Melton Borough Council elections

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]

Council elections[edit]

1973 Melton Borough Council election
1976 Melton Borough Council election
1979 Melton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1983 Melton Borough Council election
1987 Melton Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1991 Melton Borough Council election
1995 Melton Borough Council election
1999 Melton Borough Council election
2003 Melton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
2007 Melton Borough Council election
2011 Melton Borough Council election
2015 Melton Borough Council election
2019 Melton Borough Council election
2023 Melton Borough Council election

Election results[edit]

	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Green		Liberal Democrats		Independent
2023	NOC	11		5		1		1		10
2019	Conservative	22		-		1				5
2015	Conservative	26		-		-				2
2011	Conservative	19		7		-				2
2007	Conservative	20		3		-				5
2003	Conservative	19		4		-				5

By-election results[edit]

2003-2007[edit]

Melton Sysonby By-Election 11 March 2004^[5]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	361	45.9	-6.5
	Labour	238	30.2	-0.2
	Independent	188	23.9	+23.9
Majority		123	15.6
Turnout		787
	Conservative hold	Swing

Melton Craven By-Election 26 August 2004^[6]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	304	43.9	+43.9
	Conservative	251	36.3	+17.3
	Labour	137	19.8	+3.8
Majority		53	7.7
Turnout		692
	Independent hold	Swing

Melton Dorian By-Election 26 August 2004^[7]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	397	60.0	+27.2
	Labour	140	21.1	-2.8
	Independent	125	18.9	+18.9
Majority		257	38.8
Turnout		662

2007-2011[edit]

Melton Egerton By-Election 4 September 2008^[8]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	314	43.2	-4.8
	BNP	236	32.5	+4.5
	Conservative	177	24.3	+0.2
Majority		78	10.7
Turnout		727
	Labour hold	Swing

Long Clawson and Stathern By-Election 26 March 2009^[9]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	463	50.7	-6.9
	Independent	231	25.3	+25.3
	BNP	120	13.1	+13.1
	Labour	100	10.9	+10.9
Majority		232	25.4
Turnout		914
	Conservative hold	Swing

2011-2015[edit]

Frisby-on-the-Wreake By-Election 15 December 2011^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Hutchinson	212	38.5	+38.5
	Conservative	Leigh Higgins	187	34.0	-37.0
	Labour	Shaheer Mohammed	89	16.2	-12.8
	Independent	Mark Twittey	62	11.3	+11.3
Majority			25	4.5
Turnout			550
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Melton Egerton By-Election 15 November 2012^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mark Twittey	253	43.8	+43.8
	Labour	Mike Brown	232	40.2	-0.3
	Conservative	Paul Phizacklea	92	15.9	-17.4
Majority			21	3.6
Turnout			577
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Asfordby By-Election 27 November 2014^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronnie de Burle	265	54.3	+16.2
	Labour	Michael Blase	129	26.4	-7.7
	UKIP	Sacha Barnes	94	19.3	+19.3
Majority			136	27.9
Turnout			488
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2015-2019[edit]

Melton Egerton By-Election 5 May 2016^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Blase	255	38.7	+7.2
	Conservative	Maddie Smith	158	24.0	-11.0
	UKIP	John Scutter	136	20.6	+20.6
	Independent	Marilyn Gordon	70	10.6	+10.6
	Independent	Andrea Lovegrove	40	6.1	+6.1
Majority			97	14.7
Turnout			659
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Melton Egerton By-Election 4 May 2017^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Faulkner	356	52.7	+17.7
	Labour	Mike Brown	320	47.3	+15.8
Majority			36	5.3
Turnout			676
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Melton Sysonby By-Election 4 May 2017^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alison Freer-Jones	799	68.7	+36.2
	Labour	Vanessa Jackson	364	31.3	+10.0
Majority			435	37.4
Turnout			1,163
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023[edit]

Melton Dorian By-Election 11 November 2021^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Timothy Webster	362	56.0	+3.9
	Labour	Sarah Cox	284	44.0	+44.0
Majority			78	12.1
Turnout			646
	Conservative hold		Swing

Melton Sysonby By-Election 31 March 2022^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Siggy Atherton	396	53.2	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Adcock	183	24.6	+24.6
	Labour	Pip Allnatt	165	22.2	-3.5
Majority			213	28.6
Turnout			744
	Conservative hold		Swing

2023-2027[edit]

Asfordby By-Election 2 November 2023^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret Clay	163	34.1
	Conservative	Chris Gray	123	25.7
	Independent	Peter Faulkner	100	20.9
	Green	Issy Taylor	92	19.2
Majority			40	8.4
Turnout			478
	Labour gain from Green		Swing

References[edit]

^ "The Borough of Melton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/2599, retrieved 18 August 2022
^ The Borough of Melton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
^ The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Melton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Sysonby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Craven Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Dorian Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Egerton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Long Clawson and Stathern Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Frisby-on-the-Wreake Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Egerton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Asfordby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Egerton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Egerton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Sysonby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Dorian Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Sysonby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Dorian Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

External links[edit]

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[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] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Melton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[5] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Sysonby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[6] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Craven Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[7] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Dorian Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[8] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Egerton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Long Clawson and Stathern Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Frisby-on-the-Wreake Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Egerton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Asfordby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Egerton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Egerton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Sysonby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Dorian Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Sysonby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Melton Dorian Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

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v t e Council elections in Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Blaby District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Charnwood Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Harborough District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Leicester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Melton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
North West Leicestershire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
See also: Wards Boundary changes