Melton Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East Midlands · 28 seats in 16 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Melton Council is run by a Conservative / Independent coalition. The council has 28 councillors in 16 wards. Seats by party: Other 11, Conservative 11, Labour 5, Lib Dem 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Conservative / Independent Coalition

28 seats - 15 for a majority

Labour 5Conservative 11Lib Dem 1Other 11

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +1 Green −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (28 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Other40.2%10

Conservative32.6%11

Labour20.6%5

Lib Dem3.4%1

Green3.3%1

Next election

6 May 2027

all 28 seats up, then every four years

Largest groups

Conservative 11, Independents and others 11

4 short of the 15 needed for a majority

Closest result

Melton Warwick

Independent won the last seat by 8 votes over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Croxton Kerrial

Conservative gain from Independent, 1 May 2025 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

58%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 16 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Asfordby Steven Carter, Margaret Clay	4 May 2023 Independent 45.8% lead 15.7 pts
Bottesford James Mason, Donald Pritchett	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.3% lead 8.6 pts
Croxton Kerrial Elaine Holmes	4 May 2023 Independent 55.6% lead 11.2 pts
Frisby-on-the-Wreake Ronan Browne	4 May 2023 Conservative 65.8% lead 46.1 pts
Gaddesby Robert Child	4 May 2023 Conservative 74.7% lead 49.4 pts
Long Clawson and Stathern Simon Orson, Christopher Evans	4 May 2023 Conservative 32.9% lead 4.2 pts
Melton Craven Ian Atherton, Sharon Butcher	4 May 2023 Independent 27.8% lead 2.7 pts
Melton Dorian Marilyn Gordon, Sarah Cox, Pat Cumbers	4 May 2023 Labour 22.1% lead 5.4 pts
Melton Egerton Pip Allnatt, Mike Brown	4 May 2023 Labour 34.4% lead 12.2 pts
Melton Newport Tim Webster, Margaret Glancy, Simon Lumley	4 May 2023 Independent 25.7% lead 0.8 pts
Melton Sysonby Siggy Atherton, Jim Adcock, Helen Cliff	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 22.7% lead 0.2 pts
Melton Warwick Alison Freer, Allen Thwaites	4 May 2023 Conservative 34.9% lead 1.5 pts
Old Dalby Joe Orson	4 May 2023 Conservative 56.7% lead 27.6 pts
Somerby Leigh Higgins	4 May 2023 Independent 56.0% lead 27.9 pts
Waltham-on-the-Wolds Richard Sharp	4 May 2023 Independent 62.2% lead 24.4 pts
Wymondham David Chubb	4 May 2023 Conservative 71.7% lead 43.4 pts

Asfordby

Margaret Clay LabourSteven Carter Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent45.8%

Green30.1%

Conservative24.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Carter Elected	Independent	454
Charlie Pitt Miller Elected	Green	299
Ronnie de Burle	Conservative	239
Nick Putnam	Conservative	218

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 2 November 2023

Labour34.1%

Conservative25.7%

Independent20.9%

Green19.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Margaret Clay Elected	Labour	163	34.1%
Chris Gray	Conservative	123	25.7%
Peter Faulkner	Independent	100	20.9%
Issy Taylor	Green	92	19.2%

Bottesford

Donald Pritchett ConservativeJames Mason Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative54.3%

Labour45.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Donald James Pritchett Elected	Conservative	602
Jim Mason Elected	Labour	506
Morgan Lawrence Platts Kilburn	Conservative	447

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Croxton Kerrial

Elaine Holmes Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent55.6%

Conservative44.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Henry Hewson Elected	Independent	289	55.6%
Jack Smith	Conservative	231	44.4%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Conservative52.6%

Independent47.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elaine Holmes Elected	Conservative	329	52.6%
Max Clift	Independent	296	47.4%

Frisby-on-the-Wreake

Ronan Browne Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative65.8%

Labour19.7%

Independent14.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ronan Browne Elected	Conservative	465	65.8%
Margaret Clay	Labour	139	19.7%
Eric Gordon John Brown	Independent	103	14.6%

Gaddesby

Robert Child Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative74.7%

Labour25.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Child Elected	Conservative	431	74.7%
Adrienne Holland	Labour	146	25.3%

Long Clawson and Stathern

Christopher Evans IndependentSimon Orson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative32.9%

Labour28.7%

Independent27.3%

Independent6.8%

Independent4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Christopher John Evans Elected	Conservative	565
Simon Gordon Theobald Orson Elected	Conservative	512
Michael McQuillan	Labour	492
Nick Hall	Independent	469
Dawn Michelle Birch	Independent	116
Leigh Tracy Birch	Independent	73

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Melton Craven

Ian Atherton ConservativeSharon Butcher Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent27.8%

Conservative25.1%

Independent24.0%

Labour23.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sharon Brown Elected	Independent	277
Ian Atherton Elected	Conservative	250
Lee Thomas Freer	Independent	239
Jeanne Douglas	Conservative	237
Tim Litt	Labour	229

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Melton Dorian

Marilyn Gordon IndependentPat Cumbers IndependentSarah Cox Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour22.1%

Independent16.7%

Independent16.5%

Conservative15.5%

Independent15.2%

Green14.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sarah Anne Cox Elected	Labour	402
Marilyn Mary Gordon Elected	Independent	305
Pat Cumbers Elected	Independent	300
Chris Gray	Conservative	283
Tracy Lorraine Beaken	Independent	277
Alastair McQuillan	Green	255
Julian Lockwood	Conservative	239
Simon James Thompson	Conservative	234
Isabelle Jane Taylor	Green	180

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Melton Egerton

Mike Brown LabourPip Allnatt Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour34.4%

Conservative22.2%

Independent21.8%

Independent21.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Pip Allnatt Elected	Labour	278
Mike Brown Elected	Labour	260
Jason Lewis Sharman	Conservative	179
Peter Faulkner	Independent	176
Elaine Ann Faulkner	Independent	175
Jon Winters	Conservative	172

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Melton Newport

Margaret Glancy IndependentSimon Lumley IndependentTim Webster Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent25.7%

Independent24.9%

Conservative18.8%

Labour16.9%

Independent13.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Margaret Glancy Elected	Independent	629
Simon Roy Lumley Elected	Independent	609
Timothy Webster Elected	Conservative	459
Rob Bindloss	Conservative	425
Vanessa Jane Jackson	Labour	413
Rebecca Smith	Conservative	404
Bruce Christopher Midgley	Independent	336

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Melton Sysonby

Helen Cliff LabourJim Adcock Lib DemSiggy Atherton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem22.7%

Labour22.5%

Conservative21.5%

Independent12.8%

Independent11.8%

Independent8.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jim Adcock Elected	Lib Dem	461
Helen Cliff Elected	Labour	457
Siggy Atherton Elected	Conservative	438
John Illingworth	Conservative	423
Jacob Wilkinson	Conservative	370
Rachel Godber	Independent	261
Craig William Digby	Independent	240
Ken Panter	Independent	177

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Melton Warwick

Alison Freer ConservativeAllen Thwaites Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative34.9%

Independent33.4%

Labour31.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alison Freer-Jones Elected	Conservative	360
Allen Thwaites Elected	Independent	345
Sam Ellis	Conservative	337
Susan Caroline Hammond	Labour	327

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Old Dalby

Joe Orson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative56.7%

Independent29.1%

Independent14.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joe Orson Elected	Conservative	349	56.7%
Elaine Holmes	Independent	179	29.1%
Steven James Cliff	Independent	88	14.3%

Somerby

Leigh Higgins Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent56.0%

Conservative28.1%

Lib Dem15.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Leigh Higgins Elected	Independent	398	56.0%
Vimbi Taruvinga	Conservative	200	28.1%
Hamish Joseph Cameron McAuley	Lib Dem	113	15.9%

Waltham-on-the-Wolds

Richard Sharp Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent62.2%

Conservative37.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Stuart Sharp Elected	Independent	323	62.2%
Ben Townley	Conservative	196	37.8%

Wymondham

David Chubb Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative71.7%

Labour28.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Malise Graham Elected	Conservative	302	71.7%
Graham Bett	Labour	119	28.3%

Last by-election, 23 May 2024

Conservative65.6%

Independent34.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Joseph Chubb Elected	Conservative	233	65.6%
Sam Seaward	Independent	122	34.4%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Long Clawson and Stathern	Christopher Evans	Conservative 2023	Independent
Melton Egerton	Pip Allnatt	Labour 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
1 May 2025	Croxton Kerrial	Conservative gain from Independent	52.6%
23 May 2024	Wymondham	Conservative hold	65.6%
6 November 2023	Asfordby	Labour gain from Green	34.1%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Melton and Syston	100%	Conservative	Conservative 38%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Melton

51,754 residents in 22,599 households

Voted Leave in 2016

58% 6 above GB

Degree or higher

31% 3 below GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

71% 10 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

11% 6 below GB

Rent privately

17% 3 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

28% 6 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.