2025 Leicestershire County Council election

2025 Leicestershire County Council election

←  2021 1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)
All 55 seats to Leicestershire County Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader none Nick Rushton (defeated) Michael Mullaney Party Reform UK Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 0 seats, 0.4% 42 seats, 51.8% 9 seats, 18.9% Seats won 25 15 11 Seat change 25 27 2 Popular vote 61,314 53,743 30,778 Percentage 32.4% 28.4% 16.3% Swing 32.0 pp 23.4 pp 2.6 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Max Hunt [1] (defeated) Party Labour Green Independent Last election 4 seats, 20.3% 0 seats, 8.3% 0 seats, 0.9% Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 22,139 17,319 3,557 Percentage 11.7% 9.2% 1.9% Swing 8.6 pp 0.9 pp 1.0 pp
Winner of each seat at the 2025 Leicestershire County Council election
Leader before election Nick Rushton Conservative Leader after election Dan Harrison Reform UK No overall control

The 2025 Leicestershire County Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Leicestershire County Council in Leicestershire, England. ^[2] All 55 seats were up for election. This was on the same day as other local elections. Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. The election saw the council go under no overall control, with Reform UK the largest party, winning 25 of the 55 seats, leaving them three seats short of a majority. They subsequently formed a minority administration to run the council.

Background

Prior to the election, the council was under Conservative majority control. The leader of the council was Nick Rushton, although he had temporarily stood back from active leadership in July 2024 whilst undergoing medical treatment, and the deputy leader, Deborah Taylor, was serving as acting leader immediately prior to the election. ^{[3] [4]}

In the 2021 election, the Conservatives won 42 seats, giving them a majority and control of the council. The Liberal Democrats were the second biggest party with 9 seats, followed by Labour with 4 seats. ^[5]

Two by-elections took place between the 2021 and 2025 elections:

  Liberal Democrat   Conservative

By-elections

Division	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Ref.
Blaby and Glen Parva	21 December 2023		Geoff Welsh		Sue Jordan	Retirement	[6] [7]
Burbage	2 May 2024		Amanda Wright		Barry Walker	Resignation	[8] [9]

In the 2024 general election, the Conservative Party retained six of their Leicestershire seats (Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicester East, Rutland and Stamford,(South Leicestershire and Mid Leicestershire) and won the new Melton and Syston seat. The Labour Party retained Leicester West and won Loughborough and North West Leicestershire, though they lost Leicester South to independent Shockat Adam. ^{[10] [11]} After the general election, councillor Amanda Hack of Braunstone became MP for North West Leicestershire. ^{[12] [13]} In February 2025, councillor Dan Harrison of Ibstock and Appleby left the Conservative Party and joined Reform UK, citing frustration with changes in leadership and the way the County Council was run. ^[14]

Previous council composition

After 2021 election			Before 2025 election [15]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Conservative	42		Conservative	40
	Liberal Democrats	9		Liberal Democrats	10
	Labour	4		Labour	4
	Independent	0		Independent	1

Changes 2021–2025

• November 2023: Geoff Welsh (Liberal Democrats) resigns – by-election held December 2023 ^[6]
• December 2023: Sue Jordan (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election ^[7]
• March 2024: Amanda Wright (Conservative) resigns – by-election held May 2024 ^[8]
• May 2024: Barry Walker (Liberal Democrats) gains by-election from Conservatives ^[9]
• February 2025: Dan Harrison (Conservatives) leaves party and subsequently joined Reform UK. ^[16]

Summary

Overview

At the election, the Conservatives suffered an electoral collapse in line with their poor national performance, dropping from 42 seats to 15, and losing their majority on the council for the first time since 1997. Overall, the Conservatives lost 45% of their vote from the 2021 election. Nick Rushton, the Conservative leader of the council, lost his seat to Reform UK candidate Michael Squires. ^[4]

Reform UK was the main beneficiary of the Conservative collapse, winning the popular vote, and gaining 25 seats across the county to emerge as the largest party on the council - although three seats short of an overall majority. Reform UK chose Dan Harrison to be their group leader after the election. He had been a Conservative councillor until he left the Conservatives to join Reform UK in February 2025. ^[17] He was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 14 May 2025. ^[18] Reform UK formed a minority administration, taking all the seats on the council's cabinet. The Conservatives chose Deborah Taylor, who had been acting leader prior to the election, to be their new group leader in opposition. ^[19]

Despite losses in overall vote share, and losing several seats to Reform UK, the Liberal Democrats increased their seat count to 11. Labour lost 2 seats, finishing the night with 2, and saw a significant decline in their vote share. The Greens won a seat on the council for the first time in their history, and a single independent - former Liberal Democrat councillor Michael Charlesworth - was elected in the East Wigston division.

Election result

2025 Leicestershire County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Reform UK	55	25	25	0	25	45.5	32.4	61,314	+32.0
	Conservative	55	15	0	27	27	27.3	28.4	53,743	–23.4
	Liberal Democrats	54	11	5	3	2	20.0	16.3	30,778	–2.6
	Labour	55	2	1	3	2	3.6	11.7	22,139	–8.6
	Green	55	1	1	0	1	1.8	9.2	17,319	+0.9
	Independent	15	1	1	0	1	1.8	1.9	3,557	+1.0
	Animal Welfare	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	76	N/A
	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom (UK)	2	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	48	N/A
	Communist	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	31	N/A

Division results by district

Blaby

Blaby district summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Reform UK	6	6	10,409	35.8	N/A
	Conservative	1	5	8,314	28.6	–27.5
	Liberal Democrats	1		3,885	13.4	–0.4
	Green	0		3,555	12.2	+0.8
	Labour	0	1	2,860	9.8	–8.3
	Independent	0		56	0.2	–0.5
Total		8		29,079	30.2
Registered electors				78,961	–

Division results

Blaby & Glen Parva ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	John Bloxham	1,366	44.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Jordan*	1,110	35.8	–12.9
	Conservative	Marian Broomhead	321	10.4	–23.1
	Green	Eleanor Turner	153	4.9	–2.8
	Labour	Anna Parrish	147	4.7	–5.3
Majority			256	8.3	N/A
Turnout			3,097	32.2
Registered electors			9,622
	Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Braunstone ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Kim Robinson	965	35.4	N/A
	Conservative	Iain Hewson	843	31.0	–9.1
	Labour	Tracey Shepherd	621	22.8	–21.9
	Green	Mary Kapadia	160	5.9	–0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Antony Moseley	134	4.9	+2.3
Majority			122	4.4	N/A
Turnout			2,723	28.4
Registered electors			9,604
	Reform UK gain from Labour

Cosby & Countesthorpe ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Graham Cooke	1,333	38.1	N/A
	Conservative	Les Phillimore*	1,039	29.7	–28.7
	Liberal Democrats	Royston Bayliss	718	20.5	+5.5
	Labour	Callum Parrish	218	6.2	–7.3
	Green	Guy Walsh	194	5.5	–7.4
Majority			294	8.4	N/A
Turnout			3,502	33.6
Registered electors			10,421
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Enderby & Lubbesthorpe ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Holt	802	31.4	+25.8
	Reform UK	Moin Siddiqui	668	26.2	N/A
	Conservative	David Findlay	564	22.1	–33.2
	Labour	Ravinder Kaur	400	15.7	–13.6
	Green	Florence Turner	119	4.7	–5.1
Majority			134	5.2	N/A
Turnout			2,553	26.7
Registered electors			9,561
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Glenfields, Kirby Muxloe & Leicester Forests (2 seats) ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Chapman*	1,953	37.2	–26.8
	Reform UK	Kevin Crook	1,733	33.0	N/A
	Conservative	Lee Breckon*	1,705	32.4	–31.3
	Reform UK	Josh Walden	1,589	30.2	N/A
	Green	Tony Deakin	1,165	22.2	+5.7
	Green	Nick Cox	1,086	20.7	+7.3
	Labour	Malcolm Fox	440	8.4	–17.6
	Labour	Shabbir Aslam	410	7.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Smith	266	5.1	–6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie Larkin	166	3.2	–3.2
Turnout			~5,257	28.5
Registered electors			18,475
	Conservative hold
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Narborough & Whetstone ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Andrew Thorp	1,403	42.3	N/A
	Conservative	Nigel Grundy	812	24.5	–36.7
	Green	Mike Jelfs	492	14.8	+2.7
	Labour	Lisa Pendery-Hunt	291	8.8	–12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ande Savage	261	7.9	+2.3
	Independent	Danuta Jeeves	56	1.7	N/A
Majority			591	17.8	N/A
Turnout			3,315	31.0
Registered electors			10,709
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Stoney Stanton & Croft ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Carl Abbott	1,352	40.0	N/A
	Conservative	Ben Taylor	1,077	31.9	–31.2
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Wright	428	12.7	–2.7
	Labour	Laura Badland	333	9.9	–2.5
	Green	Xeimon Parker-Cox	186	5.5	–3.4
Majority			275	8.1	N/A
Turnout			3,376	31.9
Registered electors			10,569
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Charnwood

Charnwood district summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	5	13,330	30.4	–21.4
	Reform UK	5	5	14,158	32.3	+31.5
	Labour	2	1	8,441	19.3	–10.0
	Green	1	1	5,792	13.2	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	0		2,115	4.8	–1.6
Total		14		43,836	32.6
Registered electors				134,520	–

Division results

Birstall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Grimley*	1,433	40.8	–8.4
	Reform UK	Michael Kerchey	938	26.7	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Julie Palmer	720	20.5	–14.8
	Green	Paul Masters	254	7.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Kelvin Jordan	168	4.8	–10.5
Majority			495	14.1	+0.2
Turnout			3,513	32.2
Registered electors			10,902
	Conservative hold

Bradgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Deborah Taylor*	1,898	48.7	–17.8
	Reform UK	Reita Kerr	1,143	29.3	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Rhys Cory-Lowsley	392	10.1	–6.7
	Green	Sandra Woodward	306	7.9	–2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Oxford	158	4.1	–1.8
Majority			755	19.4	–30.3
Turnout			3,897	37.3
Registered electors			10,460
	Conservative hold

Loughborough East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jewel Miah*	1,017	43.2	–15.1
	Reform UK	Jonathan Clarson	600	25.5	+22.1
	Conservative	Geoffrey Parsons	348	14.8	–10.0
	Green	Daisy Taylor	289	12.3	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Willig	98	4.2	+0.5
Majority			417	17.7	–15.8
Turnout			2,352	24.9
Registered electors			9,461
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	18.6

Loughborough North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Andrew Hamilton-Gray	857	39.6	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Max Hunt*	719	33.2	–17.7
	Conservative	Tim Whitehead	357	16.5	–19.8
	Green	Paul Goodman	155	7.2	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Murcott	76	3.5	–0.9
Majority			138	6.4	N/A
Turnout			2,164	30.6
Registered electors			7,068
	Reform UK gain from Labour Co-op

Loughborough North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Peter Morris	1,040	39.0	N/A
	Labour	Sarah Maynard	678	25.5	–18.6
	Conservative	Sarah Monk	602	22.6	–20.9
	Green	Sean Kerslake	196	7.4	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Murray Sinclair	148	5.6	+1.6
Majority			362	13.5	N/A
Turnout			2,664	30.8
Registered electors			8,657
	Reform UK gain from Labour

Loughborough South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Bailey	1,144	31.7	–13.7
	Labour	Sara Goodwin	1,040	28.8	+4.6
	Reform UK	Jim Foxall	849	23.5	+20.9
	Green	John Barton	328	9.1	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Walker	253	7.0	–11.6
Majority			104	2.9	–18.3
Turnout			3,614	37.5
Registered electors			9,640
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.2

Loughborough South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beverley Gray	854	36.3	–3.2
	Reform UK	Ed Foxall	681	29.0	N/A
	Conservative	Harry Hughes-Slattery	431	18.3	–29.8
	Green	Rachel Baker	248	10.5	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Gueffero	137	5.8	+2.0
Majority			173	7.3	N/A
Turnout			2,351	27.6
Registered electors			8,516
	Labour gain from Conservative

Quorn & Barrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Paul Rudkin	1,316	34.0	+31.7
	Conservative	Hilary Fryer*	1,143	29.5	–25.2
	Labour	Phil Walden	815	21.1	–6.9
	Green	Richard Horrocks	365	9.4	–1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Thornborow	230	5.9	+1.5
Majority			173	4.5	N/A
Turnout			3,869	35.9
Registered electors			10,783
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing	28.5

Rothley & Mountsorrel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Linda Danks	1,217	36.3	N/A
	Conservative	Leon Hadji-Nikolaou*	878	26.2	–29.8
	Labour Co-op	Liz Blackshaw	760	22.7	–10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Duffy	272	8.1	+3.7
	Green	David Isaac	223	6.7	+0.4
Majority			339	10.1	N/A
Turnout			3,350	32.0
Registered electors			10,465
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Shepshed

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Helen Butler	1,859	44.9	N/A
	Conservative	Christine Radford*	1,054	25.4	–34.6
	Labour	Jane Lennie	742	17.9	–9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Brookes-Duncan	276	6.7	+1.5
	Green	Kelly Swann	211	5.1	–1.9
Majority			805	19.5	N/A
Turnout			4,142	34.4
Registered electors			12,051
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Sileby & The Wolds

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Naomi Bottomley	1,335	39.4	+26.7
	Reform UK	Roger Bacon	1,098	32.4	+30.4
	Conservative	Jenny Bokor	652	19.2	–38.0
	Labour Co-op	Kaisra Khan	199	5.9	–14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Sharpe	104	3.1	–3.1
Majority			237	7.0	N/A
Turnout			3,388	32.8
Registered electors			10,338
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	1.9

Syston Fosse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Poland*	1,297	40.6	–18.9
	Reform UK	Kieran Taylor	915	28.7	N/A
	Green	Laurie Needham	894	28.0	–4.0
	Labour	Michael McLoughlin	86	2.7	–5.7
Majority			382	11.9	–15.6
Turnout			3,192	38.2
Registered electors			8,361
	Conservative hold

Syston Ridgeway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Bradshaw	896	32.8	–14.6
	Reform UK	Ian Hayes	831	30.4	N/A
	Green	Rebekka Yates	825	30.2	–12.7
	Labour	David Brentnall	120	4.4	–5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Marianne Gilbert	59	2.2	N/A
Majority			65	2.4	–2.1
Turnout			2,731	31.7
Registered electors			8,614
	Conservative hold

Thurmaston Ridgemere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Seaton*	1,197	45.9	–19.1
	Reform UK	Chris Gibson	814	31.2	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Roger Smith	299	11.5	–16.0
	Green	Wendy Hardy	163	6.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Nitesh Dave	136	5.2	–2.1
Majority			383	14.7	–22.8
Turnout			2,609	28.3
Registered electors			9,204
	Conservative hold

Harborough

Harborough district summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	3	3	8,650	31.7	–19.2
	Reform UK	2	2	7,749	28.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	5,971	21.9	–4.9
	Green	0		2,624	9.6	+0.7
	Labour	0		2,221	8.2	–5.2
	Communist	0		31	0.1	N/A
Total		7		27,246	35.4
Registered electors				76,916	–

Division results

Broughton Astley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Bill Piper	1,164	37.5	N/A
	Conservative	Neil Bannister*	918	29.6	–23.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Graves	684	22.1	–10.1
	Labour Co-op	Sandra Parkinson	206	6.6	–1.3
	Green	Dannielle Bonham	130	4.2	–2.8
Majority			246	7.9	N/A
Turnout			3,102	33.7
Registered electors			9,199
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Bruntingthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Harrison Fowler	1,493	34.2	N/A
	Conservative	Jonathan Bateman	1,359	31.1	–28.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Walkley	918	21.0	+3.0
	Labour	Paul MacIntyre	301	6.9	–6.2
	Green	Mandy Sanders	298	6.8	–2.2
Majority			134	3.1	N/A
Turnout			4,369	37.9
Registered electors			11,537
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Gartree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil King*	1,832	47.5	–14.6
	Reform UK	Jonny Austin	976	25.3	N/A
	Green	Debbie James	475	12.3	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	James Lindsay	360	9.3	–4.8
	Labour	Leigh Wiseman	213	5.5	–7.9
Majority			856	22.2	–25.8
Turnout			3,856	34.0
Registered electors			11,341
	Conservative hold

Launde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Galton*	1,732	42.5	–2.6
	Conservative	Jack Crankshaw	1,017	25.0	–15.8
	Reform UK	Nigel Clarke	986	24.2	N/A
	Labour	Colleen Cassidy	175	4.3	–4.6
	Green	Melanie Wakley	162	4.0	–1.1
Majority			715	17.5	+13.2
Turnout			4,072	36.4
Registered electors			11,182
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.6

Lutterworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rosita Page*	1,317	36.3	–19.4
	Reform UK	Martin Sarfas	1,250	34.4	N/A
	Labour	Martin Cullen	642	17.7	–6.4
	Green	Carl Tiivas	242	6.7	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Asit Sodha	182	5.0	–7.5
Majority			67	1.9	–29.7
Turnout			3,633	35.4
Registered electors			10,275
	Conservative hold

Market Harborough East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Hill	1,335	32.2	–6.0
	Conservative	Barry Champion*	1,199	28.9	–13.2
	Reform UK	Barry Walton	956	23.0	N/A
	Labour	Maria Panter	331	8.0	–3.3
	Green	Mary Morgan	328	7.9	–0.4
Majority			136	3.3	N/A
Turnout			4,149	36.3
Registered electors			11,426
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	3.6

Market Harborough West & Foxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Page	1,008	24.8	–20.7
	Green	Darren Woodiwiss	989	24.3	+8.7
	Reform UK	Nick Hatfield	924	22.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Asher	760	18.7	–5.5
	Labour	Mark Panter	353	8.7	–5.7
	Communist	Peter Whalen	31	0.8	N/A
Majority			19	0.5	–20.8
Turnout			4,065	34.3
Registered electors			11,856
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.7

Hinckley & Bosworth

Hinckley & Bosworth district summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	5	2	8,948	31.5	–1.1
	Reform UK	2	2	9,218	32.5	+32.0
	Conservative	2	4	7,340	25.9	–25.4
	Labour	0		1,512	5.3	–7.5
	Green	0		1,183	4.2	+1.5
	Independent	0		172	0.6	N/A
	ADF	0		14	<0.1	N/A
Total		9		28,387
Registered electors					–

Division results

Burbage ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Walker*	1,266	38.5	–3.2
	Reform UK	John Haynes	947	28.8	N/A
	Conservative	Madaleine Lee	796	24.2	–24.1
	Labour	James Ross	147	4.5	–4.7
	Green	Rhiannon Carter	135	4.1	N/A
Majority			319	9.7	N/A
Turnout			3,291	32.7
Registered electors			10,073
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

De Montfort ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Mullaney*	1,653	49.5	–6.2
	Reform UK	Craig Harwood	900	26.9	N/A
	Conservative	Robert Ashman	505	15.1	–22.0
	Labour Co-op	James Davis	139	4.2	–3.0
	Green	Sarah Nimmo	86	2.6	N/A
	Independent	Andy Eggington	58	1.7	N/A
Majority			753	22.6	+4.0
Turnout			3,341	32.9
Registered electors			10,167
	Liberal Democrats hold

Earl Shilton ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Martin England	1,191	40.1	+36.8
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Weightman	846	28.5	+18.4
	Conservative	Richard Allen*	607	20.4	–41.3
	Labour	Paul Gurney	147	5.0	–14.3
	Green	Cassie Wells	119	4.0	–1.4
	Independent	Tom Smith	41	1.4	N/A
	Independent	Dee Deighton	18	0.6	N/A
Majority			345	11.6	N/A
Turnout			2,969	27.4
Registered electors			10,831
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing	9.2

Groby & Ratby ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ozzy O'Shea*	1,582	50.7	–24.7
	Reform UK	Kev Pym	880	28.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Cartwright	388	12.4	+3.6
	Labour	Lee Perkins	135	4.3	–6.9
	Green	Sarah Linnett	134	4.3	–0.2
Majority			702	22.5	–41.7
Turnout			3,119	32.8
Registered electors			9,500
	Conservative hold

Hollycroft ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Pendlebury	1,372	46.7	–10.4
	Reform UK	Harry Masters	991	33.7	N/A
	Conservative	Connor Harris	347	11.8	–20.7
	Labour	Lesley Panton	125	4.3	–6.0
	Green	Richard Ansell	69	2.3	N/A
	Independent	Julie Randles	19	0.6	N/A
	ADF	Noel Cook	14	0.5	N/A
Majority			381	13.0	–11.6
Turnout			2,937	27.9
Registered electors			10,531
	Liberal Democrats hold

Mallory ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Bools	1,179	37.1	–7.3
	Reform UK	Joel Hollowell	1,063	33.4	N/A
	Conservative	James Paterson	690	21.7	–24.7
	Green	Jim Buck	124	3.9	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Andre Wheeler	124	3.9	–5.2
Majority			116	3.7	N/A
Turnout			3,180	31.1
Registered electors			10,238
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Market Bosworth ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joshua Melen	1,357	37.8	–29.0
	Reform UK	Tony Birch	1,255	35.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Crooks	590	16.4	+2.7
	Labour	Carole Sharma	202	5.6	–4.9
	Green	Alec Duthie	183	5.1	–3.9
Majority			102	2.8	–50.3
Turnout			3,587	38.1
Registered electors			9,425
	Conservative hold

Markfield, Desford & Thornton ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Charles Whitford	1,244	35.8	+34.7
	Conservative	Claire Stacey Harris	1,110	31.9	–22.1
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Crooks	541	15.6	–0.1
	Labour	Geoffrey Robertson Dams	367	10.6	–13.9
	Green	Matthew Lee Widdowson	216	6.2	+1.7
Majority			134	3.9	N/A
Turnout			3,478	33.2
Registered electors			10,474
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing	28.4

St Marys ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Bray*	1,113	44.8	–6.5
	Reform UK	Andy Ellis	747	30.1	N/A
	Conservative	Cal Antliff	346	13.9	–20.6
	Labour Co-op	Eamonn Gabriel	126	5.1	–8.3
	Green	Rebecca Linnett	117	4.7	N/A
	Independent	Benn Moore	28	1.1	N/A
	Independent	Steve Proctor	8	0.3	N/A
Majority			366	14.7	–2.1
Turnout			2,485	28.6
Registered electors			8,691
	Liberal Democrats hold

Melton

Melton district summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	2	2	4,419	33.7	–26.8
	Reform UK	2	2	4,105	31.3	+30.8
	Labour	0		1,542	11.7	–6.1
	Independent	0		1,440	11.0	+3.7
	Green	0		995	7.6	–0.2
	Liberal Democrats	0		589	4.5	–1.5
	ADF	0		34	0.3	N/A
Total		4		13,124	28.3
Registered electors				42,798	–

Division results

Belvoir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bryan Lovegrove*	1,629	44.2	–23.5
	Reform UK	Dennis Pengelly	1,040	28.2	N/A
	Labour	Jim Mason	441	12.0	–2.3
	Green	David Cannon	245	6.6	–4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Bartfield	225	6.1	–0.8
	Independent	Sam Seaward	106	2.9	N/A
Majority			589	16.0	–37.4
Turnout			3,686	36.3
Registered electors			10,168
	Conservative hold

Melton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Andrew Innes	1,090	32.7	+30.6
	Conservative	Pam Posnett*	989	29.6	–24.4
	Labour	Helen Cliff	581	17.4	–6.2
	Independent	Allen Thwaites	305	9.1	N/A
	Green	Alastair McQuillan	263	7.9	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Ridley	108	3.2	+0.2
Majority			101	3.1	N/A
Turnout			2,336	20.8
Registered electors			11,212
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing	27.5

Melton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Kerry Knight	1,017	37.8	N/A
	Independent	Sharon Brown	563	20.9	N/A
	Conservative	Roma Frisby	480	17.8	–35.5
	Labour	Nick Flatt	269	10.0	–13.2
	Green	Jack Walker	215	8.0	–6.8
	Independent	Marilyn Gordon	84	3.1	–5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Kaufman	64	2.4	N/A
Majority			454	16.9	N/A
Turnout			2,692	24.1
Registered electors			11,151
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Melton Wolds

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joe Orson*	1,321	38.7	–25.6
	Reform UK	James Donovan	958	28.1	N/A
	Independent	Steve Carter	382	11.2	–0.2
	Green	Martyn Gower	272	8.0	N/A
	Labour	Jim Clarke	251	7.4	–4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Rodenby	192	5.6	–6.3
	ADF	Malcolm Smith	34	1.0	N/A
Majority			363	10.6	–41.5
Turnout			3,410	33.3
Registered electors			10,267
	Conservative hold

North West Leicestershire

North West Leicestershire district summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Reform UK	7	7	11,434	41.2	+40.5
	Conservative	1	7	6,982	25.2	–25.3
	Labour	0		4,153	15.0	–13.6
	Liberal Democrats	0		2,354	8.5	–0.6
	Green	0		1,935	7.0	–0.7
	Independent	0		790	2.8	+0.8
	Animal Welfare	0		76	0.3	N/A
Total		8		27,724	33.0
Registered electors				83,943	–

Division results

Ashby de la Zouch ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Dan Harrison	1,457	39.3	+38.1
	Labour Co-op	Damilola Ojuri	864	23.3	–6.7
	Conservative	Raymond Morris	665	17.9	–31.6
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Cooper	416	11.2	+7.0
	Green	Drew Timms	306	8.3	–4.5
Majority			593	16.0	N/A
Turnout			3,708	33.8
Registered electors			10,956
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing	22.4

Castle Donington & Kegworth ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Charles Pugsley	1,146	35.1	N/A
	Independent	Ray Sutton	691	21.2	N/A
	Conservative	Ted Parton	606	18.6	–28.0
	Labour	Alison Morley	348	10.7	–15.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Bradley	279	8.5	+5.1
	Green	Jessie Cooke	120	3.7	–3.3
	Animal Welfare	Tarnia Anne Wilson	76	2.3	N/A
Majority			455	13.9	N/A
Turnout			3,266	32.1
Registered electors			10,170
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Coalville North ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Craig Smith*	1,280	41.3	–1.5
	Reform UK	Elliott Allman	1,100	35.5	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Rebecca Pawley	433	14.0	–19.7
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Briers	155	5.0	–10.1
	Green	David Kellock	130	4.2	±0.0
Majority			180	5.8	–3.3
Turnout			3,098	30.4
Registered electors			10,199
	Conservative hold

Coalville South ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Paul Harrison	1,611	44.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Wyatt	807	22.4	–8.8
	Conservative	Aimee Garner	606	16.8	–26.4
	Labour	Carissma Griffiths	378	10.5	–8.2
	Green	Robert Clarke	197	5.5	±0.0
Majority			804	22.4	N/A
Turnout			3,599	28.2
Registered electors			12,746
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Forest & Measham ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Adam Tilbury	1,353	45.4	+43.4
	Conservative	Andrew Woodman	759	25.5	–27.3
	Labour	Michelle Holdcroft	609	20.4	–15.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Wyatt	136	4.6	+2.3
	Green	Pritesh Patel	124	4.2	–2.3
Majority			594	19.9	N/A
Turnout			2,981	30.4
Registered electors			9,822
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing	35.4

Ibstock & Appleby ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Virge Richichi	1,699	49.3	N/A
	Conservative	Jenny Simmons	884	25.6	–30.8
	Labour	Simon Lambeth	478	13.9	–15.7
	Green	David Morgan	202	5.9	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Windram	184	5.3	–2.7
Majority			815	23.7	N/A
Turnout			3,447	33.2
Registered electors			10,376
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Valley ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Michael Squires	1,467	36.2	+35.0
	Conservative	Nick Rushton*	1,166	28.8	–20.7
	Green	Carl Benfield	684	16.9	+4.1
	Labour	Greg Parle	431	10.6	–19.4
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Tyler	203	5.0	+0.8
	Independent	Siobhan Dillon	99	2.4	N/A
Majority			301	7.4	N/A
Turnout			4,050	39.7
Registered electors			10,191
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing	27.9

Whitwick ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Joseph Boam	1,601	44.8	+43.8
	Conservative	Tony Gillard*	1,016	28.4	–33.8
	Labour	Peter Moult	612	17.1	–9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Morgan Burke	174	4.9	+0.8
	Green	James Unwin	172	4.8	–0.2
Majority			585	16.4	N/A
Turnout			3,575	37.7
Registered electors			9,483
	Reform UK gain from Conservative		Swing	38.8

Oadby & Wigston

Oadby & Wigston district summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	3	1	6,916	35.3	–6.4
	Reform UK	1	1	4,241	21.6	N/A
	Independent	1	1	1,099	5.6	N/A
	Conservative	0	1	4,708	24.0	–12.6
	Labour	0		1,410	7.2	–8.6
	Green	0		1,235	6.3	+0.5
Total		5		14,039 [23]	31.8
Registered electors				44,126	–

Division results

East Wigston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael Charlesworth*	1,099	32.1	N/A
	Reform UK	Don Howat	897	26.2	N/A
	Conservative	Liz Darling	652	19.1	–22.5
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Bentley	512	15.0	–29.8
	Labour	Bridget Fitzpatrick	142	4.1	–4.9
	Green	Samuel Hilton	120	3.5	–1.0
Majority			202	5.9	N/A
Turnout			3,422	36.3
Registered electors			9,435
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

North Wigston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Broadley*	882	32.4	–12.0
	Reform UK	John Ball	740	27.2	N/A
	Conservative	Kartik Kavi	690	25.3	–4.6
	Labour	Jay Dyas	214	7.9	–11.3
	Green	Ahmed Khwaja	199	7.3	+0.9
Majority			142	5.2	–9.3
Turnout			2,725	32.2
Registered electors			8,458
	Liberal Democrats hold

Oadby (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Moin Durrani	2,456	44.5	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Dean Gamble*	2,445	44.3	+4.7
	Conservative	Salim Boodhoo	1,467	26.6	–12.0
	Conservative	Harry Rai	1,314	23.8	–14.2
	Reform UK	Mark Hunt	953	17.3	N/A
	Reform UK	Duncan Thompson	743	13.5	N/A
	Labour	Matthew Luke	486	8.8	–8.2
	Labour	William Pugsley	427	7.7	–9.2
	Green	Bethan Painter	408	7.4	±0.0
	Green	Doreen Shipton	342	6.2	+1.3
Turnout			~5,521	31.5
Registered electors			17,522
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats hold

South & West Wigston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	John McDonald	908	38.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Boulter*	621	26.2	–24.1
	Conservative	John Ford	535	22.6	–7.0
	Green	James Bayliss	166	7.0	+2.0
	Labour	Eileen Pott	141	5.9	–9.1
Majority			287	12.1	N/A
Turnout			2,371	27.2
Registered electors			8,711
	Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

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See also

• Leicestershire County Council elections