The 2023 North West Leicestershire District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 38 members of North West Leicestershire District Council in Leicestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
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All 38 seats to North West Leicestershire District Council 20 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winner of each seat at the 2023 North West Leicestershire District Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary edit
Overview edit
Following the results, the Conservatives lost the council to no overall control.[1] Labour won most seats, but fell three seats short of a majority. An alliance of the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and two of the independent councillors subsequently formed. With exactly half the council's seats the alliance did not have a majority either, but was able to form an administration on receiving the chair's casting vote at the annual council meeting on 22 May 2023. Conservative leader Richard Blunt therefore retained his position as leader of the council.[2]
Election result edit
| 2023 North West Leicestershire District Council election[3] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 38 | 12 | 2 | 10 |  8
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31.6 | 40.6 | 10,344 | -4.5 | |
| Labour | 38 | 17 | 9 | 2 |  7
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44.7 | 37.7 | 9,618 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1
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13.2 | 12.6 | 3,217 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1
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10.5 | 6.5 | 1,645 | +2.6 | |
| Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
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0.0 | 2.2 | 565 | +0.5 | |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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0.0 | 0.4 | 113 | n/a | |
Ward results edit
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk (*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[4]
Appleby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Blunt* | 457 | 61.2 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Jennifer Ruth Sawyer | 194 | 26.0 | +9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rita Bradbury | 96 | 12.9 | -2.3 | |
| Turnout | 37.49 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,019 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Ashby Castle edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth James Horn (Kenny Horn) |
523 | 49.5 | +6.7 | |
| Green | Carl Cheswick Benfield* | 397 | 37.6 | -5.4 | |
| Labour | Alan George Clark | 137 | 13.0 | -1.1 | |
| Turnout | 44.55 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,384 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Green | |||||
Ashby Holywell edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Avril Wilson | 439 | 51.8 | +19.3 | |
| Conservative | Roger David Bayliss* | 351 | 41.4 | -11.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Yorick Lynch | 57 | 6.7 | -8.3 | |
| Turnout | 34.28 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,474 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Ashby Ivanhoe edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Jane Parle | 426 | 45.0 | -0.1 | |
| Conservative | Gillian Sarah Hoult* (Gill Hoult) |
302 | 31.9 | -23.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Cooper | 152 | 16.1 | N/A | |
| Green | Elisabeth Joyce Bray | 66 | 7.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 37.24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,554 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Gill Hoult was the sitting councillor for Blackfordby prior to the election.[5]
Ashby Money Hill edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Murrae John Blair-Park | 392 | 50.6 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Anthony Harrison* (Dan Harrison) |
340 | 43.9 | -16.6 | |
| Reform UK | Gareth Clive Bott | 42 | 5.4 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 33.93 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,302 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Ashby Willesley edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Norman Bigby* | 456 | 59.1 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | John Paul Deakin | 316 | 40.9 | -5.6 | |
| Turnout | 38.08 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,051 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Ashby Woulds edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Douglas McKenzie Cooper (Doug Cooper) |
327 | 54.0 | +15.4 | |
| Conservative | John Kevan Bridges* | 221 | 36.5 | -24.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Burton | 57 | 9.4 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 27.98 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,180 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Bardon edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Morgan Burke | 246 | 42.2 | -5.9 | |
| Labour | Paul Sebastian Congiu | 178 | 30.5 | +12.1 | |
| Conservative | Leon Duncan Carl Spence | 159 | 27.3 | +7.4 | |
| Turnout | 25.98 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,248 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Blackfordby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Christopher Woodman* | 422 | 52.2 | -1.2 | |
| Labour | Michelle Marie Holdcroft | 332 | 41.0 | -5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Sargent | 55 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 33.43 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,441 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Andrew Woodman was the sitting councillor for Measham North prior to the election.[5]
Broom Leys edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Windram | 290 | 38.2 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Claire Gillard | 286 | 37.6 | -2.1 | |
| Labour | Anne Marion Donegan | 184 | 24.2 | +1.2 | |
| Turnout | 37.65 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,029 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Castle Donington Castle edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Anthony Charles Saffell* (Tony Saffell) |
254 | 43.6 | -1.7 | |
| Conservative | David John Geraint Jones (Geraint Jones) |
135 | 23.2 | -1.2 | |
| Labour | Laurie Isabel Redfern Andrade | 135 | 23.2 | -7.1 | |
| Green | Stephanie Mee | 34 | 5.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Wyatt | 25 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 28.36 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,063 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Castle Donington Central edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rachel Canny* | 440 | 67.5 | -0.6 | |
| Conservative | Stanley James Hoult* (Jim Hoult) |
114 | 17.5 | -5.3 | |
| Labour | Orest Peter Mulka | 98 | 15.0 | +5.9 | |
| Turnout | 34.53 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,897 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Jim Hoult was the sitting councillor for Ashby Ivanhoe prior to the election.[5]
Castle Donington Park edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alison Morley | 189 | 40.5 | -13.9 | |
| Independent | Mark David Rogers | 144 | 30.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Roisin Elizabeth Spence | 134 | 28.7 | -16.9 | |
| Turnout | 23.89 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,980 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Castle Rock edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Barry Wyatt* | 346 | 47.0 | -14.7 | |
| Conservative | Gurkirat Sandhu (Kirat Sandhu) |
265 | 36.0 | +12.6 | |
| Labour | Olivia Kathleen Andrade | 125 | 17.0 | +2.1 | |
| Turnout | 34.05 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,176 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Coalville East edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Marie French* | 229 | 36.8 | -7.7 | |
| Labour | Carissma Griffiths | 201 | 32.3 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | Clare Elizabeth Spence (Clare Elizabeth Watson-Spence) |
193 | 31.0 | -0.1 | |
| Turnout | 31.49 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,985 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Coalville West edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Kenneth Charles Legrys* | 212 | 50.7 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | William Mark Evans | 77 | 18.4 | -4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Briers | 69 | 16.5 | -16.0 | |
| Independent | Zoe Howard | 60 | 14.4 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 22.44 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,867 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Daleacre Hill edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carol Ann Sewell* | 328 | 60.7 | +7.3 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Walton | 144 | 26.7 | -19.9 | |
| Green | Paul Anthony Turner | 68 | 12.6 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 28.53 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,903 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Ellistown and Battleflat edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Merrie* | 282 | 54.9 | +7.0 | |
| Labour | Aisha Ali | 156 | 30.4 | +11.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Windram | 76 | 14.8 | +3.5 | |
| Turnout | 25.18 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,049 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Greenhill edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Windram* | 221 | 46.0 | +7.1 | |
| Labour | Ronnie Christopher Adams | 163 | 34.0 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | Paula Diane Purver | 96 | 20.0 | +10.4 | |
| Turnout | 23.29 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,095 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Hermitage edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Barker | 262 | 44.4 | -2.3 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Gillard* | 175 | 29.7 | -23.6 | |
| Independent | Graham Ronald Partner | 94 | 15.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Moira Elizabeth Lynch | 59 | 10.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 31.79 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,862 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Holly Hayes edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Clive Gillard* (Tony Gillard) |
325 | 50.9 | -10.7 | |
| Labour | Ian Michael Hurst | 255 | 39.9 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leah Furborough | 59 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 33.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,940 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Hugglestone St John's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Russell Johnson* | 256 | 34.2 | -14.8 | |
| Labour | Nathan Aaron Keightley | 247 | 33.0 | -16.0 | |
| Conservative | Kevin Morrell | 195 | 26.1 | -8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dean Briers | 50 | 6.7 | -9.5 | |
| Turnout | 28.18 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,658 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
Russell Johnson had been elected in 2019 as a Labour councillor, but left the party to sit as an independent earlier in 2023.[6] Seat shown as independent gain from Labour to allowing for comparison with 2019 results.
Hugglestone St Mary's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Theresa Elizabeth Perpetua Eynon* (Terri Eynon) |
342 | 47.4 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | Craig Andrew Smith | 270 | 37.4 | +2.8 | |
| Reform UK | Watts Gaynor | 71 | 9.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Barney | 39 | 5.4 | -22.1 | |
| Turnout | 31.57 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,287 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Ibstock East edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jennifer Gail Simmons* (Jenny Simmons) |
228 | 47.0 | +14.8 | |
| Labour | Joseph Rowan Wood (Joe Wood) |
198 | 40.8 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Reed-Barney | 59 | 12.2 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 26.12 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,868 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Jenny Simmons was the sitting councillor, having won the seat from Labour in a by-election in 2021. Recorded here as Conservative gain from Labour to compare with previous whole council election in 2019.
Ibstock West edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Simon David Lambeth | 252 | 43.8 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | John Andrew Clarke* | 244 | 42.4 | -22.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Bradbury | 79 | 13.7 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 24.59 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,342 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Kegworth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Raymond Sutton (Ray Sutton) |
283 | 45.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | John Saunders | 160 | 25.6 | -9.5 | |
| Conservative | Bertie Harrison-Rushton* | 154 | 24.7 | -40.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Fletcher | 27 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 35.67 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,758 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Long Whatton and Diseworth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas James Rushton* (Nick Rushton) |
563 | 60.1 | +2.8 | |
| Labour | Robert Allan Haskins (Bob Haskins) |
305 | 32.6 | -10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicole Windram | 69 | 7.4 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 44.33 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,143 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Measham North edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Lees | 388 | 56.1 | +11.0 | |
| Labour | Richard Anthony Moore | 304 | 43.9 | +8.5 | |
| Turnout | 33.03 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,110 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Measham South edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sean David Sheahan* | 319 | 63.0 | +18.0 | |
| Conservative | John Geoffrey Coxon | 187 | 37.0 | +13.0 | |
| Turnout | 24.99 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,065 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Terence Ball (Mike Ball) |
336 | 53.4 | -8.3 | |
| Labour | Oluwadamilola Yetunde Ojuri (Damilola Ojuri) |
224 | 35.6 | -2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Thorley | 69 | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 28.54 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,218 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Ravenstone and Packington edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Smith* | 511 | 55.7 | -3.4 | |
| Labour | Thomas Eynon Legrys | 253 | 27.6 | +11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paris Holliday | 153 | 16.7 | -8.3 | |
| Turnout | 37.32 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,476 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Sence Valley edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Guy Leonard Rogers | 338 | 50.8 | +11.4 | |
| Conservative | Virginio Richichi* (Virge Richichi) |
275 | 41.3 | -19.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peggy Wyatt | 53 | 8.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 28.63 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,354 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Snibston North edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Arthur John Geary* (John Geary) |
210 | 43.2 | +17.2 | |
| Conservative | Elliott Gerrald Charles Allman* | 157 | 32.3 | +6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Wyatt | 119 | 24.5 | +2.2 | |
| Turnout | 24.25 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,012 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | |||||
John Geary was the sitting councillor for Snibston South prior to this election. Elliott Allman had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in 2020. Seat shown as Labour gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 results.[7]
Snibston South edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | June Pratt (June Page) |
225 | 51.8 | +18.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Paul Holliday (Paul Holliday) |
133 | 30.6 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Brian Joseph Beggan | 76 | 17.5 | ±0.0 | |
| Turnout | 22.7 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,965 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Thornborough edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Moult | 363 | 46.2 | +7.4 | |
| Conservative | Louise Ann Gillard* | 309 | 39.3 | -9.6 | |
| Independent | Harold Smith (John Smith) |
114 | 14.5 | +2.2 | |
| Turnout | 39.63 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,011 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Thringstone edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Burton Everitt* (Dave Everitt) |
289 | 52.5 | -4.0 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Russell Boam | 226 | 41.1 | -2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Turner | 35 | 6.4 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 27.48 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,020 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Valley edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Russell Antony Boam* | 419 | 54.9 | -5.9 | |
| Labour | Ian Maskery | 193 | 25.3 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Andrew Tyler | 151 | 19.8 | +0.6 | |
| Turnout | 34.19 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,264 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Worthington and Breedon edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Raymond Leslie Morris* (Ray Morris) |
489 | 58.2 | -8.3 | |
| Labour | Gregory Vincent Parle | 207 | 24.6 | +6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Danielle Lycett | 144 | 17.1 | +1.4 | |
| Turnout | 33.86 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,487 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
By-elections edit
Snibston South edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Catherine Beech | 222 | 51.3 | -0.5 | |
| Independent | Dan Roberts | 121 | 27.9 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Holliday | 71 | 16.4 | -14.2 | |
| Green | Greg Simpson | 19 | 4.4 | New | |
| Majority | 101 | 23.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 434 | 21.6 | -1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References edit
- ^ Richardson, Hannah (2023-05-05). "Full council election result for North West Leicestershire". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Hill, Graham (23 May 2023). "Conservative alliance sees Blunt re-elected as council leader - as Labour's Sheahan highlights 'fragile' arrangement". Coalville Nub News. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Elections 2023: North West Leicestershire election result". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Election results 2023". North West Leicestershire District Council. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Your councillors". North West Leicestershire District Council. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Boothroyd, David (3 March 2023). "Greens afloat in Cinque Port". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Hill, Graham (3 September 2020). "District Councillor Allman crosses floor to join Conservative with focus on Coalville's future". Coalville Nub News. Retrieved 1 November 2023.