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North East Derbyshire 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 8 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 8 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 | 11,065 | 36.8% | 6 | 75.0% | 4 | 50.0% | +2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7,915 | 26.3% | 2 | 25.0% | 2 | 25.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 6,081 | 20.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 25.0% | -2 |
| Green Party | 2,626 | 8.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 1,655 | 5.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 753 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 30,095 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 8 | 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.
- Shirland & Wingerworth South · 1 seat · won at 32.9% · +17.1 pts below quota
- Clay Cross & Tupton · 1 seat · won at 36.9% · +13.1 pts below quota
- Eckington & Coal Aston · 1 seat · won at 36.9% · +13.1 pts below quota
- Dronfield Woodhouse & Walton · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · +12.9 pts below quota
- Dronfield & Unstone · 1 seat · won at 39.0% · +11.0 pts below quota
- North Wingfield, Pilsley & Morton · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · +6.8 pts below quota
- Killamarsh & Renishaw · 1 seat · won at 46.1% · +3.9 pts below quota
- Sutton · 1 seat · won at 51.0% · above quota
Race results
Shirland & Wingerworth South · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,320
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Roy Parkin | Reform UK | 1,422 | 32.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Barry Lewis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,160 | 26.9% | |
| 3 | Frank Adlington-Stringer | Green Party | 1,134 | 26.3% | |
| 4 | Bob Cushing | Labour Party | 461 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Heather Kay Liggett | Independent | 143 | 3.3% |
Clay Cross & Tupton · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,666
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Andrew Reed | Reform UK | 1,353 | 36.9% | Elected |
| 2 | John Cooper | Labour Party | 747 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Yvonne Elizabeth Shaw | Conservative and Unionist Party | 726 | 19.8% | |
| 4 | Ross Shipman | Independent | 647 | 17.6% | |
| 5 | Kieran George Harley | Green Party | 194 | 5.3% |
Eckington & Coal Aston · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,871
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Hadyn Hodgson | Reform UK | 1,429 | 36.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Mark David Foster | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,150 | 29.7% | |
| 3 | Steve Pickering | Labour Party | 740 | 19.1% | |
| 4 | Jackie Foster | Independent | 229 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | David John Kesteven | Green Party | 220 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Henry Walter Gladwyn Jebb | Liberal Democrats | 82 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | June Hancock | Independent | 21 | 0.5% |
Dronfield Woodhouse & Walton · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,718
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelique Foster | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,749 | 37.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Roger Anthony Hall | Reform UK | 1,479 | 31.3% | |
| 3 | Ross Griffin | Labour Party | 813 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | Gill Mellor | Green Party | 316 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Martin Wilcock | Liberal Democrats | 305 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Camille Jayne Ramshaw | Independent | 51 | 1.1% |
Dronfield & Unstone · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,207
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Dale | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,641 | 39.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Louis Alexander Hutchinson | Reform UK | 1,023 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | Jonathan Paul Williams | Labour Party | 756 | 18.0% | |
| 4 | Michael Dungworth | Independent | 295 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Simon Philip Temple | Liberal Democrats | 288 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Naila Dracup | Green Party | 204 | 4.8% |
North Wingfield, Pilsley & Morton · single-seat
Marginal winner 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,322
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Graham Muizelaar | Reform UK | 1,436 | 43.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Kevin Gillott | Labour Party | 1,278 | 38.5% | |
| 3 | Richard Thomas Embrey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 292 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Rowan Jane Adlington | Green Party | 193 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | David Martin Hancock | Independent | 122 | 3.7% |
Killamarsh & Renishaw · single-seat
Marginal winner 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,725
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Elsdon | Reform UK | 1,255 | 46.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Adrian Platts | Conservative and Unionist Party | 700 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | Carol Jayne Lacey | Labour Party | 543 | 19.9% | |
| 4 | Teddy Adlington-Stringer | Green Party | 125 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Roger Paul Shelley | Liberal Democrats | 78 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Keith Windley | Independent | 24 | 0.9% |
Sutton · single-seat
Marginal winner 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.0 pts Valid ballots 3,271
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Reaney | Reform UK | 1,668 | 51.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Catherine Tite | Labour Party | 743 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Dave Sankey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 497 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | John Harris | Green Party | 240 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Antony Geoffrey Bingham | Independent | 123 | 3.8% |