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Derbyshire Dales 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 7,477 | 28.6% | 2 | 33.3% | 2 | 33.3% | 0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7,055 | 27.0% | 3 | 50.0% | 2 | 33.3% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,690 | 17.9% | 1 | 16.7% | 1 | 16.7% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 3,015 | 11.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Green Party | 2,546 | 9.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,211 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 136 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 26,130 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Bakewell · 1 seat · won at 29.8% · +20.2 pts below quota
- Wirksworth · 1 seat · won at 29.9% · +20.1 pts below quota
- Derwent Valley · 1 seat · won at 30.9% · +19.1 pts below quota
- Dovedale & Ashbourne North · 1 seat · won at 35.8% · +14.2 pts below quota
- Ashbourne South · 1 seat · won at 39.0% · +11.0 pts below quota
- Matlock · 1 seat · won at 49.4% · +0.6 pts below quota
Race results
Bakewell · single-seat
Marginal winner 29.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +20.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,019
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alasdair Harold Sutton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,494 | 29.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Max Bethell | Reform UK | 1,223 | 24.4% | |
| 3 | Diane Fletcher | Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,211 | 24.1% | |
| 4 | Neil Anthony Buttle | Green Party | 619 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Claire Lorraine Faithorn Cadogan | Liberal Democrats | 472 | 9.4% |
Wirksworth · single-seat
Marginal winner 29.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +20.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,374
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Hunter | Reform UK | 1,306 | 29.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Kenneth Oliver | Labour Party | 1,244 | 28.4% | |
| 3 | Dermot Joseph Murphy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 941 | 21.5% | |
| 4 | John Green | Green Party | 569 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Jason Knighton | Liberal Democrats | 314 | 7.2% |
Derwent Valley · single-seat
Marginal winner 30.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +19.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,223
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan Hobson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,307 | 30.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Kate Burnett | Reform UK | 1,130 | 26.8% | |
| 3 | Ian Philip Barfield | Liberal Democrats | 841 | 19.9% | |
| 4 | Trevor Andrew Page | Labour Party | 519 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Laura Jane Mellstrom | Green Party | 426 | 10.1% |
Dovedale & Ashbourne North · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,235
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Adams | Reform UK | 1,517 | 35.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Stuart Lees | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,270 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Peter David Lewis Dobbs | Liberal Democrats | 540 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | John James Hill | Green Party | 454 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Lucy Peacock | Labour Party | 454 | 10.7% |
Ashbourne South · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,216
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Bull | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,644 | 39.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Jeremy Richard Ruse | Reform UK | 1,327 | 31.5% | |
| 3 | Robin Michael Shirtcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 516 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Alexy Neelesh King | Labour Party | 359 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Georgina Roberts Blair | Green Party | 234 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Gavin Webb | Independent | 136 | 3.2% |
Matlock · single-seat
Marginal winner 49.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,063
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Burfoot | Liberal Democrats | 2,007 | 49.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Juliette Nicola Stevens | Reform UK | 974 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | Sarah Jill Halliwell | Labour Party | 439 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Gareth Bryn Gee | Conservative and Unionist Party | 399 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Nicola Teresa Peltell | Green Party | 244 | 6.0% |