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Melton 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 4 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 4,419 | 33.7% | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 50.0% | 0 |
| Reform UK | 4,105 | 31.3% | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 50.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1,542 | 11.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 1,440 | 11.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 995 | 7.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 589 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 34 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 13,124 | 100.0% | 4 | 100.0% | 4 | 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.
- Melton East · 1 seat · won at 32.7% · +17.3 pts below quota
- Melton West · 1 seat · won at 37.8% · +12.2 pts below quota
- Melton Wolds · 1 seat · won at 38.8% · +11.2 pts below quota
- Belvoir · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · +5.7 pts below quota
Race results
Melton East · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,331
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Colin Gordon Innes | Reform UK | 1,090 | 32.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Pam Posnett | Conservative and Unionist Party | 989 | 29.7% | |
| 3 | Helen Cliff | Labour Party | 581 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Allen Thwaites | Independent | 305 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Alastair James McQuillan | Green Party | 263 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Ian Keith Ridley | Liberal Democrats | 108 | 3.2% |
Melton West · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,689
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry Lyn Knight | Reform UK | 1,017 | 37.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Sharon Brown | Independent | 563 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Roma Frisby | Conservative and Unionist Party | 480 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | Nick Flatt | Labour Party | 269 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Jack Walker | Green Party | 215 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Marilyn Mary Gordon | Independent | 84 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Victor Richard Kaufman | Liberal Democrats | 64 | 2.4% |
Melton Wolds · single-seat
Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,406
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Orson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,321 | 38.8% | Elected |
| 2 | James Patrick Donovan | Reform UK | 958 | 28.1% | |
| 3 | Steve Carter | Independent | 382 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Martyn John Gower | Green Party | 272 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Jim Clarke | Labour Party | 251 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Alan Rodenby | Liberal Democrats | 192 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Malcolm Stephen Smith | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 34 | 1.0% |
Belvoir · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,680
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan John Lovegrove | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,629 | 44.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Dennis Alfred Pengelly | Reform UK | 1,040 | 28.3% | |
| 3 | Jim Mason | Labour Party | 441 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | David Cannon | Green Party | 245 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Richard Edward Bartfield | Liberal Democrats | 225 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Sam Seaward | Independent | 106 | 2.9% |