2023 Gedling Borough Council election

The 2023 Gedling Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 41 members of Gedling Borough Council in England. This took place as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.

2023 Gedling Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 41 seats to Gedling Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader John Clarke Michael Adams
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before 28 7
Seats after 28 9
Seat change 0 +2
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Andrew Ellwood Pat Bosworth
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats before 3 2
Seats after 4 0
Seat change +1 -2
Leader before election

John Clarke
Labour

 Leader after election

John Clarke
Labour

The council was under Labour majority control prior to the election. This election saw the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats making some gains, but Labour retained its majority with 28 of the 41 seats on the council.

Background

Gedling is one of the seven non-metropolitan districts that make up Nottinghamshire County Council. The Conservatives controlled Gedling from its creation in 1973 until Labour took control in 1995.[1] The Conservatives won control in 1999 and 2007, with a period of no overall control in 2003.[1] Labour regained the council in 2011, and retained control in subsequent elections.[2] In the 2019 election, Labour won 29 seats with 47.8% of the vote, the Conservatives won 8 with 32.0%, the Liberal Democrats won 2 with 12.0%, and independents won 2 with 4.5%.

Previous council composition
After 2019 election Before 2023 election[3]
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 29 Labour 28
Conservative 8 Conservative 7
Liberal Democrats 2 Liberal Democrats 3
Independent 2 Independent 2

Changes
  • November 2021: Gary Gregory (Labour) resigns; by-election held January 2022[4]
  • January 2022: Andrew Dunkin (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election[5]
  • March 2022: Jennifer Hemingway (Labour) resigns; by-election held May 2022[6]
  • May 2022: Lynda Pearson (Labour) wins by-election[7]
  • November 2022: Baron Murray of Blidworth resigns; seat left vacant until 2023 election[8]

Results

The overall results were:[9]

2023 Gedling Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 41 9 3 1 2 22 34
  Green 9 0 0 0 0 0 2
  Labour 41 28 1 1 0 68 52
  Liberal Democrats 34 4 1 0 1 10 10
  Independent 8 0 0 -2 -2 0 3


Results by ward

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor. The results were:[10]

Bestwood St Albans
Bestwood St Albans[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josie Abbott
Labour Rachel Ellis*
Labour Des Gibbons*
Liberal Democrats Ray Poynter
Conservative Katherine Randall
Liberal Democrats Patrick Shannon
Green Margret Vince

Calverton
Calverton[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
No description John Bailey
Independent Pat Bosworth*
Conservative Lorraine Brown
Conservative Boyd Elliott*
Independent Sam Gordon
Independent Mike Hope*
Labour Darcy Inchboard
Labour Sarah Smith
Conservative Jane Walker
Labour Dean Wilson

Carlton
Carlton[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Annabelle Banner
Liberal Democrats Graham Dewberry
Conservative Kai Harrison
Liberal Democrats Johnathan Ho
Labour Catherine Pope
Green Ruth Tanner
Labour Paul Wilkinson*

Carlton Hill
Carlton Hill[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joseph Conboy
Labour Jim Creamer*
Labour Paul Feeney*
Liberal Democrats Anthony Gillam
Conservative Yvonne Godwin
Conservative James Greensmith
Liberal Democrats Nadia Hajat
Labour Alex Scroggie*
Conservative Steve Swann

Cavendish
Cavendish[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Blandamer
Labour Liz Clunie*
Liberal Democrats Andrew Dunkin*
Independent Gary Gregory
Independent Karen Gregory
Labour Dwayne Henry
Liberal Democrats Paul Hughes
Conservative Collette Osborne

Colwick
Colwick[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Doyle
Liberal Democrats Paul Milburn
Labour Russell Whiting

Coppice
Coppice[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mick Abbott
Labour Marje Paling*
Liberal Democrats Mark Simons
Green Jim Stuart
Conservative Geoff Walker
Labour Henry Wheeler*

Daybrook
Daybrook[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Barnes*
Labour Kyle Robinson-Payne
Conservative Melissa Seaton
Conservative Chris Walker

Dumbles
Dumbles[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Greensmith*
Liberal Democrats Catherine O'Riordan
Green Ian Smith
Labour Daniel Taylor

Ernehale
Ernehale[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Barson
Conservative Ged Clarke
Labour Co-op David Ellis*
Labour Co-op Roxanne Ellis*
Independent Paul Key
Independent Desmond Peet
Liberal Democrats Jason Stansfield
Conservative Sue Walker

Gedling
Gedling[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Dunkin
Conservative Charlie Godwin
Labour Jenny Hollingsworth*
Conservative Darren Maltby
Liberal Democrats James O'Riordan
Labour Lynda Pearson*

Netherfield
Netherfield[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Laurence Baldwin
Labour William John Clarke*
(John Clarke)
Conservative Michel Flor-Henry
Liberal Democrats Essop Hajat
Labour Alison Lesley
Conservative Mick Murphy

Newstead Abbey
Newstead Abbey[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Bestwick
Liberal Democrats Paul Bruch
Labour Sharon Butterworth
Liberal Democrats Jim Heath
Labour Cleon Nelson
Conservative Sue Pickering
Conservative Martin Smith*
Liberal Democrats John Sutherland
Labour Carol Wright

Phoenix
Phoenix[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Armstrong
Conservative Alan Bexon
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ellwood*
Conservative Tracy Maltby
Labour Richard Shipley
Liberal Democrats Clive John Towsey-Hinton*

Plains
Plains[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Max Beeken
Labour David Brocklebank
Liberal Democrats Luke Dunkin
Liberal Democrats Martin Gladwell
Conservative Ed Jayamaha
Labour Grahame Pope
Conservative Keith Seaton
Labour Margaret Strong
Conservative Carol Walker

Porchester
Porchester[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Adams
Labour Roy Allan
Liberal Democrats Alan Dawson
Conservative Tony Jenkins
Labour Julie Najuk*
Green Dennis Penaluna
Conservative Alison Smith
Liberal Democrats Hannah Soar
Liberal Democrats Robert Swift
Labour Michelle Welsh

Redhill
Redhill[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathryn Fox*
Liberal Democrats Tad Jones
Conservative Gerry Kenwood
Conservative Kevin Lock
Labour Michael Payne*
Liberal Democrats David Snodgrass

Trent Valley
Trent Valley[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Adams*
Liberal Democrats Richard Fife
Labour Richard Fletcher
Liberal Democrats John Flynn
Labour Muhammad Malik
Conservative Sam Smith*

Woodthorpe
Woodthorpe[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Suzanna Adams
Green Steven Clarke
Labour Ron McCrossen*
Labour Viv McCrossen*
Liberal Democrats Roger Patterson
Conservative Myles Pike
Liberal Democrats Andrew Swift

References
  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Gedling Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Gedling". BBC News. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. "Your Councillors by Party". Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Archived from the original on 9 April 2023.
  4. Hartley, Joshua (24 November 2021). "Local by-election to be held after resignation". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  5. "Local Elections Archive Project — Cavendish Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. "Gedling Labour councillor resigns". Gedling Eye. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  7. "Local Elections Archive Project — Gedling Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  8. "NOTICE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR" (PDF). Gedling Borough Council. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  9. "Local Elections - Thursday 4 May 2023". Gedling Borough Council. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  10. Pridmore, Oliver; Hartley, Joshua (5 May 2023). "Full Gedling Borough Council 2023 elections result as Labour retain control". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  11. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Gedling Borough Council. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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