2023 Newark and Sherwood District Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 39 seats to Newark and Sherwood District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader David Lloyd Paul Peacock
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 27 seats, 47.9% 7 seats, 26.9%
Seats before 29 7
Seats after 14 11
Seat change Decrease 13 Increase 4
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 3 seats, 8.0% 2 seats, 12.8%
Seats before 1 2
Seats after 11 3
Seat change Increase 8 Increase 1
Leader before election

David Lloyd
Conservative

 Leader after election

Paul Peacock
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Newark and Sherwood District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 39 members of Newark and Sherwood District Council in Nottinghamshire, England.

Prior to the election the council had been under Conservative majority control, being led by David Lloyd. Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control, and David Lloyd lost his seat.[1][2] The Labour group leader, Paul Peacock, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023 with support from the Liberal Democrats and many of the independent councillors.[3]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows:[4]

Newark and Sherwood District Council election, 2023
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 14 2 15 Decrease13 35.9 39.0 13,008 -8.9
  Labour 11 6 2 Increase4 28.2 26.5 8,852 -0.4
  Independent 11 9 1 Increase8 28.2 19.3 6,436 +11.3
  Liberal Democrats 3 1 0 Increase1 7.7 10.8 3,609 -5.1
  Reform UK 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 69 n/a
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 40 n/a

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[5][6][7]

Balderton North and Coddington

Balderton North and Coddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Johno Lee* 809 32.0
Independent Emma Louise Oldham 792 31.3
Conservative Betty Margaret Brooks* 715
Labour Lucy Olivia Spoors 414 16.4
Liberal Democrats Klaus Becher 514 20.3
Turnout 34.21
Registered electors 5,268
Conservative hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Balderton South

Balderton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Simon Nicholas Forde 658 58.8
Independent Jean Hazel Hall 628
Conservative Lydia Hazel Hurst* 461 41.2
Conservative Ronnie White* 397
Turnout 26.74
Registered electors 4,353
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Beacon

Beacon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Susan Crosby 1,213 63.1
Independent Rowan Sally Cozens 1,180
Independent David Michael Moore 906
Conservative Rita Crowe* 709 36.9
Conservative David James Lloyd* 694
Conservative Matthew James Skinner* 666
Turnout 30.01
Registered electors 6,831
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Bilsthorpe

Bilsthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rhona Holloway* 412 52.2
Labour Matt Kerry 377 47.8
Turnout 28.62
Registered electors 2,785
Conservative hold

Boughton

Boughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Wildgust* 376 52.4
Labour Marc Steele 342 47.6
Turnout 30.93
Registered electors 2,341
Conservative hold

Bridge

Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Debbie Darby 500 45.0
Independent Irene Brown 381
Labour Lisa June Geary 317 28.6
Independent Mick Darby 249
Conservative Tony Roberts 224 20.2
Conservative Andrew Christoper Rainbow 175
Reform UK Robert Guy Michael Palmer 69 6.2
Turnout 22.05
Registered electors 4,934
Independent hold
Independent hold

Bridge ward had been held by Conservative councillors Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas immediately prior to the election. They both won their seats in by-elections in 2021 following the resignations of the two independent councillors elected in 2019, one of whom was Irene Brown, who was re-elected to the seat in 2023.[8] Seats shown as independent hold to allow comparison with 2019 results. Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas both stood in Farndon and Fernwood ward in 2023 rather than Bridge ward.

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adrian Charles Amer 261 34.8
Labour Glenn William Barker 253 33.8
Conservative Jenni Oliver 235 31.4
Turnout 28.85
Registered electors 2,627
Independent gain from Conservative

Collingham

Collingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Elaine Dales* 1,049 51.5
Conservative Phil Farmer 847
Liberal Democrats Marylyn Rayner 683 33.6
Liberal Democrats Phil Barron 662
Green Martin James Lynn 303 14.9
Turnout 40.07
Registered electors 4,784
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Both Collingham seats were held by Conservatives immediately prior to the election, with Conservative councillor Emma Davis having won her seat in a by-election in 2022 following the death of the independent councillor elected in 2019.[9] Emma Davis did not stand for re-election in 2023. Seat shown as a Conservative gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 results.

Devon

Devon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Neil Ross 910 43.1
Labour Matthew Joseph Thompson Spoors 671 31.8
Labour Paul Taylor 640
Conservative Bob Crowe* 530 25.1
Conservative Max Cope* 514
Conservative Keith Frank Girling* 501
Turnout 24.89
Registered electors 6,598
Independent gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Keith Girling was the sitting councillor for Castle ward prior to the election.

Dover Beck

Dover Beck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger James Jackson* 668 71.2
Labour Joseph Maurice Spoors 270 28.8
Turnout 38.57
Registered electors 2,450
Conservative hold

Edwinstowe and Clipstone

Edwinstowe and Clipstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Stephen Peacock* 1,330 55.2
Labour Andrew Freeman* 1,248
Labour Anne Celia Brooks 1,172
Conservative Scott Carlton* 1,081 44.8
Conservative Rebecca Spademan 938
Conservative Nigel Jeremy Booth 864
Turnout 27.55
Registered electors 8,918
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Andrew Freeman had won his seat in a by-election in 2022 following the death of a Conservative elected in 2019.[10] Seat shown as Labour gain from Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 election.

Farndon and Fernwood

Farndon and Fernwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Edward Haynes* 834 32.5
Conservative Neil Allen 829
Conservative Jack Logan Kellas* 823
Independent Declan Patrick Logue 627 24.4
Labour Jane Elizabeth Olson 593 23.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Adams 511 19.9
Liberal Democrats Ryan Thomas Cullen 419
Liberal Democrats Tom Geraghty 369
Turnout 34.13
Registered electors 5,837
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Simon Haynes and Jack Kellas were both sitting councillors for Bridge ward prior to the election.

Farnsfield

Farnsfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maurice Arthur Shakeshaft 604 51.4
Conservative Robert Bruce Laughton*
(Bruce Laughton)		 572 48.6
Turnout 47.72
Registered electors 2517
Labour gain from Conservative

Lowdham

Lowdham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Wendels* 594 61.7
Labour Kevin Treverton Scoles 369 38.3
Turnout 42.72
Registered electors 2,266
Conservative hold

Muskham

Muskham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Saddington* 618 55.5
Green Jude Andrews 268 24.1
Labour Adrian James Loftus 228 20.5
Turnout 45.8
Registered electors 2,428
Conservative hold

Ollerton

Ollerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Pringle* 1,198 70.5
Labour Alice Brazier 963
Labour Lee Robert Brazier* 953
Conservative Kelly Fordham 501 29.5
Turnout 22.95
Registered electors 7,345
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Rainworth North and Rufford

Rainworth North and Rufford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Mary Tift 632 40.1
Labour Claire Penny 549
Conservative Lois Kirsten Fisher 482 30.6
Conservative Petra Harvey-Barker 460
Independent Carrie Young 258 16.4
Green Sheila Greatrex-White 163 10.3
TUSC Kirsty Denman 40 2.5
Turnout 27.53
Registered electors 5,110
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Rainworth South and Blidworth

Rainworth South and Blidworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tina Thompson* 516 38.5
Conservative Tom Smith* 448 33.4
Conservative Gary Frazer Fisher 419
Labour Bill Bates 376 28.1
Independent Martin Gary Atherton 347
Labour Callam Walsh 266
Independent Edward Litchfield 124
Turnout 29.45
Registered electors 4,469
Independent gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Tina Thompson had won her seat in a by-election in 2021 following the death of the Labour councillor elected in 2019.[11] Seat shown as an independent gain from Labour to allow comparison with 2019 results. Tom Smith was the sitting councillor for Rainworth North and Rufford ward prior to the election.

Southwell

Southwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Penny Rainbow* 1,355 31.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Richard Bloomfield Harris* 1,346 31.3
Liberal Democrats Karen Roberts 1,314
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Michael Berridge 1,039
Conservative Curtis Marshall 1,000
Conservative Michael John Jeffrey 955
Labour Jamie Oliver William Bostock 878 20.4
Green Steven Patrick Morris 540 12.5
Independent Jools Cosgrove 186 4.3
Turnout 45.3
Registered electors 7,038
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Sutton-on-Trent

Sutton-on-Trent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sylvia Mary Michael* 544 51.4
Independent Roger John Bell 515 48.6
Turnout 42.3
Registered electors 2,539
Conservative hold

Trent

Trent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Myers Melton 555 47.7
Conservative Malcolm Yates 506 43.5
Green Eric Bignell 102 8.8
Turnout 49.35
Registered electors 2,369
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

References

  1. ↑ Whittaker, Anna (5 May 2023). "Conservatives lose overall control of Newark and Sherwood District Council". Notts TV.
  2. ↑ Beck, Laycie (9 May 2023). "New leader announced for Newark Conservative group after council leader loses seat after local elections". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Burrows, Fionn (24 May 2023). "Labour's Paul Peacock appointed new leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council". Newark Advertiser. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Newark & Sherwood result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ↑ "Election results by wards". Newark and Sherwood District Council. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Pridmore, Oliver; Beck, Laycie (5 May 2023). "Full Newark and Sherwood District Council 2023 results as Conservatives lose full control". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Your councillors". Newark and Sherwood District Council. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Bridge Ward". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Collingham Ward". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Edwinstowe and Clipstone Ward". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Rainworth South and Blidworth Ward". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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