Melton Borough Council elections

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Melton Borough Council elections are held every four years. Melton Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Melton in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 28 councillors have been elected from 16 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Election results

Overall control Conservative Labour Green Liberal Democrats Independent
2023 NOC1151110
2019 Conservative22-15
2015 Conservative26--2
2011 Conservative197-2
2007 Conservative203-5
2003 Conservative194-5

Results maps

By-election results

2003-2007

Melton Sysonby By-Election 11 March 2004 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 36145.9−6.5
Labour 23830.2−0.2
Independent 18823.9+23.9
Majority 12315.6
Turnout 787
Conservative hold Swing
Melton Craven By-Election 26 August 2004 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 30443.9+43.9
Conservative 25136.3+17.3
Labour 13719.8+3.8
Majority 537.7
Turnout 692
Independent hold Swing
Melton Dorian By-Election 26 August 2004 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 39760.0+27.2
Labour 14021.1−2.8
Independent 12518.9+18.9
Majority 25738.8
Turnout 662

2007-2011

Melton Egerton By-Election 4 September 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 31443.2−4.8
BNP 23632.5+4.5
Conservative 17724.3+0.2
Majority 7810.7
Turnout 727
Labour hold Swing
Long Clawson and Stathern By-Election 26 March 2009 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 46350.7−6.9
Independent 23125.3+25.3
BNP 12013.1+13.1
Labour 10010.9+10.9
Majority 23225.4
Turnout 914
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Frisby-on-the-Wreake By-Election 15 December 2011 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Edward Hutchinson21238.5+38.5
Conservative Leigh Higgins18734.0−37.0
Labour Shaheer Mohammed8916.2−12.8
Independent Mark Twittey6211.3+11.3
Majority 254.5
Turnout 550
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Melton Egerton By-Election 15 November 2012 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Twittey25343.8+43.8
Labour Mike Brown23240.2−0.3
Conservative Paul Phizacklea9215.9−17.4
Majority 213.6
Turnout 577
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Asfordby By-Election 27 November 2014 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronnie de Burle26554.3+16.2
Labour Michael Blase12926.4−7.7
UKIP Sacha Barnes9419.3+19.3
Majority 13627.9
Turnout 488
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2015-2019

Melton Egerton By-Election 5 May 2016 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Blase25538.7+7.2
Conservative Maddie Smith15824.0−11.0
UKIP John Scutter13620.6+20.6
Independent Marilyn Gordon7010.6+10.6
Independent Andrea Lovegrove406.1+6.1
Majority 9714.7
Turnout 659
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Melton Egerton By-Election 4 May 2017 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Faulkner35652.7+17.7
Labour Mike Brown32047.3+15.8
Majority 365.3
Turnout 676
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Melton Sysonby By-Election 4 May 2017 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Freer-Jones79968.7+36.2
Labour Vanessa Jackson36431.3+10.0
Majority 43537.4
Turnout 1,163
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Melton Dorian By-Election 11 November 2021 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Webster36256.0+3.9
Labour Sarah Cox28444.0+44.0
Majority 7812.1
Turnout 646
Conservative hold Swing
Melton Sysonby By-Election 31 March 2022 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Siggy Atherton39653.2+8.3
Liberal Democrats Jim Adcock18324.6+24.6
Labour Pip Allnatt16522.2−3.5
Majority 21328.6
Turnout 744
Conservative hold Swing

2023-2027

Asfordby By-Election 2 November 2023 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Clay16334.1
Conservative Chris Gray12325.7
Independent Peter Faulkner10020.9
Green Issy Taylor9219.2
Majority 408.4
Turnout 478
Labour gain from Green Swing
Wymondham By-Election 23 May 2024 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Chubb23365.6−6.1
Independent Samantha Seaward12234.4+34.4
Majority 11131.2
Turnout 355
Conservative hold Swing
Croxton Kerrial By-Election 1 May 2025 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Holmes32952.6+8.2
Independent Max Clift29647.4+47.4
Majority 335.2
Turnout 625
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. "The Borough of Melton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2002/2599, retrieved 18 August 2022
  2. The Borough of Melton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  3. The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Melton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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