2023 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

The 2023 North Warwickshire Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 35 members of North Warwickshire Borough Council in Warwickshire, England.[2]

2023 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

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All 35 seats to North Warwickshire Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader David Wright Jodie Gosling
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 21 seats, 54.5% 14 seats, 41.4% 0 seats, 0.7%
Seats before 23 11[a] 1
Seats won 17 15 3
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 1 Increase 3
Popular vote 13,785 13,595 1,608
Percentage 47.0% 46.4% 5.5%
Swing Decrease 7.5% Increase 5.0% Increase 4.8%

Winner of each seat at the 2023 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

Leader before election

David Wright
Conservative

Leader after election

David Wright
Conservative
No overall control

Summary edit

Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. Following the results, the Conservatives remained the largest party but lost their majority, leaving the council under no overall control.[3] The Conservatives were able to form a minority administration with the support of two of the three independent councillors.[4]

Overall result edit

2023 North Warwickshire Borough Council election[5]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 33 17 1 5   4 48.6 47.0 13,785 –7.5
  Labour 35 15 4 3   1 42.9 46.4 13,595 +5.0
  Independent 5 3 3 0   3 8.6 5.5 1,608 +4.8
  Green 1 0 0 0   0.0 0.5 160 –0.4
  Heritage 1 0 0 0   0.0 0.5 151 N/A

Ward results edit

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[6][7]

Arley and Whitacre edit

Arley and Whitacre (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jodie Gosling* 767 59.1 +9.2
Labour Michaela Jackson 623 48.0 +2.2
Labour Nigel Turley 594 45.8 +6.4
Conservative Heather Norgrove 507 39.1 –3.5
Conservative Chris Jones 462 35.6 –5.8
Conservative Kerry Parker* 419 32.3 –13.9
Heritage Peter Downes 151 11.6 N/A
Turnout 1,297 28.9
Registered electors 4,488
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Atherstone Central edit

Atherstone Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Dirveiks* 413 64.9 +17.2
Labour Rachel Taylor 403 63.4 +22.7
Conservative Mark Jordan 216 34.0 –4.7
Conservative Pauline Gurney 184 28.9 –4.3
Turnout 636 22.0
Registered electors 2,895
Labour hold
Labour hold

Atherstone North edit

Atherstone North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Jarvis* 394 49.4 +6.2
Conservative Mejar Singh* 378 47.4 +7.6
Labour Derek Pickard 369 46.3 +9.8
Labour Joshua Smith 350 43.9 +8.2
Turnout 797 28.1
Registered electors 2,839
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Atherstone South and Mancetter edit

Atherstone South and Mancetter (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Barnett 453 51.5 +11.0
Conservative Denise Clews* 421 47.9 –10.8
Labour Michael Stanley 401 45.6 +8.0
Conservative Tony Clews* 399 45.4 –9.7
Turnout 879 30.0
Registered electors 2,931
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Baddesley and Grendon edit

Baddesley and Grendon (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Wright* 637 56.3 –4.3
Conservative Bernadette Davey* 583 51.5 –5.6
Labour Martin Sharp 482 42.6 +4.1
Labour Nathan Sweet 432 38.2 +2.0
Turnout 1,131 33.0
Registered electors 3,425
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Coleshill North edit

Coleshill North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Farrow* 400 52.5 +4.4
Conservative Peter Fowler 369 48.4 +4.0
Labour Adam Richardson 339 44.5 –9.4
Conservative Colin Lewis 315 41.3 +0.9
Turnout 762 30.6
Registered electors 2,494
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Coleshill South edit

Coleshill South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Symonds* 533 59.8 +6.3
Conservative Colin Hayfield* 416 46.6 –1.3
Labour Alistair Brett 305 34.2 –2.5
Labour Keith Brown 304 34.1 +1.9
Turnout 892 32.0
Registered electors 2,786
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Curdworth edit

Curdworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sandra Smith 566 63.7 –11.7
Conservative Martin Watson 521 58.7 –14.8
Labour Celia Banner 220 24.8 +5.8
Labour Michael Banner 171 19.3 +1.1
Green Joshua Harris 160 18.0 N/A
Turnout 888 33.2
Registered electors 2,675
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Dordon edit

Dorhan (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Byron Melia 411 65.6 N/A
Independent Davina Ridley 361 57.6 N/A
Labour Peter Morson* 218 34.8 –10.9
Labour Alexandra Phillips 173 27.8 –26.7
Turnout 627 27.5
Registered electors 2,283
Independent gain from Labour
Independent gain from Labour

Fillongley edit

Fillongley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Simpson 597 70.1 –4.4
Conservative David Wright* 556 65.3 –0.9
Labour John Doyle 225 26.4 +3.1
Labour Daniel Hodkinson 215 25.2 +3.5
Turnout 852 31.1
Registered electors 2,744
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hartshill edit

Hartshill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Bell* 436 53.0 +0.5
Labour Katie Holby 412 50.1 +12.6
Labour Elinor Parsons 345 41.9 +12.0
Conservative Marli Parker 325 39.5 –5.1
Turnout 823 29.1
Registered electors 2,832
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Hurley and Wood End edit

Hurley and Wood End (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hayden Phillips* 521 57.7 +3.0
Labour Owen Phillips* 521 57.7 +8.9
Conservative John Given 360 39.9 –3.1
Conservative Damien Holt 302 33.4 –8.6
Turnout 903 30.5
Registered electors 2,960
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kingsbury edit

Kingsbury (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Jenns* 569 68.9 –0.5
Conservative Debbie Bates 410 49.6 –8.8
Labour Philip Page 222 26.9 +4.2
Labour Smita Jalaf 175 21.2 +1.1
Independent Suzanne Ayasamy 111 13.4 –7.0
Turnout 826 29.0
Registered electors 2,851
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Newton Regis and Warton edit

Newton Regis and Warton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dave Humphreys* 526 48.5 –8.3
Labour Brynnen Ririe 525 48.4 +5.9
Conservative Marian Humphreys* 520 47.9 –7.1
Labour Faye Whapples 494 45.5 +4.1
Turnout 1,085 35.1
Registered electors 3,090
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Polesworth East edit

Polesworth East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Parsons* 532 62.8 –7.0
Labour Neil Chapman 401 47.3 –10.5
Conservative Dan Hancocks 326 38.5 +7.4
Conservative Jack Bayley 269 31.8 +6.8
Turnout 847 28.9
Registered electors 2,932
Labour hold
Labour hold

Polesworth West edit

Polesworth West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Whapples 403 56.7 +8.7
Labour Michael Osborne* 394 55.4 +7.0
Conservative Sue Hanratty 283 39.8 –7.5
Conservative Suzanne Hancocks 267 37.6 –8.8
Turnout 711 29.0
Registered electors 2,448
Labour hold
Labour hold

Water Orton edit

Water Orton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steve Stuart 433 48.3 N/A
Conservative David Reilly* 384 42.9 –27.8
Conservative Michael Lee 335 37.4 –30.3
Independent Feli Freeman 292 32.6 N/A
Labour Tom Foley 164 18.3 –9.8
Labour John Broughton 89 9.9 –9.6
Turnout 896 33.2
Registered electors 2,701
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

References edit

  1. ^ Including one vacant seat previously held by Labour councillor Jack Deakin prior to his resignation in December 2022.[1]
  1. ^ Boothroyd, David (23 December 2022). "The Normanby Conquest". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Labour targets rural voters in deepest Warwickshre". BBC News. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ^ Suart, Paul (2023-05-05). "Election results as Warwickshire Tories lose key council". CoventryLive. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ^ "Full Council 17th May - Conservatives ensure a majority". North Warwickshire Borough Council. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ "North Warwickshire result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. ^ "Borough election results - 4 May 2023". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Councillors by name". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.