2023 Charnwood Borough Council election

The 2023 Charnwood Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of the Charnwood Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2023 Charnwood Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 52 seats to Charnwood Borough Council
27 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Jonathan Morgan Jewel Miah
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 37 seats, 71.1% 13 seats, 33.5%
Seats won 23 20
Seat change Decrease 14 Increase 7
Popular vote 34,722 34,743
Percentage 38.8% 38.8%
Swing Decrease 5.9% Increase 5.3%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Green Independent
Last election 1 seat, 8.6% 1 seat, 1.8%
Seats won 8 1
Seat change Increase 7 Steady
Popular vote 15,731 572
Percentage 17.6% 0.6%
Swing Increase 9.0% Decrease 1.2%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Charnwood Borough Council election
Leader before election

Jonathan Morgan
Conservative

 Leader after election

Jewel Miah
No overall control

Prior to the election the council had been under Conservative majority control since 2007. The leader of the council was Conservative leader Jonathan Morgan, who had led the council since 2017. The council went under no overall control at this election; the Conservatives lost their majority and Jonathan Morgan lost his seat.[2]

Summary

Election result
2023 Charnwood Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 46 23 0 5 Decrease 14 44.2 38.8 34,722 –5.9
  Labour 52 20 5 0 Increase 7 38.5 38.8 34,743 +5.3
  Green 29 8 0 0 Increase 7 15.4 17.6 15,731 +9.0
  Independent 3 1 0 0 Steady 1.9 0.6 572 –1.2
  Liberal Democrats 14 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.0 2,658 –1.7
  Reform UK 6 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.1 1,028 N/A
  ADF 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 95 N/A

Ward results

Anstey
Anstey (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Deborah Taylor 998 54.0
Conservative Paul Baines 840 45.5
Labour Dave Berry 597 32.3
Labour Simon Alborn 501 27.1
Green Philip Mills 334 18.1
Independent Alan Chapman 272 14.7
Turnout 1,848 31.2
Registered electors 5,915
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Barrow upon Soar
Barrow upon Soar (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Forrest 792 45.0
Conservative Hilary Fryer 745 42.3
Conservative Pauline Ranson 717 40.7
Labour David Brentnall 521 29.6
Green Paul Goodman 261 14.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Thornborow 164 9.3
ADF Caroline Simpson-Reynolds 95 5.4
Turnout 1,761 33.6
Registered electors 5,247
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Birstall East and Wanlip
Birstall East and Wanlip (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Dent 783 48.7
Labour Co-op Julie Palmer 657 40.9
Conservative Katie Seaton 647 40.2
Labour Co-op Jeff Cassidy 590 36.7
Green Pritesh Patel 265 16.5
Turnout 1,608 30.3
Registered electors 5,300
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Birstall West
Birstall West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shona Rattray 1,036 53.4
Conservative Glenn Matthews 828 42.7
Labour Dave Thomas 749 38.6
Labour Andrea Scott 628 32.4
Green Mick Howkins 284 14.6
Turnout 1,939 34.7
Registered electors 5,584
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Dishley, Hathern and Thorpe Acre
Dishley, Hathern and Thorpe Acre (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Roy Campsall 1,182 47.3
Conservative Sarah Monk 1,028 41.2
Labour Kanchan Jadeja 943 37.8
Labour Abe Khayer 876 35.1
Labour Adeola Obadina 796 31.9
Green David Kellock 558 22.3
Reform UK Martin Moreland 315 12.6
Turnout 2,497 35.9
Registered electors 6,957
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Forest Bradgate
Forest Bradgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Snartt 695 67.9
Labour Sue Munroe 203 19.8
Green Josephine Razzell 126 12.3
Majority 492 48.1
Turnout 1,025 41.3
Registered electors 2,481
Conservative hold Swing

Loughborough Ashby
Loughton Ashby (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Bradshaw 890 59.5
Labour Ian Ashcroft 812 54.2
Labour Nathaniel Taylor 707 47.2
Conservative James Crowe 433 28.9
Green Sean Kerslake 367 24.5
Conservative Shazzadur Rahman 360 24.0
Reform UK Peter Morris 246 16.4
Turnout 1,497 25.5
Registered electors 5,874
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour win (new seat)

Loughborough East
Loughborough East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jewel Miah 1,455 62.0
Labour Louise Jones 1,367 58.2
Labour Colin Hamilton 1,322 56.3
Green Daisy Taylor 483 20.6
Conservative Will Hunt 477 20.3
Independent Sabbir Ahmed 300 12.8
Liberal Democrats Josh Nighingale 255 10.9
Turnout 2,347 28.1
Registered electors 8,365
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Loughborough Nanpantan
Loughborough Nanpatan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Smidowicz 593 45.5
Labour Sara Goodwin 542 41.6
Green John Barton 91 7.0
Liberal Democrats David Walker 77 5.9
Majority 51 3.9
Turnout 1,308 45.7
Registered electors 2,863
Conservative hold Swing

Loughborough Outwoods and Shelthorpe
Loughton Outwoods and Shelthorpe (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Gray 1,475 52.2
Labour Beverley Gray 1,441 51.0
Labour Sarah Maynard 1,197 42.4
Conservative Richard Bailey 968 34.3
Conservative Terry Nicholson 896 31.7
Conservative Gopal Sharma 839 29.7
Green Alison Large 481 17.0
Liberal Democrats Alex Guerrero 288 10.2
Reform UK Jim Foxall 170 6.0
Turnout 2,824 34.6
Registered electors 8,153
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Loughborough Southfields
Loughborough Southfields (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sarah Goode 717 52.0
Labour Co-op Rhys Cory-Lowsley 652 47.3
Conservative Ted Parton 573 41.6
Conservative Geoff Parsons 430 31.2
Green Andy Patrick 256 18.6
Turnout 1,378 33.0
Registered electors 4,174
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Loughborough Storer
Loughborough Storer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandie Forrest 589 58.7
Labour Jenni Tillotson 587 58.5
Conservative Judy Shields 249 24.8
Green Susan Warner 168 16.7
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Popley 132 13.1
Turnout 1,004 21.7
Registered electors 4,633
Labour hold
Labour hold

Loughborough Woodthorpe
Loughborough Woodthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Birgitta Worrall 589 54.8
Conservative Chris Stewart 267 24.9
Green Rachel Baker 105 9.8
Liberal Democrats Graeme Smith 75 7.0
Reform UK Ben Asare 38 3.5
Majority 322 29.9
Turnout 1,078 34.3
Registered electors 3,144
Labour win (new seat)

Mountsorrel
Mountsorrel (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Liz Blackshaw 853 52.7
Conservative Leigh Emmins 637 39.3
Labour Co-op Sebastian Russell-Smith 633 39.1
Conservative Simon Oates 567 35.0
Green Paul Masters 216 13.3
Liberal Democrats Marianne Gilbert 139 8.6
Turnout 1,620 28.4
Registered electors 5,706
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle
Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Fox 933 45.9
Conservative Lee Westley 892 43.9
Labour Josh Clayton 712 35.1
Labour Chris Hughes 662 32.6
Green Steven Bellamy 317 15.6
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Thornborow 228 11.2
Reform UK Andy McWilliam 113 5.6
Turnout 2,031 35.9
Registered electors 5,662
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Rothley Brook
Rothley Brook (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Charles 1,097 54.1
Conservative Leon Hadji-Nikolaou 1,084 53.4
Conservative John Knight 959 47.3
Labour Richard Thornton 637 31.4
Labour David Edwards 584 28.8
Labour Emma Ward 571 28.1
Green David Cannon 463 22.8
Turnout 2,029 33.1
Registered electors 6,123
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Shepshed East
Shepshed East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Myriam Roberts 724 44.6
Conservative Robin Popley 649 40.0
Conservative Neal Bestwick 607 37.4
Labour Samanta Zubrute Clarke 575 35.4
Green Greg Simpson 256 15.8
Liberal Democrats Grantley Lycett 221 13.6
Turnout 1,623 27.1
Registered electors 5,999
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Shepshed West
Shepshed West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Lennie 767 47.1
Conservative David Northage 685 42.1
Labour Louise Taylor-Durant 622 38.2
Conservative Steven Springthorpe 550 33.8
Liberal Democrats John Popley 231 14.2
Liberal Democrats Katy Duncan 174 10.7
Turnout 1,628 28.5
Registered electors 5,720
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Sileby and Seagrave
Sileby and Seagrave (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Geoff Lawrence 1,169 54.8
Green Faye Forde 1,132 53.0
Green Naomi Bottomley 1,128 52.8
Conservative Paula Dolby-Campbell 569 26.7
Conservative Jonathan Morgan 514 24.1
Conservative Sue Gerrard 463 21.7
Labour Co-op Valerie Marriott 361 16.9
Labour Co-op Kaisra Khan 343 16.1
Labour Co-op Max Hunt 314 14.7
Liberal Democrats Murray Sinclair 76 3.6
Turnout 2,135 29.7
Registered electors 7,196
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

South Charnwood
South Charnwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Brookes 148 45.7
Labour David Young 130 40.1
Green Meg Isaac 46 14.2
Majority 18 5.6
Turnout 326 31.9
Registered electors 1,021
Conservative win (new seat)

Syston
Syston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Haynes 990 41.8
Conservative Sarah Braker 968 40.9
Green David Infield 926 39.1
Conservative Simon Bradshaw 918 38.8
Green Dave Isaac 888 37.5
Conservative Katrina Poland 706 29.8
Labour Emma Carter 387 16.4
Labour Daniel Baumann 373 15.8
Labour Deb Green 361 15.3
Reform UK Ian Hayes 146 6.2
Turnout 2,366 27.9
Registered electors 8,496
Green win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

The Wolds
The Wolds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Bokor 511 47.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Sharpe 290 27.0
Labour Jim Clarke 159 14.8
Green Nigel Feetham 116 10.8
Majority 221 20.5
Turnout 1,081 41.9
Registered electors 2,578
Conservative hold Swing

Thurmaston
Thurmaston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Seaton 1,216 53.6
Conservative Mark Lowe 1,177 51.9
Conservative Gina Jackson 1,135 50.0
Labour Claire Jackson 707 31.1
Labour Brendon Brockway 705 31.1
Labour Michael McPartland 602 26.5
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Brown 308 13.6
Green Louise Hall 277 12.2
Turnout 2,270 30.2
Registered electors 7,512
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wreake Valley
Wreake Valley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Laurie Needham 1,493 52.2
Green Sandra Woodward 1,274 44.5
Green Chris O'Neill 1,261 44.1
Conservative Daniel Grimley 1,185 41.4
Conservative James Poland 1,123 39.3
Conservative Anthea Byrne 1,027 35.9
Labour Gillian Adams 266 9.3
Labour Natalie Worth 252 8.8
Labour Pauline May 248 8.7
Turnout 2,860 33.5
Registered electors 8,550
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Notes

    References
    1. "Borough election results, 2023 - Charnwood Borough Council". www.charnwood.gov.uk.
    2. Breens, Julia (5 May 2023). "Charnwood Borough Council election results: winners, losers and turnout". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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