# 2019 Melton Borough Council election

The 2019 Melton Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Melton Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Melton Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 27 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 82.1 | 59.7 | 9,645 | +3.5 |
| Independent | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 2,419 | +1.9 |
| Green | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 14.3 | 2,309 | N/A |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 7.4 | 1,189 | –12.7 |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.2 | 352 | –8.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.4 | 234 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Asfordby

Asfordby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Steven Carter | 374 | 56.5 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald De Burle | 288 | 43.5 | |
| | Conservative | Mallic Sheldon | 235 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bottesford

Bottesford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pru Chandler | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent | Donald Pritchett | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Croxton Kerrial

Croxton Kerrial :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alan Hewson | 375 | 62.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hollingworth | 228 | 37.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Frisby on the Wreake

Frisby on the Wreake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronan Browne | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gaddesby

Gaddesby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Child | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Long Clawson and Stathern

Long Clawson and Stathern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Christopher Evans | 713 | 52.4 | |
| | Conservative | Melanie Steadman | 648 | 47.6 | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Baguley | 517 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Melton Craven

Melton Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeanne-Marie Douglas | 253 | 35.9 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Bindloss | 252 | | |
| | Independent | Mark Frisby | 249 | 35.3 | |
| | Independent | Marilyn Gordon | 246 | | |
| | Labour | John Ogden | 203 | 28.8 | |
| | Independent | Frank Duckworth | 111 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Melton Dorian

Melton Dorian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Cumbers | 477 | 52.1 | |
| | Green | Philip Wood | 438 | 47.9 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Pearson | 429 | | |
| | Conservative | John Wyatt | 385 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Melton Egerton

Melton Egerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Smedley | 235 | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Faulkner | 226 | | |
| | Green | Amanda Reeves | 207 | 32.5 | |
| | Labour | Michael Brown | 194 | 30.5 | |
| | Labour | Susan Karran | 179 | | |
| | Green | John Reeves | 161 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |

### Melton Newport

Melton Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pamela Posnett | 751 | 47.0 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Simon Lumley | 656 | | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Glancy | 649 | | |
| | Green | Alastair McQuillan | 495 | 31 | +31 |
| | UKIP | John Scutter | 352 | 22 | +22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Melton Sysonby

Melton Sysonby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Teipal Bains | 657 | 44.9 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | John Illingworth | 552 | | |
| | Conservative | Jacob Wilkinson | 508 | | |
| | Green | Rosemary Johnson | 429 | 29.3 | +29.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Karran | 376 | 25.7 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Melton Warwick

Melton Warwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Freer-Jones | 389 | 42.8 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Fisher | 327 | | |
| | Green | Caroline Arkless | 283 | 31.1 | |
| | Labour | Timothy Litt | 237 | 26.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Old Dalby

Old Dalby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Orson | 380 | 56.2 |
| | Green | Kim Lee | 296 | 43.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Somerby

Somerby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Leigh Higgins | 450 | 65.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hamish McAuley | 234 | 34.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Waltham on the Wolds

Waltham on the Wolds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Elaine Holmes | 351 | 69.6 |
| | Conservative | Keran Turakhia | 153 | 30.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Wymondham

Wymondham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malise Graham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Melton Dorian

Melton Dorian: 11 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Webster | 362 | 56.0 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Sarah Cox | 284 | 44.0 | +44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 646 | 15.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 20.1 | |

### Melton Sysonby

Melton Sysonby: 31 March 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Siggy Atherton | 396 | 53.2 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Alcock | 183 | 24.5 | +24.5 |
| | Labour | Pip Alnatt | 165 | 22.3 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 28.6 | +13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 744 | 17.79% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |