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Hinckley & Bosworth 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 9 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 9 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 | 9,218 | 32.5% | 2 | 22.2% | 3 | 33.3% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8,948 | 31.5% | 5 | 55.6% | 3 | 33.3% | +2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7,340 | 25.9% | 2 | 22.2% | 3 | 33.3% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,183 | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1,123 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 389 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 172 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 14 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 28,387 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 9 | 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.
- Markfield, Desford & Thornton · 1 seat · won at 35.8% · +14.2 pts below quota
- Mallory · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · +12.9 pts below quota
- Market Bosworth · 1 seat · won at 37.9% · +12.1 pts below quota
- Burbage · 1 seat · won at 38.6% · +11.4 pts below quota
- Earl Shilton · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · +9.8 pts below quota
- St. Marys · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · +5.1 pts below quota
- Hollycroft · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · +3.3 pts below quota
- De Montfort · 1 seat · won at 49.5% · +0.5 pts below quota
- Groby & Ratby · 1 seat · won at 50.8% · above quota
Race results
Markfield, Desford & Thornton · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,473
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Whitford | Reform UK | 1,244 | 35.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Claire Stacey Harris | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,110 | 32.0% | |
| 3 | Joyce Crooks | Liberal Democrats | 541 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Geoffrey Robertson Dams | Labour Party | 367 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Matthew Lee Widdowson | Green Party | 216 | 6.2% |
Mallory · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,176
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Bools | Liberal Democrats | 1,179 | 37.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Joel Hollowell | Reform UK | 1,063 | 33.5% | |
| 3 | James Michael Paterson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 690 | 21.7% | |
| 4 | Jim Buck | Green Party | 124 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Andre Wheeler | Labour and Co-operative Party | 124 | 3.9% |
Market Bosworth · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,581
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Melen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,357 | 37.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Tony Birch | Reform UK | 1,255 | 35.0% | |
| 3 | Bill Crooks | Liberal Democrats | 590 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | Carole Anne Cecelia Sharma | Labour Party | 202 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Alec Duthie | Green Party | 183 | 5.1% |
Burbage · single-seat
Marginal winner 38.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,282
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Richard Walker | Liberal Democrats | 1,266 | 38.6% | Elected |
| 2 | John Richard Haynes | Reform UK | 947 | 28.9% | |
| 3 | Madaleine Lee | Conservative and Unionist Party | 796 | 24.3% | |
| 4 | James Edward Michael Ross | Labour Party | 147 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Rhiannon April Carter | Green Party | 135 | 4.1% |
Earl Shilton · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,965
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Richard England | Reform UK | 1,191 | 40.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Patrick Weightman | Liberal Democrats | 846 | 28.5% | |
| 3 | Richard George Allen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 607 | 20.5% | |
| 4 | Paul Neil Gurney | Labour Party | 147 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cassie Wells | Green Party | 119 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Tom Smith | Independent | 41 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Dee Deighton | Independent | 18 | 0.6% |
St. Marys · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,481
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Lee Bray | Liberal Democrats | 1,113 | 44.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Andy Ellis | Reform UK | 747 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | Cal Antliff | Conservative and Unionist Party | 346 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Eamonn Gabriel | Labour and Co-operative Party | 126 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Rebecca Linnett | Green Party | 117 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Benn Gerald Leslie Moore | Independent | 28 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Steve Proctor | Independent | 8 | 0.3% |
Hollycroft · single-seat
Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,936
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Pendlebury | Liberal Democrats | 1,372 | 46.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Harry Masters | Reform UK | 991 | 33.8% | |
| 3 | Connor Jordan Harris | Conservative and Unionist Party | 347 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Lesley Ann Panton | Labour Party | 125 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Richard John Ansell | Green Party | 69 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Julie Randles | Independent | 19 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | Noel Charles Cook | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 14 | 0.5% |
De Montfort · single-seat
Marginal winner 49.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,337
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Timothy Mullaney | Liberal Democrats | 1,653 | 49.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Craig Harwood | Reform UK | 900 | 27.0% | |
| 3 | Robert Ashman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 505 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | James William Davis | Labour and Co-operative Party | 139 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Sarah Helen Nimmo | Green Party | 86 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Andy Egginton | Independent | 58 | 1.7% |
Groby & Ratby · single-seat
Marginal winner 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 3,114
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ozzy O'Shea | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,582 | 50.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Kev Pym | Reform UK | 880 | 28.3% | |
| 3 | Martin Brett Cartwright | Liberal Democrats | 388 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Lee Perkins | Labour Party | 135 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Sarah Linnett | Green Party | 134 | 4.3% |