2023 South Gloucestershire Council election

2023 South Gloucestershire Council election
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All 61 seats to South Gloucestershire Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Toby Savage Claire Young
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 33 seats, 42.4% 17 seats, 33.2%
Seats won 23 20
Seat change Decrease 10 Increase 3
Popular vote 58,239 55,012
Percentage 35.9% 33.9%
Swing Decrease 6.5% Increase 0.7%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Pat Rooney
Party Labour Independent
Last election 11 seats, 19.1% 0 seats, 0%
Seats won 17 1
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 1
Popular vote 39,257 2,346
Percentage 24.2% 1.4%
Swing Increase 5.1% Steady 0.0%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 South Gloucestershire Council election
Diagram to show the councillor distribution by party after the 2023 election
Leader before election

Toby Savage
Conservative

Leader after election

Claire Young
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

The 2023 South Gloucestershire Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of South Gloucestershire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.[1][2][3][4]

The Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control.[5] A Liberal Democrat and Labour coalition subsequently formed to take control of the council.

Overview

Prior to the election the Conservatives had a majority on the council, holding 33 of the 61 seats. Their group leader Toby Savage, who had been leader of the council since 2018, chose not to stand for re-election.[6] The Labour group leader Pat Rooney also chose not to stand for re-election.

Following the election the Conservatives remained the largest party but made a net loss of ten seats, putting the council under no overall control. The Liberal Democrats and Labour agreed to form a coalition to run the council.[7] At the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023 the Liberal Democrat group leader Claire Young was appointed leader of the council, and the new Labour group leader Ian Boulton was appointed co-leader of the council. The Conservatives chose Sam Bromiley to be their new leader in opposition.[8]

Results summary

2023 South Gloucestershire Council election[9]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 61 23 1 11 Decrease 10 37.7 35.9 58,239 –6.5
  Liberal Democrats 61 20 4 1 Increase 3 32.8 33.9 55,012 +0.7
  Labour 43 17 7 1 Increase 6 27.9 24.2 39,257 +5.1
  Independent 6 1 1 0 Increase 1 1.6 1.4 2,346 ±0.0
  Green 16 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 4.2 6,847 +2.1
  Reform UK 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 329 N/A
  National Housing Party No More Refugees 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 228 N/A

Ward results

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Bitton and Oldham Common

Bitton and Oldland Common (2 seats)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Hughes* 899 41.7 −5.3
Conservative Erica Williams* 833 38.6 −7.9
Labour Darren Langley 711 33.0 +7.6
Green Peter Hallett 521 24.2 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Kenton Boon 373 17.3 +0.6
Green Sarah Freeman 361 16.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stanley Perry 288 13.4 −0.4
Turnout 2,156 30 Increase1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Boyd Valley

Boyd Valley (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Palmer 1,316 49.3 +9.7
Conservative Ben Stokes* 1,234 46.2 −6.2
Conservative Steve Reade* 1,211 45.4 −7.2
Liberal Democrats Neil Willmott 1,130 42.3 +9.2
Reform UK Andy Banwell 155 5.8 N/A
Turnout 2,669 38 Increase2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Bradley Stoke North

Bradley Stoke North (2 seats)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Cullen 1,062 39.2 −1.6
Conservative Franklin Owusu-Antwi* 932 34.4 −3.8
Labour Nigel Goldsmith 765 28.3 +6.5
Labour Ges Rosenberg 731 27.0 +5.6
Independent Sarah Pomfret* 483 17.8 −23.0
Green James Nelson 457 16.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Drew Clayton 354 13.1 −9.1
Liberal Democrats Wendy Tomasin 211 7.8 −7.3
Reform UK Thomas Crawley 174 6.4 N/A
Turnout 2,706 33 Increase4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bradley Stoke South

Bradley Stoke South (2 seats)[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Bradbury 969 45.0 +24.2
Conservative Ben Randles 915 42.5 −0.6
Conservative Roger Avenin* 895 41.6 −1.0
Labour Kulwinder Sappal 764 35.5 +11.3
Liberal Democrats Allan Moller 285 13.2 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Guy Rawlinson 264 12.3 +0.1
Turnout 2,151 32 Increase6
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Charfield

Charfield (1 seat)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John O`Neill* 903 70.7 −2.6
Conservative Michaela Crumpton 288 22.6 +1.5
Green Pete Watts 86 6.7 +1.1
Majority 615 48.1
Turnout 1,277 35 Decrease2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Charlton and Cribbs

Charlton and Cribbs (3 seats)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sam Scott 695 42.4 +11.8
Conservative Sanjay Shambhu* 683 41.6 +2.1
Conservative Jo Buddharaju* 614 37.4 −1.4
Conservative Brian Hopkinson* 603 36.8 −1.0
Labour Ravi Ravi 507 30.9 +1.4
Labour Viljo Wilding 437 26.6 +0.1
Independent Pete Knight 375 22.9 N/A
Independent Roger Loveridge 315 19.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Ford 119 7.3 −7.2
Liberal Democrats Matthew Stringer 117 7.1 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Dave Hockey 104 6.3 −8.1
Turnout 1,640 26
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Chipping Sodbury and Cotswold Edge

Chipping Sodbury and Cotswold Edge (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Rush* 1,687 45.9 −1.5
Conservative Becky Romaine 1,680 45.7 +4.5
Conservative Roisin Hall 1,678 45.6 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Patricia Trull* 1,647 44.8 −2.1
Labour Ian Lowe 336 9.1 +3.5
Turnout 3,677 47
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Dodington

Dodington (2 seats)[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Louise Harris* 1,479 67.5 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Kirby 1,432 65.4 −2.9
Conservative Rachel Welsh 517 23.6 −5.5
Conservative Jo Nicholson 516 23.6 −3.9
National Housing Party No More Refugees Callum Leat 228 10.4 N/A
Turnout 2,191 29
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Emersons Green

Emersons Green (3 seats)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Katrina Al-Hassan 1,614 42.5 +10.2
Conservative Rachael Hunt* 1,532 40.3 −3.8
Labour Ron Hardie 1,508 39.7 +10.9
Labour Sadik Al-Hassan 1,498 39.4 +5.2
Conservative Colin Hunt* 1,482 39.0 −4.0
Conservative Alka Mehta-Graham 1,183 31.1 −14.4
Green Sian Harris 876 23.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gabriella Miron 424 11.2 −8.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Walker 324 8.5 −10.3
Liberal Democrats Laurence Walker 306 8.1 −6.6
Turnout 3,799 31 Increase3
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Filton

Filton (2 seats)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Monk* 1,114 51.1 +17.6
Labour Alex Doyle 961 44.1 +11.9
Green Dan Boardman 485 22.2 +8.3
Conservative Esther Adjeivi 476 21.8 −10.4
Conservative Frederic Contenot 424 19.4 −6.2
Green Jenny Vernon 299 13.7 +3.3
Independent Andy Robinson 219 10.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Joinson 185 8.5 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Emmerson 107 4.9 −2.2
Turnout 2,181 29
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Frampton Cotterell

Frampton Cotterell (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Claire Young* 2,556 57.4 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Tristan Clark* 2,331 52.3 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Jon Lean* 2,190 49.1 +3.6
Conservative Tom Howell 1,664 37.3 −1.7
Conservative Tim Niblett 1,615 36.2 −0.1
Conservative Andy Pullen 1,592 35.7 ±0.0
Green Carolina Echegaray 444 10.0 N/A
Labour Roger Millard 283 6.4 −0.2
Labour Jonathan Trollope 247 5.5 ±0.0
Turnout 4,456 43
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Frenchay and Downend

Frenchay and Downend (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raj Sood 1,994 43.7 +21.6
Conservative Ben Burton* 1,780 39.0 −9.4
Conservative Liz Brennan 1,678 36.8 −9.9
Liberal Democrats David Eldridge 1,673 36.6 +20.4
Conservative David Griffiths* 1,622 35.5 −8.1
Liberal Democrats John Tansey 1,487 32.6 +17.5
Labour Jacky Dockerty 1,034 22.7 −4.4
Labour Mike Richards 1,033 22.6 −1.0
Labour Andrew Smith 858 18.8 −3.2
Turnout 4,565 43
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hanham

Hanham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative June Bamford* 1,525 46.7 −2.9
Conservative Brenda Langley* 1,455 44.5 −2.3
Labour April Begley 1,336 40.9 +17.1
Conservative Matt Pitts 1,314 40.2 −2.8
Labour Michael Newman 1,195 36.6 +12.9
Green Kelly Allen 651 19.9 +0.1
Green William Huddy 543 16.6 −3.0
Green Daniel Johnston 385 11.8 −5.7
Liberal Democrats John Gawn 275 8.4 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Margaret Marshall 254 7.8 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Patrick Thoyts 172 5.3 −1.3
Turnout 3,268 33
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Kingswood

Kingswood (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leigh Ingham 901 57.6 +9.2
Labour Sean Rhodes 848 54.3 +12.5
Conservative Ken Dando 469 30.0 −5.2
Conservative Jayashri Krishnesh Chandar 361 23.1 −11.7
Liberal Democrats Susan Hope 202 12.9 −3.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Poarch 193 12.3 −2.6
Turnout 1,563 24
Labour hold
Labour hold

Longwell Green

Longwell Green (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Strange 1,442 56.3 −5.3
Conservative Kristopher Murphy 1,170 45.7 −8.9
Liberal Democrats Edward Allinson 906 35.4 +22.2
Independent Christine Price* 626 24.4 −37.2
Liberal Democrats Crispin Allard 621 24.2 +12.5
Turnout 2,561 34
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

New Cheltenham

New Cheltenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matt Palmer 936 52.8 +10.8
Labour Sandie Davis* 907 51.2 +7.6
Conservative Ian Adams 664 37.5 −3.6
Conservative Gagan Singh 546 30.8 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Ruth Davis 204 11.5 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Parkinson 152 8.6 −3.4
Turnout 1,773 27
Labour hold
Labour hold

Parkwall and Warmley

Parkwall and Warmley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Bromiley* 914 48.0 +1.1
Conservative Sam Bromiley* 890 46.7 +3.5
Labour Martin Farmer 801 42.1 +8.1
Labour Kenneth Rabone 699 36.7 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Philippa Marsden 213 11.2 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Hossein Pirooz 193 10.1 +2.4
Turnout 1,904 27
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Patchway Coniston

Patchway Coniston (1 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Isobel Walker 328 35.3 N/A
Labour Dayley Lawrence 323 34.8 −1.6
Conservative Simon Jones 186 20.0 −5.3
Green Matthew Pash 55 5.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Joanna Wallis 37 4.0 −8.8
Majority 5 <1
Turnout 929 24
Independent gain from Labour

Pilning and Severn Beach

Pilning and Severn Beach (1 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Johnson 479 40.8 +34.0
Conservative Simon Begby 447 38.1 −3.6
Labour Andy Segal 247 21.1 +3.3
Majority 32 2.7
Turnout 1,173 32
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Severn Vale

Severn Vale (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Williams 1,537 46.4 +14.9
Conservative Matthew Riddle* 1,528 46.1 −8.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Oaten 1,435 43.3 +11.9
Conservative Keith Burchell* 1,325 40.0 −7.3
Labour Abigail Curtis 307 9.3 +3.0
Labour Naomi Carroll 229 6.9 +1.0
Turnout 3,314 44
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Staple Hill and Mangotsfield

Staple Hill and Mangotsfield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Boulton* 2,331 70.5 +12.1
Labour Michael Bell* 2,153 65.1 +12.5
Labour Katie Cooper* 2,014 60.9 +12.2
Conservative Andy O'Hara 789 23.9 −8.2
Conservative Andrew Shore 604 18.3 −10.5
Conservative Anil Mishra 556 16.8 −8.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Daer 337 10.2 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Brenda Allen 228 6.9 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Gabrielle Davis 222 6.7 −3.2
Turnout 3,307 30
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Stoke Gifford

Stoke Gifford (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Addison 1,530 40.6 +12.0
Conservative Keith Cranney* 1,440 38.2 −12.1
Conservative Neel Das Gupta 1,379 36.6 −8.2
Labour Brian Mead 1,358 36.0 +12.8
Conservative Tony Griffiths 1,349 35.8 −4.8
Labour Daniel Harris 1,289 34.2 +11.6
Liberal Democrats John Williams 927 24.6 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Kimberley Stansfield 867 23.0 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Karl Tomasin 693 18.4 +0.7
Turnout 3,772 35
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stoke Park and Cheswick

Stoke Park and Cheswick (1 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ayrden Pocock 466 46.8 −3.9
Labour Ryan Coyle-Larner 318 31.9 +14.2
Conservative Prasanna Ramarashnan 212 21.3 −10.3
Majority 148 14.9
Turnout 996 31
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Thornbury

Thornbury (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Tyrrell* 2,718 62.6 −8.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Davies 2,682 61.8 −9.1
Liberal Democrats Jayne Stansfield* 2,679 61.7 −6.2
Green Jen Gash 1,020 23.5 N/A
Labour Alasdair Weeks 761 17.5 N/A
Conservative Olivia Owusu-Antwi 704 16.2 −11.9
Conservative Janet Buxton 680 15.7 −9.4
Conservative John Buxton 672 15.5 −7.5
Turnout 4,342 40
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Winterbourne

Winterbourne (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nic Labuschagne* 889 43.3 −11.6
Conservative Trevor Jones* 819 39.9 −10.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Bruce 678 33.0 +4.6
Liberal Democrats David Goodwin 572 27.9 +1.7
Labour John Lloyd 342 16.7 −0.8
Labour Beth McKinlay 290 14.1 −2.9
Green Alan Lankester 240 11.7 N/A
Green David Vernon 158 7.7 N/A
Turnout 2,052 37
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Woodstock

Woodstock (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Evans* 1,039 56.0 +11.4
Labour Ian Scott 928 50.1 +5.2
Conservative Jack Groenewald 545 29.4 −7.6
Conservative Kamni Shambhu 477 25.7 −7.7
Liberal Democrats Jim Corrigan 335 18.1 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Tony Davis 209 11.3 −2.4
Turnout 1,854 25
Labour hold
Labour hold

Yate Central

Yate Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Emms 1,269 63.3 −2.8
Liberal Democrats John Davis 1,231 61.4 −2.2
Conservative Marian Gilpin 584 29.1 +3.4
Conservative Joanne Lewis 470 23.5 −2.3
Green Christopher Jackson 266 13.3 N/A
Turnout 2,004 31
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Yate North

Yate North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Drew* 2,282 73.3 +11.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Willmore 2,230 71.6 +13.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Nutland* 2,228 71.5 +14.2
Conservative Sonia Williams 759 24.4 −6.7
Conservative Matt Lewis 734 23.6 −6.8
Conservative David Williams 733 23.5 −8.7
Turnout 3,115 32
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Changes 2023–2027

New Cheltenham

New Cheltenham by-election, 2 May 2024[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela Morey 666 48.2
Conservative Kelly Cole 418 30.2
Green AJ Coakham 189 137
Liberal Democrats James Corrigan 109 7.9
Majority 258 18.0
Turnout 1 ,399 20.7 −6.3
Labour hold

The New Cheltenham by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Sandie Davis.[20]

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