2023 Gedling Borough Council election

2023 Gedling Borough Council election
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All 41 seats to Gedling Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader John Clarke Michael Adams
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 29 8
Seats before 28 8[a]
Seats after 28 9
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Andrew Ellwood Pat Bosworth
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 2 2
Seats before 3 2
Seats after 4 0
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Map of the results
Leader before election

John Clarke
Labour

Leader after election

John Clarke
Labour

An election was held 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.

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: Simon Murray, Baron Murray of Blidworth (Conservative) 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 +/−
  Labour 41 28 1 1 0 68 52
  Conservative 41 9 3 1 2 22 34
  Liberal Democrats 34 4 1 0 1 10 10
  Green 9 0 0 0 0 0 2
  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 (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachael Ellis* 586 54.5
Labour Des Gibbons* 576 53.6
Conservative Josie Abbott 352 32.7
Conservative Katherine Randall 327 30.4
Green Margret Vince 115 10.7
Liberal Democrats Ray Poynter 66 6.1
Liberal Democrats Patrick Shannon 64 6.0
Turnout 1,075 26.3
Labour hold
Labour hold

Calverton

Calverton (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Boyd Elliott* 1,075 53.2
Conservative Lorraine Brown 750 37.1
Conservative Jane Walker 711 35.2
Labour Dean Wilson 611 30.2
Labour Sarah Smith 458 22.7
Independent Mike Hope* 450 22.3
Labour Darcy Inchboard 408 20.2
Independent Pat Bosworth* 377 18.7
No description John Bailey 352 17.4
Independent Sam Gordon 313 15.5
Turnout 2,021 34.5
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Carlton

Carlton (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Pope 845 56.1
Labour Paul Wilkinson* 816 54.2
Conservative Kai Harrison 527 35.0
Conservative Annabelle Banner 508 33.8
Green Ruth Tanner 120 8.0
Liberal Democrats Graham Dewberry 65 4.3
Liberal Democrats Johnathan Ho 60 4.0
Turnout 1,505 36.0
Labour hold
Labour hold

Carlton Hill

Carlton Hill (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Feeney* 1,120 62.8
Labour Jim Creamer* 1,118 62.7
Labour Alex Scroggie* 1,016 57.0
Conservative Yvonne Godwin 499 28.0
Conservative James Greensmith 457 25.6
Conservative Steve Swann 450 25.2
Liberal Democrats Joseph Conboy 183 10.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Gillam 147 8.2
Liberal Democrats Nadia Hajat 140 7.8
Turnout 1,784 28.8
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cavendish

Cavendish (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Dunkin* 605 46.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Hughes 562 43.0
Labour Liz Clunie* 536 41.0
Labour Dwayne Henry 518 39.7
Conservative Pat Blandamer 137 10.5
Conservative Collette Osborne 135 10.3
Independent Gary Gregory 40 3.1
Independent Karen Gregory 32 2.5
Turnout 1,306 31.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Colwick

Colwick (1 seat)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Whiting 425 61.2
Conservative Kevin Doyle 238 34.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Milburn 31 4.5
Turnout 694 33.6
Labour hold

Coppice

Coppice (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marje Paling* 991 63.9
Labour Henry Wheeler* 979 63.2
Conservative Mick Abbott 437 28.2
Conservative Geoff Walker 407 26.3
Green Jim Stuart 129 8.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Simons 75 4.8
Turnout 1,550 34.4
Labour hold
Labour hold

Daybrook

Daybrook (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Barnes* 923 79.2
Labour Kyle Robinson-Payne 896 76.8
Conservative Chris Walker 235 20.2
Conservative Melissa Seaton 225 19.3
Turnout 1,166 26.9
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dumbles

Dumbles (1 seat)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Greensmith* 555 55.1
Labour Daniel Taylor 275 27.3
Green Ian Smith 124 12.3
Liberal Democrats Catherine O'Riordan 53 5.3
Turnout 1,007 43.2
Conservative hold

Ernehale

Ernehale (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op David Ellis* 808 56.7
Labour Co-op Roxanne Ellis* 780 54.7
Conservative Ged Clarke 420 29.5
Conservative Sue Walker 356 25.0
Independent Paul Key 117 8.2
Liberal Democrats Jason Stansfield 112 7.9
Independent Desmond Peet 97 6.8
Liberal Democrats Judy Barson 90 6.3
Turnout 1,425 31.3
Labour hold
Labour hold

Gedling

Gedling (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Hollingsworth* 1,022 57.4
Labour Lynda Pearson* 913 51.2
Conservative Charlie Godwin 529 29.7
Conservative Darren Maltby 477 26.8
Liberal Democrats Maggie Dunkin 294 16.5
Liberal Democrats James O'Riordan 230 12.9
Turnout 1,782 36.3
Labour hold
Labour hold

Netherfield

Netherfield (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William John Clarke*
(John Clarke) 		766 69.4
Labour Alison Lesley 750 67.9
Conservative Mick Murphy 204 18.5
Conservative Michel Flor-Henry 197 17.8
Green Laurence Baldwin 142 12.9
Liberal Democrats Essop Hajat 33 3.0
Liberal Democrats Fran Hajat 33 3.0
Turnout 1,104 27.7
Labour hold
Labour hold

Newstead Abbey

Newstead Abbey (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Smith* 1,499 57.9
Conservative Stuart Bestwick 1,470 56.8
Conservative Sue Pickering 1,434 55.4
Labour Carol Wright 925 35.7
Labour Sharon Butterworth 729 28.2
Labour Cleon Nelson 725 28.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Bruch 309 11.9
Liberal Democrats John Sutherland 192 7.4
Liberal Democrats Jim Heath 182 7.0
Turnout 2,588 37.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Phoenix

Phoenix (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ellwood* 766 58.0
Liberal Democrats Clive John Towsey-Hinton* 746 56.5
Labour Andrew Armstrong 413 31.3
Labour Richard Shipley 388 29.4
Conservative Alan Bexon 154 11.7
Conservative Tracy Maltby 148 11.2
Turnout 1,321 33.1
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Plains

Plains (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Grahame Pope 1,291 51.0
Labour David Brocklebank 1,275 50.4
Labour Margaret Strong 1,241 49.1
Conservative Keith Seaton 1,065 42.1
Conservative Carol Walker 1,034 40.9
Conservative Ed Jayamaha 988 39.1
Liberal Democrats Luke Dunkin 176 7.0
Liberal Democrats Max Beeken 171 6.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Gladwell 160 6.3
Turnout 2,529 37.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Porchester

Porchester (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Najuk* 1,661 64.5
Labour Michelle Welsh 1,607 62.4
Labour Roy Allan 1,587 61.6
Conservative Linda Adams 619 24.0
Conservative Alison Smith 596 23.1
Conservative Tony Jenkins 581 22.6
Green Dennis Penaluna 334 13.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Dawson 209 8.1
Liberal Democrats Hannah Soar 180 7.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Swift 139 5.4
Turnout 2,576 40.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Redhill

Redhill (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Payne* 1,291 73.9
Labour Kathryn Fox* 1,169 66.9
Conservative Kevin Lock 377 21.6
Conservative Gerry Kenwood 367 21.0
Liberal Democrats Tad Jones 127 7.3
Liberal Democrats David Snodgrass 53 3.0
Turnout 1,747 36.6
Labour hold
Labour hold

Trent Valley

Trent Valley (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Adams* 1,110 52.8
Conservative Sam Smith* 1,032 49.1
Labour Richard Fletcher 849 40.4
Labour Muhammad Malik 803 38.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Fife 165 7.8
Liberal Democrats John Flynn 161 7.7
Turnout 2,103 44.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Woodthorpe

Woodthorpe (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Viv McCrossen* 1,281 64.8
Labour Ron McCrossen* 1,209 61.2
Conservative Myles Pike 490 24.8
Conservative Suzanna Adams 479 24.2
Green Steven Clarke 182 9.2
Liberal Democrats Roger Patterson 144 7.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Swift 100 5.1
Turnout 1,976 45.5
Labour hold
Labour hold

Changes 2023–2027

In October and November 2023, Russell Whiting and Des Gibbons left the Labour party to sit as independents.[12]

References

  1. ^ Including one vacant seat previously held by Conservative councillor Simon Murray prior to his resignation in November 2022.
  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Gedling Borough Council. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  12. ^ Whittaker, Anna (2 November 2023). "Second Gedling councillor resigns from Labour Party over refusal to call for Israel-Gaza ceasefire". Gedling Eye. Retrieved 21 December 2023.