2023 Maldon District Council election

2023 Maldon District Council election
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All 31 seats to Maldon District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Penny Channer Richard Siddall
Party Conservative Maldon Independents Independent
Last election 17 seats, 45.8% N/A 14 seats, 48.1%
Seats before 14 11 6
Seats won 10 7 7
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 7 Decrease 7
Popular vote 8,705 5,239 3,973
Percentage 33.9% 20.4% 15.5%
Swing Decrease 11.9% N/A Decrease 32.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election N/A 0 seats, 5.4%
Seats before 1 0
Seats won 6 1
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 1
Popular vote 5,535 1,784
Percentage 21.6% 7.0%
Swing N/A Increase 1.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Maldon District Council election
Leader before election

Penny Channer
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Richard Siddall
Maldon Independents
No overall control

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

Summary

The result at the 2019 election was 17 Conservative and 14 Independent councillors.[2] Following resignations and splits amongst both the Conservatives and the Independent Group, and two by-elections, the political make up at January 2022 was 10 Conservative, 3 non-aligned Conservatives, 11 Independent Group, 6 non-aligned Independents, and one vacant seat.[3] Penny Channer, a Conservative, was appointed leader of the council at a meeting on 18 January 2022, effectively leading a Conservative minority administration.[4][5] She chose not to stand for re-election.[6]

Prior to the 2023 election the council was under no overall control. The Conservatives ran the council, with the Maldon District Independent Group in opposition.[7] The Liberal Democrats elected a first councillor in a by-election in 2022,[8] and stood a record number of candidates in these elections.[9]

After the election the council remained under no overall control. After some weeks of post-election discussions between the councillors, Richard Siddall, leader of the Maldon District Independent Group, was appointed leader of the council on 8 June 2023.[10]

Election result

The overall results were:[11]

2023 Maldon District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 24 10 2 9 Decrease 7 32.3 33.9 8,705 –11.9
  Maldon District Independent Group 13 7 7 0 Increase 7 22.6 20.4 5,239 N/A
  Independent 14 7 2 9 Decrease 7 22.6 15.5 3,973 –32.6
  Liberal Democrats 18 6 6 0 Increase 6 19.4 21.6 5,535 N/A
  Labour 8 1 1 0 Increase 1 3.2 7.0 1,784 +1.6
  Green 3 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.6 423 N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Maldon District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[12]

Seat gains/losses are compared to the 2019 election and do not take into account by-elections or defections. The results for each ward were:[13]

Althorne

Althorne (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Maldon Independents Tony Fittock 675 63.6 N/A
Maldon Independents Mark Bassenger* 512 48.3 N/A
Conservative Clint Bardwell 390 36.8 –9.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Wynn 115 10.8 N/A
Turnout 1,061 31.4 +2.0
Registered electors 3,382
Maldon Independents gain from Conservative
Maldon Independents gain from Independent

Burnham-on-Crouch North

Burnham-on-Crouch North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wendy Stamp* 927 76.4 –6.9
Labour Una Siddall-Norman 391 32.2 +17.2
Conservative Anne Hull* 362 29.8 –2.1
Liberal Democrats Blake Matthews 170 14.0 N/A
Turnout 1,214 31.1 –4.9
Registered electors 3,902
Independent hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Burnham-on-Crouch South

Burnham-on-Crouch South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Vanessa Bell* 531 50.5 –14.7
Conservative Doug Brown 358 34.0 +10.2
Independent Jennie Donnelly 296 28.1 N/A
Labour Jackie Brown 168 16.0 +4.5
Maldon Independents Stephen Stratton 105 10.0 N/A
Green Claire White 97 9.2 N/A
Green James Taylor 83 7.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Eileen Rowlands 67 6.4 N/A
Independent Joscelyn McInnes 42 4.0 N/A
Turnout 1,052 32.6 –2.0
Registered electors 3,223
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Great Totham

Great Totham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Maldon Independents Richard Siddall* 670 53.3 N/A
Maldon Independents Jade Hughes 591 47.1 N/A
Conservative John Keyes* 427 34.0 –21.0
Conservative Nicholas Snelling 345 27.5 –28.3
Green Isobel Doubleday 243 19.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Deirdre Haslam 75 6.0 N/A
Turnout 1,256 42.0
Registered electors 2,994
Maldon Independents gain from Conservative
Maldon Independents gain from Conservative

Heybridge East

Heybridge East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Spenceley 504 51.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nikki Swindle 441 44.9 N/A
Conservative Anne Beale* 316 32.2 –17.0
Maldon Independents Colin Edmond 299 30.4 N/A
Conservative Bruce Heubner* 259 26.4 –27.6
Turnout 982 30.6 +3.0
Registered electors 3,206
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Heybridge West

Heybridge West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paula Spenceley* 539 67.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon Burwood 475 59.1 N/A
Conservative Hayley Board 195 24.3 –15.2
Maldon Independents Michael Edwards* 174 21.6 N/A
Turnout 804 23.5 +0.8
Registered electors 3,429
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Maldon East

Maldon East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew Lay 153 37.9 N/A
Independent Christopher Swain* 130 32.2 –18.5
Conservative Robert Roe 121 30.0 +6.3
Majority 23 5.7 N/A
Turnout 411 22.8 –1.9
Registered electors 1,803
Independent gain from Independent Swing N/A

Maldon North

Maldon North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Jennings 736 63.0 N/A
Conservative Nigel Miller 401 34.3 +3.6
Maldon Independents Carlie Mayes* 375 32.1 N/A
Labour Robert Shrimpton 248 21.2 N/A
Turnout 1,168 34.9 +0.8
Registered electors 3,347
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Independent

Maldon South

Maldon South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kevin Lagan* 528 52.6 –12.5
Maldon Independents Jeanette Stilts* 424 42.2 N/A
Conservative Martin Harvey 361 36.0 +4.4
Conservative Paul Hole 264 26.3 +0.3
Liberal Democrats John Main 202 20.1 N/A
Turnout 1,004 33.3 +0.1
Registered electors 3,014
Independent hold
Maldon Independents gain from Independent

Maldon West

Maldon West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Driver 552 43.3 N/A
Maldon Independents Flo Shaughnessy* 550 43.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Jones 432 33.9 N/A
Conservative Jhual Hafiz 277 21.7 +3.0
Maldon Independents Lisa Cullumbine 271 21.2 N/A
Labour John Joyce 124 9.7 N/A
Independent Tom Kelly 89 7.0 N/A
Turnout 1,276 34.2 –5.9
Registered electors 3,734
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Maldon Independents gain from Independent

Mayland

Mayland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Linda Haywood 617 61.9 N/A
Conservative Wendy Laybourn 390 39.1 N/A
Conservative Linda Pailing 278 27.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Eley 225 22.6 N/A
Turnout 997 29.3 N/A
Registered electors 3,407
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Purleigh

Purleigh (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue White* 558 61.1 –1.4
Conservative Lisa Wiffen 481 52.7 –14.0
Labour Pamela Calabro 185 20.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Lynne Harrington 180 19.7 N/A
Maldon Independents Ashley Jones 125 13.7 N/A
Independent Neil Page 86 9.4 N/A
Independent Bridget Eyre 41 4.5 N/A
Turnout 913 31.0 –3.0
Registered electors 2,950
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Southminster

Southminster (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adrian Fluker 533 58.7 N/A
Conservative Ron Pratt 339 37.3 +6.7
Labour Timothy Aves 182 20.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Bhattacharya 130 14.3 N/A
Turnout 802 22.6 –3.8
Registered electors 3,547
Independent gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Tillingham

Tillingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Matthew Neall Unopposed
Registered electors N/A
Independent gain from Conservative

Tollesbury

Tollesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Maldon Independents Emma Stephens* 468 75.1 N/A
Conservative Deborah Keating 116 18.6 –53.9
Liberal Democrats Ross Woolfenden 39 6.3 N/A
Majority 352 56.5 N/A
Turnout 625 38.6 +1.8
Registered electors 1,621
Maldon Independents gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clive Morley* 607 58.8 –9.2
Conservative Maddie Thompson* 581 56.2 –15.9
Liberal Democrats John Beal 408 39.5 N/A
Turnout 1,033 30.3 –1.5
Registered electors 3,406
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wickham Bishops and Woodham

Wickham Bishops and Woodham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Durham* 644 58.2 +1.2
Conservative Simon Morgan 635 57.4 –7.8
Labour Jane Williams 260 23.5 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Anne Church 245 22.1 N/A
Labour David Baker 226 20.4 N/A
Turnout 1,107 37.7 –3.5
Registered electors 2,933
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Changes 2023–2027

  • Sue White, elected as a Conservative, left the party in June 2023 to sit as an independent.[14]
  • Jeanette Stilts, elected for the Maldon District Independent Group, subsequently sat instead in the 'District Support Group' of independent councillors.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Election Notices 2023". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. ^ Council, Maldon District. "Election Results 2 May 2019 - District Council". maldon.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ "Your Councillors". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Councillor Mrs Penny A Channer". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Extraordinary Meeting, Council - Tuesday 18 January 2022". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ Shahrabi, Ben (4 April 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Council Leader Penny Channer to stand down after 28 years as Maldon District Councillor". Maldon Nub News. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. ^ "All local elections 2023 candidates standing for Maldon District Council". Essex Live. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. ^ "By-Election Results 24 February 2022". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Maldon Liberal Democrats field record number of candidates". Maldon Standard. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  10. ^ Meyler, Piers (9 June 2023). "Ex-Tory councillor who received homophobic abuse from colleague now Maldon council leader". Essex Live. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Maldon election result". BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated for Election 4 May 2023". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  13. ^ Emmett, Millie (5 May 2023). "Maldon District Council local elections full results list". Maldon Standard. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  14. ^ Boothroyd, David (2 June 2023). "Warning of Gales in South Hampstead". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Council report, 8 June 2023" (PDF). Maldon District Council. Retrieved 20 May 2024.