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North West Leicestershire 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 | 11,434 | 41.2% | 7 | 87.5% | 4 | 50.0% | +3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 6,982 | 25.2% | 1 | 12.5% | 2 | 25.0% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 2,856 | 10.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 12.5% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,354 | 8.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 12.5% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,935 | 7.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,297 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 790 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Animal Welfare Party | 76 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 27,724 | 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.
- Castle Donington & Kegworth · 1 seat · won at 35.1% · +14.9 pts below quota
- Valley · 1 seat · won at 36.3% · +13.7 pts below quota
- Ashby de la Zouch · 1 seat · won at 39.3% · +10.7 pts below quota
- Coalville North · 1 seat · won at 41.4% · +8.6 pts below quota
- Whitwick · 1 seat · won at 44.8% · +5.2 pts below quota
- Coalville South · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · +5.1 pts below quota
- Forest & Measham · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
- Ibstock & Appleby · 1 seat · won at 49.4% · +0.6 pts below quota
Race results
Castle Donington & Kegworth · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,263
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Andrew Frank Pugsley | Reform UK | 1,146 | 35.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Ray Sutton | Independent | 691 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Ted Parton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 606 | 18.6% | |
| 4 | Alison Morley | Labour Party | 348 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Ian Richard Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 279 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Jessie Cooke | Green Party | 120 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Tarnia Anne Wilson | Animal Welfare Party | 76 | 2.3% |
Valley · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,046
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Squires | Reform UK | 1,467 | 36.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Nick Rushton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,166 | 28.8% | |
| 3 | Carl Benfield | Green Party | 684 | 16.9% | |
| 4 | Greg Parle | Labour Party | 431 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Paul Tyler | Liberal Democrats | 203 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Siobhan Dillon | Independent | 99 | 2.4% |
Ashby de la Zouch · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,703
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Harrison | Reform UK | 1,457 | 39.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Damilola Ojuri | Labour and Co-operative Party | 864 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Raymond Leslie Morris | Conservative and Unionist Party | 665 | 18.0% | |
| 4 | Martin Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 416 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Drew Timms | Green Party | 306 | 8.3% |
Coalville North · single-seat
Marginal winner 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,092
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Smith | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,280 | 41.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Elliott G C Allman | Reform UK | 1,100 | 35.6% | |
| 3 | Rebecca Pawley | Labour and Co-operative Party | 433 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Amanda Briers | Liberal Democrats | 155 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | David Neil Kellock | Green Party | 130 | 4.2% |
Whitwick · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,571
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Russell Boam | Reform UK | 1,601 | 44.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Tony Gillard | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,016 | 28.5% | |
| 3 | Peter Moult | Labour Party | 612 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Morgan Burke | Liberal Democrats | 174 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | James William Unwin | Green Party | 172 | 4.8% |
Coalville South · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,591
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Harrison | Reform UK | 1,611 | 44.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Wyatt | Liberal Democrats | 807 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Aimee Garner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 606 | 16.9% | |
| 4 | Carissma Griffiths | Labour Party | 378 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Robert James Clarke | Green Party | 197 | 5.5% |
Forest & Measham · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,979
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Rowland Tilbury | Reform UK | 1,353 | 45.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Christopher Woodman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 759 | 25.5% | |
| 3 | Michelle Marie Holdcroft | Labour Party | 609 | 20.4% | |
| 4 | David Wyatt | Liberal Democrats | 136 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Pritesh Patel | Green Party | 124 | 4.2% |
Ibstock & Appleby · single-seat
Marginal winner 49.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,441
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virge Richichi | Reform UK | 1,699 | 49.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Jenny Simmons | Conservative and Unionist Party | 884 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | Simon David Lambeth | Labour Party | 478 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | David John Robert Morgan | Green Party | 202 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Lee Windram | Liberal Democrats | 184 | 5.3% |