Council election · Thursday, 15 October 2026
Leicestershire County: Shepshed ward
6 candidates. Same page for each, in ballot-paper order.
At the election of Thursday, 1 May 2025, this seat was won by 805 votes (19.4% of votes cast). Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.
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This is a council seat. A councillor's win changes what the council decides: council tax, housing repairs and allocations, planning, social care, schools admissions, parking, bins, libraries. It does not change national tax, benefits or NHS policy, so this page shows only positions published for this council election, and no national party pledges are implied.
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How this vote is counted: first past the post. One cross; the candidate with the most votes wins.Worked example
Every ballot with one cross is counted for that candidate. The one with the most votes wins, even without a majority. Example: A 4,000, B 3,900, C 2,100. A wins with 40% of the vote; the 60% cast for others elect nobody. There are no second preferences; a vote for a candidate who does not win has no further effect.
Katy Brookes-Duncan
Liberal Democrats
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Katy Brookes-Duncan
Liberal Democrats
In their own words
I am committed to fighting for a fairer funding deal for Leicestershire and in particular Shepshed. I will be an accountable representative for the community in Shepshed and will garner their views in order to inform my work as a County Councillor. My priorities are to ensure the Council support economic recovery, delivering the basics better (including social care) and cutting waste, safer roads and safer, cleaner and greener communities.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Money and cost of living
My priorities are to ensure the Council support economic recovery, delivering the basics better (including social care) and cutting waste, safer roads and safer, cleaner and greener communities.
Says she is committed to a fairer funding deal for Leicestershire and Shepshed, delivering the basics including social care, and cutting waste.
Housing and property
Nothing published on this yet.
Healthcare and social care
Nothing published on this yet.
Education and universities
Nothing published on this yet.
Environment, climate and energy
Nothing published on this yet.
Immigration and borders
Nothing published on this yet.
Crime, policing and justice
Nothing published on this yet.
Defence, foreign affairs and the EU
Nothing published on this yet.
Equality and rights
Nothing published on this yet.
David Neil Kellock
Green Party candidate
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David Neil Kellock
Green Party candidate
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Jane Lennie
Labour Party
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Jane Lennie
Labour Party
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Alec McKenzie
Restore Britain
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Alec McKenzie
Restore Britain
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Sarah Louise Monk
The Conservative Party Candidate
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Sarah Louise Monk
The Conservative Party Candidate
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Stuart Brian Wood
Reform UK
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Stuart Brian Wood
Reform UK
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Last time in this seat: election of Thursday, 1 May 2025
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Butler (elected) | Reform UK | 1,859 | 44.9% |
| Christine Radford | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,054 | 25.4% |
| Jane Lennie | Labour Party | 742 | 17.9% |
| Katy Brookes-Duncan | Liberal Democrats | 276 | 6.7% |
| Kelly Swann | Green Party | 211 | 5.1% |
4,142 valid votes. Result data from Democracy Club (source). Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.
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- electionleaflets.org: archive of election leaflets, searchable by area
- Electoral Commission: political finance register (donations, loans, spending)
- Full Fact
- House of Commons Library research briefings
- Institute for Government
- Ipsos Issues Index: what the public says matters most
- LG Inform: council performance and finance data
- Local Elections Archive Project: every council result since 2002
- mySociety Local Intelligence Hub: data by constituency
- UK Parliament: Commons votes (every division, how each MP voted)
- UK Parliament: petitions, with signatures by constituency
Sources used on this page
- Statement to voters: Katy Brookes-Duncan — Katy Brookes-Duncan (candidate), via Democracy Club, undated. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 1 quotation.