | 55.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Josy Hare | Labour Party | 607 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Robert Frederick Flatley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 555 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Heather Angharad Hierons | Green Party | 210 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | David Collin Dodson | Liberal Democrats | 178 | 5.1% |
Ilkeston South & Kirk Hallam · single-seat
Marginal winner 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.5 pts Valid ballots 2,530
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Mabbott | Reform UK | 1,405 | 55.5% | Elected |
| 2 | James Dawson | Labour Party | 404 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Kevin Philip Miller | Conservative and Unionist Party | 386 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Deena Draycott | Green Party | 199 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Jennifer Claire Smith | Liberal Democrats | 109 | 4.3% |
Ilkeston North · single-seat
Marginal winner 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.0 pts Valid ballots 3,237
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Price | Reform UK | 1,814 | 56.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Linda Burns | Labour Party | 569 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Michael William White | Conservative and Unionist Party | 469 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Lauren McKie | Green Party | 198 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Angela Togni | Liberal Democrats | 198 | 6.1% |