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2023 Melton Borough Council

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All 28 seats to Melton Borough Council 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Joe Orson Elaine Holmes Pip Allnatt Party Conservative Independent Labour Last election 22 seats, 59.7% 5 seats, 15.0% 0 seats, 7.4% Seats before 19 8 0 Seats after 11 10 5 Seat change 11 5 5   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Green Liberal Democrats Last election 1 seat, 14.3% 0 seats, 1.4% Seats before 1 0 Seats after 1 1 Seat change 1
Results by ward
Leader before election Joe Orson Conservative Leader after election Pip Allnatt Labour No overall control

The 2023 Melton Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 28 members of Melton Borough Council in Leicestershire, England.

Summary

Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control. A Labour and independent coalition took control of the council, with Labour councillor Pip Allnatt being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.

Overall results

The overall results were:

Results
Party	Seats	Change
Conservative Party	11	11
Independents and Others	10	5
Labour Party	5	5
Green Party	1
Liberal Democrats	1	1

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Asfordby

Bottesford

Donald Pritchett had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in September 2021. Seat recorded here as a Conservative gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 result.

Croxton Kerrial

Frisby on the Wreake

Gaddesby

Long Clawson and Stathern

Christopher Evans had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in November 2022. Seat recorded here as a Conservative gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 result. The other seat in Long Clawson is shown as a Conservative hold, although it had been vacant since August 2022 following the death of the previous holder, Mel Steadman.

Melton Craven

Melton Dorian

Pat Cumbers had been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party in November 2021 and became an independent. Seat recorded here as independent gain from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 result.

Melton Egerton

Peter Faulkner had been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party in May 2022 and became an independent. Seat recorded here as Labour gain from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 result.

Melton Newport

Simon Lumley and Margaret Glancy had both been elected as Conservatives in 2019 but left the party in June 2020 and March 2023 respectively to become independents. Seats recorded here as independent gains from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 result.

Melton Sysonby

Melton Warwick

Old Dalby

Somerby

Leigh Higgins was elected as a Conservative in 2019, was expelled from the party in September 2021, appealed and was readmitted early in 2023, but resigned from the party in April 2023 to become an independent. Seat recorded here as independent gain from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 result.

Waltham on the Wolds

Wymondham

Changes 2023–2027

Affiliation changes

• Christopher Evans, elected as a Conservative, left the party in May 2024 to sit as an independent.

By-elections

The Asfordby by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Charlie Pitt Miller.

The Wymondham by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Malise Graham.

References

1. Includes one vacant seat at Long Clawson and Stathern previously held by Conservative councillor Mel Steadman until her death in August 2022.
2. Of the eight independent councillors before the election, three sat with the Green councillor as the "Opposition" group, led by independent Elaine Holmes, the other five did not belong to a group.

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3. Rennie, Nick (24 May 2023). "Melton Council elects new Labour councillor as leader". Melton Times. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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10. Boothroyd, David. "Did the Mods go Independent?". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
11. Rennie, Nick (29 July 2020). "Investigation clears Melton councillor of making racist comments". Melton Times. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
12. Boothroyd, David (24 March 2023). "Tory hold in a rush in Northants". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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