2023 Erewash Borough Council election
The 2023 Erewash Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 47 members of Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
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Following the results, the Conservatives lost control of the council to Labour for the first time in 20 years.[2] The Labour group leader, James Dawson, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.[3]
Results
| Results[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Change |
| Labour Party | 28 |  9 |
| Conservative Party | 16 |  11 |
| Green Party | 1 | 1 |
| Independents and Others | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 |  |
Candidates
The results for each ward were:[5][6]
Awsworth Road Ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Clifford Hedley Dawson (E) | 551 | |||
| Labour | Josy Hare (E) | 489 | |||
| Conservative | Ryan Jonathan Pound | 222 | |||
| Conservative | Heather Wrigglesworth | 214 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Breaston Ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Victoria Beardmore | 239 | |||
| Labour | Nicky Carless | 218 | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Phillip Miller (E) | 740 | |||
| Green | Ann Mills (E) | 725 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Parkinson | 669 | |||
| Green | James Brent Poland | 656 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Cotmanhay Ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alexander Breene (E) | 466 | |||
| Labour | Linda Burns (E) | 469 | |||
| Conservative | Chad Alan Fowkes | 343 | |||
| Conservative | Maria Joanne Smith | 328 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Derby Road East Ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Howard Griffiths (E) | 634 | |||
| Labour | Margaret Griffiths (E) | 650 | |||
| Conservative | Tom Hickton | 211 | |||
| Conservative | Chris Page | 264 | |||
| Independent | Kenneth Thwaites | 286 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Derby Road West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Keith Hickton | 864 | |||
| Conservative | Gerri Hickton | 848 | |||
| Labour | Lewis Newton (E) | 1,016 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Elizabeth Oseman | 400 | |||
| Labour | Mick Pace (E) | 976 | |||
| Conservative | Dan Pitt | 881 | |||
| Labour | Claire Marie Poole (E) | 1,039 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Draycott and Risley (2)
- Richard Boud – Labour Party
- Val Clare – Conservative Party
- Deena Draycott – Green Party
- Tim Scott – Conservative Party
- Graham Tavener – Green Party
- Jo Ward – Labour Party
Hallam Fields (2)
- Mark Alfrey – Labour Party
- Kate Fennelly – Labour Party
- Kevin Tribbensee – Conservative Party
- Jon Wright – Conservative Party
Kirk Hallam and Stanton by Dale (3)
- Russell Beeching – Conservative Party
- Aaron Gibson – Conservative Party
- Steve Green – Labour Party
- Emma Moore – Labour Party
- Andrew Prince – Conservative Party
- Geoff Stratford – Labour Party
Larklands (3)
- Mike Clarke – Conservative Party
- John Green – Conservative Party
- Alan Lambert – Labour Party
- Frank Phillips – Labour Party
- Pam Phillips – Labour Party
- Helen Wright – Conservative Party
Little Eaton and Stanley (2)
- Michael Carr – Liberal Democrat
- Bethan Eddy – Conservative Party
- Sam Revill – Conservative Party
- Dave Scott – Labour Party
- Helen Scott – Labour Party
Little Hallam (2)
- Sue Beardsley – Conservative Party
- Harrison Broadhurst – Labour Party
- Mary Hopkinson – Conservative Party
- Jill Mee – Liberal Democrat
- Dave Snaith – Labour Party
Long Eaton Central (3)
- Joel Bryan – Labour Party. 1037
- Shaun Burton – Conservative Party.631
- Paris Coulson – Conservative Party602
- Becca Everett – Labour Party 1057
- Curtis Howard – Labour Party 979
- Kathleen Makin – Conservative Party 569
Nottingham Road (2)
- Martin Dewis – Independent
- Bryn Lewis – Conservative Party
- Emma Plummer – Labour Party
- Ashley Swinscoe – Conservative Party
- Gordon Thomas – Labour Party
Ockbrook and Borrowash (3)
- Neil Barnes – Labour Party
- Terry Holbrook – Independent
- Bob Knight – Labour Party
- Richard Locke – Conservative Party
- Graham Markwell – Independent
- Greg Maskalick – Independent
- Robert Pasley – Labour Party
- Tania Stevenson – Independent
- Mike Wallis – Independent
- Sue Warren – Independent
- Jane White – Conservative Party
- Michael White – Conservative Party
Sandiacre (3)
- Steve Bilbie – Conservative Party
- Wayne Major – Conservative Party
- Andrew Peck – Labour Party
- Karen Pitts – Green Party
- Simon Pitts – Green Party
- Richard Pollard – Labour Party
- Tony Sanghera – Conservative Party
- Gary Wilds – Labour Party
Sawley (3)
- Harry Atkinson – Labour Party
- Alan Chewings – Independent
- Dave Doyle – Labour Party
- Paul Maginnis – Conservative Party
- Rob Peat – Labour Party
- John Sewell – Conservative Party
- Deborah Simmons – Conservative Party
Shipley View (2)
- Charles Archer – Labour Party
- Caroline Crick – Conservative Party
- Val Custance – Conservative Party
- Naomi Roberts – Labour Party
West Hallam and Dale Abbey (3)
- Thomas Beale – Labour Party
- George Carr-Williamson – Labour Party
- Diane Cox – Conservative Party
- Robert Flatley – Conservative Party
- Carol Hart – Conservative Party
- Robert Mee – Liberal Democrat
- Samantha Niblett – Labour Party
- Alexander Richards – Liberal Democrat
- Angela Togni – Liberal Democrat
Wilsthorpe (3)
- James Archer – Liberal Democrat
- Kewal Singh Athwal – Conservative Party
- Ross Barrett – Labour Party
- Christopher Corbett – Conservative Party
- Matthew Dawson – Liberal Democrat
- Ben Hall-Evans – Conservative Party
- Rose Jackson – Labour Party
- Jennifer Smith – Liberal Democrat
- Ashira Tamber-Wolf – Labour Party
References
- Hainey, Fionnula (2023-05-04). "The Erewash council local election 2023 results". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "Labour wins Erewash after making significant gains". DerbyshireLive. 2023-05-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "Council minutes, 25 May 2023". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- "Erewash result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "Candidates for this year's local elections in Erewash announced". DerbyshireLive. 2023-04-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "Erewash Borough Council election results". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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