Leona Lewis 16
Matt Cardle 13 (+1)
Little Mix 26 (-1)

Eliminated:
4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

With three left, this could take a while.

Leona Lewis 16
Matt Cardle 12 (-1)
Little Mix 27 (+1)

Eliminated:
4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 17 (+1)
Matt Cardle 12
Little Mix 26 (-1)

Eliminated:
4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 17
Matt Cardle 13 (+1)
Little Mix 25 (-1)

Eliminated:
4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

I suspect this is really going to come down to which fanbase gets bored and gives up first. Quite happy to have helped keep Matt top three tbh.

Leona Lewis 17
Matt Cardle 12 (-1)
Little Mix 26 (+1)

Eliminated:
4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 17
Matt Cardle 13 (+1)
Little Mix 25 (-1)

Eliminated:
4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 17
Matt Cardle 14 (+1)
Little Mix 24 (-1)

Leona Lewis 16 (-1)
Matt Cardle 15 (+1)
Little Mix 24

Leona Lewis 17 +
Matt Cardle 15
Little Mix 23 -

Leona Lewis 17
Matt Cardle 14 -
Little Mix 24 +

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 17
Matt Cardle 15 +
Little Mix 23 -

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 17
Matt Cardle 14 (-1)
Little Mix 24 (+1)

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 18 (+1)
Matt Cardle 13 (-1)
Little Mix 24

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 17 (-1)
Matt Cardle 14 (+1)
Little Mix 24

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 17
Matt Cardle 13 (-1)
Little Mix 25 (+1)

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 17
Matt Cardle 14 (+1)
Little Mix 24 (-1)

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Danni / Boys)

Leona Lewis 18 +1
Matt Cardle 14
Little Mix 23 -1

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Dannii / Boys)

Leona Lewis 17 -1
Matt Cardle 15 +1
Little Mix 23

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Dannii / Boys)

Leona Lewis 16 -1
Matt Cardle 16 +1
Little Mix 23

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Dannii / Boys)

Leona Lewis 15 -1
Matt Cardle 17 +1
Little Mix 23

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Dannii / Boys)

Leona Lewis 15
Matt Cardle 16 (-1)
Little Mix 24 (+1)

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Dannii / Boys)

Leona Lewis 15
Matt Cardle 15 -
Little Mix 25 +

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Dannii / Boys)

Leona Lewis 15
Matt Cardle 14 (-1)
Little Mix 26 (+1)

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Dannii / Boys)

why not increase the margin (make it +3 or +5) cos otherwise this is gonna take forever lol

You have to wait for five others to post before you can vote again - so the position has to revert to:

Leona Lewis 15
Matt Cardle 15
Little Mix 26

4th: Alexandra Burke (Cheryl / Girls)
5th: Shayne Ward (Louis / Boys)
6th: Sam Bailey (Sharon / Overs)
7th: Joe McElderry (Cheryl / Boys)
8th: Ben Haenow (Simon / Overs)
9th: James Arthur (Nicole / Boys)
10th: Steve Brookstein (Simon / Overs)
11th: Leon Jackson (Dannii / Boys)