2023 Fenland District Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 43 seats to Fenland District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Chris Boden Mike Cornwell (defeated)
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 26 seats, 50.1% 10 seats, 20.4%
Seats before 26 10
Seats after 35 6
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 4
Popular vote 25,075 7,827
Percentage 56.9% 17.8%
Swing Increase 6.8% Decrease 2.6%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 2 seats, 10.5% 1 seat, 12.8%
Seats before 2 1
Seats after 2 0
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 2,202 1,942
Percentage 5.0% 4.4%
Swing Decrease 5.5% Decrease 8.4%
Leader before election

Chris Boden
Conservative

 Leader after election

Chris Boden
Conservative

The 2023 Fenland District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. The Conservatives retained their majority on the council.

Overview

Prior to the election the council had been under Conservative majority control since 1999, and the leader of the council was Chris Boden, who had been in post since 2019.[1] The independent councillors, Liberal Democrats and the Green councillor formed a single political group called the "Fenland Independent Alliance", led by independent councillor Mike Cornwell.[2]

New ward boundaries took effect for this election, increasing the number of seats on the council from 39 to 43.[3][4]

The Conservatives won 35 of the seats on the council, retaining their majority. The Green Party lost their only seat on the council, and the opposition group leader, Mike Cornwell, lost his seat by a single vote.[5][6]

Overall results

The overall results were:[7]

2023 Fenland District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 43 35 1 0 Increase 9 81.4 56.9 25,075 +6.8
  Independent 19 6 0 1 Decrease 4 14.0 17.8 7,827 –2.6
  Liberal Democrats 5 2 0 0 Steady 4.7 5.0 2,202 –5.5
  Labour 20 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 14.4 6,325 +7.9
  Green 6 0 0 0 Decrease 1 0.0 4.4 1,942 –8.4
  Alliance for Democracy and Freedom (UK) 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 424 N/A
  Breakthrough Party 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 154 N/A
  Reform UK 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 115 N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Fenland District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[8] The results by each ward were as follows, with an asterisk(*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[9]

Chatteris North & Manea

Chatteris North & Manea (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlie Marks* 825 56.2
Conservative Alan Gowler 701 47.8
Conservative James Carney 692 47.2
Green Emma Pollard 527 35.9
Labour Janet O'Keefe 425 29.0
Green Liz Wright 396 27.0
Turnout 1,467 25.48
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chatteris South

Chatteris South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Benney* 578 48.0
Conservative Peter Murphy* 517 42.9
Conservative Anne Hay* 509 42.2
Independent Daniel Divine* 383 31.8
Labour Amanda Hirson 307 25.5
Independent Aurelia Stempien-Wyrwal 296 24.6
Green Steven Chappell 286 23.7
Breakthrough Party Matt Jeal 154 12.8
Turnout 1,205 25.92
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Doddington & Wimblington

Doddington & Wimblington (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maureen Davis* 732 60.5
Conservative David Connor* 708 58.6
Labour Katie Clark 256 21.2
Labour Philip Snowdon 246 20.3
Liberal Democrats Liam O'Rourke 218 18.0
Turnout 1,209 30.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Elm & Christchurch

Elm & Christchurch (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Matthew Summers 447 45.7
Independent Dal Roy 402 41.1
Conservative Petya Kneksis 396 40.5
Conservative Boryana Pehlivanova 317 32.4
Labour Marian Phillips 211 21.6
Turnout 978 25.11
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Leverington & Wisbech Rural

Leverington & Wisbech Rural (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samantha Clark* 926 59.9
Conservative Chris Seaton* 889 57.5
Conservative Brenda Barber 818 52.9
Labour Benedict Allen 406 26.3
ADF Hermien Dyer 215 13.9
ADF Mark Dyer 209 13.5
Independent Charles Cutler 167 10.8
Turnout 1,546 30.07
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

March East

March East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Clark* 604 41.4
Conservative Mark Purser* 555 38.0
Conservative Stuart Harris 509 34.9
Conservative Levent Ali 477 32.7
Independent Jennifer Lawler 455 31.2
Labour Martin Field 445 30.5
Labour Angela Mayes 419 28.7
Labour Katharine Bultitude 410 28.1
Turnout 1,459 28.28
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

John Clark was elected in 2019 as a Conservative, but had left the party to sit as an independent in February 2023.[10]

March North

March North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Count* 563 33.5
Conservative Kim French* 558 33.2
Independent Paul Hicks 553 32.9
Independent Mike Cornwell* 552 32.9
Labour Hannah Orbell 471 28.1
Conservative Ashley Smith 447 26.6
Labour Martyn Balmont 392 23.3
Labour George Broughton 372 22.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Court 319 19.0
Reform UK David Maryan 115 6.8
Turnout 1,679 28.29
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

March South

March South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jan French* 416 51.7
Conservative Gary Christy 409 50.8
Labour Clare Hale 263 32.7
Labour Robert Williams 207 25.7
Green Simon Wilkes* 174 21.6
Turnout 805 26.76
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

March West & Benwick

March West & Benwick (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Woollard 549 59.0
Conservative Tim Taylor 533 57.3
Labour Stewart Hearn 359 38.6
Turnout 930 25.11
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary

Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gavin Booth* 706 50.8
Conservative Michael Humphrey* 688 49.5
Liberal Democrats Diane Cutler 617 44.4
Conservative Anthony Georgiou 552 39.7
Conservative Clayton Payne 495 35.6
Liberal Democrats Rasa McGill 342 24.6
Labour Sebastian O'Keefe 194 14.0
Turnout 1,390 26.77
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey East & Villages

Whittlesey East & Villages (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Boden* 698 53.9
Conservative Alex Miscandlon* 631 48.8
Conservative Haq Nawaz 579 44.7
Independent Bob Wicks* 520 40.2
Green David Habbin 312 24.1
Labour Stephen Clay 302 23.3
Turnout 1,294 25.92
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey Lattersey

Whittlesey Lattersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jason Mockett* 190 61.3
Labour Ian Moyes 120 38.7
Turnout 312 24.51
Conservative hold Swing

Whittlesey North West

Whittlesey North West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dee Laws* 689 69.9
Conservative Elisabeth Sennitt Clough 597 60.5
Labour Peter Gilman 266 27.0
Green John Male 247 25.1
Turnout 986 25.95
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey South

Whittlesey South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay Mayor* 537 51.1
Independent Roy Gerstner 472 45.0
Conservative Maria Boccia 432 41.1
Independent Peter Bibb 337 32.1
Turnout 1,050 28.90
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Wisbech North

Wisbech North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lucie Foice-Beard 198 60.2
Independent Alan Wheeldon 96 29.2
Independent Marina Jennings 35 10.6
Turnout 336 17.01
Conservative win (new seat)

Wisbech Riverside

Wisbech Riverside (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Meekins* 447 61.8
Conservative Dave Oliver 400 55.3
Labour Kathryn Hearn 255 35.3
Turnout 19.85
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Nick Meekins had stood unsuccessfully for UKIP in 2015 and had been elected in 2019 as an independent, but had rejoined the Conservatives in 2021.[11]

Wisbech South

Wisbech South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samantha Hoy* 859 62.8
Conservative Steve Tierney* 823 60.2
Conservative Susan Wallwork* 793 58.0
Independent Ruth Freeman 496 36.3
Independent Peter Freeman 491 35.9
Turnout 1,368 24.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees

Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sidney Imafidon 656 49.5
Conservative Billy Rackley* 638 48.2
Independent David Patrick* 557 42.0
Conservative Sylwia Salvidge 549 41.4
Independent Garry Monger 523 39.5
Independent Simon Crowson 441 33.3
Turnout 1,325 25.24
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Your councillors". Fenland District Council. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Independent people truly representing communities". Fenland Citizen. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/48, retrieved 7 May 2023
  4. ↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Fenland District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Burnett, Tom; Senior, Matthew; Taylor, Joanna (5 May 2023). "Fenland District Council 2023 local election results in full as Tories retain control". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Local elections 2023: Tories hold East Cambs as 18-year old wins seat". BBC News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Fenland election result". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Fenland District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "District Election Results". Fenland District Council. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Elworthy, John (9 February 2023). "Former Fenland Council leader John Clark quits Conservative Party". Cambs News. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Why I quit as an independent to re-join Tories". Wisbech Standard. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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