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]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–1995
No overall control1995–2003
Conservative2003–2023
No overall control2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2010 have been:[3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Malise Graham Conservativepre-201014 Dec 2011
Byron Rhodes Conservative14 Dec 201117 May 2016
Pam Posnett Conservative17 May 201616 May 2017
Joe Orson Conservative16 May 201710 May 2023[4]

Council elections
  • 1973 Melton Borough Council election
  • 1976 Melton Borough Council election
  • 1979 Melton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
  • 1983 Melton Borough Council election
  • 1987 Melton Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
  • 1991 Melton Borough Council election
  • 1995 Melton Borough Council election
  • 1999 Melton Borough Council election
  • 2003 Melton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
  • 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
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

2003-2007
Melton Sysonby By-Election 11 March 2004[8]
Party Candidate 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[9]
Party Candidate 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[10]
Party Candidate 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
Melton Egerton By-Election 4 September 2008[11]
Party Candidate 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[12]
Party Candidate 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
Frisby-on-the-Wreake By-Election 15 December 2011[13]
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[14]
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[15]
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
Melton Egerton By-Election 5 May 2016[16]
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[17]
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[18]
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
Melton Dorian By-Election 11 November 2021[19]
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[20]
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

References
  1. "The Borough of Melton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/2599, retrieved 18 August 2022
  2. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Council minutes". Melton Borough Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. https://www.meltontimes.co.uk/news/people/melton-borough-council-leader-resigns-4137082
  5. The Borough of Melton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  6. The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Melton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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