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Oadby & Wigston 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 4 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 6,916 | 35.4% | 3 | 60.0% | 2 | 40.0% | +1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 4,658 | 23.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 40.0% | -2 |
| Reform UK | 4,241 | 21.7% | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1,410 | 7.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,235 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 1,099 | 5.6% | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Total | 19,559 | 100.0% | 5 | 100.0% | 5 | 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.
- East Wigston · 1 seat · won at 32.2% · +17.8 pts below quota
- North Wigston · 1 seat · won at 32.5% · +17.5 pts below quota
- South & West Wigston · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · +11.6 pts below quota
- Oadby · 2 seats · won at 42.1% · above quota
Race results
East Wigston · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,416
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Henry Charlesworth | Independent | 1,099 | 32.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Don Edward Purver Howat | Reform UK | 897 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Liz Darling | Conservative and Unionist Party | 652 | 19.1% | |
| 4 | Lee Andrew Bentley | Liberal Democrats | 512 | 15.0% | |
| 5 | Bridget Fitzpatrick | Labour Party | 142 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Samuel Robert Hilton | Green Party | 120 | 3.5% |
North Wigston · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,718
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Margaret Broadley | Liberal Democrats | 882 | 32.5% | Elected |
| 2 | John Ball | Reform UK | 740 | 27.2% | |
| 3 | Kartik Naresh Kavi | Conservative and Unionist Party | 690 | 25.4% | |
| 4 | Jay Dyas | Labour Party | 214 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Ahmed Khwaja | Green Party | 199 | 7.3% |
South & West Wigston · single-seat
Marginal winner 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,363
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mulhearn McDonald | Reform UK | 908 | 38.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Bill Boulter | Liberal Democrats | 621 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | John Keith Ford | Conservative and Unionist Party | 535 | 22.6% | |
| 4 | James Bayliss | Green Party | 166 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Eileen Mary Pott | Labour Party | 141 | 6.0% |
Oadby · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 42.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −8.7 pts Valid ballots 5,812
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moin Durrani | Liberal Democrats | 2,456 | 42.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Dean Adam Gamble | Liberal Democrats | 2,445 | 42.1% | Elected |
| 3 | Salim Boodhoo | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,467 | 25.2% | |
| 4 | Harry Rai | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,314 | 22.6% | |
| 5 | Mark James Hunt | Reform UK | 953 | 16.4% | |
| 6 | Duncan William Thompson | Reform UK | 743 | 12.8% | |
| 7 | Matthew William Luke | Labour Party | 486 | 8.4% | |
| 8 | William John Pugsley | Labour Party | 427 | 7.3% | |
| 9 | Bethan Lucy Painter | Green Party | 408 | 7.0% | |
| 10 | Doreen Elaine Shipton | Green Party | 342 | 5.9% |