2019 Melton Borough Council election

The 2019 Melton Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Melton Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

2019 Melton Borough Council election

2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)
All 28 seats to Melton Borough Council 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Green Last election 26 seats, 56.2% 2 seats, 13.1% N/A Seats won 22 5 1 Seat change 4 3 1 Popular vote 9,645 2,419 2,309 Percentage 59.7% 15.0% 14.3% Swing 3.5% 1.9% N/A
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

Summary

Election result

2019 Melton Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	27	22	1	5	4	82.1	59.7	9,645	+3.5
	Independent	8	5	4	1	3	14.3	15.0	2,419	+1.9
	Green	7	1	1	0	1	3.6	14.3	2,309	N/A
	Labour	5	0	0	0		0.0	7.4	1,189	–12.7
	UKIP	1	0	0	0		0.0	2.2	352	–8.4
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	0	0		0.0	1.4	234	N/A

Ward results

Asfordby

Asfordby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Steven Carter	374	56.5
	Conservative	Ronald De Burle	288	43.5
	Conservative	Mallic Sheldon	235
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Bottesford

Bottesford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pru Chandler	Unopposed
	Independent	Donald Pritchett	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Croxton Kerrial

Croxton Kerrial

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alan Hewson	375	62.2
	Conservative	Michael Hollingworth	228	37.8
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Frisby on the Wreake

Frisby on the Wreake

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronan Browne	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gaddesby

Gaddesby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Child	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Clawson and Stathern

Long Clawson and Stathern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Christopher Evans	713	52.4
	Conservative	Melanie Steadman	648	47.6
	Conservative	Pamela Baguley	517
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Melton Craven

Melton Craven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeanne-Marie Douglas	253	35.9
	Conservative	Robert Bindloss	252
	Independent	Mark Frisby	249	35.3
	Independent	Marilyn Gordon	246
	Labour	John Ogden	203	28.8
	Independent	Frank Duckworth	111
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Melton Dorian

Melton Dorian

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Cumbers	477	52.1
	Green	Philip Wood	438	47.9
	Conservative	Alan Pearson	429
	Conservative	John Wyatt	385
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Green gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Melton Egerton

Melton Egerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rebecca Smedley	235	36.9
	Conservative	Peter Faulkner	226
	Green	Amanda Reeves	207	32.5
	Labour	Michael Brown	194	30.5
	Labour	Susan Karran	179
	Green	John Reeves	161
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

Melton Newport

Melton Newport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Posnett	751	47.0	+1.1
	Conservative	Simon Lumley	656
	Conservative	Margaret Glancy	649
	Green	Alastair McQuillan	495	31	+31
	UKIP	John Scutter	352	22	+22
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Melton Sysonby

Melton Sysonby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Teipal Bains	657	44.9	+12.4
	Conservative	John Illingworth	552
	Conservative	Jacob Wilkinson	508
	Green	Rosemary Johnson	429	29.3	+29.3
	Labour	Peter Karran	376	25.7	+4.4
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Melton Warwick

Melton Warwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alison Freer-Jones	389	42.8
	Conservative	Christopher Fisher	327
	Green	Caroline Arkless	283	31.1
	Labour	Timothy Litt	237	26.1
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Old Dalby

Old Dalby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Orson	380	56.2
	Green	Kim Lee	296	43.8
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Somerby

Somerby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leigh Higgins	450	65.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hamish McAuley	234	34.2
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham on the Wolds

Waltham on the Wolds

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Elaine Holmes	351	69.6
	Conservative	Keran Turakhia	153	30.4
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Wymondham

Wymondham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Malise Graham	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections

Melton Dorian

Melton Dorian: 11 November 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Webster	362	56.0	+3.9
	Labour	Sarah Cox	284	44.0	+44
Majority			78	12.0
Turnout			646	15.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.1

Melton Sysonby

Melton Sysonby: 31 March 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Siggy Atherton	396	53.2	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Alcock	183	24.5	+24.5
	Labour	Pip Alnatt	165	22.3	−3.4
Majority			213	28.6	+13
Turnout			744	17.79%
	Conservative hold		Swing